Evening star., 1937-10-17
Gilmore d. Clarke Succeeds
DR.. Charles Moore in Arts Post
Election Recognizes Ne,C
Chairman's S Years.
Services.

Gilmore D. Clarke of White Plains,
N. Y, vice chairman and member of
the Commission of Fine Arts since 1882,
has succeeded the veteran DR.. Charles
Moore as chairman of the commission,
the resignation of the latter having
been announced unexpectedly yester-
day afternoon.
The new chairman, who at IS is
one of the leading landscape archi-
tects Of the country. will have the
benefit of the valued experience and
cooperation of his predecessor, for
DR.. Moore, it was announced, is con-
tinuing to serve on the commission.
Mr.. Clarke's election to the chairman
ship WAS In recognition of the abili-
ties he has displayed during his five
years Of service.
The resignation of DR.. Moore, who
has served continuously on the Com
mission of Fine Arts since it's creation
by Congress in 1910, to carry out the
plans for the orderly development Of
Washington, was not surprising to his
associates. At 80 years of age DR..
Moore felt the need of relinquishing
the difficult and arduous duties of
% years as chairman, and had long
expressed his desire to make way for
q younger man. The commission ac-
cepted his resignation several weeks
ago, but persuaded him to remain as
. member and consultant. For that
reason there Is no vacancy.
Renovated Parks.
While Mr.. Clarke is not widely
known to the public Of Washington.
he has played very important part
in the work Of the commission. Re-
Gently he planned the renovation Of
so or so OF the public parks Of Wash
ington, the largest program of this
kind undertaken in the District. The
work was done with 81 100000 P. w.
A. allotment.
The program involved the reland
scaping of such major parks as La
fayette and Franklin Square. besides
the restoration Of many others, some
OF which had been badly neglected
through the years for lack OF ade-
ments won for Mr.. Clarke consider
able commendation.
In another capacity Mr. Clarke per-
formed an equally notable service in
connection with the construction OF
the Mount Vernon Highway. His work
as consultant to the Bureau Of Public
Roads in the planning of the highway
and its landscaping was recognized
soon after by his appointment to the
Commission Of Fine Arts by former
President Hoover in 1882 He is serv-
ing his second four-year term.
Mr.. Clarke was born in New York
City on. July IL, 1892. He has held
numerous positions in an advisory ca
pacity relating to landscape archi-
lecture. He is collaboration at large
for the National Park Service, plan
ming consultant OF the Maryland
State Planning Board and also men,
Der Of the New York State Planning
Board. In 1884 he won the medal
OF honor awarded by the Architectural
League of New York
Planned City Projects.
For many years Mr.. Clarke has CO.
operated in the planning Of numerous
city projects throughout the country
He is also q member OF the Board Of
Design Of the New York Worlds Fair
Of 1899. consulting landscape archi-
tect Of the Westminster County Park
Commission and of the Department Of
Parks OF the City OF New York, trus-
tee of the American Academy in Rome
and professor of regional and city
planning at Cornell University.
During the World War he served as
captain in the 9Th Engineers. Third
(regular) Division and was awarded