Evening star., 1938-03-25
CHERRY BLOSSOMS.
BRAVE COLD SNAP;
PEAK BEAUTY NEAR
Tonight Will Be Warmer
Than 81 Recorded
Last Night.
TRAFFIC PLAN MADE
FOR VISITORS INFLUX
Washingtonians Asked to Keep
Away From Area Tomorrow
and Sunday.

Escaping damage from cold and
wind, the japanese cherry blossoms
are expected to be at their finest for
the week end display.
From minimum of 81 degrees this
morning. the temperature began climb
ing gradually and tonight is expected
to be warmer, with a minimum of
about As degrees. Increasingly cloudy
weather is expected beginning tonight,
followed by showers and warmer
weather tomorrow
Sunday is expected to bring another
slight drop in temperature.
Although most of the cherry bios
som Sightseers are expected to con-
centrate in the Tidal BaSin-EaSt Po-
tomac Park area. there will be an al
most equally fine display at Kenwood
Md. not far from the District line
where approximately 1000 single
blossom trees of the Yoshino species
have been planted by the Kennedy
Chamberlin Development Co. of Ken
wood
Out Wisconsin Avenue.
Annually the kenWood trees attract
thousands of visitors and some con-
slider the spectacle superior to that
presented in Potomac Park, although
the setting lacks water background
The best way to reach the Kenwood
display. officials today explained, is
TO drive out Wisconsin avenue into
Maryland, turn left on to Dorset ave-
nue. in Somerset, Md. and continue
westward for some eight blocks to
reach the development. Another
route is out River road and turn right
on to BrookSide drive, in the develop
ment.
Planned as an attraction for an
exclusive real estate development at
KenWood, the cherry trees were planted
in 1928 and began to bloom the follow
ing year, officials said today. Each
year, additional trees have been planted
as new streets are opened up.
The trees at Kenwood, unlike those
in Potomac Park did not come here
directly from Japan, but were raised
by American nurSerymen from stock
originally imported from Nippon.
Traffic Plan Made.
Special traffic arrangements will
prevail tomorrow afternoon and Sun
day in West Potomac Park. it was an
nounced today by c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of the National Capt.
tai Parks. after consultation with 1t.
Henry Helms. acting captain of the
United States Park Police.
The plan provides for clockwise
movement of traffic around the Tidal
Basin with entrances by way of the
Lincoln Memorial, the Southern
Washington Monument Grounds and
lower Fourteenth street.
Seventeenth street Will be one way
north to provide an exit for those de-
string to leave the cherry blossom
.merry-go-round" Mr.. Finnan an
nounced the new plan will become ef-
fective at pm. tomorrow, when Gov
ernment workers, leaving their offices,
will swell the throngs of visitors ex-
pected
May Repeat on Monday.
On Sunday. the park chief declared,
the special traffic arrangements will
become effective at 10 M and con-
tinue until late afternoon, as long as
conditions warrant. Should traffic be
-heavy on Monday, Mr. Finnan said,
the special plan will again be placed
in effect
County Police Aid.
Meanwhile, plans for handling
cherry blossom sightseers along
Prince Georges County roads we're
drawn up by Washington. Prince
Georges County and Maryland State
police
All available men will be pressed
into service by the county, State and
towns along roads leading into Wash
ington. Washington police told Sergt.
Ralph Brown of the Hyattsville SUBJ
station the stream of traffic will be
dumped into Rhode Island avenue.
To prevent a jam on the bottleneck
of Rhode Island avenue between the
Mount Rainier and Hyattsville city
limits. Mount Rainier police made
preparations to shunt the traffic onto
Bladensburg road via Cottage City
Sergt. c. B. Durham, commandant
of the Laurel State police substation,
said he had called for 6 men in ad-
dition to the IL regularly stationed at
Laurel in order to keep traffic moving.
No parking will be allowed along the
Bladensburg road, Rhode Island
avenue and the Baltimore boulevard
between the District line and Laurel.
Mr.. Finnan explained the local lay
out as follows:
Fifteenth street, tWo-way traffic to
the road north of the Propagating
Gardens. One-Way traffic north from
Tidal Basin road to the road north of
the Propagating Gardens on Fifteenth
street.
Seventeenth street, one-way traffic
north from John Paul Jones Memorial
to Constitution avenue. Bacon drive,
two-way traffic Twenty-third street,
two-way traffic. The Underpass road
one-way northbound.
Two-Way on Overpass.
Overpass road, two-way traffic
River drive, Ericsson Memorial to
Inlet Bridge. one-way traffic north
bound French drive, Lincoln Me-
mortal to Cinder road to John Paul
Jones statue, one-way traffic east
bound.
Tidal Basin roadway, one-way clock
wise. River drive, two-way traffic,
Railroad Bridge to Inlet Bridge.
Fourteenth street, tWo-way traffic,
Outlet Bridge to Highway Bridge.
Constitution avenue, two-way traffic,
River drive to Capitol.
Traffic may join the cherry blossom
parade from Constitution avenue as
follows: South on Riverside drive,
south on Twenty-third stre,<, south on
Bacon drive, south on Fifteenth street,
south on Fourteenth street.
TRAFFIC may join the parade from
Nurteenth street as follows: West on