Evening star., 1938-04-13
JEFFERSON SITE
ON EAST CAPITOL
STUDIED BY BOARD
Head of Memorial Group Is
Speaker on Program
Honoring Birthday.
RITES AT MONTICELLO
ON 195TH ANNIVERSARY
Hope Construction Work on
Memorial Will Begin Soon
Expressed by Gibboney.

AAoPS eAioN IoiiStl uNlloll vi lllC
Thomas jefferson Memorial can be
started within the next few months
was expressed today by Stuart G.. Glib
honey. president of the jefferson
Memorial Foundation. as the Nation
observed the l95th anniversary of the
third Presidents birth
Meanwhile. it was learned that the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission will consider when it
meets tomorrow the possibility of To-
eating the memorial on East Capitol
street.
Mr.. Gibboney. who also is a member
of the Jefferson Memorial Commits
sion established by Congress, reviewed
the foundations l5-year existence
and reported it had no outstanding
obligations now other than the under
lying mortgage" on Jefferson's home,
Monticello, at Charlottesville, Va, now
the foundations property.
Within reasonable time. he be-
lieves. the foundation can complete
the liquidation of the mortgage and
the restoration of Monticello Last
year the foundations net profit was
S34.s08, compared with s23982 the
year before. The 100000 of second
mortgage bonds have been paid. and
the first mortgage has been reduced
to $60.000 payments thereon of $685.
900 having been made in 1887"
Roosevelt Proclamation.
Jefferson Day is observed under
proclamation issued by President
Roosevelt. At Charlottesville, the Uni
versity of Virginia. founded by Jeffer-
son, and the foundation held a joint
birthday celebration. followed by SIM
pie exercises at Jefferson's grave.
For the university the occasion in
cluded annual founders day exercises.
with DR.. Ernest Martin Hopkins. pres
ident of Dartmouth College, as main
speaker
Leadership unsupported and unre-
strained by intelligent followers may
become either sterile or a dangerous
thing" DR.. Hopkins said
Gigantic forces are at work within
the world. the effects of which cannot
be foretold but the power of which
must be got under control and given
direction if We are to avoid new Dark
Ages" he asserted.
DR.. John L. Newcomb president Of
the University of Virginia. presided at
the founders day exercises, held in
Cabell Hall.
hfnptirnl1n
where Mr.. Gibboney welcomed the
guests, simple services were held at
the grave, where flowers sent by pa
triotic organizations from all over the
country were placed. (.
Boylan Talk Postponed.
The speech on Thomas Jefferson
which was to have been made in the
House today by Representative Boylan.
Democrat, Of New York, chairman of
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Com
mission. has been postponed until
April 2l. The House authorized the
change in time when the request was
made by Representative Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia. also member of the
Memorial Commission, acting on be-
half of Mr.. Boylan.
William T. Partridge, consulting
architect of the Park and Planning
Commission, will present tomorrow
revised plans for the development of
the whole East Capitol street area
from Capitol to the Anacostia River.
These include plans for an armory
for the District National Guard, sta
dium and the possibility of locating
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in that
region. Mr.. Partridge's studies. just
completed. also embrace the long dis
cussed proposal to have each of the
States of the Union construct its own
building along East Capitol street
under a project to be known as the
Avenue Of the States
John Nolen, jr. director of plan
ming of the commission. recalled today
that the Memorial Commission in its
studies considered two of the four
sites for the memorial in the eastern
part of the city, along East Capitol
street. One was at Lincoln Square,
while the other was at the end of East
Capitol street, on the banks of the
Anacostia River. The others we're on
the south side of the Mall opposite
the Archives Building and in the area
south of the Tidal Basin, now chosen
by the Memorial Commission, and the
subject of much dispute.
East Capitol Proposal.
I'VE are not advocating that the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial be placed
along East Capitol street at this time, "
Mr.. Nolen made it clear, but there is
great interest in such proposal"
He pointed out that his commission
has not yet approved the new studies
by MIR. Partridge, which are not yet in
final shape. He described these
studies as relating to ''the possible de-
velopment Of the whole of East Cap
itol street, and of far-reaching i'm
portance. Keen interest in the de-
velopment of that section of the city
is being shown by its citizens associa-
tions. Mr.. Nolan said.
Other subjects OF major importance
to be considered tomorrow by the
planners include parking studies
street closings and land transfers, and
the purchase of future parks, play
grounds and recreation centers in the
District and nearby Maryland and
Virginia. Land purchases will con-
sumo the entire morning session.
Movies at Commerce Unit.