Evening star., 1940-06-23
Civic Problems, ,CivicB
Destruction of Trees Deplored;
Fourth of July Celebration
BY JESSE C. SUTER.

BY c. sUTER.
Civic leaders surprised grahed an unex
pected happening at the District Building
mssioners held the nominations by the
to MI the vacancies of general superintendent
and the newly created assistant director of welfare Action
these nominations deferred to
determine there are not Washingonian equally qualified
these positions
The native washngtonan Commissioner John Russell Young
has been designated review the local cand
dates and submit Very often local
appointments to important positions by
influential members of the Senate All the while the
civic groups whereas and resolve urging the appointment
people to local
Hearings the nomination Judge Fay Bentley for re-
appointment Juvenile Court judge by subcommittee of
the Senate Committee Judiciary mornings last week
brought out the largest assembly representatives of civic
and social service weather The SUPPORT
of Judge Bentley was overwhelming bv members
OF the several and social service leaders
The of the Womens the COM
mttee the association with election as an hon.
orary ~ ~
The attending the hearings was that
no one better qualified Juvenile Court law
than Judge Bentley, who had drafting it,
The hearing of the Zonng Adjustment BROUGHT out
another gathering civic opposition the
ton Of 2O0oot radio Fort Reno section Forest
Hills American University Park Friendship Chase C
zens Associations were among those opposing m b
residential
reception from other stations oppo
ton The Woodrow wilson Home and School Association is nar
cularly fearful that
educational programs received at the school,
An Alarming Destruction of Trees
Civic leaders who take pride in Waslngtons distinctive
beauty the fine shade trees alarmed at the
destroy large numbers of them. Some of these
replace but will be before protecting
shade from the
Definitely scheduled Thirteenth
between Morton street and Spring road This
STATED by the widening of the roadway
botteneck The several blocks
as Homad Manor which was laid out prior to the adoption OF
the highway clearly shorsghted
narrowed the street at this point 1t has become
attempt to correct the error and incidentally the fine old trees
have had to Requirements promised proposed
treatment will lack uniformity with
the portion widened
destruction is Sixteenth street.
from street to street connection
pass unoer Scott Circle Other trees expected to in
nection with the surface changes around circle
There marked difference of opinion necessity
for the undepa changing uniformity Sixteenth
street Some of the laycrcs of Massa-
chuses for the undepass may be
nne engineering but 1t has ruined the beauty Washing
tons finest avenues They have the
Circle project and apprehenv destruction
will occur at Dupont Circle
In other sections are striving to have the
trees removed The businessmen Washington want
the center parking and trees Pennsy-
vanla avenue Sc Similar group have been
made periodically for long present demand based
on the heavy traffic which be increased when the
John Philip Sousa Bridge is completed year.
Out Fourteenth NV the business men ask that
trees be removed between Harvard Park road It is
claimed that the sidewalk pace There
are some who hold that the object could
removal OF snow windows from projection space
If this latter solution problem followed the trees could
be spared the uniformity of preserved and the
District be saved the cost the show windows
would of be at the property in question
Plans for Glorious Fourth of July
Downtown outlying sections plans are going forward
for "a bigger and better Independence Dv At
the big community the Washington Monument
Grounds 10000 seats will convenience of the
puoc and as partial of financing Thou
sands will bring their chairs spread some-
thing the fine patriotic program and
fireworks
In the outlying neighborhoods committees have
oen BUSY planning and calling their
all an opportunity to share in the
spirit of patriotism these groups expect the
1910 celebrations to be a great success
While the downtown celebration fine thing the
National Capital still the neighborhood celebrations
useful purpose They contribute in small
the traffic problem They parents small
children They take the children celebration
1t is over they have only short
sleepy little ones in their beds.
There growing tendency to relax somewhat the
enforcement OF the stringent governing setting
fireworks The safe and Fourth
IN which to celebrate and safety the
enforced.
all Of the Declaration of Independence
should be read to the
OF the District and to those who citizens
reading that sacred document birthday
be than birthday celebration without birthday
Clean City Is Problem for All to Solve
Some citizens hold back help along some
civic they political
question: The movement for consequently
healthy city is in controversial poca
1t should have universal appeal for affects
and child of the community.
The of the solution of the problems
responsibility Some of the
the proposed reorganization the
ing suffrage or Now here opportunity
20 vote Tor clean then their
No reorganization of the this
The fault Is chiefly with the large number houless
discard every conceivable kind of rubbish in the
parks and parkings
there urgent movement one has onlv
to keep his he about
department is doing what problem
limited funds intelligent cooperation of the
mt do tho hnlSo ,L1o