Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-12
Fifty Years Ago
On November 6, 1894. The Star prin

greater Washington is to
Inc FRIEND be distinguished by the
of po,k. same beauty and broad
ness of scheme ana rich
ness of detail that are so universally ad,
mired and commended in the plan Of
the city as it now is. In addition to
the extension Of the present system Of
streets. avenues, squares and circles be-
yond the city boundaries, the map Of
street extension which is now being pre-
pared by the District Commissioners
will especially provide for a system of
boulevards connecting the parks beyond
Florida avenue with those that are now
in the city proper. This part of the
work has been assigned to the dis
tinguished landscape engineer. Fred
erick Law Olmsted" s
The name thus mentioned should be
better known than perhaps it is to the
general public of today. 1t is that of
the greatest friend Of parks that Amer
lea ever has produced. the founder q
dynasty Of park developers. He was a
native Of Hartford, born April Is, 1922.
who became successfully superintendent
of Central Park in New York, secretary
of the United States Sanitary Commits
sion In Washington during the Civil War,
superintendent of the Fremont Mari
posa estates in California first president
Of the Yosemite Commission, landscape
architect Of Central Park and Prospect
Park, Brooklyn; designer of the grounds
of the Capitol Of the United States and
Of the White City for the Worlds Fair
in Chicago 1899; and sponsor of the
development of Franklin Park in Bos-
ton, Mount Royal Park in Montreal
Capitol Park In Albany, Belle Isle Park
in Detroit, the Biltmore properties In
North Carolina and the grounds of
Stanford University at Palo Alto.
Dying August %, 1908. he left as monu-
ments Of his labors not only the
breathing places" of score of crowded
cities but an example which, in his own
profession II not elsewhere, remains a
constant inspiration. His son, Frederick
Law Olmsted, jr., himself a genius, has
carried on the tradition of the family as
member of the Mcmillan Commission
for the improvement of Washington, a
member Of the National Commission of
Fine Arts and member of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
whose achievements currently are being
illustrated in an exhibition of plans and
models of the National Capital under
the auspices of the American Academy
Of Arts and Letters and the National In
stitute OF Arts and Letters in New York
Ex-President Benjamin Harrison was
represented in The Star of November
z, 1894, as having said
Oemoefotie that the result Of the
n.e..t election of the previous
day was "the most ex-
traordinary political revolution the
country has ever witnessed" The
former Chief Executive further was
reported declaring: Wherever there
was free ballot the vote of confidence
given in 1892 to the Democratic party
df one was given has been recalled and
vote OF utter and final reputation sub
stituted.' Exposure Of official corrup-
ton led to the thorough defeat of Tam
many Hall in New York and reform and
fusion" efforts in other metropolitan
areas likewise were triumphant. The
Star quoted Col Perry Carson as SUM-
marizing the G. o. P. point of view in
the words: TT means that the Ameri-
can people have again asserted them
selves"
Profoundly impressive ceremonies"
in memory of the Emperor Alexander III
were held ct the Rus
memorial sian Legation on No
far The Gar vember O., 1894, and
The Star for that day
reported that: President Cleveland
and the entire cabinet except Postmaster
General Bissell, attended, accompanied
by Mrs. Cleveland and the cabinet
ladies. The foreign ambassadors and
ministers with their extensive suites,
wearing their rich official and court
dress were present in q body, lending
brilliant colors to the solemn occasion"
It further was explained: "As no Greek
church exists in Warrington, the parlors
Of the legation were for the time being