Evening star., 1949-11-16
Sesqui Theater
Work 10 Start
In Park Soon
Outdoor Stoge Will Be
Only Site Retained
When Fete Ends

When Fete Ends
The National Capital Sesqui-
centennial Commission hopes 70
begin active work within thres
weeks on the new amphitheatef
in Rock Greek Park. south OF
Morrow drive and west OF Six.
teenth street NV.
The commission has earmarked
$500 900 for use of the National
Parks Office, which has
been designated to do the actual
It will be the only
permanent site left when the cele-
bration ends.
Edward Boykin. director Of the
commission, in an address to the
Exchange Club yes
terday at the Burlington Hotel.
said formal ceremony will bs
held at the amphitheater ground
to launch the first Of
the commissions Sesquicentennial
projects. Buildings for the exhib-
it's are to be erected later at the
end of East Capitol street on the
banks of the Anacostia River.
Meeting Slated Tomorrow.
Meanwhile the commissions
Executive Committee has arranged
meeting at 1890 pm. tomorrow
at the Hotel Washington to dis
cuss key personnel appointments,
money matters and space for for
eign exhibitors. among other
things. Mr.. Boykin will present
to the committee the draft of a
formal contract with Paul Green.
Pulitzer prize-winning dramatist,
who has been picked to write a
dramatic production centering
around the life of George WASH
ington to be produced in the new
amphitheater.
Mr.. Boykin also will place be-
fore the committee preliminary
for the amphitheater.
which have received Fine Arts
Commission approval.
William M. Haussmann, Ma
tional Capital Parks architect.
said oaks and other trees. some of
which have reached their prime.
will have to be cleared from the
amphitheater site. Bulldozers
and grading machines will shape
the valley chosen as the amphi-
theater site to the desired con-
tour, Mr.. Haussmann said.
Will Remain in Park System.
Concrete will be poured and a
80 by SO foot stage will be set up,
As we'll as sanitation facilities,
sound devices and lighting equip
ment. After the 150th birthday
celebration of the city is over
next year, the amphitheater will
be a permanent addition to the
park system.
The committee will consider the
price for space to be charged
foreign exhibitors. It has settled
on $50 per square foot for in
dustry and labor, with $4,000
square feet as the maximum for
any one exhibitor in the buildings
labeled "U. S. A." The commits
sion hopes to get $12,000,000 from
this source. officials said today.
Slated to attend tomorrow's
meeting are Senator Margaret
Chase Smith, Republican, of
Maine; Representative Norton,
Democrat. of New Jersey; Com
missioner John Russell Young:
Joseph C. McGarraghy. chairman
of the Executive Committee;
Robert v. Fleming, president Of
the Riggs National Bank; Carter
T. Barron, executive vice chairE
man of the commission and Mr..
Boykin.
Special Exhibits Proposed.
Yesterday, a series of sesquicen-
tennial exhibits that would give
foot-weary visitors an opportu-
nifty to see. in a few minutes how
top Government branches work
for them. was proposed by Mr..
Boykin, Freedom Fairs director.
Il doubt that any one who goes
in the Treasury Building. for ex-
ample, can see at a glance it's
many functions Mr.. Boykin
stated. Most phases of Govern
ment are that way, with the ex-
ception of the work being done
at the Bureau of Engraving.
1T is the hope of the Sesquicen-
tennial Commission also to have
an exhibit set up by Congress and
one by the Supreme Court in
which they will show pictorially
just how they serve the people Of
the United States"
Mr.. Boykin reported on another
feature which has been designed
for the consumption of American
boys and girls.
"We propose to publish millions
of educational booklets" he con-
tinued. "One will be entitled BE
1t Enacted Written in simple Ian
guage, it will be a resume of the
laws that have been passed in this
country"
Invitotion Issued
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