THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1926.
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splendid service during the Revolt
tion, was selected for the task of de
1 signing the capital city tnat was iu
be. So weil did he do this work that
the L'Enfant plan remains to this day
not alone a fulfilment of his dream,
but a guide to the future.
From 1824 until 1901 this plan w^s
neglected through political pressure
and bad taste, but since the 'establishment
of the Constitution of Fine
Arts it has again been taken up, the
deviations from it corrected, and further
developments based upon it.
Along in 1900 there was a feeling
at Washington that the time had
come to make; permanent improvements
in the national capital, and
President McKinley called the governors
of the states to Washington
and there was much discussion as to
what could be done. In 1901 Senator
McMillan of Michigan, chairman of
the Committee on the District of Columbia.
secured the passage of a resolution
directing that committee to
report a plan for the improvement of
the park system of the District. For
ten years Senator McMillan devoted
his energies and resources to thia
work, and in 1910 President Taft appointed
the permanent Commission of
Fine Arts, of which Air. Moore, who
had been associated with the Michigan
senator, has been a member ever
since.
Of the wonderful things which this
commission has accomplished, of the
Minutes of ft
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ed to provide a club house or rest
room at some convenient point for the
purpose of advertising themselves.
Moved that a committee be appointed
composed of Bacon, Ballenger and
Brown, to look into the matter of
forming a men's club for Tryon.
Motion made and seconded that the
Western Union open an office for reception
and delivery of telegrams.
Motion that the Southern Railway
be j-equ'ested to porvide a new station,
etc., for the convenience of its pa- j
trons.
Motion by Brownlee, seconded by j
Justice, that we approve efforts of
Mr. Washburn in providing a new
postoffice; that letters be sent Mr. i
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still greater hopes and plans they en- I
tertaln for our country's great pollt- I
ical center, Mr. ivioore win ten nwu
his personal experiences^ Mr. Moore j(
is a man of unusually charming manner,
a deep cultivation and a sincere i
love for the' beautiful, and everyone
will find something in what he has to j
tell that will be interesting and in-j
structive. With our own very small
but budding hopes for a town, with a'
unified plan and some claim to beauty
beside that which nature provides,
our citizens will find inspiration in
the great things that have been done
for national civic improvement. ^
The list of patrons and patronesses
for the lecture include:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frost.
Bishop and Mrs. Touret.
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall,
Mrs .Elia W. Peattie^ , |
Mrs# John L. Washburn.
Mr. W. C. White.
Mrs. W. F_ Lindsay.
Mrs. W. C. Kilpin.
Mrs. Gertrude F. Stone.
Mrs. E. G. Holdem.
Mrs. W. W. Graham.
Mrs. A. M. Law. j
Mrs. Felicia Calhoun.
Miss Louisa Pitkin. *
KTiss Mary Beach.
Mrs. J. B. Hester.
Miss Frances Kief.
Mrs. Julian Dickinson.
Mrs. Roy Remick. '--'I
Mr. J. Foster Searles.
Miss Mary Ethel Young.
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Washburn and the postoffice department
advising of this action.
Motion offered and passed approving
bill to prohibit unsolicited shipments
of merchandise to the addresses
of citizens of the United
States.
Motion made and passed that we
indorse the idea of raising $1,000 as
our part in the purchase of the
Smoky Mountains as a national park.
The committee to function in raising
funds is Dr. Green, Mr. Brownlee and
Mr. Peattie.
Motion that each* member be notified
to hold open thg date for regular
meetings of the Chamber and attend
upon the meetings of this organization.
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