05/20/1931
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"I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, the Eleventh Report of the National Commission of Fine Arts for the period from January 1, 1926, to June 30, 1929."
"In fact, the Commission is required to give advice on all projects involving questions of art for which the Government makes appropriations."
"The movements which have led to the improvement of the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue and to the Mount Vernon Highway are traced."
"The report sketches conditions which called for a comprehensive plan for the entire District of Columbia, as primarily the Nation's capital."