▁organized ▁the ▁annual ▁Four th ▁of ▁July ▁celebr ation , ▁arranged ▁for ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Major ▁Pierre ▁L ' En f ant ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁grave ▁to ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery ▁and ▁secured ▁positions ▁at ▁the ▁military ▁academ ies ▁for ▁District ▁residents . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁many ▁comm issions ▁including ▁the ▁Rock ▁Creek ▁Board ▁of ▁Control , ▁and ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁preserve ▁Francis ▁Scott ▁Key ' s ▁home ▁and ▁move ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁inaug uration . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁from ▁office ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁make ▁more ▁money . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Park s ▁Association , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁very ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁citizens ▁joint ▁committee ▁for ▁national ▁representation . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁fun eral ▁▁ ▁Mac F ar land ▁died ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁after ▁a ▁six - month ▁ill ness . ▁DC ▁employees ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁day ▁off ▁and ▁flags ▁were ▁flow n ▁at ▁half ▁m ast ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁Mac F ar land ▁Middle ▁School ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁death s ▁Category