▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁App ropri ations , ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁Naval ▁Affairs , ▁Public ▁Build ings ▁and ▁Gr ounds , ▁and ▁other ▁comm itte es . ▁His ▁last ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁ended ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁deep ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁building ▁up ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁naval ▁base ▁in ▁Nar rag ans ett ▁Bay . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁joint ▁commission ▁appointed ▁by ▁Congress ▁to ▁prepare ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol ▁in ▁Washington ; ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Lincoln ▁Memorial ▁Commission ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁commission ▁that ▁ere cted ▁the ▁National ▁Lincoln ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Washington ; ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Grant ▁Memorial ▁Commission , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁others ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁stat ues ▁and ▁mem orial s . ▁He ▁was ▁greatly ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁improvement ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁on ▁a ▁definite ▁art istic ▁plan , ▁and ▁was ▁particularly ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁creating ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁work ▁ ▁In ▁private ▁life ▁Mr . ▁W et more ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁associated ▁with ▁various ▁organizations ▁for ▁prom oting ▁the ▁fine ▁arts . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁organiz ers ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁committee ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Opera ▁House . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁trust ee ▁of ▁the