Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-26
THE WARRINGTON ,M0NUMENT.
The Steps Taken TO Provide for a DeSi.
icatOry Celebration.

In view Of the probability that the Washing
ton Monument will receive its capstone in
November at the earliest, the Joint commission
sent communication to Congress on Wednes-
day last, which was In the Senate referred to
the committee on public buildings and grounds.
This communication said: AT meeting of the
joint commission for the completion of the Wash
ington monument. held on the 10th OF April, 1854,
certain resolutions were received from the WASH
ington National Monument society, OF date
April Sd, 1854, In substance relating to the
approaching completion of the monument and
the appropriate dedication of the same The
joint commission In forwarding these resolu-
tions to Congress, heartily concur in the recon-
mendafions of the Washington National Monu-
ment society, and ask that the subject may
meet such favorable consideration by Congress
as Its national Importance demands, and In
view OF the early completion of the shaft OF the
monument, it is the opinion of the joint COM
mission that whatever action Congress may
take should be taken at this, their present ses-
son. The joint commission to superintend the
construction OF the monument consists of the
President of the United States: Hon. W. w.
Corcoran chairman; Brigadier General John
Newton, chief OF engineers, u. s. A.; Edward
Clark, architect q. s. Capitol; NJ f. Bell super
vising architect U. s. Treasury department.
ACTION OF THE MONUMENT SOCIETY.
The resolutions forwarded by the commission
to Congress adopted by the Washington Monu-
ment society recte that Colonel T. L. Casey,
U. S. engineers, in charge of the completion of
the Washington monument. stated to the So
ciety, at its annual meeting, held on the 22d of
February last, that the shaft and the pyramidal
covering designed to surmount it will, In all
probability, be completed at the end Of the
present working season or, at farthest, in the
spring of 1885. and that by the terms of the act
OF Congress of August I'd, 1876, providing for
the completion OF the monument it is made
the duty Of this society to act sin an advisory
and cooperative capacity" with the joint
commission created under the said act until
the completion and dedication of the monu-
ment," request the joint commission to COM
municate to Congress at an early day the facts
respecting the date of the probable completion
OF the monument, and, to the end that due
preparations may be made for its dedication,
invite the early adoption of such legislative
measures as Congress shall deem eXpedient for
the commemOratiOn of this great event by ap-
prOprate public ceremonies, to be conducted
under the auspices of the national government.
THE RESOLUTIONS
express it as the opinion of the society that the
public ceremonies appropriate to such an occa-
sion of surprising national interest should be
projected on a scale and executed with magni-
tude which shall be In keeping with the great
event they are designed to celebrate, with the
peerless fame which the monument commem-
crates. and with the patriotic gratitude Of which
1t is the symbol and token. 1t is suggested that
many states and cities Of the Union, especially
those which have contributed funds or memorial
blocks to the monument and many civic and
military organizations in different parts of the
country, will be DESTROYS of taking part in these
public ceremonies, II, in the wisdom Of Con-
gress, they shall be projected on a scale suffi-
GENTLY comprehensive to admit Of such a gen.
eral participation. 1t is resolved, ALSO that this
| society, which for half century presided over
the initial stages of this great national monu-
ment to the name and memory Of George WASH
ingtOn. will cheerfully and gratefully cooperate
with Congress and the government in all
measures which shall have for their object to
give the proportions of a great national pageant
to the dedicatory ceremonies contemplated in
these resolutions"
THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:
Chester A. Arthur, President Of the United
States, ex-offlcio president; W. W. Corcoran,
first vice president; Hon. Robert C. Winthrop.
of Massachusetts, second vice president; j. b.
H. Smith, treasurer; Horatio King, secretary;
F. L. Harvey, recording secretary; Hon. George
| Bancroft, Mr.. Edward Clark, Admiral l.. NJ
| Powell. General VIM. Mex. Dunn, Hon. Geo. w
| McCrary, DR.. Daniel B. Clarke, Dr. James C.
| Yelling, General w. T. Sherman, Judge Walter
| s. Cox, Colonel James G. Berret, John c. Hark-
| ness esq, DR.. Charles H. Nichols, ID. A. Wat.
| terston esq, DR.. Joseph NJ. Toner, and the gov.
ernOrs OF the several states