Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-23
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM TELLING INDICTMENT
Decrease in the Estimated Cost of How tia WknBur Decision
Navy Memorial Arch Regarded
ITO PRESERVE The PALISADES TREASURY DEPARTMENTS POLICY
Concert tor Bill Anthony Memorial The Responsibility Resting Upon
Home Building Fund Secretary Gage
PLAN TO PATRIOTISM INVESTIGATION PRORARrE
Decrease in the Estimated Cost of
Navy Memorial Arch.
TO PRESERVE The PALISADES
Concert for Bill Anthony Memorial
Home Building Fund.
PLAN TO TEACH PATRIOTISM
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.


NEW YORK, January q, 1900
Not s10OO,0OO. but $780, 900, is now the es-
timated cost of the construction in perma-
nent form of the arch erected in honor of
the United States navy and in welcome to
Admiral Dewey. This reduction in estimate
does not mean that the permanent arch is
to be less artistic in design or in execu-
ton. 1t does mean that there has been
reached an arrangement, tentative but still
well understood, between the citizens COM
mttee and the chief authorities in the mu-
nicipal government that she site for the
arch shall be furnished. by the city and
that the foundation of the arch-one of the
principal items in the expense of construc-
don-shall be built by the city. Mr.. Nicoll,
secretary to the citizens committee says
he has not the slightest doubt of the sue
cess of the movement. The condition of
the effort begun in November is that SUBJ
scriptions of s250,OOO are assured. There
are many large subscriptions conditional
upon reaching that amount When that
sum is gathered, and when the success of
the enterprise Is certain, money from con-
trlbutors Will pour into the Golfers of the
committee.
TO Preserve the Palisades.
The New Jersey state federation of wo-
mems clubs is greatly Interested in the
scheme for the preservation of the palis-
AIDES and is doing all in it's power to bring
about the passage of laws by the state
and United States which will insure their
protection The commission which has lust
reported to the New Jersey legislature was
appointed last year at the request of .he
federation. Acting in conjunction with the
New York commission the New Jersey
commission has reported that it will re-
quire SIJ0.H0 to purchase land sufficient
TO protect the palisades from further devas-
tauons by quarrymen The New York
commission has advised and Governor
Roosevelt has recommended that the New
York legislature appropriate $25OO for
the purchase of the land the understand
ing being that the amount is to be paid
when the United States government shall
have appropriated a similar amount, and
the state of New Jersey shall have raised
the remainder of the s750,OOO. A bill for
the appointment of a board or commission
similar TO the Essex Park board is now be-
fore the New Jersey Legislature. 1t was
prepared by the palisades commission 1t
is question whether the New Jersey leg
islature will be as liberal as the New York
leSis ature seems inclined to be and will
appropriate the s2JO.OO which will be New
Jerseys share of the palisades preserva-
ton fund. The New Jersey state fedora
ton Of women's clubs, fearing that the
money may not be appropriated, has al
ready set in motion a scheme to raise the
amount necessary.
CHIP Anthony Home Concert.
Preparations for the concert to be given
at Chickering Hall on January % for the
benefit Of the bill Anthony Memorial
Home Building Fund" is rapidly nearing
completion. Besides the building site hav-
ing been donated, liberal contributions have
been received by the committee from prom
inent men and women throughout the coun-
try. Letters promising substantial aid.
o1r
Governor Roosevelt, Mayor Van
Wyck, President Guggenheimer, Abner Nc
Kinley, Helen Gould and Captain Sigsbee
Many prominent theatrical lights have sig
nified their intention to take part in the
concert to be given at Chickering Hail.
After defraying the cost of the erection of
the house. the committee intend to place
the remainder of the 10000 in trust for
Bill Anthony's boy.
Plan of Sons of the Revolution.
The Sons of the Revolution have inau-
gurated movement to teach America"
and THE Star Spangled Banner to every
inhabitant of the new territory of the
United States. and to secure local laws
in the insular possessions preventing desc
Grafton of the flag. The movement was
started by a letter from Colonel John Van
rensselaer, Hof, who is in charge of the
medical staff of the army in Porto Rico
He wrote to Secretary Morris Patterson
L CT 10 VI tiiS loCd! cildpteF, accepting the
as member of the flag commit
tee. He stated that preparations were
being made for big celebration of Wash
irgton's birthday, and suggested that it
would be great thing If the sons would
send him 1000 small flags and 1000 leaflets
with the words of the national songs in
English and Spanish. He also wanted a
copy OF the best flag law to have a MILL
tary order issued in accordance with it,
and said that he would try to have it en-
acted by the local legislature