The evening times., 1900-01-11

Favorable Consideration Urged.
/ Mr.. Frye OF Maine has laid before the
| Senate a statement submitted TO she Sen
/ ate Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds by the Daughters Of The american
/ Revolution asking for land on which to es-
tablish at Washington a Continental Hall.
/ This statement rec.tes that the Cont
/ mental or Memorial Hall proposed by the
1 Daughters Of the American Revolution in
/ honor OF the statesmen. soldiers. sailors.
/ and patriots. men aud women, OF the Amer
/ lean Revolution, and for the preservation
! Of the relics Of war. peace domestic life
/ and industry associated with thesperiod OF
! the conflict for American independence.
Twill be in architectural design. durability.
( and cost, worthy OF the coInmemoration
/ proposed and Of the seat OF Government OF
| the Republic OF the United States OF Amer
lea, founded by their genius. valor. and sac
rifces.
! Under authority Of the first Continental
Congress of the Daughters OF the American
/ Revolution a committee on Continental or
Memorial Hall was designated, and has
/ since been continued.
| The idea OF home or memorial hall, Il
I is said, was suggested by the late Mrs.
] Caroline Scott Harrison, Of Indiana, the
/ first President General Of the National
Society Of the Daughters Of the American
[ Revolution The first discussion OF the
subject was had at a conference Of national
officers and State and chapter regents,
/ Daughters OF the American Revolution. Oc-
| tober and :, 1891 at Washington. D. C..
over which Mrs. Harrison presided.
! On December H. 1891, a resolution was
| adopted proposing a home for the society
/ and creating a permanent building fund
/ The first continental congress, Daugh-
/ ters OF the American Revolution, Febru-
| airy 22-24, 1892, created committee to
/ formulate a plan for memorial building
/ 20 be erected by the national society
Since these initial steps the subject OF
I memorial or continental hall has been kept
! constantly 10 the front and has at all the
| succeeding continental congresses been en-
I dorsed and encouraged There are. II Is
/ said numerous precedents for The grant
/ ing O. a site for memorial purposes on
/ one Of the public reservations. as proposed
[ in the creation Of the commission provided
Z for in the bill
] The Daughters call the attention Of The
/ committee 10 the motif Of the plan Of the
/ city OF Washington, prepared and cescrib-
| ed in 1871 by Major Peter Charles l. En-
/ FAINT a French engineer OF distinguished
! continental service The idea 0f Major
I L'Eufant was to design a federal city
| capable OF great expansion and creditaelf
| establishment The designer proposed
[ fifteen suqares to be distributed among the
I States in the Union. for them 70 embelli-a
! within limited time by the erection OF
/ some appropriate statue or other mark 20
/ the memory Of the heroes Of the Reyolu-
/ ton to inspire the young and design 20
/ leave a grand idea OF patriotic interest"
The patriotic adornment Of fifteen
f squares. representing States OF the Union
I in 1892" the Daughters set forth. can be
/ cOmpassed IN a single structure by the
project Of our own society. representing
1 the States and Territories Of the present
/ Union among which are today distributed
/ the descendants Of these saUae Reyoluiiona-
! ~ heroes We may add that Major J. En-
t FAINT went even beyond this Recommended
I tion. He suggested that lots should be ass
I signed for the use OF churches. colleges. and
; other institutions In the original list OF
+ the larger reservations numbered ! % Ia
I containing J41 acres IL Will be found that
; reservation No. =. known as CfpIre Market
square in 1860. was granted 10 a private
/ corporation. At q later date a suitable site
Of great public convenieree was granted
( for the use Of the Baltimore asd Potomac
Railroad Company.
Almost the entire memorial art embcl-
4 Ifshmeut Of the National Capital has been
& the-work Of patriotic associations. shey
contributing the memorial and Congress ,he
/ site FOR ;he same. and in every case. or ap-
prOximately so. Congress has even literally
appropriated the funds for pedestais and
other adjunct and surrounding r0dornment
Of such commemorative works Of architect
ure and art We might mention as in
stances Of this declaration the statue OF
General jackson in Lafayette Square. origl-
nally contracted for by the Jackson Monu-
ment Assoc alton. This was purely pri-
yate and II might be said. personal. con-
tri5ution Of friends and admirers OF that
hero who could compass but sl2. 600 Of the
required sum. Congress. besides the site
contributed IN lS4S and 1880 brass guns
captured in battle TO complete the statue
and in 1883 added $50. 600 to complete the
work
The Monument or Peace. erected by
officers Of the navy and marines In mem
ory OF their dead. besides the S2i 900 faid
by the society. received from Congress the
site. and $40 900 for two figures fOunda-
tion. steps and basin. The statue OF
Emancipation was erected by the cOntrihu-
tions Of the freedmen OF the South at a
cost of $1,000 Congress furnishing the
site and $1,000 for the pedestal We might
continue to submit precedents The Nc
Pherson statue costing S2S,j00. paid By
the Society Of the Army OF the Tennessee.
was furnished by Congress with the site
and with $4,000 for the pedestal. These
precedents for the furnishing of sites. and
even liberal appropriations Of money for
memorial purposes. might be prolonged
but this is not necessary"
A bill passed both Houses by large ma
jorities during the second session of the
F1fty-fourth Congress. setting apart for
( the permanent use Of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution portion Of public
land known as the Washington Monument