Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-27
SITE FOR CONTINENTAL HALL.
Selected at Last by the Committee of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.


The Daughters of the American Rev
olution have at last secured through
their committee site for their pro
posed Continental Hall. 1t comprises
81, coo square feet of ground in Sew
enteenth street, Washington, two
blocks below the new Corcoran Ar
gallery and facing the beautiful mon
ument grounds, $50, 600 of the perma
nent fund of the organization being
invested in this land, which is in the
most desirable location for such pur
pose in Washington. Present plans
for identifying the city which will
make it in few years one OF the most
attractive cities in the world, will
place the Continental Hall of the
| Daughters in the midst of broad boule-
wards and parks and fine buildings,
and increase the value of their prop
erty holdings to "A large extent.
Before a great while in that imme-
diate vicinity will be placed the pro-
jected monuments to Lincoln and
Grant, leading on to the great Memo
rial Bridge. Continental Hall will
have whole square frontage. Archi-
tectural plans have been gone over and
on October II ground will be broken
for the hall. Now will come the strug-
gle to get the money for the building,
which ii is estimated will cost about
$500, 600. The permanent fund of the
society is devoted to Continental Hall.
1t amounts to 500, 600, and $50, 600 has
been paid for the ground, leaving so,
600 with which to start the building.
This permanent fund has been gath
cred from contributions from individ-
ual members and chapters, part of
all membership fees going to it, and a
part of certain other fees and the char
ter fees, From this time on loyal
Daughters will be full of schemes for
raising money for the building, and al
ready many things are planned by
chapters throughout the country, and
the officers are hoping for many large
contributions from individual members
of wealth.
The Daughters have the satisfaction
of knowing that the ground recently
purchased is theirs through their own
efforts, as the building will be. Some
years ago, it will be remembered, lot
was given them by Congress for the
purpose of erecting a memorial build
ing. 1t, however, was in the monu-
ground, a government reserva-
ton, and some technicality about the
title interfered with its transfer to the
society after that the organization de /
cided to acquire both land and build |
ing independently.
In building Continental Hall as a
to the men and women of /
the Revolution, the Daughters know |
they are carrying out wish of George .
In delving among his
toric papers Mrs. Lockwood found that |
in General Washington's plans for the
:ity were included II memorial build I
ngs of the - original states, which
he hoped the several states would erect.
His idea in that direction never mate
and now, after 100 years. the
Daughters of the American Revolution :
ire to put up the first memorial build
ng to the great heroes and heroines
If Washington time.
The date, October II, of its begin
ling is sacred anniversary To the
for on it the national So
iety was organized, and it was the
late on which Columbus discovered
and. The building will contain a con !
ention hall, in which will be held the
congresses and all other
of societies of women that l
nay meet in Washington veritable
all of fame and museum, in which
i'll be kept the treasures of Revolu- {
lonary value, and library of which I
here is already a nucleus, that, it is v
aid. will be second to none in the t
ountry in historic value. o