Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-11
THE ROSS MEMORIAL
EFFORT OF MANAGERS TO COM
PLETE FUND REQUIRED.
Bronze Medallion, Set in White Field
or Tablet, the Probable
Form.

Definite action was taken at me meeting
of the board of directors Of the John ".
Ross Memorial Association as TO the char
acter the memorial to the late Commits
soner of the District shall take. II was de-
cided that either a bronze medallion and
tablet or bronze bust on a pedestal should
be placed in an appropriate position in the
new District building The cost of the
memorial was limited 20 $1,000. Now that
the purpose of the association has been
made known and the amount Of money .e-
sired has been fixed upon. il is believed
that the necessary subscriptions will b..
Forthcoming at an early date. Mr.. f. q.
Davis the treasurer of the fund. announces
that he Is ready to receive subscriptions.
The sum of $3.50 has already been sub
scribed.
Major Richard Sylvester president Of the
association and chairman OF the board OF
directors. presided yesterday afternoon. The
meeting was called for the purpose of hear
ing the report of the special committee as
to the form of the memorial. This COM
mittee consists of Major sylvester Francis
Nye, Warner Stutler. William TinGall and
Miss Edna Wescott. Mr. Nye read the
report, part of which was follows:
1T was determined the subscriptions
are and will be voluni airy, and as the
amount realized will In all probability not
exceed $1,000 or $4,000, that ii would be
proper lndt bronze me1ainOn SET IN Il
white field or tablet, bearing such inscrip-
ton as might be deemed proper. be selected:
or bronze bust placed on a pedestal, 10 be
prepared by some capable artist. to be
placed in convenient and appropriate posi-
ton In the new municipal building, prep
arations for the construction Of which are
now being made.
1T is earnestly recommended that the
board of directors of the Ross Memorial!
Association lend their efforts TO the real
iZation of a sum of not less than S4.bn for
the purposes of carrying the foregoing
proposition into effect.
The committee begs leave to further
suggest that all those disposed to aid III
this laudable undertaking hand in their
subscriptions and obtain their certificates
therefor not later than the 18th day Of
January, 1903
The report was approved. The board of
directors of the association was recently
bers, as follows:
William c. Woodward A. b. Duvall,
Warner Stutler. George S. Wilson. j. +.
Petty, A. T. Stuart. Miss +. l.. Hendley.
Miss Annie Bears. John Freeman. Charles
s. Bundy. j. b. T. Topper. D. L. McComb,
Francis Nye, Alexander MckenZie, W. ID.
Montague. Charles C. Rogers. c. b. Hunt,
]. Ramsey hewitt. F. o. Beckett, Henry b.
LOCKER. John E. Walsh. William 7. Belt.
Ivory CT. Kimbal, ". II. Stoutenburg. Miss
F. c. Wescott, f. NJ. Wilson. NJ. f. F.
Swartzell, Allen Davis. James \. Kemp, A.
B. Richardson, Harry c, Mclean, H. NJ.
Woodland, Clifford Howard. Waldo c.
Hibbs. Eugene B. wilkins. Robert T. Small,
John C. Ransom. r. ID. Simms. William {.
Haskell, Louis c. Wilson and William Tin
dali and the officers, Richard Sylvester,
president; II. H. Darneille. vice president.
E G. Davis treasurer: Robert w button,
secretary, and Moncure Burke. assistant
secretary.