Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-18


Frank Wheaton. Mrs. Daniel Lothrop, Miss
Sara w. Daggett Mrs. John Miller Horton,
Mrs. S. v. White, Miss M. Emma Herbert
Mrs. William M. Liggett, Mrs. Albert Il.
Hazen. Mrs. s. r. Weed, Mrs. Anna D.
West, Mrs. Katherine L. Egan, Mrs. Eliza
beth Gadsby, Mrs. John Middleton, MRS.
VIM c. Story, Miss Alice Q. Lowell. Mrs
Abraham Alice, Mrs. c. S. Murkland MIS-
Erastus G. Putnam, Mrs. William 8. Little,
Mrs. L. Bradford Prince. Miss Mary Love
Springfield. Mrs. Sarah B. Lounsberry, Mrs.
o. ]. Hodge, Mrs. Mary E. Barrett Barnes,
Mrs. Mary Phelps Montgomery, Miss Susan
Carpenter Frazer, Mrs. Charles w. Lippitt,
Mrs. w. H. Richardson, Mrs. Charles e.
Barrows, Mrs. II. s. Chamberlain, Mrs.
lace, Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan, Mrs.
Thomas B. Lyons, Mrs. John A. Parker,
Miss Valley Virginia Henshaw, Mrs. Thos.
H. Brown, Mrs. w. A. Richards. Mrs. Mi
Mrs. ]. w. Holcombe. Mrs. Frances q.
Mann, Mrs. Daniel Shute, Mrs. Julia K.
Hogg, Mrs. A. Leo Knott, Mrs. de b. Ran
dolph Keim. Mrs. Alexander e. Patton,
Mrs. Green Clay Goodloe, Mrs. Julius c.
Burrows, Mrs. James Mcmillan, Miss Vir-
ginia Miller, Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Johnston, Mrs. Henry
Samuel Ammon. Mrs. N. d. Sperry.
When the Daughters finally got to the
point of discussing what kind of building
they should erect there were many minds
as to what it should be like. There were
advocates Of the pure Grecian architecture,
while others wanted a colonial structure.
The colonial idea had the most adherents,
and pure colonial will be the stately struc-
ture, modified only so far as will be neces-
sary to apply modern improvements with
classical lines. The building is to be Of
white marble, and as nearly fireproof as is
possible to make it. In the incipiency of
the movement a very modest structure was
proJected--one great museum hall in
which to deposit the valuable relics already
in the possession of the organization, and
above that the offices of the society. Ten
years ago this seemed ample, and the
Daughter was daring indeed who suggested
anything more imposing. Then the society
began to grow enormously. The repre-
sentation in the National Continental Con-
gress outgrew the modest little churches
where it was once wont to meet. 1t out
grew the small tneater. and it has out
grown the very largest theater in the city
of Washington. The little, old, stutfy par
Tors of the ante-hellum days have given
way to splendid suites of ball and banquet
rooms, new hotels have been built with
reception rooms like a military barracks,
but the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton long ago outgrew them all.
The beautiful Corcoran Gallery of Art
was thrown open to the society on three
occasions, and the crush became so great
the Daughters again. The great Smith
sonian Institution was thrown open to them
for two of their society functions, and the
crush was unprecedented in the history OF
that institution. The last reception of the
National Society was held in the Congress
sional Library, and its capacity was taxed
In view of the fact that there is no build
ing in Washington large enough to accom-
modate the congress or its guests, the
Daughters determined to build this Memo.
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dignity and Importance of their growing
membership, which now consists of 659
chapters in forty-five states and territories
and the District of Columbia with thriving
chapters in England, South Africa, Canada
and the Philippines.
A Beautiful Memorial.
And now the hall, as the plans have been
accepted and the contracts let, is to be a
magnificent structure. quite fitting for the
stately company it will keep when the great
National University projected by Washing
ton, with its buildings dedicated to art, ed
ucation and history, becomes al established
fact 1t i, to be more beautiful as to ex-
terror than the Corcoran Gallery of Art
more commodious than the largest theater
In Washington, with reception hall which
will accommodate 5000 people, thus rival
ing the White House in provision for COM
fort at social functions. 1t has even been
suggested that this huge reception hall
projected by the Daughters, which will be
finished and furnished in elegant simplicity
may become the Inauguration ball room Of
future Presidents
The hall will have a frontage on 18th
street of 30 feet on an elevated terrace
the broad colonial doorway reached by a
flight of shallow steps. The imposing n
trance is fianked on each side by three mas
sive columns, forming impressive facade,
across which will be the words Memorial
Continental Hail." with the date of the
erection cut in the enduring marble.
From the entrance hall three broad en-
frances connect. Opposite the main
trance is the stage. This will be twelve
feet deep with a breadth of fifty-four feet.
Surrounding the stage will rise tiers of
boxes. Back of the stage will be small
dressing rooms and ante-rooms. On each
side of the main entrance VIII be retiring
and cloak rooms of good size. Massive
staircases ten feet broad will spring from
the right and left of the main entrance,
and there will be comodious elevators in
the rear of the building. which Is three
stories in the main. with basement and at
tic accommoda lions.
Two Marble Corridors.
Two corridors extend from the hall
north and south, each 40 feet long by 10
wide. The rooms opening off the north cor
ridor will be devoted entirely to admins
trative work. The curator's room will be
10 by "a feet; the apartment for the vice
presidents of the society will be % by 20
feet Extending from east to west on the
north side is the library, So by 21s feet, with
the librarians room, 13 by p feet. at it's
end. In the northwest corner are the room
of the registrar general and assistants, %
by 16 feet and another room. IL by ID feet.
In these rooms will be performed the most
important work of the society.
Opening off the south corridor will be the
memorial room. ~ by 16 feet In this room
will be located the cases containing the rel.
les of the society. These are already nu-
merous. and the collection constantly in
creases. Among the most interesting fea-
lures of this memorial room will be the coll
lection of photographs of real daughters
There have been over 800 of the real daugh-
ters of revolutionary soldiers members of
the society since IL was organized and
very large number of these have been pho
tographed. and have autographed the pic
lures. There are many relics that once be-
longed to Washington. his mother and his
WIFE, There are complete colonial cos
tunes. table furnishings. quaint old silver
candlesticks and rarely beautiful colonial
furniture. There is one unique lantern
which was used during the revolutionary
war; there are pieces of the charter oak Of
Hartford. Conn; pieces of trees planted by
Washington. colonial newspapers, table and
bed linen of colonial days, dim old paint
ings, queer little mirrors, and china that is
simply priceless. There are quite enough