The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-04-15

oietv of the Daughters of the Amerl
can Revolution the erection OF ~
ting memorial to the memory Vi 'ne
heroes of the Revolution in the shape
of a stately building in the capltal
-city of the nation was d1nnly sn"e
owed forth. ..t. <~,.
(" That was on the 18th of OCTOBER
1SqO The idea has been fostereu Wy
succeeding congresses and mas KEEP
mace with the growth OF the socle'y
until now, fourteen years alter w.
the hope has become an assured iee''
/ Year by year the fund has. grown
| slowly at first. but increasing rapluiy
as the purpose and full realization oi
i .se plan became more widely KNOW IL
! An attractive movement. the paIrlol
| ism of American women and men mas
| been aroused in its behalf. congress
! was petitioned for SITE WHICH II
Dromised--but never gave.
! lr Finally the Daughters saw tnat 'heS
! mist rely chiefly upon their own eAei
| lions. and not upon we'll meanlhS pu'
dilatory national Legislative BODY ior
i that important item. So IN l9oz
site. at Seventeenth and E streets
near the Corcoran Art Gallery, was
1 bought. Later the lot adjoining was
acquired, at total outlay OF S5o,ooo.
During the encampment OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic in octo-
.I-l,e,.: 1902, a fagpole was placed on the
8 f site with impressive ceremonies. III
February a handsome silk flag. the
; / Gift of the Sons OF Revolutions, was
raised in the presence OF the annual
congress of the society, Win appro
n Driate addresses by notable men. Ihus
a partial dedication of the site for pa
triotic purposes has been made.
A scompetition was announced lol
| Il design of a memorial hall, open TO al
III American architects + After mature
i deliberations This, award was given U
. Edward Pearce Casey CT New YORK
e. an architect known in Washlnstol
i, j through other instances OF his SIKH.
t i, The cost of the hall is expected =
d he between S3Oo,OoO and 100000. {
M this amount fully 100000 has bee
I'll accumulated gJfu TEa sa }ie.'a ~
saGdtThe style Of architecture is ecqlonla
witt, a due adherence to classic r.
ouiremen An additional aim IS 7
y conform as far as possible with tn
% architecture Of the proposed Coiun
biano University extensions to L
q erected on a site adjacent to the ha
81 grounds! nn sd htHo# 8 tii5 e'a-
q n ( All the material to be used IN TN
u III construction, OF the hall must q
- American, as a further emphasis {
It LOYALTY to national enterprise and e.
"a deavor. Marble is to be the bas
Ms material, of course, as It is believe
30 to be peculiarly appropriate in IL
40 working ont of the details OF the ella
u crate design. The construction
ne modern fireproof lines will be pr
re- videdi for and will not interfere WI
ne the general use CT marble. iG 20 -
gu The, site itself. in the light OF q
Al future. is ideal At the gateway OF e
Luz plot assigned by Washington Tor I
ms erection of a great national un1v'
sity, but later degraded to more ba
3 - uses, there is a steady movement
several different quarters to brl
ne about the original noble Intentions
~ Washington and the far-sighted LIZ
me FAINT in that regard. Back of 1t 70
d the historic Potomac and in front
'ns the white lot" or Executive Ia
W W and the Mall. a GORE
ny To the northwest is the gentle sic
lad of Observatory Hill, already spok
-. for as the site of magnificent ga--er
~ of history and art and kindred edu
! ttonaI institutions Nearby is the
p speedway, while not far off is the 10
monument to Washington.