Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-18
A CONTINENTAL HALL
Description Of the Great Me-
mortal to Patriotism.
ARTISTIC BUILDIN q
WILL KEEP COMPANY WITH NEW
COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY.
The Daughters Of the American Hevo-
luton Are Nearing the Goal OF
Their Ambition.

The Daughters Of the American ReVoiu-
ton are proving themselves worthy oe-
scendsnts of heroic sires. and are aiming
to perpetuate the deeds of those sires IN
truIv magnificent way. A great "Continen-
tai Memorial Hail. has been one OF the
dreams of this organization ever since its
inception fourteen years ago. 1t was 10 De
a fitting monument to the men who were
the founders of the republic, and whose
stern devotion to principles led them to DEFY
the then greatest government on earth, and
the suggestion of such a memorial was
made the day the four founders of the Or
ganization first met.
At the first national congress, held IN
Washington on October is. 1890, DEFINITE
action was taken. and 1t was decided that
the memorial should be building, ana
they had even that early decided that no
mere pile of meaningless marble would De
adequate. They wanted something Wnich
would be of living interest and appear 10
coming generations as well as That OF the
present and they wanted also, a place
where the priceless relics of the past coulo
be gathered and made an eternal OBJECT
lesson in PATRIOTISM ,,.
During the fourteen years or their lie
the chapters of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution all over the country have
been working to add to the fund for the
memorial hall, and the FUNDS OF the ma
tional organization have been swelleC by a
few dollars from the little chapters, ana
by thousands of dollars from the Dig chap-
tiers until at last nearly $lOO,OOO was IN
hand for the Memorial continental nan,
the name that was finally decided upon for
the structure.
The Site Selected.
For long time the Daughters tried to get
Congress to give them land upon which to
MarpOrial Hall hut
Congress did not see things in that light,
and the Daughters set about buying site
for the building. After careful invesuga-
ton and consideration of numerous sites
one was selected next to the Corcoran Cal
lery of Art, and little TO the southwest VI
the War, State and Navy building. For
this site $4,000 square feet OF land nave
been secured at a cost of about $50.OoO.
When the site was paid for, the Daughters
had in their treasury 100000 to apply on
the building itself, which is to cost in the
neighborhood. of 500 900. The site is a fine
one, with broad vista of the Potomac and
the Virginia hills, historic Arlington to the
west and south, ar the Washington monu-
ment to keep close watch and guard over It.
A few rods to the northeast Is the White
House, and the great Columbian University
with its beautiful buildings, will keep 1t
company.
In 1902 the site was dedicated with i'm
posing ceremonies. The Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution presented the Daughters
with handsome flag, which was raised on
February %, 1902, and there has fioated
ever since. This great commemorative
building is TO be all American. Every atom
of material which goes into the structure is
to be of American make, manufacture or
native to the soil. The national board OF
the Daughters sent to all architects desir-
ing to compete for the work of making the
plans general information as to the style OF
building desired. the purposes to which 1t
was to be put, and the statement that It
must be built within a $35O,000 limit
Many designs were presented the first
year the competition was announced, but
not one of them was satisfactory. The
next year larger number of plans was
presented, and they were all faulty, too,
but seven were set aside, and from that
| number the plans Were selected being a
combination of the best features of all.
After mature deliberation the plans pre-
sented by Mr.. Edward Pearce Casey or
New York were finally accepted after he
| had modified and remodeled them to SUIT
the fastidious taste of the national board
These plans were then presented to the
| last Continental congress and We're unani-
| mously adopted by that body.
Personnel of the Committee.
The Continental Hall committee, which
has labored ndefatigably on perfecting the
plans. is as follows: Mrs. Charles W. Fair
banks. chairman; Mrs. John w. Foster
Mrs. Daniel Manning, Mrs Ellen H. Wal
Lockwood. Mrs. Mary A. Hepburn Smith,
Mrs. William Lee Lyons. Mrs. s. B. Z.
Morgan. Mrs. Harriet p. Simpson, Mrs. ].
" Quarles Mrs. D. d. Cotton, Mrs. Althea
r Bedle. Mrs. Henry E. Burnham Mrs J.
| Heron Crosman. Miss Elizabeth c. VIII
| hams. Mrs. John r. Walker. Mrs. Addison
| G Foster. Mrs. William p. Jewett, Mrs
Franklin r.. Brooks Mrs Matthew T. Scott
| Mrs. Julius j. Estey Mrs. Walter Harvey
| Weed. Mrs. John A. Murphy Mrs James
| r. Mellon. Mrs. Julian Richards Mrs j.
Morgan Smith, Mrs. Walter Talbot Mrs
| Helen NJ. Norton. Mrs. John +. Swift. Mrs
Charles Eldredge, Mrs. Sara r. Kinney
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke Churchman, Mrs
Charlotte Emerson Main, Mrs. Frances
Taylor. Mrs. Ira Y. Sage. Mrs. Charles II.
Deere Mrs. James NJ Fowler Mrs Joseph
Story Child. Mrs. w. F. Peck. Mrs. Richard
Cunningham, Mrs. c. Hamilton Tebault
Mrs A A. Kendall, Mrs. ]. Pc nbroke
Thorn Mrs. Charles II. Masury, Mrs
VIM ]. Chittenden. Mrs. Franklin A. Rising
Mrs. Cuthbert III. Slocomb. Mrs. Frances
S. Nash, Mrs. II. A. Willard Mrs H. NJ
Boynton. Miss Eliza Titus Ward. Mrs. Rich
ard Adams, Mrs. j. +. McWilliams. Mrs
Gertrude b. Darwin. Mrs. William Brooks
MacCracken, Mrs Bell Nj. Draper, Mrs j.
p. Dolliver Mrs. Charles II. Terry, Mrs
Ruth NJ. G. Pealer. Dr. Anita Newcomb
MCGEE, Mrs. Edwin Ward Dana, Mrs. Mary
Chase Mills, Mrs. William Lindsay. Mrs
Augusta ID. Greer Mrs. Edward Robey
Mrs. Robert s. Hatcher, Mrs. julius A,
John d. Carey, Mrs. Robert E. Park. Mrs.
Kate X. Henry, Miss Julia I. e. McBiair,