Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-13
WAsH|hGT0NrS. WILL
Memorial to Be Erected in
Honor of First President.
JUSTICE BREWER TALKS
MEETING AT RESIDENCE OF MR..
GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE.
Association to Carry Out Plan for Ma
tional University Building
Prominent Patrons Present.
JUSTICE BREWER TALKS

Mr. Justice Brewer yesterday afternoon
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs George
Westinghouse, Depont circle. made an ad-
dress to a large company OF people inter-
ested in the erection in this city of me-
mortal college hall to George Washington.
The address was given under the auspices
of the George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation, and was delivered once before the
Justice Brewer at the convocation exercises
of the George Washington University, held
February 90 last.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. president of the
association spoke to the audience upon the
work that has been done toward the erec-
ton of the memorial hall and of the hopes
for the future She said that a fund of
$500 600 was to be formed to build this tenn
pie to the memory of the first President,
and that great strides had been made in
gathering the nucleus The building is to
stand in what is known as Van Ness Park
which is the plot of ground to the south-
ward of the Corcoran Gallery OF Art anu
the Continental Hall of the Daughters oi
the American Revolution, and which Will
contain, as well, the buildings of the en-
larged George Washington University.
In his speech Justice Brewer relerreo "
the interest of all the Presidents in educa-
ton and especially of the work OF George
Washington toward the establishment OF
national university. He said that Washlng-
higher forms of learning and that he gave
concrete evidence of his interest IN MS
will. The speaker read extracts from fresi-
dent Washington's will whereby peques.S
were made for the maintainence of an acad-
emy in Alexandria for the education of or
phan children and for the establishment OF
great university in the central part OF the
United States. Justice Brewer also redu
from the Washington will the following eX-
tract which relates more particularly 20
the project of the members of the George
Washington Memorial Association:
"It has been my ardent wish to see
plan devised, on a liberal scale, which
would have a tendency to spread systematic
ideas through all parts of this rising en-
pire, thereby to do away with local at
tachmentS and state prejudices, as far as
the nature of things would or indeed ought
to admit from our national councils. Look
ing anxiously forward to the accomplish
ment of desirable an object as this Is
lin my eStimation), my mind has not been
able to contemplate any plan more likely
to effect the measure than the establish
ment of a university in a central part OF
the United States, to which the youths or
fortune and talents from all parts thereof
might be sent, for the completion of their
education In all the branches of polite
literature, in the arts and sciences in &C
quiring knowledge in the principles of poll
tics and good government; and, as a matter
of infinite Importance, in my judgment, by
associating with each other and forming
friendships in juvenile years, be enabled
q
those local prejudices and habitual jeal-
ousies, which have just been mentioned,
and which, when carried to excess. are
never failing sources of disquietude to the
public mind and pregnant with mischievous
consequences to this country
Justice Brewer then explained the value
of the requests and what could be done with
them in connection with the national uni
yersty project as outlined by the officers of
the George Washington University.
Among those accepting the invitation of
Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse to hear Mr..
Justice Brewer were the following: Mr..
and Mrs. John s. Blair, Mrs. Condit Smith,
Mr.. Louis A. Prodt. Mrs. Harlow, Mrs. C.
Hart Merriam, Mr.. Herbert, DIR. and Mrs.
Judge and Mrs. Peelle, Mrs Adrian V. s.
Schenck, Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. Charles
F. Larrabee, Mrs. Joseph Crawford
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan. Miss Glenn
ton Russell, Mrs. Charles w. Schneider
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Ash, Mr.. Charles D.
Wolcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Hornblower, Mr.
Kasson, Miss Macomb, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Van Reypen, Gen.
Sternberg. DR.. and Mrs. Richardson, Miss
Kibbey, Mr.. Theodore J. Pickett, Mr.. Da-
Wis. Mr.. and Mrs. Needham, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry s. Barroll. Col. and Mrs. Symons,
Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Mr. Justice and Mrs
Day, Mr.. and Mrs. Porter, Miss Hegeman,
Butler, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley, the Misses
Segeley. Commissioner mcfarland. Miss
Seward, Mrs. Lowndes DR.. Anita Newcomb
MCGEE. Mrs Arthur Lee. Mrs. Yarrow,
Mrs. Justice White, Miss Munroe, Mrs.
Lockwood Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Hale Miss
Pierce. Miss Lawrence, Mr.. Hemphill. Miss
Carroll, Mr. James II. Embey, Mr.. Philip H.
Ashford, Mr.. and Mrs Chopper, Mrs John
r. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. John Joy Edison,
Mr. B. F. Janney, Mrs. Cleveland Perkins,
Mrs. Robley d. Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred w. Cooley, Miss
Sheriff.. Mrs. Pinchot, Mr. Adolph Meyer.
DIR. and Mrs. Richey, Mrs. Gardner Will
liams, the Misses Williams. Mr.. Arthur 7.
Goldsborough, Mr.. d. T. Harris.