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Women of America are TO erect a
grand memorial to George Washing.
ton. The Father of His Country re.
commended great educational insti.
tuition which should be national in
character and which might be the
center of learning of this great coun-
try. In his Will be provided fund
for this purpose, but through mis-
management and n failure to appre.
oiate the true conception OF Wash.
1ngton the money was frittcred away.
Now there is movement on foot
which has for its purpose the cree
ton of an educational institution
known as the George Washington
University, which will be a credit to
the idea of Washington who suggest.
ed It, and where the graduates of
all institutions of learning MAJ. come
for postgraduate course and learn
those principles of law, legislation.
diplomacy, government and higher
science which will be of great bene.
fit to the students.
3 The part the women Of America are
TO play in this great enterprise is the
building of memorial to Washington
In the midst of the university build
1ngs. Their building will be the best
and most imposing of all. and it will
be the most important memorial in
many ways ever erected TO n great
man. The George Washington Me.
mortal Association is an organization
or women which has agreed to raise
S50O.000 and build this memorial to
Washington. Its officers ave women
and the whole work of organibation
selecting plans, passing upon designs
anu experimenting all important fca.
lures will be in the hands ow women.
AT the head of the George Wash
ington Memorial Association is Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth. an energetic ana
practical woman who has recently
been elected president and has gone
about the work of infusing life into
the association In manner which
means success. She was n st. Louis
girl, Miss Martha Blow. the daughter
OF Henry II. Blow, who was well
known in that city some years ago.
Mrs Wadsworth is no wa resident of
this city. though she spends con-
siderable portion of her time on a
large country place in New York
state. The other officers of the as
bOCldllOI are.
Vice Presidents--Mrs. Charles d.
Walcott, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs.
Henry r. Mallory, Brooklyn, N. y:
Mrs Charles j. Bell, Washington, ID.
G.; Miss Bessie l. Vabby, Washing.
ton. d. c.; Mrs. Fred b. Mcclure.
Washington, D. c.; Miss Olive Risbey
Seward, Washington, d. C.
Trustees-Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Washington. ID. c.; Mrs. w. Murray
Crane, Dalton, Mass; Mrs. Leslie c.
Wead. Brooklyn, Mass.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Susanna
p. Gage, Ithaca. N. "
..Treasurer-Mrs. Frank Northrop,
New York.
The effort to carry out the idea
which Washington suggested in his
will and which he had before sug-
gestcd In speech to Congress was
first shown in the organization of the
Columbian university, an institution
very creditaLac in many respects, hui
which fell far short of the origina
design and which failed utterly t.
enlist the support necessary for
great SUCCESS. The name of the Co
lumbar university has been changed
to George Washington university
Hio Ill llSeil is very ncaltny move
ment. The women of the Momoria
Association brought about this change
They agreed TO raise the fund o.
s500,000 for the memorial building i.
the trustees of tho university wouit
change the name so as to make i
mean something, and so that the as
ISOLATION could work in conjunction
with the educational institution. Thi
change was made by legislation pass
ed by Congress-
Since the change OF the name there
has been an earnest effort made b,
all those who are interested in hav
ing a great educational institution n
tn enational capital to proceed will
the erection of suitable buildings. TIL,
national idea is very good one
will also accommodate a large elias
of people who come to Washington
fora short time and who would liki
to have their older children have tn,
benefit OF attending university af
fording many facilities for educatio,
i'll the higher arts and sciences.
seems quite evident that the orlgina
idea Of George Washington is to be