The Washington herald., 1909-02-18

Subscriptions amounting TO 81. SO were
added to the fund for acquiring the site
and starting the new auditorium building
IS shs result OF the public meeting held
yesterday 80 the Willard
Better sill large number OF people
gathered 70 hear the speaking and attest
their interes. IN the project The gather
ing yesterday was made up largely Of
new SET of citizens, who did not attend
the former meeting. When subscriptions
were called for the response. while not
50 large was quite as prompt and no
Jess indicative OF large public interest IN
the enterprise Among the people who
attended ths meeting were several ladies.
one OF whom participated in the speaking.
Calls Meeting to Order.
At the hour for opening the meeting
board OF trustees OF the auditorium com
pany. made a brief statement that the
Citizens had been called together to hear
further from the promoters OF the enter
prise about It's objects. and. further, 10
express their interest IN the project Mr..
Hamilton declared that It was the sole
idea OF the incorporatoTs that the build
ing OF the auditorium should be the re-
suit OF q popular movement, in which a
great number should De interested pecu-
niarily and otherwise
On motion by Mr.. Hamilton, Commis-
sioner Mscfarland was made chairman OF
the meeting. The Commissioner made z
brief address. as follows.
This muster OF the civic forces Of the
community, with the enthusiastic and IN
exar1pled subscription at the first public
meeting. proves the general interest
which VIII make the auditorium project
q success. Never has the public spirit OF
the National Capital been more plainly
shown The project has only 10 Be known
TO be supported
Benefit VIII Be Widespread.
Every man. woman. and child in the
District wiz be benefited directly or in
directly by Il Therefore, we can count
confidently upon the active cooperation
OF all civic organizations and Of all citi-
zens. This representative gathezlng as
sures that cooperation What We need
now is TO plan and work out the details
50 as TO secure the necessary subscrip-
tons for the amount required 10 acquire
the site and start the enterprise Every
citizen who subsCribes for a S50 share
nf stock quickly viii do more for the
project than If he waited a year and sub
scribed three times as much.
The payuiant for the stock may be
gradual and VIII not burden ANYBODY.
that the necessary amount has been sub
scribed, so that prompt action can be
taken. Then ne shall not have 10 lose
national and international conventions
because We cannot accommodate them.
We shall not have to admit that Wash
inEtOn IS incomplete in an essentially
modern feature Of civic equipment.
We shall not have to turn over to other
citFss the stream Of money that might
otherwise fall into our own hotels and
business houses. With shoulder 10
shoulder IN unity and energetic effort. We
shall quickly achieve success.
subscriptions Reach $4,000.
Milton 2 Allies. chairman OF the finance
committee made statement that sub
scriptions to the stock Of the company
now amounted 10 S19l.oDo. He said plan.
had been perfected for a systematic can
vass emong the citizens Of the District fsr
The balance the stock TWO hundred
men, he said, had been selected from va.
rious walks in life. % act as ehairmen o
committees IN their respective trades and
professions with a view 10 bringing ou
what subscriptions might be possible in
body Mr. Allies said IL was the hop,
Of the committee that these committee.
would average 3 eco each and then he ssit
shs problem would be solved
After the meeting the first TO report Wa.
Mr. Schutt. who brought in S3.SJ0. Tn,
largest subscription in this list was So
and the number Of subscriptions was ten
Ger John n Wilson, who was referred
to BY Chairman Macfarland as Z retired
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