The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-09
in MEMORY OF
GEO. WASHINGTON

New York, Nov. Scaling upon
$4,000, 900 Americans to pay the moral
debt they owe to the father OF their
country, a national movement to erect
for George washington memorial to
carry out the ideas he asked and pro-
vided for on his death bed was set
on foot in this city today. Headed by
the George Washington Memorial as
ISOLATION and backed by the Washing
ton Academy Of sciences and many
patriotic, educational, medical, literary
art and scientific bodies, widespread
campaign Is to be begun at once to
furnish this nation with a George
Washington Memorial building at its
capitol for the use of every "institu-
ton for the diffusion of knowledge -
With the dollars and dimes Of every
man. woman and child who would see
Washington's dearest wish fulfilled on
the coming 17Stn anniversary Of his
birthday, 1t is proposed to build, brick
by brick, this $2,500,000 national audi
torium and headquarters where it is
sadly needed by every American or
ganization for promoting science. pa
dELs l1tGEdNuES anu SuuGdTlOn,
In the last will and testament OF
George Washington, the leaders in
this new memorial project are showing
the warrant for all Americans to carry
out the last plans of their first presi-
dent for furtnering the intellectual ad-
vancement of his new nation. BY this
instrument Washington personally
provided $4,000 for the endowment
of an institution for higher education,
it is pointed out, and expressed a wish
for the promotion Of science and lit
erature," which has still to be carried
out by the people who owe to MIN
their country. To provide a national
center for every organization now
working toward Washington's ideals
Of the geenral spread OF knowledge is
the patriotic duty which the George
Washington Memorial association is
preparing to present to all the people.
Already the active support of the
National Academy of Sciences the
American Medical association, the Ma
tionaa Federation OF Arts, the AS
ISOLATION OF American Physicians, and
scores OF similar organizations has
been pledged to the work of raising
funds to erect the George Washington
Memorial hall. Leaders in these and
other learned and patriotic societies
declared today that the lack OF such
an adequate auditorium in the city of
Washington was q constant source Of
shame to all sucn bodies, that must
represent America to the world. IN
ternational and even national conven-
lions are at present either blocked or
disgracefully bungled at the capitol of
this country, they assert, solely for the
want of just the accommodation that
the proposed Washington memorial
structure would afford.
Plans for the receipt OF this tribute
or the people to George Washington
are already being made in this CITY.
In order that men, women and children
in every community in the land NAV
be permanently represented in the me-
mortal souvenir certificates are ~ he
issued by Mrs Henry r. Dimock. the
president Of the George washington
Memorial association at IS East Goth
street TO everyone who will send a
dollar or more to help build this much
needed monument to Washington
Dimes from the children and dollars
from their elders are already begin
ming to pour In from all over the coln-
try. Senator Root, DIR. s. Weir Mitch
ell, DR.. William Welch, Gen. Horace
Porter, DR.. Charles ID. walcott, Prof
Alexander Agassiz, Dr. IRA Remsen.
Prof H Fairfield Osborn. DIR. Charles
W. Dabney and Charles r. Bell are
acting as an advisory council in this
new movement.