Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-20


of the United States Supreme Court and
Senators Lodge and Burton in addresses
delivered yesterday evening at the Cont
mental Memorial Hall gave unqualified in
dorsement to the project to erect in this
city George Washington memorial
building.
Nearly 1900 schoolgirls of Washington.
from private institutions and the normal
and high schools, attended the meeting
in D. A. r. Hall, held under the auspices
Of the George Washington Memorial As
sociation.
President Taft declared that such me-
mortal building should have been erected
long ago to the memory of the first Pres
ident of the country: that washington
Was the place where it should be located.
and that sufficient funds could not be
raised. by public subscription Congress
should appropriate sufficient to make UP
the required amount.
He spoke of Washington as the city OF
the nation, and declared that he had no
sympathy with those residents Of the
capital who believe they ought to enjoy
the right Of suffrage.
Justice Harlan Presides.
AS Justice Harlan called the meeting to
order nearly every seat in the hall was
occupied. At one end of the auditorium
was stationed the United States Marine
Band, which played several patriotic Sc
lections during the exercises. A large
American flag, suspended from the ceiling
as banner, the sole decoration In the
hall. gave an indication of the patriotic
character Of the meeting.
After a few words of Introduction Jus
tice Harlan presented Mrs. Henry L.
Dimock, president of the George Wash
ington Memorial Association, who was
received with prolonged applause by those
who knew 1t was largely through her ef-
forts that the meeting had been arranged
Mrs. Dimock Expresses Joy.
This is one of the happiest days of my
life and one never to bs forgotten" said
Mrs. Dimock 1T is an honor to welcome
such an audience In the presence of our
President, who is with us today to give
especial significance to the 10th and the
I'D of February, 1910, and also to give
us inspiration and courage to carry out
our plans for the great national memorial
to George Washington, our first Presi-
dent.
president Of the George Washington Ne
mortal Association, and only within a
short time, since l have been work.
ing to arouse the interest Of the children
of today, who will become the great
men and women of the future, have l
found a satisfactory answer.
''The greater portion of each summer
I spend In the little town of South
Hartford, the birthplace of Nathan Hale.
Always in view, about half a mile distant.
rises a granite shaft erected many years
since to the memory of that noble
patriot.
"a short distance, in another direction.
still within view, stands a typical New
England home, which was built by the
Rev. DIR. Joseph Huntington, brother
of Samuel Huntington, one of the men,
bers of the confederated congress. a gov
ernor of Connecticut, and one of the
signers of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
II have lived much in the past in that
revolutionary time. and in
this influence / think, is the explanation
Of the question, SO often asked, why l
became president of the George WASH
ington Memorial Association. II is just
this influence my friends. which seems
to me of inestimable value, and which
will be encouraged by the erection of a
suitable memorial to the first President.
Carrying Out Washington's Plan.
The pin which you wear a token
that you have placed a brick in our
building, has a much deeper
than this. When we erect
this building, when the north and the
south, the east and the west meet In II.
We will certainly be carrying out one of
Waslington's most cherished wishes to
strengthen the unity of the country.
Il seek your cooperation. your active
and / know that YOU will
all work with me when 1 come beforr
you in the name of George Washing
tom
President Received Standing.
AT the conclusion of Mrs. Dimock's ad
dress the band played the Star Spangied
Banner while the audience remained
standing When President Taft entered
the hall, escorted by DR., Charles ID.
Walcott, secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institution, who is a member of the ad
visory council of the George Washington
Memorial Association, all arose TO geet
him.
Senator Lodges Views.
Senator Lodge was introduced as the
next speaker
II did not expect TO speak before the
executive he said but the President