Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-03
MEMBERS FAVOR SCHEME
Mrs. Dimock Will Be Invited to Ad-
dress Next Meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Delegate to Rochester Fairgrounds
Gathering Will Be Named.
Challenge to Ball Game.

Consideration Of the plans for building
the Washington Memorial Hall will be
special feature of the next meeting OF
the Washington Board Of Trade, accord
ing to q decision reached at the meeting
OF the board of directors in The Star
building yesterday evening. After the
routine business Of the board had been
disposed ORA letter was read from Will
liam F. GUIDE. president Of the Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce. calling
attention to a communication received
from Mrs. Henry F. Dimock president
of the George Washington Memorial As
ISOLATION, asking that both the Board of
Trade and the Chamber of Commerce
take up the consideration of the plans
OF the association to erect In this city a
two-million-dollar auditorium.
In presenting the matter to the board
Gen. Harries said that he. too. had re-
ceived a letter from Mrs Dimock, and
that he felt the Board of Trade as a
whole should give the subject. which
was Of greatest importance to Washing
ton. careful consideration.
This Is the best opportunity that
Washington ever has had to get an audi
-torium, said Gen. Harries. In fact,
1t is the only opportunity to get one of
such large proportions as the Memorial
Association proposes to build.
Plan Strongly Favored.
This proposition is as wide as the
country. All the George Washington
Memorial Association asks Of the Dis
trict is that it will take an interest in
the matter and do its share toward rails
Ing the fund. Talk the thing among your
friends and arouse their enthusiasm.
1T is a chance for the District to get
$2OOO.00O building. as well as large
fund to pay for its running expenses for
all time
Scott c. Bone spoke in favor of the
memorial. This Is very important
project for the District said Mr. Bone,
and 1 would like to see the board take
advantage of this opportunity to get
auditorium"
Thomas W. SidweIl also discussed the
subject and told Of the recent address
eade by Mrs. Dimock before the Society
Of Colonial Danes which at its tenth BIZ
ennial council appropriated $1,000 to the
memorial fund.
Il feel that I ought to mention to the
board" he said, what Mrs futile, one
OF the Colonial Danes, told me. She
sale she was tremendously impressed with
the power and earnestness of Mrs Dim
ock In the face OF what seemed at first
great Indifference Mrs. Dimock aroused
tremendous enthusiasm among those pres
ent, who We're much impressed with what
she said. Mrs. futile said she knew that
Mrs Dimock would push the auditorium
project through"
Many suggestions Made.
Although no formal vote was taken, in
the general discussion that followed vari-
Gus members offered. suggestions as to
how the board should cooperate with the
memorial association. Gen. Harries said
that the Washington committee on finance
Of which William v. Cox was chairman
was now canvassing those who had sub
scribed to the former auditorium project
which was abandoned, and urging them
TO transfer their pledges to the George
Washington Memorial Association fund.
After the meeting adjourned Gen. Har-
ries said that Mrs. Dimock would be
invited to address the Board of Trade
at its next meeting, when consideration
Of the Washington Memorial Hall would
be a special feature. H. B. F.. Macfar-
land. who was chairman of the commit
tee of business men OF Washington which
FIRST considered the plan of cooperating
with the memorial association, will be
asked to speak on the subject.
report from the committee on indus
trial interests on a smoke-consumng de-
vice, brought to the attention of the
board BY Arthur G.. Moses, was read.
1t was stated that after investigation the
committee had found that the device
was all that 1t was claimed to be.
President Harries was authorized to
mans delegate to represent the Board
OF Trade at the fourth annual congress
to be held in Rochester. N. Y. from
June to H. This action was taken
after a, letter from the Rochester Beard
of Trade had been read asking that
such a delegate be appointed.