Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1910-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER

ested in the erection of a memorial |
building 10 the first president of the
nation are formulating plans for an
extensive campaign In the District Of
Columbia.
Memorial TO Washington.
The George Washington Memorial
association was Incorporated here in /
September, 1898. for the purpose of
erecting at the national capital build /
ing TO be known as the George Wash |
ington Memorial building in com |
memoration of the interest taken by |
the first president in higher education |
I'm America.
The memorial building which II Is I
proposed TO erect in furtherancc OF
this idea is TO be practical in plan and
construction. Of a durable character
and an architectural feature Of the
capital 1t is planned TO have it used
as a home and gathering place for ma
tional. patriotic. scientific. educational.
literary, art. medical and other similar
organizations that may need such ~.
commodations.
To Contain Big Auditorium.
IL has often been pointed ont that
the national capital is the appropriate
meeting place for all organizations
that are national in character. and yet
many of them are deferred from com
ing here owing to the lack OF suitable
accommodations for large conventions.
The proposed memorial building viii
contain a great hall or auditorium.
probably as spacious as any In the
country. and other rooms for the meet
ing Of congresses or conventions OF
smaller size. Office rooms for the head
quarters Of the various organizations
that uIay be associated with the prof
ect and students research rooms.
II is proposed by the association TO
raise 100000 for the building and
100000 as an endowment for mainte-
nance. so that societies and conven-
tions may use the building without
charge.
The chiIdren's Tribute.
Every child Is asked to wear a
: George Washington button. which
costs 10 cents. From this fund it is
hoped 10 build one wing of the build
ing. which win be the chlldren's trib-
ute to Washington.
The entrance fee for ASSOCIATION
membership is So. which will cover
the dues for the FIRST year. 10 be re
mitted to the treasurer. The annual
dues are 50. The fee for life member
ship is 500. a receipt with engraved
head of Washington IS sent TO each
contributor. and his name and address
viii be entered in the permanent rec
ord of the association.
Guides to Be Licensed.
I The senate has approved a measure
providing for the licensing of guides
at Washington. The hill prescrilecs
that no person shall be licensed as
guide unless the commissioners OF
the District are satisfied he is per
son of coed moral character and is
qualified TO render the service for
which he IS 10 be licensed and the
commissioners may promulgate regu
iations for the prevention Of fraud
and imposition by such guides upon
the person employing them. for the as
certainment OF these qualifications and
may provide penalties for the viola
/ ton Of the regulations.
I Each guide must pay an annual IL
I ccnse tax OF s.. There is also clause
requiring peddlers 10 pay an annual
{ tax Of SD.
Washington Masonic Relics.
| Prominent Masons from all over the
I country met the Alexandria Washing
ton lodge at Alexandria. Va. recent
Iy TO discuss plans for building a Ma
sonic temple in Alexandria so that
proper provision may be made for the
3 care and preservation of the famous
Washington relics now in the custody
of that lodge.
( The present temple in which the Vir-
ginia lodge meets Is not the building
where Washington. its first master.
presided over its deliberations. The
( original building was destroyed in
/ 1871. and the present structure. which
/ is part of Alexandria's city hall and
I = given 20 the use of the old Wash
/ ington lodge for ninety-nine years, was
! erected on its site. Fortunately almost
I all the priceless curiOs which the old
/ lodge had accumulated were saved.
+ The chief losses were the glassware
used in the time of Washington.
which were taken by vandals. Some
| of this was returned. The masters
! chair used by Washington, OF leather
/ and inlald mahogany. is now kept IN
! der a glass case and used only Mt the
installation of officers. but several OF
( the bent wood chairs used by the
brothers in Washington's day are still
/ in the possession OF the lodge and in
use like other of the lodge furniture
Valuable Mementos.
The only portrait extaDt Of Lord
/ Fairfax by Sir Joshua Reynolds hangs
/ on the wall OF the anteroom. and an
other supposed Reynolds Is suspended
beside IT, Two Of the Washington
aprons, the trOwel with which Wash
/ ingion laid the cornerstone of the
I United States capitol. piece Of Plym-
cuth rock. the handouts taken from
John Brown at Harper's Ferry, piece
Of the stone OF tae Washington moI,u-
! ment, original paintings of Washing
ton ard Lafayette thousand and
one mementOs which no money on
I earth could buy from the loyal Masons
Of Virginia are displayed in and about
. The ledge room. They are in grave
sanger from fire.
The Masons are aiming to obtain
I fund Of Sf.00o.00G. more or less. with
which to erect a building in which the
Masonic memorials Of George wash
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