The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-01-12

North and South Unite With ReveIu.
tionary Bodies To Honor Wash
ia0fo0.


tionary Bodies To Honor Wash
ington.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-(Special)-
Veterans of the blue and the gray
armies as well as thousands of des-
cendants OF the men who fought for
freedom in the days Of the revolu-
ton have today been mustered into
the ranks OF the George Washington
Memorial association that has mapped
out here for the new year q national
campaign to build at the country's
capital a $2,500.000 hall in honor OF
the first president. Reports from
the headquarters Of this new move
ment show that many members OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, the
United Confederate Veterans. the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy, the Sons of the American
Revolution, the Society Of the Cincin-
natl and other patriotic bodies have
volunteered to present to the people
in every part of the country this OPP
portunity for paying tribute to the
memory of Washington by helping
to give all of the nations learned and
patriotic societies such headquarters
and auditorium as they have always
needed. Within the opening year the
fund required to erect this George
washington Memorial hall will be
raised by popular subscription. it is
expected.
To house the precious relics Of the
patriotic organizations Of the whole
country and to furnish rallyine
ground at the capital for all their
members is one Of the principal OBJ
jects of the proposed memorial build
ing Great gatherings on occasions
of historical significance will for the
first time be made possible at Wash
| ington, the leaders Of such bodies de-
clare. when the national need for ad-
| eouate auditorium facilities is met by
this great structure. In the name OF
the first great patriot it is designed
| to provide this practical means OF
fostering the nations pride in its his
tory.
Urging each member of every pa
triotic organization in the land to en-
list with the forces prepared to sup
port This memorial to the Father o.
his Country, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock
who is leading the campaign at q
East Goth street in this city, is toda!
in correspondence with thousands O
the leading members Of all such bod
les. From the women Identified VIII
the societies of this sort in almost ev'
cry state in the country particular.
ready support has been rendered
MANY chapters and groups OF mem
bers Of women's patriotic societies
have already made appropriations to
ward the George Washington Mem
orial hall while others are asking Mrs
Dimock to address them or send de
tails of the plan.
1--WE already feel assured or TN
support of the whole American PEG
pie for this project to honor Wash
ington and carry out his last WISH
said Mrs. Dimock, president of tn
George Washington Memorial assocla
, ton. today. while members of tn
, patriotic and learned societies ar
; rallying splendidly to our cause, IN
diyidual Americans are beginning t
. send their contributions from all owe
the country. Even the children ar
bringing their dimes to buy brlck
r in the George Washington Memorii
= hall. which is to be built and oWne
D forever by the citizens of the natlo
f that Washington founded"