The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1910-02-11
As UNIQUE
BIRTHDAY GIFT
People Plan Huge Memorial
To Washington.
Hall to Spread knowledge Will
Raise at Nations
Capitol.

VIEW tOrk, reD--fldnDHS TOT Ine
biggist birthday present in history to
be given by the American people for
the father of their country on the
22nd of this month, leaders of the
national movement to build $780,
600 George Washington Memorial Hall
at Washington, ID. C. are completing
their campaign to assure the project
In this city today. With the active
support of every national patriotic
and learned society as well as thous-
ands of public spirited citizens al
ready secured, the George washing
Ton Memorial Association is now con-
hdent that the people of this coun-
cry will join 70 celebrate Washington
Birthday this year by offering this
living monument to carry out Wash
ington's wish for the general DIFF
fusion of knowledge" If every Am
erican will lend a hand during the
next few weeks, II is declared, this
great auditorium that is sadly need
Cd by all the national organizations
Of the country may be really started
on the 17Sth anniversary Of the
firth of the first president.
Hundreds of members of the WASH
ington Academy of Sciences, the Ma
tional Federation of Art, the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences and the
American Medical Association, as well
as Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, the United Confederate Veterans,
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton and other patriotic bodies are
today actively working to enlist the
support of the people in every Sec
ton of the country for this Washing
ton memorial. Thousands of children
in the schools of every state in the
union are also reported to be calling
upon their playmates TO give dime
to buy one brick in the great struc-
ture that will carry out Washing
toms last wish. Preachers. teachers
and public speakers are volunteering
from many communities TO rally their
townsnler for the big Washington's
Birthday project. In every town in
the land it is proposed to hold mass
meetings and raise funds for this
birthday gift of the American people
to George Washington.
To promote institutions for the
general diffusion of knowledge &C
sording to the parting admonition
Of Washington TO his people, is the
object of the proposed headquarters
and auditorium that is to be built
for all the learned societies of the
nation in his name. Leaders in sci
entific and educational work today
assured Mrs. Henry f. Dimcck, presi-
dent of the George Washington Memo
rial Association, who is leading the
movement at 25 East 6Oth street in
this city, that the present lack of
adequate convention facilities at wash
ington is seriously hempering their
progress as we'll as shaming this coun
try in the eyes of the learned So
cieties of other nations. NOshing
could further the spread of science
and knowledge better than the cree
ton of such an institution as the
George Washington Memorial Hail.
they declare.
EVERY American owes moral
debt to George Washington whose
last request of his people was for
just such an institution as we hope
to see raised in his name" said
Mrs. Dimock today. 1T is to carry
out the dearest wish of our first
president that We are asking all
loyal Americans TO contribute to the
establishment of the George Wash
assured Is the thing most neadful 10
promote knowledge in Jhe nation to-
day. Every contributor will receive
a certificate as holder of a perpetu-
al interest in the big building aus we'll
as a souvenir button from our head
quarters at 25 East Goth street. where
substantial support Is already being
received from all over the country"
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