Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-30
DANES GIVE $4,000
Patriotic Society Contributes
to Memorial Hall Fund.
HEADQUARTERS TN BUILDING
Appeal Will Be Sent Out to Mem
bers Of Organization.
COUNCIL ACTS IN MATTER
Mrs. Dimock Explains Purposes Of
George Washington Association.
Session Brought to Close.
HEADQUARTERS INCLUDING
COUNCIL ACTS IN MATTER

The National Society OF the Colonial
Danes Of American will establish perms-
nent headquarters in Washington and will
have allotted to several rooms in
the proposed George Washington Me
mortal Hall.
At the closing session OF the tenth bi-
ennial council OF the national society.
held In the Arlington Hotel today a
resolution was passed making an initial
appropriation of 5000 to the George
Washington Memorial fund. An appeal
will be sent out to Colonial Danes in al
parts Of the country to make additional
contributions.
The resolution was passed unanimously
and with enthusiasm after Mrs Henry
F. Dimock addressed the council on the
aims and purposes Of the George Wash
ington Memoria. Association. of which
she is president, and pointed out to them
the advantages they would have I'm es-
tablisning permanent headquarters at the
National Capital and in a building which
In the grandeur of its proportions il TO be
one OF the architectural features of Wash
ington. Mrs. Dimock who is herself a
Colonial Dame, came here from New York
for the special purpose OF addressing the
council.
Address Of Mrs. Dimock.
to the society that the George Washington
Memorial Association, composed OF promi
nent men and women I'm all parts OF the
country. was raising a fund OF S2,O0o0J
with which to erect in this city a large
memorial hall as a tribute to the first
President. she said that an additional
$Ju.vtU would De raised as an endowment
fund TO defray the expenses Of main
tenance OF the hail. so tnat it could be
used free OF charge by conventions and
those organizations which viii nave head
quarters in il.
This memorial building she con-
tinued, lis to be practical in plan and
construction, and of the most durable
character. Ii is to be planned SO as TO
furnish a home and gathering place for
national. scientific, educational. literary,
art medical and similar organizations that
may need such accommodations. Ii wall
furnish q place where all the patriotic
societies. both north and south. may tes-
tify to their love for the father Of hts
country. The building will contain a
great hall or auditorium. and rooms for
large congresses, rooms for small and
research rooms.
.-rnis building must be the nations
tribute to Washington. Every one of VI
must have a part In II. L ask each one
OF you to contribute at least one dollar
to the building fund. We also solicit
larger subscriptions that this national
work may be speedily realized.
Buttons for the Children.
Every child is asked to wear George
Washington button which costs 10 cents.
From this fund II is hoped to build one
wing of. the building. which will be the
childrens tribute to Washington.
THE entrance fee shall be s.. which
will cover the dues for the first year, ~
be RENTED to the treasurer. The an
nual dues shall! be g. payable on or be-
fore the 10th day of January. Life mem
bership is $40
"A receipt, with engraved head of
Washington. Will be sent to each contrib
utor and the name and address of each
contributor will be entered In the perma-
nent record of this great undertaking.
Mrs. Dimock stated that many thou
sands of dollars already had been con-
tributed to the fund. and that il was
entific societies of the District had
pledged about $50 600 to the project and
that even the school children in the Ma
tionai Capital. through the purchase of
George Washington buttons. had contrib
uted more than $1,000.
Later in the session $500 was appTopri-
ated for the purpose of securing the serv-
ices OF an expert to examine colonial sill
yer in this country The session came
to a close shortly after l o'clock. This
afternoon at O'Clock Mrs. Dickinson
will give a tea for the DANES at her
residence, 1910 Connecticut avenue. The
reception given at the Colonial Dame
many members of the Society of the Gin
cinnati, Daughters OF the Am. rlcan
Revolution and other similar organiZa
lions were in attendance.