Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
Mrs. 0imock Finds Much In
terest in Memorial Building.
URGES VIGOROUS CANVASS
Success Depends on This City Rails
ing Its Allotted Share.
OTHER PLACES WAITING
With $250,OOO Contributed Here
for Project, Mrs. Dimock Says,
Other Cities Will Come Forward.

Declaring that the contribution by
Washingtonians of a nominal share Of
the ultimate cost OF the proposed George
Washington Memorial building would
spell success for that project, Mrs. Henry
F Dimock Of New York. president Of the
memorial association. is urging a vigor-
Gus canvass for contributions in this city
Mrs. Dimock is staying at the Arlington
Hotel.
Contributions in addition to those pre-
viously announced in The Star are A
Aerliner. $3.50. and w. T. Emo, $1,000
This brings the total contributions up to
s17.9o0
In view of the s17.aJ0 which has been
promised for the building. and consider
ing the large field for possible contribu
tons. which. according to Mrs. Dimock,
has not Yet been tapped. she feels that
Washington can raise at least s2oo.0o0 OF
the S2.500,o00 necessary for the building
and endowment of the memorial.
IL Washington will raise this amount.
Mrs. Dimock says. 10 will he comparative
ly ea.s for the other state and city com
mittees to obtain contribu ions To COM
plete the fund. Since her arrival In
Washington. she has interviewed a large
number of local business and profess
sional men. and feels optimistic of the
ultimate result of the campaign for con-
tribuiions.
Need of Convention Hall.
Mrs Dimock has spared no occasion to
impress on those to whom she has talked
the value to Washington, commercially.
of the proposed structure The Capital
city is rapidly becoming the convention
city of the United States. In the race
TiSfin
greatly handicapped, according to Mrs.
Dimock. by the lack of hall meeting
place large enough to accommodate big
assembiage. This deficiency the proposed
memorial will supply. mammot.l
convention hall will be one OF the chief
features in its construction.
The association has been promised
the support of Gen. George II. Harries.
president Of the Board of Trade: vii
liam f. GUIDE. president of the Chamber
of Commerce, and w. V. Cox of the
citizens committee charged with IA s.
ing the money. All who have enlisted
in the campaign believe such building
would prove a powerful magnet in
dra wing conventions and meetings to
Washington.
Mrs. Dimock has met with marked
success in her efforts in New York, but
she feels that the path VIII be easier
there and elsewhere If citizens or wash
ington testify to their interest and sup
port of the project in material form
In view Of the advantages that viii
accrue to this city and Its business IN
terests from the memorial, $250,000 is
not considered too large an apportion-
ment for washington. II this city full
fills expectations in the matter OF con-
tributions Mrs ID mock hopes to have
raised the necessary amount to insure
the laying of the corner stone before
March 4, 1912.
Headquarters for Societies.
Accommodations for headquarters for all
patriotic, scientific and educational So
cieties will be made in the building The
Society Of Colonial Danes. at its annual
meeting last spring. passed a resolution
providing that $4,000 be raised to pay
for rooms in the hall Requests fer
quarters have been received from num-
Der of other patriotic societies. and II
Is expected q large part OF the money
for the building will be raised by so
cieties which will have permanent mead
quarters in the memorial
In Washington, as in other cities, IN
terest will be melted by number or
meetings for business men and socie les
The advantag es of the proposed building
vii be laid before the meet'n2s and
ali who can will be asked to join in the
work and swell the list of contributors.
1t is hoped to divert the interest in the
audi orium which was Propo ed Tor WASH
ingtOn some time ago, out WHICH mas ~"
been abandoned, to the Geor WASHING
ton memorial. Many who were active In
soliciting funds for the former pro Get
have promised Mrs. Dimock and the local
committee support. and an attempt VIII
be made to induce those who promised
contributions for the auditorium to
change the object of their donations.
Mrs. Dimock Expresses Qualification.
at am quite pleased with the result OF
my trip to Washington" said Mrs. Dimock
last night II find that a great deal OF
interest has been aroused here and those
who are working for the association from
this end are evidently much encouraged
by the prospects of success.
1.-THE interest in the memorial has been
clearly demonstrated to me by the large
number of friends who have ca led up 70
saw that the lecture of Col. Roosevelt.
before the Geographical Society FRIDAY
nigilt, should be big boost for the hall.
as showing the need Of some place in
Washington that could comfortably &C
conn odate a large assembla"e.
observation-disclosures are evidently much
aroused over the campaign. and ] am
sure will raise at least S2J0,OO0 for the
fund Residents and business interests
of this city have at last found the ne
cessity Of some such building as the
George washington Memorial Hall Will
be and are ready to put shoulders to the
Waiting on Washington.
s.Aruch depends on the result of the