The Republican journal., 1910-02-24
As A Birthday Gift.

ton. Hall to Spread knowledge Will
Rise at Nations Capital. To Fulfil
Washington's Wish.
NEW YORK, February 81. Planning
for the biggest birthday present in his
tory to be given by the American people
for the father of their country on the
22nd of this month. leaders of the ma
tional movement to build $500, 900
George Washington Memorial Hall at
Washington, D. c. are completing their
campaign to assure the project in this
city. With the active support of ev-
cry national patriotic and learned So
ciety as we'll as thousands of public spir-
tied citizens already secured, the George
Washington Memorial Association is
country will join to celebrate Washing
toms Birthday this year by offering this
living monument to carry out Washing
toms wish for the general diffusion of
knowledge" If every American will
lend a hand during the next few weeks,
it is declared, this great auditorium that
is sadly needed by all the national Or
CARNATIONS of the country may be really
started on the 17Sth anniversary of the
birth of the first president.
Hundreds of members of the Washing
ton Academy of Sciences, the National
Federation of Art, the National Academy
of Sciences and the American Medical
Army of the Republic, the United Cor
federate Veterans, the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, the Sons of the
American Revolution and other patriotic
bodies are today actively working to en-
list the support of the people in every
section 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 a dime to buy one
brick in the great structure that will
carry out Washington's last wish.
Preachers, teachers and public speakers
are volunteering from many communi-
ties to rally their townsmen for the big
Washington's Birthday project. In ev-
cry 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 gem
eral diffusion of knowledge" according
to the parting admonition Of Washington
to his people, is the object of the pro-
posed headquarters and auditorium that
is to be built for all the learned societies
of the nation in his name Leaders in
scientific and educational work today as
sured Mrs. Henry F. Dnnock, president
of the George Washington Memorial AS
ISOLATION, who is leading the movement
at % East 60th street in this city, that
the present lack Of adequate convention
facilities at Washington is seriously ham
pering their progress as well as shaming
this country in the eyes Of the learned
societies of other nations. Nothing could
further the spread of science and know
ledge better than the erection of such an
institution as the George Washington
Memorial Hall, they declare.
every American owes moral debt
to George Washington whose last request
of his people was for just such an institu-
ton as we hope to see raised in his name,
said Mrs. Dimock today. cit is to carry
out the dearest wish of our first pres
ident that we are asking all loyal Amer
leans to contribute to the establishment
of theGeorge Washington Memorial Hall,
which we are assured is the thing most
needful to promote knowledge in the ma
ton today. Every contributor will receive
certificate as holder of perpetual in
terest in the big building as well as
souvenir button from our headquarters
at Is East Goth street, where substantial
support is already being received from
all over the country"