Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
BOARD OF TRADE TO AID
c. ". MEMORIAL SCHEME.
Committee Appointed to So
Iicit Contributions to Dis
trict Fund.

The Board Of Trade plans to enter
actively into the collection of funds for
the erection of the proposed George
Washington Memorial Convention Hall in
Washington, and Gen. George II. Har-
ries. president Of the board, today an
nounced the appointment of a committee
to take charge of the campaign for funds.
The committee consists OF Thomas {.
Noyes, chairman: William p Emo, w. J..
Boardman, Alfred p, Thorn, Hennen Jen-
n.ngs, G. w. r. Swartzell and j. Louis
W'illige
It is expected that the committee will
begin Immediately upon the work of So
Letting contributions to the two-hundred-
nd-ffty-thousand-d dollar fund, which is
to be Washington's share in the cost
dollar convention hall planned by the
George Washington Memorial Association.
Donation of 100000.
The reported donation by a wealthy I'M
named New York financier of $4,000 to
The George Washington Memorial build
ing fund does not, it is believed, relieve
Washington from any part OF the task as
signed to 1.-THE raising of $2JO,OOO. which
is a tenth part of the total cost of the
prospective building and endowment
Information Of the donation was con-
tanned in press dispatches from New
York yesterday. So far as can be learn
ed no other information, official or I'M
official, has been received here. None of
the leaders in the local movement has
received official notification of the dona-
ton, and it is therefore believed that the
donation will be added to New York
city's appOrtionment. and that Washing
ton will still have the task of raising its
quota
Assured of Success.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Dimock, a leader in the
campaign to raise funds, has promised
that if Washington will raise S25O.OuO it
will be matter of but a short time be-
fore she will have raised the remainder
of the 900 necessary for the build
ing and endowment. Mrs Dimock said
the New York apportiOnment had been
practically raised several months ago.
New York is expected to present $4,000
to the building.
1t has been decided to open negotia-
tons for site as soon as the first half
million is assured. When the site has
been purchased and first work begun the
active campaign for popular subscriptions
will be commenced. That the memorial
may be in reality a gift of the people,
the moving spirits in the work have de-
creed that no more than the first $iOO,OOJ
should be raised by large individual do
nations.
Good Roads Committee Named.
President Harries of the Board of Trade
also appointed today a committee to
work in the interests Of a highway from
a point in Fairfax county. Va, to Wash
ington, following the request made at the
last meeting of the Board of Trade by
representatives of the Fairfax County
Good Roads Association. The committee
consists of Arthur c. MoseS, chairman;
D. ]. Callahan John L. Newbold, w. f.
Roberts and Samuel l.. Ross.
A special Board of Trade membership
card Is being mailed to the members of
the board by the secretary. William John
Eynon. 1t is designed to fit into card
cases or pocketbooks and will be of use
to the members when visiting boards of
trade in other cities.
The delegates from the Board Of Trade
to the Pan-American commercial con-
ference. which will be held in Washing
ton February Is. under the auspices of
the Pan-American Union, are Villain
John Eynon, w. Morgan Shuster and D. s.
Porter.