The Washington times., 1911-03-21
MEETING TO DISCUSS
FUND FOR MEMORIAL
Organizations Will Assemble
in Chamber of Com
merce Hall.
PROGRAM ARRANGED,
SPEAKERS SELECTED
Plan Is to Give Project of Mrs.
Dimock Greatest Possible
Publicity.

arrangements for the meeting of dele
gates from all the business, civic
citizens, fraternal, and patriotic organi
Zations of the city to be held at tht
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
tomorrow night in the interest of the
George Washington Memorial Conven'
tion Hall movement are complete today
The conventions committee of the
Chamber has received information thai
delegates from a large proportion OF
the organizations will be present, and
invitations to attend were received this
morning b. every member of the Cham
her. Fe5eraI and District employees are
also being invited today, through invi-
tations being sent 10 chiefs of divisions
and bureaus.
At meeting OF the committee in the
rooms of the Chamber last night the
list OF speakers, and the program for
tomorrow night were made up John
Dolph. chairman of the mass meeting
subcommittee, will preside. Granville
M Hunt, chairman of the committee,
VIII call the meeting to order, and G.
Z Crump, secretary of the committee,
VIII read the pledges which have al
ready beeG made TO the building fund.
Women to Make Addresses.
Two women. Mrs. Charles D. Walcott,
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. vice presi-
dent and trustee of the George Wash
ington Memorial Association, will make
addresses on he progress OF the work.
Other speakers will be Capt. James F.
Oyster, president of the Chamber of
Commerce; Henry B. F. Macfarland,
Charles J. Bell, treasurer of the asso-
citation; DR.. Charles D. Walcott, mem
Der of the advisory council of the me-
mortal association; William F. GUIDE,
former president of the Chamber of
Commerce; Granville NJ. Hunt chairman
Of the conventions Committe; p. J. Hal
ugan. and J. Louis Willige.
The detailed proposition to erect in this
city S,5O.OOO memorial convention hall
will be laid before the meeting, and it's
advantages explained. The committee
brought to an understanding of the offer
which Mrs. Henry =. Dimock, OF New
York, has made to Washington, to erect
such building here and have it endow-
Cd, provided this city subscribes one
tenth OF the necessary amount. there
will be little difficulty in raising the
quarter of a million dollars required.
Canvass for Subscriptions.
Il is for this purpose that the meeting
tomorrow night is planned. so that as
wide publicity to the project as possible
may he given.
Other plans are on foot by the COM
mittee, to follow the mass meeting A
convass of the city for subscriptions is
expected 10 be started by a committee
next week. The city is being laid out
in sections for that purpose One hun
dred society girls will be asked TO sell
buttons with the portrait and signature
Of George Washington, and other means
of raising the funds are being planned.
The subcommittee of the conventions
committee, which has in charge the Sc
curing of subscriptions, consists of
Granville NJ. Hunt, chairman; c.. f.
Crwnp, secretary; John Dolph, John F.
Slaven. J. Louis Willige, and Thomas
Grant. Others who were at the meeting
last night are NJ. A. Leese, o. P. New
man, L. NJ. Thayer, and D. J. Kaufman.