Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-28
Lincoln Memorial Appropriation.

Tort Oh the CITY.
Lincoln Memorial Appropriation.
1--WE are much encouraged that the ap-
preparation for s2,0oOo00 has been secured
for the Lincoln memorial. / understand
that this may be at least partly placed 10
the credit OF your committee. Now we
must see that this memorial is so de-
signed and located as to fit into the
general scheme
For the first time the citizens OF Wash
ngton' through one of its important conf
mercial organizations, the Chamber of
Commerce, has become actively interested
and lends its weight toward the artistic
growth OF our city. measure most i'm
portant to our future welfare
The committee have all had the PAM
phlet published by the Chamber of COM
merce. descriptive of this plan. forwarded
TO them and resolutions will be presented
which hope your committee will approve
as a report to the chamber
our committee has been selected with
great care by the chamber of commerce
with reference to their fitness, their COM
mandins influence with various sections
or the city. with strong organizations,
with institutions of learning. with large
business interests with strong tinan ,ial
institutions, with enthusiastic art soc:e-
ties. with the influential press Of the city.
with jealous civic societies. in fact, with
all who should be most active in secur-
ing capital city worthy of the nation.
Approved by President Taft.
I'VE have the President with us, We
have members of the cabinet with us,
We have strong senators with us, we have
representatives with us. Let your COM
Tnittee use every means to show Congress
that the people OF the country are with
us in securing a great and imposing ma
tienal city. and then We will have ma
jorlty in both branches of Congress with
US.
1t now rests with your committee, with
the general interest now aroused, to Sc.
cure the support Of the people of Or
city and the nation through your or
whether social, patriotic,
artistic. business or the press. and we
will accomplish immediate results
Let US be optimistic and enthusiastic
and we will succeed in giving the coun-
try the most imposing capital city Of the
world
Maj. Judson Urges Cooperation.
Maj Judson. the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District, urged that the citi-
zens OF Washington assist the Commits
sioners in their selections of the land
which Congress may be asked to pur-
chase first in carrying out the park COM
mission plan. He pointed out that it will
take seven or eight years to obtain all
the land needed, perhaps longer, and that
the government should purchase first that
land which Is increasing in price and
which may be used for otEer purposes.
Mrs S. A. Willis suggested that 1t
would. be an economical plan to obtain
options on all the land in the near fu-
ture. thereby preventing a great increase
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ment as time goes on.
Committee Members.
The members of the committeeman
ly all of whom attended the meeting
yesterday. are Glenn Brown, chairman
William r. shannon, vice chairman;
Thomas Grant. secretary; G. j. Bell,
s.. C. Bone. Representative Richard,
Bartholdt. Ira E. Bennett, Emil Ber-
liner. Miss Mabel Boardman. Appleton
p. Clark. jr.. william Nick. Clayton.
w. s. Corby. D. J. Callahan, John
Dolph, E. H. Daniel, w. W. Finley,
H. B. Davidson. B. B. Earnshaw, Will
liam John Eynon, ". T. Galliher W.
f. Gnde. julius GarfiniSle. r. II. Colds
borough, r. n. Harper. Bishop Hard
ing. N. c. .Hazen. w. .. Hoover. Rev.
j. j. Himmel. Hennen Jennings. Maj.
w. v. Judson. Gen. John \. John
ston, Louis kann. DR.. George NJ
Kober, a. Lisner A. NJ Lothrop,
Franklin MacVeagh, j. Rush Marshall.
II. B. F. Mcfarland. DR.. James Dudley
Morgan. A. G. Moses. Frank ID. Millett,
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. Samuel Mad
dox, Charles D. Norton. Frank B. Moves
Thomas Nelson Page. Henry kirke Por-
ter. Clarence Norment. Capt. James +.
Oyster. r. b. Pyle. NJ. N. Parker. Father
Russell. Cuno H. Rudolph, W. P. Rich
ards. Judge w. p. Stafford. F.. ID. Shaw
B. L. saul, 4. Leftwich Sinclair, Albert
Schulteis Rear Admiral Charles Fl.
Stockton. Rev. Thomas ]. Silahan, Frank
p. Slayden, Gen. George Al. Sternberg.
George Stuart. \. Tweedale, j. S. Tyree,
Mrs. Herbert Wadsworill. Henry l..
West George White. John L. Weaver,
Simon Wolf. ]. Louis Willige and Mrs.
S. A. Willis,