Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-23
FUND INCREASED $4,000
Meeting of Delegates in the Cham
Der of Commerce.
PLAN MADE TO CANVASS CITY
Pressing Need of a Great Convention
lar Response to Appeal.

hall project through their delegates at
mass meeting in the Chamber of Com
merce last night. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the conventions
committee of the Chamber of Commerce,
which has been conducting a wide pub
licity campaign in the interests of the
memorial hail. The delegates voted unan-
imous approval Of a plan for the ap-
pointment by each organization interest
ed in the project of committees of ten to
cooperate with the Chamber Of Com
merce committee in raising the $250,OOO
which is to be Washipgton's share in the
great memorial building.
The organizations, in furtherance of
this plan, will be asked not to wait until
their next monthly meeting to appoint
their committees, but to act Immediately
so that q meeting Of the joint committee
may be held and the work Of raising the
money begun as quickly as possible.
The conventions committee Of the
Chamber of Commerce, it was explained,
is rapidly completing a card index Of
the citizens which Is to be used in the col
lection of funds The city will be di-
vided up into districts and these districts
assigned to the various organizations
taking part in the movement.
Fund Increased by $4,000.
After the plan Of procedure had been
decided upon John Dolph, who presided
at the meeting. called upon the various
organizations represented and individuals
present to say what they would do in be-
half of the memorial building. In less
time than it takes to tell 5000 had been
promised to the fund, and the organiza-
lions, through their representatives, had
pledged themselves to RAISE large sums.
This sum, however, Is only part of the
subscriptions already promised by citi-
zens of Washington.
Granville NJ. Hunt, chairmap.Qf the con-
ventions committee. and John Dolph.
chairman of the subcommittee in charge
of the mass meeting, took the chair.
d. j. Callahan, first vice president of
the chamber, in the absence Of President
and declared that If the organiza-
ton and citizens of Washington stood
shoulder to shoulder in the campaign for
funds the necessary amount would GER
tainly be raised.
Need of Convention Hall.
The pressing need Of great convention
hall was discussed by Henry B. F. Mac
farland Mr.. Mcfarland said that twice
before attempts had been made in WASH
ington to raise funds for convention
hall, but had failed.
THE last time we had pledged $16O, co.,"
said Mr.. Macfarland. land we hope to
have these subscriptions transferred to
the new fund. In the present project
is called upon to pay only
10 per cent OF the actual cost and main
tenance of the great building. While there
will be no direct returns upon the money
by Westinghouse, there will
be indirect returns to every business man
in the National Capital But suppose
there were no returns. direct or indirect,
suppose sentiment alone led us to con-
tribute to the fund for this great memorial
to the father of his country. We should
tie glad of the opportunity to make our
contributions"
Over $500, 600 Raised.
Charles J. Bell, treasurer Of the George
Washington Memorial Association, which
has charge of raising the funds through
out the country, gave a few actual
facts in regard to the project. He sad
that he had recently heard from Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock of New York, president
of the ASSOCIATION, that over haf a mil
lion dollars had already been contributed
to the fund.
Zone man whose check for almost any
amount would be good in every civilized
country of the world SAID Mr.. Bell, mas
contributed $lOJ,UOO to the project. There
have been number of contributions OF
from $1,000 to $1,000. But Mrs. Dimock
and the other ladies who are taking such
an active part in raising this fund are
constantly met with the question, what
is Washington doing to aid the project?
We must do our share to get this great
building. The plan is for a great audi
tOrium and thirteen smaller meeting rooms
10 be named after the thirteen original
states. There is also to be a children s
room, and 1 am informed by Mrs. Dimock
that already more than $500 children
have subscribed to the fund for this
ROOM
MRS Archibald Hopkins, one of the
trustees of the George Washington Me-
mortal Association, in brief address de-
clared that the memorial hall should be
the home of all patriotic and civic or
ganiza tons of the country
Contributions of SCIENTISTS
when the first million dollars of the
81. 500 600 needed is in hand work on the
foundations of the building can be be-
gun" said DIR. Charles D. Walcott, sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institution and
a member of the advisory council of the
George Washington Memorial Associa-
ton. "A year ago, to try the sentiment
of the country at large in regard to the
proposed memorial to George Washing
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