Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-27
other will be placed in a vault near the
Cheops pyramid, in Egypt.
To Be Opened in 2O13.

On the box in New York will be placed
a copper plate inscription addressed to
the citizens of New York. directing them
to open the chest January 1. 2O13, one
century hence. The chests will also con-
tain various documents, tablets and pho
tographs relating to the life and af1airs
of the people in the Year 1913. 1t is ex-
pected to be an interesting message to
posterity.
kept in various ways. One Of these ways
is to be through talking pictures. set
of the first dozen records has been made
by Edison for the association. Phono-
graphic records are also to be obtained.
"Movie" Films, Also.
Moving pictures Of historic events are
to be obtained through cooperation of
the film companies. Many Of these
priceless records, such as those covering
Amundsens discovery Of the south pole
the fighting in the Balkans and the in
auguration Of President Wilson, are al
ready in existence.
Another method of keeping records of
the age is to be through parchment rec
ords, made with permanent ink, by the
men and women associated with big
movements. Among the nearly fifty al
ready collected are records by Peary and
Amundsen on the conquest OF the poles,
an expression by ex-President Taft on
Maeterlinck, Lord Rayleigh. George
Bernard Shaw, Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Luther Burbank, James Bryce. Sir Hiram
S. Maxim, the late President Madero of
Mexico, William Jennings Bryan, Andrew
Carnegie, Admiral George Dewey, SIR
Arthur Wing Pinero, Elihu Vedder. Rich
ard Strauss. DR.. Alfred r. Wallace. H.
G.. Wells. Sir William Ramsay and others.
A parchment of Frederick Harrison,
which has been said to contain proph-
ecy as to the fate of the British en-
pire, is to be preserved, at his request,
unopened for at least a century.
Work has also been begun in securing
rag paper records from the worlds great
est scientists of first-hand stories of their
discoveries and theories. from explorers
stories of their travels, from leaders of
thought the story Of some philosophic
idea or economic theory, from the actors
in great events their autobiograph rec
ord. from artists, musicians, sculptors.
architects, military leaders and httera-
teurs the story in detail Of their greatest
achievement of their greatest work.
Plans Own Building.
1t is announced that the ultimate aim
Of the association is the securing of an
idea! building of it's own. designed es-
pecally for the preservation Of records.
but in the meantime all records are to be
stored in the New York Public Library.
Duplicates of the originals are to be dis
tributed to all members 1t Is also aimed
to obtain a picture gallery OF all the
great leaders of the age.
The officers of the association are as
follows:
Honorary president-William II. Taft
President-Herbert L. Bridgman.
Vice presidents-Rear Admiral r. E.
Peary. Justice Victor j. Downing
Robert C. Morris. DR.. George F. Kunz
John Barrett Col. d. L. Brainard
u. S. A., and Alexander konta.
Secretary--Wi liam George Jordan.
Observation-Disclosures konta, Herbert L.
Bridgman, John G. Agar. Charles K
Lamb, Joseph Rowan, T. Nj. Cravath, AL
fred ii. Saunders, George Grantham Balm
and William George Jordan.
Treasurer-E. NJ Cravath.
Managing director-William George
Jordan.
Observation-Disclosures Victor ]. Dow
ling, Maj. Gen. r. ID. Grant L. S. A
Oswald Garrison Willard, Herbert L.
Bridgman, Dr. George F. Kunz, A. B.
Hepburn, John Barrett. Melville E.
Stone. Gen Thomas II. Hubbard. DR.
William Milligan Sloane. Robert C.
Ogden. John G. Agar. Dr. Melvil Dewey
Alexander konta, DR.. Talcott Williams,
George A. Plimpton. Hamilton Holt j. N
Larned. William I. Evans, Col d. L