Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-23
STRONG SENTIMENT
FOR MEMORIAL HALL
Such n Building Much Needed IN
Wilmington and Prominent
Citizens Favor II.

While it is "a little carly to forecast tn.
form that Wilmington's patriotic fervoi
Will choose to commemorate the peaci
that has come and the price that IT cost
II Is sufficiently certain that something
will be done as speedily may be, ano
ON scale TINT will not do discresiit tp the
depth of popular sentiment
4 casual cleaning of opinions taken ai
random reveals, IL is a pleasure 30 say. -
decsled trend toward ssme form oi
monumental building that shall enahrlne
permanent records nf the citya part m
events and ITS pride IN its patriotic sons
who participated in their varIouF De
grccs, and at the same time shall have
utility irt,the way Of mn auditorium for
public meetings, with nm organ and other
ndjuneta 4 precedent for such nm ac-
conplIshment ia at hand in Pttsburg, Pa
notably, and there are other cities also
"A alternate IDEAS, II clock tUwer and a
triumphnl arch have been mentioned
wlila' caeh of these ideas haa an appeal.
of less cost or lesa spare required, they
nevorthelcss yicld in appoaItrness tp the
building concept. and whatever fund
is necessary vii be forthcoming without
doubt
All remaining restrictions on non war
construction throughout the nIied States
having been moved. MI building opera
hous nf any character which were gus
pended by The war may be resumed W
further permits will he required
Chairman Barnch of the War Indus
tires Board announced that ID Y Nc
Lehman. chlef of non war construction
of tho board, hnd tclegraphed the order
to ehnirmcn of State Councils pf Defense
n al e
the arfnmtice on November | the non
war construction seotipn took steps ~
loosen the restraints On the industry, and
in n formal order. Issucd that day. re-
moved great many nf the barriers
Since then, and with a virw % assisting
the industry back IN complete peace
bnsis Ne quickly as poegihle, a careful
canvass hns been made tn determine
whether tho conditions obtaining IN each
STATE with resTsnci n building materials
transportation and tho supply of fuel
and labor would warrant removal ~ he
remaining restrictions with tho above
favorable outcome
The ] \ Badcr @ i contractor for
alterations and repairs to the former
purifying house nf the las Company
plant The reconstructed building uli
i'e used f,r warehouse purposes, and its
length reduced from loo feet ~ 81 feet
\ ncw wall viii TO- built on the north
gable he F,aat Second street eall sill be
rebuilt and he whole re- roofcd. At coet
of 81 m0
Interior alterations ~ the dwelling n
the block 1T 1910 French strcei. rs bt Is
~ plan ViIi be carried ont by Charles +
andersen. contractor, for Iohn o Hop
klna. the owner, and call for 81 900
expenditure
he t,Inbe restaurant building AZ
Tenth and TatnalI streets has been closed
III and the sidcwalk II being Iaid. which
will put the corner IN shape for he winter
Most of the other operations along Della
ware avenue have been 60 pietel
Saycr brothers will make m addition
10 thelr plant a. Eighteenth and Rare
streets, costing $500 ] Frank Owens 4
the contractor
The alterations of 81 Market street.
the old Hanna stand, are already he
gun and will cost 5000 according to
the permit Besides interior changes, .
new front Will be put IN On the street level