Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-03-18
WESTINGHOUSE WISH
TO Be FULFILLED
GREAT MEMORIAL BUILDING IN
THE CAPITAL CITY WILL HELP
TO DlFFUSE KNOWLEDGE.
CONGRESS GIVES THE LAND
Association Headed by Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock Is Raising the Money
Beautiful Structure Will House Con-
ventions and National Societies.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

ventions and National Societies.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washington.-A George Washington
memorial building is to be erected in
| the capital city of the Union. 1t has
been long time coming. In a larger
sense the building will be devoted to
educational purposes, the end TO be
reached not by the direct teaching of
things that the schools teach specifical-
~, but by the diffusion of general
knowledge of all things worthy.
In his farewell address George
Washington said: knowledge is in
| lie happiness" He also expressed
the wish that his country would pro-
mote institutions for the general
| diffusion of knowledge For years
| almost out of mind there have been
attempts, some of which died a-born-
ing, to carry out what may be called
| the educational wishes of the Father
of his Country. Comparatively re-
Gently proper project has been for
| mulated and it is to he carried
through to the end of success. Wom-
an, as is quite the usual thing in these
days, will have the main hand and
heart in the patriotic plan.
Some time ago congress agreed to
give the land upon which the George
Washington Memorial bull ing should
| no fnd hn oix-c is, oy.f
of the Mall which lies southwark of
Pennsylvania avenue between that
| thOroughfare and the riVCr. Before
many years have passed it is probable
| that all buildings, not given over to
| government uses, which ARE located
between the great avenue and the
river vii: be removed anG then the
| country will have a great open space
occupied by nothing but the trees and
| flowers, ands the lawns which belong
| there together with beautiful struc-
lures devoted to governmental or
memorial uses.
Mrs. Dimock's Successful Efforts.
Mrs. Henry F. DimOck u 1901 Six
| teenth street, Washington, is the p:es-
ident of the George Washington Me-
mortal association Mrs. Dmock is the
sister of William 9. WhitneYs who was
| Grover Cleveland'S secretary of IN /
navy and who frequently is called the
fsther of the modern navy. for it was
under his direction that the first med
eEn warships were bulls anL put into
service
Through the efforts OF Mrs. Dimock
$350,000 have been raised already for
the memorial building purposes. More
money is to be raised, for the build
| ing will cost n large sum and the ex-
penditures necessary to make it meet
| in beauty and utility the demands of
| it's purposes will be great.
The city of Washington never has
had worthy hall in which the vari-
| Gus conventions which are i.eld in the
| capital might meet. 1t is the inten-
ton to open the memorial building for
the use of conventions which, whether
| they are for business or for scholastic
purposes, are in the highest sense edu-
cational. Thus it is intended to carry
out the, views of George Washington
concerning the necessity of promoting
institutions for the general diffusion
OF knowledge"
Features of the Building.
The plans for the great structure
have been approved by the fine arts
commission and by cong, ess. The
main feature of the building is the
large auditorium which will be a me-
Orial to the signers of the Declaration
of Independence. The floor area of
the auditorium will be 3S500 square
feet with a gallery of 10000 square
feet and stage of $500 square feet.
The hall will seat nearly 5000 people.
1t will be used for all national and in
ternatiOnal conventions anG all other
| great public welfare functions.
Grouped about the auditorium will
be six or seven convention nails hold
ing from 600 to $500 people, and each
hall will have two committee or re-
| ceptiOn rooms connected with it. There
will be great banquet hall, large and
small reception rooms, aid in addi-
| ton there will be permanent quarters
for national associations and societies.
Societies of the proper kind may Sc
cure halls in permanency by the pay
ment of $4,000 toward tie building
| fund.
The building proper will be but
| treSSe;' gy two memorial structures
one to Sc memory of the boys of 1915
and the other to the boys CT 1917.
Gas in Warfare.
The Future historian may write
AnTil %, 1915, in letters of red.
If the maker of coming encyclope-
diaS is given to setting forth events in
combinations because of their common
interest, Crecy and Ypres will appear
in close conjunction.
AT Crecy, on August 26, 1346. gun
! powder first was used in battle: while
on April %, 1915. gas first appeared as
q poisonously offensive weapon of war
! fare.
Gunpowder has come to stay. The
hopes of thousands may be to the con-
trary. but the dominating opinion in
military circles is that gas also has
come to stay
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