The Washington herald., 1919-01-27
GREAT TEMPLE
OF PATRIOTISM
ASSURED CITY
Advocates Of Memorial
Project Expect Congress
to Hasten Bill.
COST TO BE $1,000, 600
Conference of Committees
of Societies Interested to
Be Held Today.

Washington is to have temple of
patriotism unless all present signs
fall.
Plans for a magnificent structure as
a living monument to the sacrifice
and vaIor Of American soldiers and
sailors have taken concrete form.
A bill covering the project Is being
prepared by Representative W. Frank
James, OF Michigan, and will be pre-
scented in the House this week. II
win carry an appropriation of s1,op
900 or more.
Conferences will he held today be-
tween members of the memorial COM
mittee OF the Presidents Own Garri-
son, Army and Navy Union. and the
Fine Arts Commission. and Maj. Ray
mond W. Pullman. Chief of Police,
who has fathered the projected struc-
ture in the Washington Board of
Trade.
VIII Petition Congress-
Following these conferences and in
PRODUCTION of the bill in Congress.
Past Commander w. l.. Hull. Of the
Presidents Own Garrison. will urge
all patriotic organizations in the
United States to petition House and
Senate for passage of the measure.
American soldiers and sailors re-
turning from across seas, where they
assisted in taking the germ out OF
Germany" and those who were in
readiness in the home camps to go
over. will be given opportunity to
petition Congress in favor of the me
mortal
Representative James is a veteran
OF the war with Spain. He was a
member of a fighting regiment from
Michigan which took an important
part in winning that conflict for hU-
manity. Mr.. James also is one of the
live wires I'm the House. He believes
this government should express its
gratitude to the men who have fought
the battles of the Republic by a
splendid edifice in imperishable mar
BILE which shall be both useful and
ornamental Hence he favors the
temple of patriotism rather than
other memorials that have been pro-
posed
viii Fill Crying Needs.
It is poirsted out that the proposed
memorial structure will supply sew
eral crying needs for Washington.
One of these is a great auditorium
for the national conventions that are
held here from time to time. An
other is meeting places for patriotic
associations. especially those of a
semimilitary character. A third is
the proposed museum of war in
which may be placed on public ex-
hibition the many interesting and
historical relics of war. from the
Revolution to the World War now
being brought to a victorious con-
Clusion. many of which are stored
in government buildings The
building itself will be a pic
tuyesque addition to the splendid
government edifices here. 1t will be
an object lesson to the world of
Americas appreciation of it's peer
less soldiery.
Plans for the proposed structure
have not yet been drawn in detail,
but tentatively it is proposed to
have a large central building in
white marble two stories in height
On the first floor the ample audit r.
ium. flanked on either side by
wings, one to be occupied as the
museum of war. and the other as a
library or gallery of art devoted to
patriotic subjects while the entire
second story would be devoted to
halls as meeting places for patriotic
associations. with lounge and COM
mittee rooms.
1t is further proposed to have an
inspiring dome surmounting the
temple. to be fitted with a carillon
or chimes, the bells to be cast from
cannon captured from the enemy in
the world war or other conflicts in
which this country has been en-
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