The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-04-15
Adjoins National Museum.


A movement to erect world
war memorial building In the ma
tionnl capital Is now well under way.
Under the plans that have been
worked out this memorial il to take
the form Of a msiestic national vic
tory memorial building The con-
gress has donated the site for the
building on the Mall about half way
between the White House and the cap
ltol, adjoining the new National
George Washington Memorial associa-
ton to collect the necessary funds for
its construction and maintenance. $780,
100000. The George Washington
Memorial association has been In ex-
lstence a good many years. II started
out to raise money with which to put
up George Washington memorial
building. That project did not sue
ceed and now the two ideas have been
combined.
Plan Big Auditorium.
The tentative plans for the proposed
national victory memorial building
provide for an auditorium that will
accommodate 1000 persons, a banquet
hall seating 700 persons. q special
room for each state In the Union, and
'or each Of the country's outlying pos
sessions. national headquarters' rooms
for the George Washington Memorial
assocfh ton. the national council OF
women, and the American Legion. and
other patriotic, Industrial. social and
civic bodies Of national character. II
Ia proposed to erect In front Of the
building a suitable victory commemor.
alton statue or statusry group sur.
rounded by gardens which will be
symbolical of the part taken by the
women Of America In the world war.
Thus far about 100000 has been sub
scribed toward the project
What 10 called the service star
plan" for raising the s10,000000 has
been adopted. The central Idea Of the
plan IL to have every one Of the 1000
900 service stars represented In the
memorial building. and TO have the
stars themselves, actually, separately
and individually reproduced on some
suitable surface IN the building thus
10 effect making group national
service fng which will for oil time be
visual record and q reminder Of
what each soldier did. Under the
service star plan each individual EN-
ployer. institution. club. church, col
lege organization or community as the
case mny be. will DO asked to contrib
ute Sc for each blue star and 500 for
each gold star.
=. How Postnasters Are Chosen.
The civil service commission. at
the request OF congress. has ex-
planned to that body precisely how
postmasters Of the first. second and
third class are now chosen. The
legisla tive body has had a notion RICH.
along that politics still governed In
the selection Of postmasters. The civil
service commission insists that this In
not the fact II explains that under
the civil service law positions which
are filled through nomination by the
president for confirmation by the sen
ate. are not included In the competi-
tive classified service. Positions Of
postmasters at first, second and third
class post Offices are not filled In this
manner. For these positions, however.
examinations are held by the civil
service commission at the request Of
the postmaster general, under an ex-
ecutive order Of March 81. 1917.
To be eligible for examination for q
position as postmaster at an office Of
the first, second or third class, an APP
plicant. the commission explains. must
be a citizen Of the United States, must
actually reside within the territory OF
the office for which the application Is
made and must be in good physical
condition. For offices paying more
than $4,000 a year the applicants must
show that at least for seven years
they have held responsible positions
in which the principal duties involved
the management OF business affairs,
such positions as those of president
general manager, general superintend-
ent or assistant general superintend-
ent. requiring active charge OF firms,
corpors tions, businesses or Offices. or
equivalent positions In different
branches Of the postal service. For