Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-09
HEAD Of LEGION
RECEIVES K. Of c.
S,00,OOO0FFER
Belief Expressed Fund for
Memorial Building Will
Be Accepted.

Col. r. w. Galbraith, national COM
mander of the American Legion, re-
ceived the formal offer OF a $4,000, 900
memorial building to be given to the
American Legion. BY the Knights of
Columbus, and to be erected in the Ma
tional Capital. at Il conference with su-
preme officers of the knights in New
York today.
Col. GaIbraith said that he believes
the gift will be accepted. and announced
that he will call a meeting of the ma
tional executive committee Of the legion,
at the national headquarters in Indian
apolis as soon as possible
The conference, which lasted for an
hour. showed that there is no difference
of opinion between Col. GalbFaith and
the Knights of Columbus officers regard
ing the location of the proposed memo
rial building, and that 1t is unanimous
ly agreed that it must be erected in the
National Capital. and preferably on land
authorized by Congress.
ID. J. Callahan Attends Meeting.
d. J. Callahan. supreme treasurer of
the knights, who is custodian of the
fund. which is now invested in United
States Treasury certificates. was pres
the report of the meeting was received
from him and others attending the
conference over long distance tele-
phone.
Others who represented the Knights
in making the formal offer were James
A. Flaherty of Philadelphia. supreme
knight: Joseph G. PelIetier of Boston.
supreme advocate: William D. Larkin
of New York, supreme secretary. and
Harry Mcdonald, assistant supreme
secretary.
After the gift had been formally of
fered to him Col. Galbraith said he was
greatly impressed by the generous Of
fer of the knights of Columbus.
There can be no question" he said.
building of this nature is the National
Capital. The knights of Columbus
have attached no strings of any kind
to their magnificent offer. They have
not even reserved the privilege Of CIV
ing the building a name. This is char
acteristic of their generosity toward
the service men during the war and
since the war.
VIII Call Committee Together.
Il shall call a meeting at the first
opportunity Of the executive commit
tee of the American Legion to con-
slider this offer. This meeting will be
held at the national headquarters in
Indianapolis and I shall personally lay
the matter before our council as
cogently as possible"
He explained that the executive
council is composed of fifty-six state
commanders as well as the national
officers Of the legion.
d. J. Callahan in explaining the COM
plete understanding and accord Of
feeling that existed at the conference
today said:
The knights of Columbus offer to
the legion has no intention of desig-
mating the national headquarters Of
the American Legion. That is purely
a matter for the legion itself to de-
termine. Our sole aim is to present
to the nation through the American
Legion, which is unauestionably the
organization of broadcast constituency
among the service men, q suitable
memorial in the form of a building
that will be at once monumental and
useful.
THE knights of Columbus offer of
the memorial building is universal in
ans. The title to the building when
completed will be vested solely in the
American Legion. but quarters will
be available in the building for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Con-
the Spanish War Veterans and such
other organizations of similar char
acter as may be determined.
1t is now entirely for the Legion
to decide, but we are unanimous in
our opinion that the building must
be erected in the National Capital"
Architects Are Announced.
The war service committee of the
Knights announced that the archi-
tects for the memorial building will
be Maginnis & Walsh of Boston
who also are architects for the Ma
tional Shrine of the immaculate Con-
ception, now being erected on the
Catholic University grounds, which
also is $5,000,O00 structure.
friend in Col. Galbraith, who for
merly was international vice presi :
dent of the Rotary Club and was q
guest of that organization at a din
ner in Washington, when Mr.. Gala
han was the local president