Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-20
DISCUSS BUILDING
SOLDIER MEMORIAL
Features and Location of Proposed
Structure Considered; Also
Means of Raising Money.

Location. size and cost of a building
suitable for a memorial hall to be erected
in this CITY in honor of Delaware men who
served in the Great War. WAS discussed
last night in the Navor's reception room
in the Public Building.
The memorial building will be of two
story construction, the lower part TO be
used for the arrnorv and the upper part
for the convention hall. Suggestions were
made that this upper part he so built that
IL could be divided il occasion required.
Track meets, athletic games, public meet
ings. etc. could he held In this large
auditorium.
Several locations were suggested for the
building by members Of the municipal
convention hall committee and all but
one were turned down for various rea-
sons. The one which was suggested and
seemed to be the most favorable to the
Tneu.bers was a triangular plot of ground
bounded by the Boulevard, Washington
street and Eighteenth street, which was
used several years ago as a site for "a
tabernacle seating 10000 during the
LYONS Campaign.
In speaking Of the city's need for a COM
tnunity hall Frank w PieTon stated
that there was no building in this city
largo enough to accommodate the people
Il a public reception. municipal dance ar
meeting of community chorus WAS
being held. He exhibited to the members
drawings and photographs of The com
munity hali at Milwaukee. which he had
the opportunity To visit while in that city.
The question of location WAS then
brought UP and John Z. Nieids suggested
the Washington Heights plot, which was
fayorably discussed. Questions rs 10 the
size and capacity were then discussed
and tentative decision was made that
the seating capacity should bc about
10000
Suggestions were made and considered
that the off ccs of the various civic or
ranizations about the city should have
space in the new building Harold Keats,
of the Wilmington Community Service,
then told of the cities which have COM
nunity halls, how the size OF the city
compared with the amount per capita, tho
total sum raised and how raised
In the discussion e how money should
bo raised to pay for the building Of the
hall, Ex-C;ovcrnor Charles r. Miller s,g-
gcsted bond issue, third TO be taken
hv the state, ono third by the city, and
the other third hy the people The other
members also favored a bond issue. tho
plans Of which are to bc worked cut lutcr.
4 committee oi FIVE members, Col.
T. Austin Ellison, Harold Keats. A. ID.
Warner, John r. Nields and Frank w.
Pierson was appointed to speak before the
various civic organizations about the
city and secure their interest and opinions
on the subject These FIVE men are 70
report 10 Mayor Taylor and then large
committee. 1T about forty or Fifty men.
viii be appointed 10 20 into details
4 meeting of the committee has been
called fer next Monday evening in the
Mayors Office at which time a further
discussion of the plans will be held. Those
present at the meeting last night were
Mayor Taylor, George r. Lyon. John T
Nields, Harold Keats, Frank W. Pierson.
Col j. Austin Ellison, A. D. Warner,
Charles r. Miller. Dr.
Victor d. Wasbhurn and Adjutaut-
General |. Puscy Wickersham.