Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-05
PLANF|RST MOVE
FOR ACCEPTING OF
K. OF c. MEMORIAL
American Legion Officials to
Confer With Donors in
New York.

New York.
First step towards acceptance by
the American Legion of the S5,o00.00O
memorial building in the National
by the knights of Columbus will
probably be taken in New York Sat
urday, when the war activities COM
mittee of the knights expects to con-
fer with Col. S. w. Galbraith, national
commander of the American Legion.
Y Daniel j. Callahan, supreme treas
urer Of the knights. who returned to
tWashing ton last night. was in con-
ference today over long distance tele-
4 phone with William J. Mckinley of
New York. the supreme secretary.
Acting under direction of the Su-
;ipreme Council of the knights, Mr.. Nc
,!Giniey has wired Col Gafbraith ask
fng him to make an appointment with
the committee in New York Satur-
day.
Expect Acceptance of Gift.
:. Thus far the knights of Columbus
have had no intimation as to whether
the American Legion will accept the
gift of such magnificent war memorial
building. but no doubt is entertained
heartedIy by the Knights as custodian
of a war-service fund from the Ameri-
can people, and meets a long-felt need
Of the National Capital. 1t is believed.
however, that Col Gaibraith will not
give a definite reply until he has con-
ferred with the national executive COM
mittee of the legion.
No site has been selected for the pro-
posed memorial, but it is the hope of
Mr.. Callahan and others on the war
service committee of the Knights and
by leaders of the American Legion that
this magnificent memorial structure can
be located on the Mall between the Pan
American Building and the Lincoln
Memorial, facing Arlington National
cemetery, where so many of the war
ton to the group Of beautiful buildings
in that section.
In this connection it became known
that some years ago Mr.. Callahan,
representing the Knights of Column
bus for some time. held an option on
the site of the present National Red
Cross building, at which time it was
Intended to locate here the national
headquarters of the knights.
Boston Man Originated Plan.
To Joseph C. Pelletier, supreme ad-
vocate and district attorney of Bos-
ton, is credit due for the thought
which prompted the knights by unan-
ifnous action of it's executive board
to offer this great memorial in the
EaIions eaPiea1' aecofoiAs 70 MI
THE knights OF Columbus felt it
would be a fitting termination of
their welfare work for the American
expeditionery forces to construct in
the Nations Capital a worthy testi-
monial to- the boys who gave their
lives 20. our beloved country. said
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