Evening star., 1921-12-30
PREPARE TO HONOR
FORMER PRESIDENT
Workers for Wilson Founda-
ton Proposed to Raise
$4,000 in District.

"He blazed the trail'' was adopted
as the slogan Of the District branch
of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
at a meeting to inauSurate the work
/; in this city. held yesterday afternoon
at the Hotel Washington. This trib-
| ute to former President Wilson was
suggested by Mrs. J. Borden Harrl-
| man. who made one Of the principal
addresses of the afternoon.
DESTINY laughs to scorn the ap-
praisements of the present. said JOS
eph =. Tumulty. former secretary !"
Mr. Wilson. who was calied upon toI
! a speech and who paid an ti"iueht
| tribute to his former chief. Election
returns" he continued. do not S'i'ie
! the career of a great man liH" ""o-
| row Wilson. The work that y"H are
| doing will give great satisfact.o" TO
one of the greatest figures of our
/ day"
Leaders in Movement.
! The leadership in yesterdays meet
! ing was taken by r. W. Woolley.
: chairman for the District. and Mrs.
| Kate Trenholm Abrams. chairman Of
| women for the District. The commit
| tee on organization reported and per-
| manent committees were appointed tc
|
!; explained that the movement 10 raise
| a million dollars for the foundati n.
to be used in awards for distinguis ned
! public service. WAS not to be made
| drive. for it was expected that all
contributions would be voluntary.
! The District quota is $4,000. md the
campaign will begin January 10
! Mrs. Hartman. in her address. con-
graduated the gathering. which COM
/; pletely filed the sun parlor of the
! hotel. on the purpose Ito honor one OF
| the greatest Americans. and one who
has done more than any other in
! modern times for peace on earth" She
spoke of the Christmas season as
especially appropriate for that rec
! ognition.
| "Woodrow Wilson," she continued.
! 'is not only a great idealist, who
| and higher purpose to be attained
| but he was also a great adminis-
/ traitor who carried the war through
i to successful end. Today he is
+: no tragic figure. rs some have said.
The tragedy is that we were too
material What he stands for is
eternal, because it is spiritual. He
stands for the best and finest in
American life
| 1t was announced that a mass meet
; ing would be held on Sunday after
! noon. January il. to launch the cam
paign for the foundation Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise of New York and
DR.. Samuel T. Eliot of Boston will be
among the speakers.
Committees Announced.
! The following committees were an
!nounced:
| District committee OF the foun-
dation-Robert w. Woolley, chair
| man: Joseph F. Tumulty. J. T. Hen
I .~Jr T@lx
Laskey. w. Jett Lauck. Walter B.
! Kennedy. Frank s. Perry. Charles
Edward Russell. William II. Saunders.
! w. P. Meredith. Henry T. Hunt Oil
YER P. Newman. James S. Easily
Smith, James Lord. James J. For
roster. John F. Costello. Charles H.
| Baker, Edward keating, William T.
| Whalen. Thomas J. Donovan. Tench
T. Marye, Frank Morrison. DIR. j. A.
| Watson, Conrad H. Syme. John F.
! Reilly. Guy Mason. J. Holdsworth
Gordon. DR.. Clarence J. Owens. Rus
! sell Ealderson. E. Hilton Jackson,
| Cornelius Ford and D. c. Hodgkin
! Founders committee-Hugh c. Wal
| lace, chairman; Mrs. J. Borden Har-
rima. Joseph E. Davies. L. Kemp Du-
vail. DR.. T. v. Hammond. A. Mitchell
! Palmer. Judge J. Harry Covington.
Samuel Gompers. Waddy r. Wood.
Mrs. William Strother Smith. Judge
4
| Ruffin, Bernad B. Jones. Mrs. r. w
Gregory, Dr. w. B. Mason. J. Hamp-
son Gary, Mrs. Stephen Bonsal, C. A
Douglas, Robert n. Harper. Frank
! Morrison, c. W. Warden, G. Carroll
Todd. Thomas B. Morgan. ST., Daniel
c. Roper. Col. Edward T. Brown. John
Barton PAYNE.
| Women's state committee-Mrs.
| Kate Trenholm Abrams. chairman:
| Mrs. Huston Thompson. Mrs. Rose
Yates Forester. Mrs. Samuel Com
pers. Mrs. Blair Banister. Mrs. Frank
| H Smell. Mrs. Monte Griffith. Mrs. Ell
| lis Meredith. Mrs. E. r. Todd. Miss
Nora B. Huffman. Mrs. Antoinette
Funk. Mrs. Mary Wright johnson.
Miss Mary E. Lazenby. Mrs. E. NJ.
Parks, Mrs. Frederick L. Young. Mrs.
| W. L. Saul. Mrs. Leslie Garnett, Mrs.
| George .Joerns, Mrs. II. E. c. Bryant,
Mrs. J. H. Boggs. Mrs. Robert Nelson.
Miss Martha Neale. Mrs. John Hone,
/ Mrs. Arthur c. Watkins. Mrs. Irene
Dayton, Mrs. George F. Kicker. Mrs.
Clara Sears Taylor, Miss Elizabeth
Askew.
| Committee on publicity-W. ]. Coch-
| ran. Col. Stephen Bonsal. F. w. Steck-
[ man. Frank B. Lord and J. Fred Es-
| sary.