Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-23

the city. Congress has again and
again considered purchasing this site
AMI preserving its natura! beauties.
Representative Monden, the majority
leader Of the House, said on the
flo3r Of Congress that it was the
NEST beautiful tract Of wooded land
in The center of Washington and per-
hans the most beautiful in any city
in the world.
TEMPLE TRIUMPHANT. LIVING
MEMORIAL ;. TO. AMERICAN
WOMANHOOD
Plans have been drawn by F. Bur-
rail- Hoffman, Jr., and Murray Hofi>
man Of New York City, for a group
of magnificent buildings that will IN
themselves be memorial to Amer
icaa womanhood and a most notable
achievement on the part of the mem,
bers Of the Foundation. The main
building is to be the Temple Triur-
phant--a great memorial to achlev-
ing American women through all
the generations Of national existence.
This temple will contain an auditor
iuln seating two thousand persons,
providing an open forum for the Wo-
men Of the country and meeting
place for great conventions of women
gathered together to discuss the vita:
problems Of the day. Here also will
be housed the executive offices Of
the Foundation and those OF other
national organizations that may be-
cone affiliated with it.
Nearby is to be the guest house,
which will provide ideal accomoda-
tons for visiting members in mod,
ern hotel, exclusively for women, at
most moderate rates. Here also vii!
be housed the work rooms, expert.
mental kitchens, laboratories, and
other equipment for the scientific
CORRESPONDENCE / courses through
which the Foundation hopes to reach
and interest rural as well as city wo-
men.
A beautiful Sylvan theater will at
ford setting for pagcants, pastoral
plays, classic and folk dances and
entertainments for children: 1t IS
proposed in the outline of this theater
to offer home to made IN America
art, music, and drama that sha!l
give real encouragement to Amerl-
can artists, composers and dramat-
lists. The Founders Club is another
building of the group planned. Tor
those who become founders, ana ap-
plications for number of sites for
national homes of women's organlza-
tions have already been received.
This central plant in Washington
will send programs from its various
dcDartmcnts to local centers through
ont the country. From these ccnters
will be selected delegates to come to
the; annual convention of the foun-
dation in the national capital.
BUILDER MEMBERSHIP OFFER
ED TO ALL
In order to stress the memorial
ASPECT of the Foundation opportun-
itv is at this time offered to become
builder members and thus erect the
splendid group of buildings planned.
Anyone who subscribcs $40 or more
becomes a builder member and may
feel that she, in effect, owns a
square foot Of the land and ell that
is buided thereon and has dedicated
Il to womanhood through the Foun--
dalton in the name of some beloved
woman. AS builder member the
donor is entitled to certificate OF
remembrance to treasure in the home
and q duplicate to be placed IN the
book of remembrance in the Hall OF
Memory. The like privilege of noml-
mating the name of any woman
chosen for entrance in the book OF
remembrance is also granted to any
man who makes subscription to the
building fund Of the Foundation OF
ten dollars or more. More informG-
ton in detail regarding this memor.,
ial membership will be furnished
upon inquiry of "The Membership
Committee. Woman's National Foun-
dation. Connecticut Avenue, Wash
ington, D. c."
MEN TO ERECT MOTHERS ME-
MORTAL SHAFT
Still further carrying out the me-
mortal idea Captain c. c. Calhoun
has contributed $1,000 to start a
fund to erect a shaft in the Founda..
ton grounds to "The Mothers OF
America" in memory of his own
mother. Only men will be asked to
contribute to this fund, and, while
the shaft will memorabilia all Amer
lean mothers from pioneer to the
present times. the names OF the
=. o4hors of tho donors will be carved