Evening star., 1921-10-08
VICTORY MEMORIAL
CORNER STONE TO
Be LAID ON NOV. a
President Harding Will De-
liver Address-Justice
Taft to Preside.
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
GIVES APPROVAL TO SITE
Gen. Pershing and Marshal Foch
Also Expected to Participate
in Ceremonial.

With Chief Justice Taft of the
United States Supreme Court presid-
ing and President Harding delivering
the principal address, the corner
stone of the national victory me-
mortal building to be erected between
9th and 7th streets. south of B street,
will be laid on the afternoon of No
rember IA. it was announced today by
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, president of
the George Washington Memorial AS
sociation, which is sponsoring the
project.
The Fine Arts Commission also to-
day formally announced that it had
approved the site for the memorial.
Col. Clarence .. Sheriff., officer in
charge of public buildings and
grounds, and secretary and executive
officer of the commission. will be in
charge of the corner stone laying
ceremonies.
First Planned for November IL.
1t had been planned to have the
1l-Armistice day. The President
several months ago approved the
date. When the arms conference was
called to assemble in Washington on
Armistice day, 1t became necessary to
alter the memorial building plans.
expected that Marshal Foch and Gen.
J'crshing will participate in the cere-
nionial. An invitation to Marshal
Foch to deliver an address already
has been extended to him through the
French embassy.
the great building. which is to have
dome studded with 100000 stars.
each engraved with the initials of a
soldier who was enrolled in the late
war. will constitute a personal tri-
umph for Mrs. Dimock, who, practi-
cally single-handed, has brought the
undertaking to it's present state of
development
Reception to Follow.
The exercises will be held at $50
o'clock, following which Mrs Dimock
Will tender a public reception at her
home on 18th street to all persons
who are sufficiently interested to help
bring about early realization Of the
Col. Sheriff. VIM issue speefa1 In
vitations to the corner stone exer-
inston Associations. to members of the
cabinet. representatives of foreign
Governments stationed in Washing
:on, heads of federal departments and
othcrs who have given valuable aid
80 the association. The public gener-
ally will be invited.
1t has been decided, Col. Sheriff.
northeast corner of the square, which
Congress set aside for the building.
The south side of the building will
be in line with the south side of the
New National Museum, and will mark
the north end of the Mall.
Custodian of Big Fund.
The association. headed by Mrs. Di-
mock. is now the custodian of fund
exceeding half million dollars,
L. f~v
the memorial structure. 1t is prob
able actual building operations will
lie started before spring. Mrs. Dimock
stated.
Campaigns are now under way in
he states TO raise the full. amount
Mrs. Dimock will leave Washington
tomorrow to assist in this work. She
will visit first Tennessee, where the
state legislature has authorized $780,
600 bond issue to cover the cost of
placing gold stars in the dome of the
victory structure, as memorial to
the sons of that commonwealth who
lost their lives in the world conflict.
In Nashville. next week. Mrs. Dimock
will be the guest OF honor at hun
which. it Is expected, she will be pre-
sented with the proceeds from the
bond sale authorized by the legisla-
ture
From Tennessee Mrs. Dimock will go
to Ohio. where Mrs Joseph B. For
aker, wife of Former Senator For
aker, is directing the work of raising
that states quota toward the cost
of providing the national victory
shrine.
Wickershnm to Aid Fund.
Former Attorney General Wicker
sham. it is announced. has consented
to lead the Embarrassing campaign in
New York.
Mrs. Dimock expects to be several
months in the field. 1t is her inten-
tion to see that the country becomes
fully acquainted with the memorial
building plan. The plan calls for
state appropriations to cover the cost
of inserting gold stars in the dome of
the building in memory of the ma
tion's martyred dead, while relatives
and friends will be asked to provide
the blue stars, which will represent
the sons and daughters of the re-
public who saw service in the war.
but were not called upon to make the
supreme sacrifice.
The gold stars wifi be provided al
cost of s100 each and the blue stars
at a cost of IS each.
The building. it is stated. will be the
largest memorial structure in the world
1t will be equipped with mammoth
auditorium a room for each state and
probably quarters for the District Ma
tional Guard. A large fund will be
sought with which to endow the build