East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-08-01
HALL OF REMEMBRANCE TOBE
ERECTED in WASHINGTON lin
HONOR OF GREAT W0NlANHOOD
womans National Foundation
Plans Construction Of Tenn
pie of Triumph to Women.


NASHtNGTON,s Aug. l.-r2I. NsS)
THE oft-repeated question as to.'who
we're Americas greatest women VIII
shortly receive a nnal answer, when
the Nomen's National Foundation In
c,ruorates IN It's club house here q
femjnine Hall OF Remembpnoe. While
line concrete objective fof this fonnda-
ltion which was inaugnrated sosne
weeks ago by group OF social lead .
ers IN Washington. ID. c., Is TO provide
an all-part san meeting, place Tor inc
| women Of America and an all-hcmsiyo
clearing house OF Information ON their
activities. Il also aims to act as
source of inspiration and asrecord or
achievement for their SEX The hali
OF .Remembfance Is designed 10 III
these iast-namcd needs.
| As now proposed this hall is the
conception OF Mrs. George Barnett
wife of Major. General George Barnett,
United states marine corps, and chair
man of the executive committee of the
Woman's National Foundation who
tsubmitted II to Mrs. c. G. Calhoun,
Foundation president. by whona II was
approved and placed before the board
OF governors.
Mrs Parnett suggested that ~ the
hall, which would be the main'andlto-
rum OF the foundation there be erect
ed forty-eight pillars representing the
forty-e'ght states. on these pillars
would be inscribed the names OF the
women who from pioneer days to the
present time have helped iomake state
history and. incidentally. make AM
erica. These names would be selected
by a commission In each state consist-
ing of prominent women educators and
historians. The governors would be
Invited TO nominate the commission,
whose findings would be finally pass
led on by a special national committee
of -four or five distinguished citizens.
The only restriction in the SELECTION OF
names viii be the exclusion OF all wo-
- men now living,
"a To Build Temple OF Triumph.
"A As Mrs. Barnett's plan received In
II Simultaneous approval from the Cover
= nors OF the Foundation. as well AZ
4, from Mrs. Calhoun, Il is expected that
n the state commissions will be appoint
he cd soon and the work OF rhetorical re-
1o search DeRun. IneFe II. hHACilhA&tb
little difficulty In choosing the hero.
ines Of pioneer days. Virginia. for ex'
ample, will have the name Of Pocahon.
tas the saviour Of jamestown Colony
and Mary Bail mother OF Georgl
washington. North Carolina VII
probably be equally unanimouss con
cerning her Virginia Dare. Souu
]N Carolina's Rebba Motto stands out un
disputed. There is Betsy, Ross. 81
Philadelphia; Molly Pitcher, in Ney
Hampshire, while Kentucky has tn
- haliowed name OF Nancy Hanks. whei
en- one comes nearer the present day,
" however. the perspective is bound I
H. be less sure on the value OF indlvidua
~ achievements. and IL h hero that sns
n gestions win need careful examination
n and solid substantIation from she pro
ponents. r 84sla
-. In order that the Hall OF Remeni
I. brance. with It's columns OF famou
W names may announce to the ,passerb
as we'll as to those present vathiu
its significance for the sex, Mrs. Cal
~ houn has proposed that IL be embod
-, led In classic temple of triumph sur
~ mounted by the triumphant figure Q
ue woman.