New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-06-17
MEMORIAL FOR
DEAD WARRIORS
IMMENSE VICTORY BUILDING"
REALLY is TO BE ERECTED
IN WASHINGTON CITY.
UNEXPECTED IS TO HAPPEN
Funds for the Proposed $2o,ooo,ooo
Structure Already Are Being Raised
and Congress Has Provided a Site
on the Mall.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

on the Mall.
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Washlngton.-DOes the unexpected
happen In Washington oftener than 1t
happens elsewhere in these good Uni
ted States? Sometimes 1t SO seems,
but the chances are that in this city.
the capital of the country, there Is a
greater chance than elsewhere that a
merely suggested project more fire.
Quently comes into its own, because
what might be called the spirit of the
capital of the republic enters into the
proposal for something worthy to be
done.
Two years ago, just after l had re-
turned from field service in France,
Rupert Hughes, the novelist, came to
me and asked me for sentiments sake,
and for the sake of the news. to write
Il story concerning the plan for an
immense Victory building which 1t was
proposed to erect in Washington In
memory of the dead of the American
armies.
wrote the article. told Of the heart
interest of Mrs. Henry f. Dimock of
Washington in the proposed plan, told
of the great sum Of money which 1t
was proposed to raise, gave something
of an outline of the architectural plans
for the building itself, but wrote 1t
believing that the plan was too am
bilious ever to see accomplishment,
vel in this city Of deeds.
Now 1t is announced that an i'm
mems Victory building, a memorial
to the dead of all our wars, Is an as
sured fact, and that the breaking of
the ground for the $20,0OO,OOO structure
will be the work of the coming autumn.
Carrying Out Washinoton's Ideas.
Out Of virtually baseless stories
sometimes good can spring. For the
better part of a century there have
been Intermittent tales printed with
every earmark of truthfulness that
George Washington left a large sum
of money for the establishment of an
educational institution In the capital Of
the republic, and that this money, hay
ing never been used, still was In the
treasury of the United States, and that
1t now was purposed to put 1t to this
good use or to that good use In keep
ing with the spirit of the educational
intention of the great giver.
1t Is perfectly true that Washington
did In his will make a provision for the
establishment Of some kind of an ed
vocational institution which was to be
located In the capital of the country.
The funds set aside were In the form
Of bonds of some kind or other, but
either because the bonds proved to be
Of little or no value. or because the
provision In the will was not clear
enough, the small amount of money
provided never was available. and new
er has been available.
Now In q way the great victory me
mortal building which Is to be erected
In Washington at a cost Of $2O,OOO.OOO
will be the result Of the provision In
George Washington's will for the es.
Establishment Of an educational institu'
ton In the capital of the country. Mrs
Dimock, who by the way Is a sister OF
the late william Z. Whitney, secretary
Of the navy In Grover Cleveland's cab
met, read the Washington will and be
lieved that an institution Of the kind
which is suggested would be In entire
keeping with the desire Of the Father
Of His country. Mrs. Dlmock knew
there wal no money to be secured from
the Washington source, but she thought
and so she went ahead with her work
and the word today is that success |,
to come.
States Supplying Money.
Word has come to Washington tina,
one state of the Union has appropri
ated 100000 In its W behalf for til,
project, and that other states are ex
pected TO. follow suit. Committees
have been formed in all tates of tn,
Union for the purpose of raising funds
There already Is n considerable sum IN
the treasury and congress has provid
ed a site for the memorial victor,
structure on the Mall at Seventh an,
B streets. between Pennsylvani,
avenue and the Potomac river.
In this huge structure. architecture
plans for which are already drawn. tn,
American Legion and all other patri
otto organizations will be given quar-
tiers. II is to be a memorial to tn,
dead Of all wars. but the building will
be made serviceable In a hundred diff
ferent ways as the meeting place O
organizations of a specifically patriot,
kind. On the ground floor there vii
be rooms set aside for the archives o.
relics of the Unions great struggles
The structure will commemorate tn,
deeds Of the men and women of 177d
as II will those of the men and womei
Of 1917. Taking 1t all in all. this struc
ture, barring the capitol of the Unite,
States. will he the finest building Il
the city of Washington and. perhap
II is not too much to say. one of tn,
really commanding structures of tn
country.
Summer In Capital.
Congress is rounding into the mid
summer stretch of its work. 1t seem
q bit curious to speak Of the mid
summer season as about to open, Blu