The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-06
Expect to Raise S2O,OOO,0OO
or More In Honor of
Washington and War
Heroes

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 ASSOCIATED
Press.) - National Victory memorial
building here concentrating the Father
of his Country and the sons who de-
Tended it in the World war. is expected
to lie completed by 1929 in time for the
next inaugural ceremonies.
The present plan for financing the pro-
| ject is through state participation, each
state subscribing Il sum OF money Tor
each citizen who served in the World
war The individuals to be represented
| by blue and gold service stars, which
will form state clusters on huge sery-
| ice flag in the dome OF the building.
| Some of the states, it is understood
! will issue bonds while others will solicit
! funds by popular subscriptions. Tennes-
j see has authorized 100000 bond issue
| Ohio has appointed state committee to
undertake he raising of its fund, while
Maine, Delaware and New York, and
the District of Columbia already have
guaranteed hearty cooperation.
Purpose of Building.
In President Harding 5 recent endorse
ment OF the erection of the building. he
explained that il was to be a practical
memorial commemoratiug not only the
services OF all Americans in the World
war but perpCtuating the memory OF
George Washington. and carrying out
the educat ional features suggested in his
will. The President : solicitation OF
state cooperation in tie erection of this
national monument, has lent nation
wide interest TO a PROJECT begun many
years ago by the George Washington
Memorial association.
The purpose of the memorial was al
so announced as a gathering place for
Americans. where American minds could
in n oh
the President suggested. this institution
Of the national capital may become,
through its varied uses, a veritable
university of American citizenship
1t will fill a lOng-felt want. for. unhap-
pily, though the city of Washington has
become an international meeting place.
it is not vet equipped with suitable as
sembly rooms.
House Military Societies.
When completed, the building will
house the headquarters of national, mill
tary and patriotic organizations. while
spacious rooms Will be set apart for the
exclusive use of the states and territor-
les. ORGANIZATIONS may, upon request
and without charge, use the auditorium
and assembly rooms for the meetings
and conventions.
The building. which originally was
known as, 1.-The George Washington
Memorial but later also designated as
the Victory Memorial. was authorized
by an act of congress in 1913, to be cree
ted by the George Washington Memorial
association. on the site of the old Penn
sylvania station in the Mall, and the
spot where Garfield fell 1t is II be be
tween 9th and eth streets. \. w, on a
line with the new National museum
building The same act donated the
land designated and provided that the
structure be administered by the re-
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who control the neighboring buildings.
White Stene Structure.
The design of the white stone struc-
ture depicts a fine colonial building, with
a pillared front facing the south, and q
square ground plan. From the broad
green Mall, which bisects Washington,
! long low steps lead through the facade
| of majestic columns to an imposing lob
| by decorated with historical mural paint
| ings. The memorial is to be of four
stories III height, surmounted by a low
dome which crowns huge central audi
tOTium
! The main feature of the edifce will be
| this national auditorium of spacious dl-
mansions, giving the nation 5 capital a
public meeting place of size ample to
seat 10000 people. The ground floor of
! the hall is in the form of a great elipse
! its long axis running north and south.
! Here. there will be seats for 5000 PEG
pie, while above, an encIrchng balcony
will accommodate several thousand more
/ There viii be $4,000 square feet of space
in the main floor, which will contain a
number of smaller halls and reception
rooms, a spacious stage and a George
WASHINGTON museum, besides the assem-
bly, hall.
May BE Used For Inauguration.
! Within the auditorium may be held
future inaugural receptions, national
and international conventions, confer
ences and free public concerts. Part OF
! the funds now being raised provide fol-
I the purchase of a fine organ, and an en-
i dOwment to pay a musician of natlona
reputation is planned
/ Far above the mammoth assembly hal
viii stretch an acOustical dome, three
/ times the diameter of st. Peters al
Rome. The high vauIted. canopy will be
studded with blue and. gold service stars
| indicative of the services rendered by
over five million Americans who fought
in the World war.
BESIDES the oval balcony, large ban
/ quet hall is provided in the second floor
| seating 600. and suitable for dinners ol
national Importance There also win be-
rooms on the floor for the permanent
headquarters of military, patriotic so
! cietieS. and veterans associations. Or
the third floor, 10 rooms are designated
for the use of state and territorial pos
sessions The fourth floor is arranged
for additional offices for the use of vari
Gus societies whose objects are to pro
mote the welfare of the country or arr
tof educational influence.
1t is planned that one room of thu