Evening star., 1922-11-05

this the finest auditorium of Its KIND.
| While the auditorium Is to be COM
| pleted In the spring In time to receive
many of the notable gatherings which
have selected Washington for their
meetings. Col. Harper said. there are
many representative people who have
| not come forward with their support
by subscribing to the stock of the
corporation. 1t has been demon
strated that the undertaking can De
completed, he said. but there are
! many citizens who have not yet put
| their shoulders to the financial wheel.
| and he expressed the hope that those
| whose names have not yet SHOWN
upon the honor roll will be enrolled
| without further solicitation.
President Harper's Statement.
| THE architects. Milburn, Heister
i & Co., who designed the large col
liseum in Charleston. S. c.. also the
architects for many of the larger
buildings in this city," President
| Harper said, have been working out
| the details of the auditorium for the
past six months" Col. Harper said:
| aside from their own experience ana
that of the expert engineers upon
benefit of the judgment and counsel
| of several of the ablest steel con-
I struction engineers in this country
| specialists in this class of work.
"It will be a pleasure for me to
inform our people of few prominent
| facts regarding this building and its
structural characteristics. Not only
has every precaution been taken to
| insure the best in every way. par
ticularly in so far as the structural
| steel work enters into 1t. but the
architects also have received the ad-
| vice and valuable criticism of cleo
trical engineer specialists in this de-
partment. a most important feature
| of a building of this character
I'VE have also been offered volun-
tarily the expert knowledge OF such
I! well known scientists as DR.. S. w.
Stratton. head of the bureau Of
standards. and Prof. Emil Berliner of
this city to assist in the all-important
factor of acoustics. 1t is needless for
me to say that we will take advan-
tage of their generous offer.
Tackles "Man's job" He Says.
when we embarked upon this
! project We were not unmindful OF
job of no small proportions. We also
! were fully conscious Of that other
prominent and conspicuous fact that
many citizens doubted our ability to
succeed, as several or all previous at
| tempts to build such a structure had
1 failed. l can now say that 1t was the
| bulldog determination of those at the
! head of the movement which guar
| anteed success from the start, and
| you may rest assured that there will
continue aggressive progression" un-
! Stinted as the building must be ready
| for occupancy next spring. when large
| gatherings, having already selected
| this city, will need the auditorium for
l their meetings.
1.-The contract for structural steel
has been let to the Lehigh Structural
| Steel Company of Allentown. Pa.
! and John Mcdonald & Co'of this city
will erect it in accordance with the
| engineering requirements.
! THE local builders. Parsons & Hy-
| man. Inc, who won by competition
are now at work with steam shovels
1 clearing the way for the steel frame
| work which will cover the spacious
| site of e0.25O square feet Of ground.
Real Business Monument.
II am aware of the fact that there
are some of our citizens who have al
ways been looked upon as good pro-
city's best interests who do not ap-
pear to sufficiently realize that we are
building for our city-their city-a
| real business monument for Wash
ington's future business stability Of
! no small consequence.
There can be no denying the fact
| that it is the most important move
forward, of a real constructive ma
ture. for the future welfare and profit
of it's business interests so far under
| taken. Those at the head of it are as
enthusiastic in action at this time as
they have been In preaching in the
past. and further. they do not intend
to let up until this great structure is
| a reality.
1--WE are having success, but are
| not blind to the fact that there are
many citizens who have not yet put
| their shoulders to the financial wheel.
We are hoping that when the train
/ of civic pride rolls by they will not
be found asleep at the switch of good
citizenship.
| II am somewhat disappointed by
knowing that some are not yet in the
Hist of names that will adorn the
bronze tablet or "honor roll" which
will occupy conspicuous place on
the lobby wall. Our committee mem
bers cannot visit every Individual in
the city. We hope. therefore. that
those who have not already done so
will visit US and help without further
invitation or personal appeal. We
are not asking for contribution or
charity. We are, simply calling the
attention of good, patriotic citizens
to the fact that we are promoting
! for them a sound investment in a
project to be owned and managed by
| those who build it, and monument
to our city, much desired and long
! NOprO IOTs
3O.28O Square Feet Of Ground.
"This building will cover a plot Of
/, 30.26O square feet of ground. From
exhibit hall floor to roof 1T will be
eighty feet, nearly two and a half
/ million cubic feet under roof. The
/ structural steel plan Is phenomenon
of security designed by the ablest
engineers in this country. The roof
lis supported by trusses similar to a
railroad bridge. These trusses have
a height of from sixteen to nineteen
feet.
THE auditorium, including gallery.
will seat 5000 people, every person
,having full view of the stage. AL
though the hall Is 1852 feet wide by
umns in the entire auditorium.
There will be no wood of any kind
in any part of the auditorium or gal.
lery, except the entrance doors from
the lobby and floor of main audi
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