The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-07
STATES TO
Be ASKED
To AID
Work Already Is Under Way,
Financed by Trust Fund
! of 100000.
BY GEORGE FRANKLIN.

By GEORGE FRANKLIN.
With construction Of the George
Washington Memorial Building
and Victory Memorial, under way
at Seventh and B streets, the
George Washington Memorial As
ISOLATION, under whose auspices
the memorial is being erected,
will Immediately start the nation
wide campaign to obtain the ad-
ditional funds necessary for its
completion.
100000 Held in Trust.
More than 100000 subscribed to
the fund is held in trust, the in
terest derived from its investment
being used to pay the costs OF
cornerstone laying, excavating and
foundation building. Contracts for
the latter part of the construction
will be let by competition within
few weeks, according to Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, president of the
association, who has devoted the
past ten years to promoting the
Interests of the association and the
completion of the memorial.
Yes, the time has come when
the nation can see the realization
Of one of George Washington's
ideas, for which he planned and
believed he had provided for in
part, at least, will be under way"
said Mrs. Dimock today.
I'VE have made the start in
earnest and with the funds avail
able will continue the work while
the campaign for the additional
funds needed is being carried out
State
Eventually, it is proposed to
raise approximately $50 100000
which will provide an endowment
fund insuring the memorial being
available, practically free of charge,
for the use of large bodies re.
curing spacious auditorium facili.
ties.
To Seat 1000 Persons.
LAS planned by the architects,
Tracy and Swartwout, of New
York. the George Washington Me-
mortal Building and Victory Me-
mortal will be provided with an
auditorium having a seating ca
thousand persons. Then there will
be additional halls seating from
five. hundred to twenty-five hun
dred persons, so arranged they can
be thrown together. In addition
each State will have a room for
exhibits. There will be one of the
largest organs in the world in.
stalled in the auditorium, and under
proper endowment free organ re-
citals will be given each Sunday.
THE memorial building carries
out what believe was, or is. the
last unfulfilled wish of George
Washington who desired to have
established at the National Capital
central institute of learning.
Through the use of the building
by various scientific societies for
regular and annual meetings, and
the holding within its walls OF the
great nationl conventions of various
organizations and societies it will
carry out Washington's educational
idea in the broadcast possible way"
The combining in the one build
ing Of a constructive memorial to
Washington and a tribute to the
patriotism of the men who served
In the worlds war, was the con-
ception OF Mrs. Dimock, who when
she became president of the asso-
citation, some ten years ago, placed
the plan before her associates and
later before various societies found
ed on patriotic conceptions by
who nit was endorsed.
An Appropriate Idea.
THE idea of memorializing the
victory won by the American army
In the European war seemed to
me appropriate in connection with
that embodied in the purpose of the
society" said Mrs. Dimock. at
seemed to me that a great service
flag comprising the canopy of the
main auditorium, and a wing of
the building dedicated to the heroes
OF the worlds war, would consti-
tute proper national tribute to
the men who saw services overseas
In defending the liberty for which
Washington had fought and won
for Americans. So there will be a
canopy flag with a blue star for
each man who served in the Euro
pean war and gold star for those
who fell. The stars will be initiated
to identity them.
at is in this connection that we
have worked out a plan for State
contributions to the memorial build.
ing fund. We are asking that the
citizens Of each State contribute to
q fund-a sum equivalent 10 an
assessment of SIS for each star to
which the State is entitled. This
will insure its proper representa-
ton in the canopy above the audi.
torium.'
President Harding has written the
governor of each State endorsing
the plan. In his letter to the
Various governors the President
said:
TO make this structure a true
shrine of national patriotism, rep
resenting for our country the senti-