Evening star., 1923-12-09
HARDING MEMORIAL
WEEK OPENS TODAY.
Tributes to Late President
Will Be Paid in PuIpits.
Other Days Programs.

Harding Memorial. week, TO extend
through December 16. opens today
viz. tributes to the late President
from pulpits throughout the Nationat
Capital. Similarly. in all parts of the
country, ministers are speaking OF
Warren G.. Harding today.
Tomorrow night President Coolidge,
speaking over the radio, will broad
cast brief culogy of his predecessor
During the week, Rotary. kiwanis,
Lions. Civitan. Optimist and similar
organizations will give part of their
weekly meetings to consideration of
Atr. uardimg4 career and accomplish
IucntS
Similar programs will bo followed
throughout the nation by women y
clubs. lodges. trade unions, oranges
patriotic societies. chambers of COM
merCc. boards of trade, boy scouts,
girl scouts and various other organi-
cations. Enlarged pictures viii be
placed in banks, postoftices and other
buildings during the week.
Observance Mt Sea.
Tho commanders of ships at sea
have sent word that the week VIII
have appropriate observance On their
vessels.
Every post of the Army and Marine
Corps each ship of the Navy and
all public health. coast guard aud
coast and Eeodetic survey stations
will have some form of dcmonStra-
tiun during one or more OF the eight
daNS.
State and territory organizations have
been perfected through the co-opera-
ton Of the various governors. The gov
era"r iS honorary chairman and
prominent man of the state or territory
has been closely associated with him
as active state chairman in perfectinE
III" plans for Harding memorial week:
The active state chairman appointed
county chairmen. who, in turn, selected
community chairmen in every place
where there We're 1000 inhabitants or
more. Upon these community chair
men will fall directly the responsibility
"f collecting funds for the Harding me-
mortal The amount desired is S5,000,-
600.
Pennies to BE Welcome.
1t is the aim of the Harding Memorial
Association to have as many cont-lDu-
tors possible. School children's pen
mics will he as welcome the checks
for thousands from those of big in
comes.
one Of the features of the memorial
will he IA collection of the names OF
school children who made offerings
Teachers are asked TO list these names
clearly and on SubSta ntial paper 50
that they may bc bound and made a
part OF the permanent records or the
Harding Shrine at Marion, ONO.
To each Schoolroom where every
pupil has contributed. an engraved
certificate oi associate membership
will be issued. For adult organiza-
tionS. from which the contribution
represents an average donation or
81 per member, there will be an en-
larged certificate. Both it and the
one for schoolrooms Will bear por-
trait OF President Harding. fac
similc Of his signature and a picture
Of the White House.
Each individual contributor of one
dollar or more will receive certlfl-
cate showing that he is an associate
member OF the memorial corporation,
organized last October. President
Coolidge Is honorary president OF the
corporation and every member or MS
sabnet is on the board of trustees.
Andrew W. Mellon. Secretary of the
Trea sury, is treasurer of the Harding
Memorial Association.
,iemOrIaI in Three Forms.
The memorial will take three forms
There will be "A maSoleum in Marion,
Ohio, where President HarGing'S body
now lies in a public vault with de-
tachment of soldiers on guard. While
III" cost of this tomb. will be con-
servative. il will be betting a Presi-
dent of the United States. Surround
ing il Will be parking and roads to
add to its dignity.
The Harding home in Marion with
It's famous front porch, VIII be pur-
chased, and in this house be as
sembled all the mementoS, souvenirs,
speeches. editorial comment printed
at the time of President Harding S
death in San Francisco in August,
pictures of his Alaskan trip and 9TH
er relics. An endowment sufficient to
preserve these records for all time
will be set aside.
4 third feature will be ii hardin z
chair of diplomacy and functions of
government in some central univer-
sity The latter project wis one dear
to President Hardings heart and he
often spoke to intimate friends of
the need OF such special training for
Inc men and women des me to rep
resent their country. in important
posts.