Evening star., 1923-06-03

quarters.
Better homes in America week will
be ushered in tomorrow afternoon at
2:15 o'clock, when President Harding
formally opens Home Sweet Home
the movement, in Sherman square,
south Of the Treasury. The campaign
for better homes is sponsored by
the General Federation of Womens
Clubs
Miss Ida Hafford of this city, di
rector Of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs headquarters, will be
turn the key of the house over to
Secretary of Commerce Hoover chair
man of the advisory council Of bet
ter homes in America. He in turn
will give 1T to President Harding. In
order that the house may be formally
opened and dedicated to its mission
Of raising the standard Of home and
home life in the United States.
Besides President Harding. the
speakers will include Lieut.. Col. G. O.
Sheriff., officer in charge of public
buildings and grounds and military
aide to the executive; secretary
Hoover, Mrs. William Brown Maloney
founder Of better homes in America
and secretary of the advisory coun-
Gil: Miss Hafford and Dom Barber
architect of the house. James c. Nc
Candless of Honolulu, imperial po-
tentate. A. A. o. y. NJ. s., will be a
guest Of honor. Nine. Louise Homer
Is scheduled to sing the famous
Home. Sweet Home" song to the ac-
compartment of the United States
the ceremonies President and Mrs
Harding, accompanied by the official
party, will inspect the house.
The quaint structure was designed
by Mr.. Barber along the general lines
of John Howard Payne's boyhood
home at Easthampton, Long Island
the cottage that inspired the writing
of the famous lyric. Ground was
broken for the house less than a
month ago.
VIII Show Relics.
The furnishings follow the style OF
the period in which Mr.. Payne lived
A number of gifts to It have been
made, including a facsimile of the
original invitation to the ceremonies
connected with the interment OF John
Howard Payne at Oak Hill cemetery
Georgetown. forty years ago, June 8
This donation was made by Miss
Alice Douglass Goddard and Fred
erick J. Goddard of Georgetown. who
have the original still in their pos
session. Another relic is a photo
graph of the composer, loaned Almas
Temple by Thomas B. Walker, and tc
be hung in the home during the week
Speaking of the salient features OF
the project and what 1t stands for
Miss Hafford said:
Aroused by the shortage Of 100000
homes in this country today. the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Club.
eagerly grasped the opportunity of.
fered by the better homes in America
movement to cooperate in this edu.
cational movement. The federation
has always stood for the home. 1,
Is the keystone of the organization
and all the departmental work is cen.
tered about 1t.
This house, built either accord
ing to Washington or New York
prices, will not cost completed more
than $4,000, according to W. F
Lockhardt, construction agent on the
job. This includes the cost Of ex-
cavating for cellar and a heatine
plant. The house is located on thif
site that 1t might be more accessible
to the Shriners as a, bureau, of in.
formation.
"At the close of the two-weeh
demonstration it will be removed tc
a permanent site. where It will be.
come, through the years, a nationa
demonstration center in home max.
ing. This movement for better
homes in America has scored a phe
nomenal success and the reason fol
this IL that it's purpose was right ant
because the people had faith in tn,
spirit back Of II. It's influence viii
be a potent force for good, not only
now. but in the years to come"