Evening star., 1924-06-25
BOONE HELD LIKELY
SAWYER SUCCESSOR
General Leaving White House, to
: Continue Work With Hospital
:. zation Board.
TELLS OF HARDING PROJECT
Officer Says Committee Is Ready to
{" Start on Plans.

Brig. Gen. Charles e Sawyer late
president j Coolidge his resignation as
Yesterday afternoon rendered to
n.White House physician, and in MAX
ing this known Theodore Clark,
{. personal secretary to the President
stated that the latter had consented
Ito accept it, but that he had given no
consideration to the appointment of a
successor.
' 1t was explained that DIR. Sawyer
VIII devote the greater part of his
:. time to the competition of the Hard
ing memorial at Marion. Ohio. and
will continue as chief co-ordinator of
the federal board of disqualification,
'and Will preside at the regular meet
lngs of the board until such time as
the present government hospital
building program shall have been
- Boone Likely Successor.
- Gen. Sawyer, a native of Marion.
Ohio. was a personal friend and fam
'.iy physician of the Hardings many
years. President Harding brought
him to Washington with him. and
Wit6 hi him Mhi5e Houss physician
When President Coolidge assumed Of
nee he reappointed DR.. Sawyer. Lieut..
';Commander Joel T. Boone. medical
.:officer of the Mayfiower, who was as
sistant White House physician un-
ger Sawyer. probably will be named
oy the President to succeed Gen.
: sawyer, it is believed by officials at
the White House.
tirement. Gen, Sawyer released a
statement on the Harding memorial,
part of which follows:
Through the Washington head
quarters there has been received in
cash and bona fide pledges, 5000, ,044.41.
There are still four full state organi-
cations to report, and many counties
. throughout the United States have
requested more time in which to
carry on.
Ready for Plans.
With almost a million dollars con-
for increasing this fund, the special
committee appointed by President
Coolidge, consisting of Secretary An
drew w. Mellon. Secretary John w.
Weeks and Mr.. Charles NJ Schwab.
who were to determine on location,
plans. designs. allotments Of funds,
etc, decided that the association was
now rady to begin preparations for de-
signing and building the mausoleum.
angements are now being
made through the assistance of the
Fine Arts Commission of Washington,
d. c.. to choose some of the leading
architects of the country. who will
submit competitive plans of the high
est type which can possibly be pro-
duced within the sum allocated for
"A conferences with the Fine Arts
Commission will be held in Washing
ton on Tuesday. June "a, at which
time architects will doubtless be Sc
looted.
Moving to Marion.
MarnoriaJ ASSociafiOn.
having passed the peak Of it's cam.
paign for funds and having entered
the constructive stage or It's onJec-
tives-the officers have decided TO
move their business offices to Marion,
Ohio. The transfer of the offices will
The site selected by, the special
committee consists of a. m aximum or
fifteen acres OF. land adjoining the
beautiful Marion cemetery property.
and faces one of the Marion Park
boulevards on the north and the main
cross country highway from Detroit
to Washington on the west:
the park commission OF the city OF
Marion is to receive $4,000 for the
Improvement OF one OF its three parks.
Since Mckinley Park faces the newly
selected site for the mausoleum, the
park commission has entered into an
agreement with the Harding Memorial
Association to add eighteen acres to
the Mckinley Park. fronting the
mausoleum site: they also agree to
unite with the Genet Association
and the Harding Memorial Associa-
tfou in a uniform and mutual plan OF
fmprovement OF the double boulevard
na.ssing through these properties-
the lands and grounds under the
own ership of the city and the Come
terry Association--bring ginE together
in ono beautiful improved parkway
about 125 acres OF splendidly located,
easily acce BILE property"