Evening star., 1924-04-13
CAPITAL is SELECTED AS SITE
FOR NATIONAL PEACE CARLTON
36O-F0ot To,cer on 6O-Foot Base, Containing 54
Bells, With 27O Tones, to Be Built at
Cost of 100000.

The National Carlton Association has
chosen Washington as the place for the
erection OF its contemplated project
The National Peace Carlton" The pro-
posed undertaking viii be the largest
carlton in the world, and an edif1ce that
Will compare in beauty and magnificence
with many of the splendid buildings for
which the National Capitol is famed
Designed by Paul P. Cret, creator of
the Pan-American building and the
granite arch at Valley Forge, this monu-
ment will be memorial in commemora-
tion OF the sacrifices and ideals of the
American people during the world war.
The tower will rise to a height of $50
feet, with a base of sixty feet. Fifty
four musicaliy perfect bells will be
placed in the tower, and will be capable
or p aging any sort of music from siuIp' e
hymns to Chopin or opera White mar
be with coiored marble for decorations
is to be the material used in the build
ing of this memorial, which will cost
s3, 100000.
National Drive Planned.
A nationwide campaign will be con-
Quoted by the association to raise the
money for erection OF the monument
The bells will range in weight from
more than ten tons for the heaviest,
which will be pitched in e. fiat and
designated The Bell of the Allies
in honor of the nations associated
with America in the great war. As
cending in clfromatic scale each bell
Will be dedicated to state accord
ing to its casualties in the conflict and
stamped with the state coat-of arms.
The smallest bell will weight under
twenty pounds and be tuned to the
pitch of "a" fiat The carlton will
have a range of four and one-half
octaves. Each bell is turned to sin
gle vibration and has five tones-the
main tone, three oyertones and one
undertone. In fifty-four bells this
means that there must be 270 tones
perfectly matched.
In England, Belgium and Holland.
where carillions are common, fifty
to sixty thousand people come from
the surrounding towns TO hear the
operas and concerts played by great
bell masters.
The National Peace Carlton" the
officers of the association point out
will afford entertainment for thous-
ands of people, and can be used not only
for daily or weekly concerts, but upon
great state occasions, the whole city
may hear the national anthem on the
various melodies played on this great
carlton. The edifice would have to be
located away from the noise of traf-
fic and in a spot that would afford
proper artistic surroundings and space
for accommodating those that gather
TO hear the concerts.
Would broadcast Concrrts-
The largest bell can be heard all
over the city and the more delicate
notes a quarter of a mile or more.
The playing of the great carlton by
masters of the world who would be
brought 10 this country to give con-
certs could be broadcast through the
entire nation. The celebration OF
Lincoln's birthday by playing his
favorite hymns that could be heard
great distances and broadcast and
other occasions to express the ma
tons joy or sorrow could be accom-
plished on the proposed carlton the
officers of the association explain.
In the shaft of the memorial will
be placed an elevator that will enable
the people to view the huge set of
bells, that will surpass the famous
carillons of Europe. Europe has
many great carlton players, one Of