The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
MEMORIAL
PROGRAM
GREAT
$50, 900, 900 viii Be Spent In
and Near Capital on Build
ings and Shafts

The next few years will witness
construction in and near thu
National Caital of memorial build
ings and mon lments, financed en-
/ tirley or in part by patriotic ane
memorial associations, exceeding
! $50, 100000 in value, it was pre-.
dicted today.
The construction of buildings OF
this type is expected to exceed in
value all public building under the
proposed program which will be
presented in Congress this winter.
Five of the projects have been
started and two Of them are near
ing completion. One other will be
started next month and one of the
most important of the projects
will begin next spring, according
to present plans.
Masonic Memorial Greatest
The greatest undertaking of this
character now in progress near
Washington is the great Masonic
Memorial to George Washington.
now partly completed at Shooters
Hill. Alexandria.
This memorial is TO cost in excess
of $4.000.000 and will be completed
within the next four years,
1t will rise moic than 800 feet
above the Hill on which 1t stands.
and will be clearly visible from all
parts of the National Capital.
Congress has authorized construc-
ton of the great proposed Roose-
welt Memorial, for which In excess
of 81 100000 already has been raised
by the Roosevelt Memorial Assoeia-
ton.
The memorial may cost two or
three times this amount.
Congress has directed that plans.
now being prepared by the Nations
foremost architects and sculptors.
be submitted not later than Janu.
selected. Work IS expected to be-
gin next spring.
Revival of Old Plan
Efforts are being made to revive
construction of the George Wash
ington Memorial, the foundation
for which has been completed at
Sixth and B streets northwest.
This building will cost appoxi-
mately $10.000,000 if the present
plans are carried out.
1t is expected that the memorial
will be completed before the great
TIT oil ~ 1n
hundfedth anniversary of the birth
Of George Washington in 1882.
Construction of the great me-
mortal auditorium authorized by the
daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton at the assembly here this sum
mer is expected to begin within the
next two years.
The structure probably will cost
more than $2,000,0O0.
Erection of a memorial to the
women of the world war, as a part
of the American Red Cross group,
has been authorized by Congress,
and 5000, 900 has been appropriated
from the Federal Treasury toward
the project.
Subscriptions for the remainder OF
of the cost, expected to be nearly
81 000.0 are being received by the
Red Cross, and work is expected to
begin within year or two.
Some Other Projects.
The memorial to John Ericsson,
now under construction just south
of the Lincoln Memorial, will he
completed this winter, and dedicated
and unveiled next May.
North of the Lincoln Memorial
the Titanic Memorial is under con
structiOn, the foundation having been
completed.
Contract has just been awarded
for erection of the San Martin
statue, presented by the government
Of Argentine, in Judiciary square,
and the work is expected to be COM
pleted this fall.
Work is being resumed on the
memorial to Major General George
Gordon Meade, hero of Gettysburg,
in the northwest portion of the
Botanic Garden. .
1t will cost nearly 100000.
The beautiful marble statue
Serenity" has just been completed
in Meridian Hill Park at private
cost.
1t is the third work of the kind
in that park, statues of Joan Of
Arc and Dante having been erected
there during the past year
Plans have been completed for
the great proposed Mothers
Memorial which, if carried out, will
give the National Capital one of
the most majestic memorial struc.
lures in the country.