Evening star., 1925-02-10
CARLTON HEADS
NAMED FOR YEAR
Association Elects Officers
to Push Plans for Memorial
Bell Tower.

All officers of the National Carlton
Association. which proposes to erect
in Washington great carlton tower
with 54 bells 'in commemoration of
the sacrifices and ideals of America in
the World War" were re- elected for the
ensuing year at the annual meeting of
the board of trustees last night in the
apartment of Mrs. j. w. E'riZZell, the
Northumbe berland.
The officers are: H. h. Bush Brown,
president; Gilbert Grosvenor. first vice
president: Justice Wendell p. Staf-
ford, second vice president: John 3.
Larner, treasurer; DIR. Erwin r.
Smith. assistant treasurer, and j.
Marion Shull, secretary. The execu-
tive committee, composed of Frank
s. Bright and Mrs. Frizzell. also was
reelected.
Trustees Reelected.
Seven members of the board of trus-
tees whose terms expired yesterday
were reinstated for another term.
They are: Mr.. Bush Brown, Capt.
w. l. Chambers, Walter Damrosch,
Mrs. Florence c. Floore. Mrs. Angus
tus knight, Mr.. Shull and Justice
Stafford
The other members of the board are:
Mr.. Bright. Mrs. Robert J. Burdette,
Kaufman, Mr.. Larner. Newbold
Noyes, Mrs. Marx L. Oberndorfer, w.
f. Stafford, Mrs. l.. Med. Sleeth. Dr.
Smith, Mrs. John j. Stahl, DIR. Harvey
w. Wiley, Mrs. Thomas c. Winter and
DIR. Albert l.. Woods.
Preceding the election the members
discussed informally plans for push
ing the project with renewed vigor
throughout the country generally. and
larly on raising the District of CO.
lumbiaS quota of $4,000.
AIlotments to States.
Under the plans previously adopt
ed, each State and Territory will be
allotted bell and allocated a quota
of the total cost, according to the
number of casualties suffered during
the World War. The District. with
II3 casualties, is allotted 20-pound
&C. bell and a quota of $4,000 of the
total cost. Virginia, with $50 casual
ties, will have a 1.117-pound "A fiat
bell and must raise S65, 900 Maryland
with 3,S12 casualties, is assigned a
31O-pound "E" bell and d quota OF
$4,000
New York's bell would be the larg-
est of the State bells, weighing 1882
pounds, and forming an e. note OF
to raise S350,00o having suffered 40,-
222 casualties in the war.
The largest bell in the assembly
will not be designated for any State.
but Will be known as the bell of the
allies" 1t will weigh 22,400 pounds
will serve as "E fiat" and will cost
s55,0 900
Imposing Tower Planned.
An imposing tower to house the
bells has been designed by Prof. Paul
p. Cret. whose work is eXemplified in
the Pan American Building and the
Memorial Arch at Valley Forge. The
tower will rise to a height of $50
feet, with stately lines.
When completed the carlton would
be used for weekly concerts and on
all great state occasions. Radio, it is
expected. will play an important part
in enabling the contributors in far
away States to benefit from their part
in aiding the carlton movement.
The proposed carlton would eclipse
in size and grandeur the great CARL
Ion at Morristown, n. j., it was stated
at the meeting last night.
Appeal to Art Lovers.
1t is the intention of President t
Bush-Brown to interest art lovers of
the National Capital and of the Nation
at large to the extent of active par
ticipation in bringing the plans to
fruition. The first steps in this direc-
tion will be initiated at once, he de-
clared
The project already has been ap-
proved by the General Federation of
Womens Clubs.
The site for the tower has not been
decided upon, it is understood.