Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-26
IMMEDIATE START
ORDERED ON NEW
D. A. R. AUDITORIUM
Officers Empowered to Raise
Up to s1,825, 900 by Bonds.
Adjourn Congress.

In the atmosphere of enthusiastic
that marked its entire
course, the thirty-fourth Continental
Congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution adjourned sine
die shortly after o'clock last night.
1t was considered in many ways the
largest and most constructive ma
tional meeting in the history CT the
society.
In the short week of its sessions
the congress conducted business not
only of great Importance to itself as
an organization, but TO the whole
Nation in general and Washington in
particular. And one of its last Ct
fetal acts was TO empower its presi :
dent general, Mrs. Anthony Wayne
Cook, and the national board of man
agement to go ahead with plans for
financing the new s2,000,000 audi
torium Immediately.
Power to Float Bonds.
Under the terms of a resolution
passed without dissenting vote, Mrs.
Cook and the board are authorized and
directed toafioat bonds and TO nego
tiate on behalf of the society loans
not exceeding $1,s25,000 from any
financial institution, and, if necessary
even to borrow money for the con
struction of the auditorium by mort
gaging any real estate owned by the
Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton in this city.
In addition. the resolution directs
the same officers Ito do all acts and
things" necessary or convenient &c
carry ont the program for completion
Of the auditorium within reasonable
time" 1t gives the national officers
full power to proceed Immediately to
realize the dream of the Daughters
for several years-the creation OF a
great hall, capable of caring for the
needs Of the society for all time
matching in architectural beauty the
famous Memorial Continental Hall.
When the proposed building is com
pleted. it will be a veritable Hall OF
the Nation" expressing in exquisite
marble and rich paintings the story
of the history of America. Just as
Memorial Continental Hall is history
in stone of the war for independence,
so the new auditorium will be an en-
during monument to the whole history
of the Nation, from its beginning to
the present.
Symbolical Marble Columns.
AT each or the three main entrances,
it is proposed, there will be 13 gi-
gantic marble columns, each symbolic
of one of the original 13 States. In
inches at either side of these entrances
will be symbolical staturing. reveal.
ing some outstanding chapter in the
history of this Nation. Each foyer
will be rich in symbolical beauty, and
as the visitor passes through he will
read continuous story of the history
of the Nation.
Entering the main auditorium visi-
tors will find themselves in a huge in
door "amphitheater." The larger por.
ton of the floor, occupying the center
down to the stage, will be perfectly
fiat. Rising in graceful tiers, shaped
something like a Strengthened our
horseshoe. on the three sides will bt
additional seats. In the place of the
usual unsightly galleries there will bt
AZ big boxes, each representing a Stat,
in the Union.
During sessions of the society or a
meetings for which the hall may bt
rented the large fiat space in the cen.
ter will be occupied by. regular seat.
that may, however, be detached wher
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