Evening star., 1926-04-05

In eparation for the corner stone
laying ceremonies next Thursday aft
ernoon, April 6, which will mark thu
start of the erection of the new $40.
900, 900 home Of the National Pres
| Club, at the corner OF Fourteenth ant
| r streets northwest. formerly the site
of the famous old E1bbitt House, cop
per box will be sealed today, filled
with appropriate rnementos.
| When President Coolidge puts th'
| finishing touch on the laying of thu
corner stone next Thursday this box
| hernet!cally sealed, will go into the
| foundations OF the building for SONS
| future generation to open.
The ceremony of filling and sealing
| this copper, receptacle Is to taker
! place In the present quarters of the
| National Press Club, in the Aibee
Building. In addition to the Wash
ington newspapers published today. q
complete roster of the present mem
bershtp OF the club. list OF the char
ter members and q history OF the first
Press Club formed In Washington
back In the Civil War days--a copy
Of the constitution and bylaws OF
the club. photograph OF the old Eb'
bitt House as 1t stood in 1855. a pic
ture OF Newspaper Row" Of former
days on Fourteenth street, the site OF
which the new building couples, and a
copy Of the Congressional Directory
especially bound by the Government
Printing Office. will go into the box
1t will also hold a twenty and a ter
dollar gold piece dated 1926. a dime, a
nickel and penny. the only coins
ninted thus far this year. These coins
will be donated by Secretary Mellon.
Sealing Committee.
The sealing committee in charge
Of filing the box consists OF Frank
3. Lord, chairman: Henry L. Swein'
hart, correspondent of the Havas
News Agency and president of the
National Press Club during last year
George H. Carter, public printer of
the United States; Charles L. Key
ser, Washington correspondent OF
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat: Carl
D. Ruth, Washington correspondent
OF the Cleveland News. and Leo K.
Sack.
Final arrangements have been made
for the corner stone laying next
Thursday. Fourteenth street will be
roped off from the Avenue to F
street and cards OF admission will
be the open sesame. Invitations have
been sent out to the newspaper fra
ternity OF the country. to governors
and other officials and others. in addi'
ton to the membership of the club
and their friends, and 1t Is expected
that several thousand will attend the
ceremonies.
While the actual exercises will
start at 4 o'clock. the Marine Band
will have g program Of Is minutes
duration before the opening of the
program Right Rev. Thomas j. Sha-
han. rector of he Catholic University.
will deliver the invocation, following
which Nine. Frances Peralta, so
prano. Metropolitan Opera star, will
sing America"
The first speaker will be Uric Bell
Washington correspondent Of the
Louisville Courier-Journal. who will
speak in behalf OF the National Press
Club, of which he is president.
President to Lay Stone.
The laying OF the corner stone by
the President of the United States
followed by President Coolidge's ad
dress, comes next.
Frank Il. Noyes, president OF the
Associated Press and The Washing
ton Evening Star, will be the next
speaker, and he will be followed by
Senior Don Arturo Pellerano, director
Of Listin. Diario. Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic, as the repre-
sentative Of the delegates to the First
Pan-American Congress OF Journal
lists. the delegates to which will al
tend In body.