Evening star., 1926-04-04
FEDERAL WORKERS
TO AID MEMORIAL
Chief Clerks to Accept Corr
q,
tributions for Temple to
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D. c. War Veterans.

With plans rapidly reaching con
summation for opening the city.wide
movement next week to raise 5000.
600 for the beautiful memorial in Po-
tomac Park to armed forces of the
District of Columbia in the World
War, executive branches of the Gov.
ernment already are preparing to
cffer opportunity for every worker TO
participate.
At direction OF the Presidents cab.
met. chief clerks of all departments
and establishments have been author.
lied to receive subscriptions to the
fund. Arrangements for carrying out
this policy In a uniform manner
throughout rhe city will be made at
meeting Thursday morning at the
Federal.American National Bank, OF
the Association of Chief Clerks of the
Executive Departments. with John
Poole, treasurer Of the fund and
chairman of the campaign committee.
Preliminary work Of an extensive
nature has been going on for some
time under the direction of Frank r.
Noyes. chairman of the memorial com.
mission created by Congress for the
purpose OF erecting the memorial, and
Mr.. Poole, us chairman of the cam.
paign committee. Everything will be
week. and appeal will be made direct
TO every individual I'm the city to join
in the tribute of the Nations Capital
To her veterans.
Consider House-tO- House Method.
Serious consideration is being given
to a plan whereby each block Of the
city may he covered by persons in a
house-to-house presenta tion of the me
mortal. This has not as yet been
worked out IN detail.
Numerous organizations Of various
kinds have been approached and the
civic groups az the city have given
indication that they will add the
weight OF their influence TO the mo-
mentum Of the movement.
The nature OF cooperation by vet
erans' bodies of the District has not
as yet been de, ,ermined. but they are
seriously turning the matter over and.
according to some of their leaders. will
probably outline their program during
this week.
The memorial. which will be stu
ated in Potomac Park in a grove of
trees south of the Lincoln Memorial
pool and north OF the Tidal Basin, will
he Doric temple OF white marble.
Such memorial. il is felt by the com
perpetuatiug the Valor of the Dis
trict $ participants in the Nerld Mar
not only through enduring stone, but
also through frequent military con-
certs when music will also arise to
add it's tribute To the living and the
dead.
Names to BE Carved in Dome.
Other monuments and memorials
.,,,~ g., do i.aaf 10
Greek temple To be raised I'm Potomac
Park will be specifically Washlngton's
own 1, is TO speak our own more
intimate gratitude To those more init
ma ely bound to US, says a statement
by the commission, and is 20 be built
by subscription from the people Of
this city alone. The temple Is to be
useful az q center for concerts, ana
IL is to be memorial. in the truest
sense of The word; . in =, design. in
beauty and in dignity. Within the
dome will ts carved the names of
th9se who served from this city. There
are few persons ins the clty,'it Is be
lieved who viii not have peculiar In
terest in one or more of these names.
Although details for the plan for
participation by Government workers
remain to he worked out. IL was said
Department Of Commerce, who is
chairman OF the Association of Chief
Clerks. that it is possible that posters
may be placed in prominent. places
throughout the Government buildings
in the District. with notification that
voluntary contributions may be made
to the chief clerks.
Allowed to Accept Funds.
Solicitation as such. in the depart
ments. has been prohibited by a rul-
ing, Mr. Libbey explained, saying
that the number of pleas for money
had become so great long ago as to
bring about the rule.
In the case of the District of Co
lumbia War Memorial, however, he
explained. word had come down from
Cabinet officers that the CHIEF clerks
would he authorized to receive funds
II was probable, he said, that The re-
sponse on the part of the Governments
workers throughout the District
would he early and generous.
Contributions will be received bv
Mr.. Poole at the F'ade raj. America n
Eank, and from preliminary indica.
tiohs members of the commission feel
that Washington as a community will
rise to the patriotic privilege of hon.
o.ing its defenders" aEd at an early
date make possible erection of the
beautiful marble temple.
FORTY NAMED IN TAMPA