Evening star., 1927-05-06
MEMORIAL FUND
RAISED TO $43,231
Mellon Gives $1,000, Saying
Doric Temple Is of Ma
tionaI Importance.

The District War Memorial Fund
rose to. $43.231.26 today when team
captains reported collections in the
last "a hours totaling $7,101.36. Con-
tributions reported today included one
of $40 from the Equality Post of Wal
ter Reed Hospital Veterans of For.
eign Wars, dedicated to "Our dis
abled buddies." Other posts of this
organization are expected to take
similar action tonight. Miss Luella
| Chase sent $50 and DIR. d. c. Chad
wick s. in memory of Lieut.. William
| A. Sheehan.
Contributions reported today came
| from the following sources: Woman's
executive committee, $3S9.S2; booths,
S216.10; mems executive committee,
81 ,406; police, $25375; Boy Scouts,
Sc. and miscellaneous, $112. The fol-
lowing captains of women's teams re-
ported as follows: Mrs. Wallach Mer.
riam. $4,000; Mrs. James S. Calvert,
$54.10: Miss Annie Hage. $525; Mrs.
Nancy Dupre North, $53.66; Mrs.
Thomas ii. Reed $35; Mrs. George
Seibold. $127.40; Mrs. T. V. Walker,
S5S; Miss Adelaide Wolstenholme,
$137. Captains of Admiral Cary F.
Grayson's division reported as fol-
lows: Col. e. Lester Jones, $76.25:
John Poole, S217; Gen. Anton Stephan,
S27.50; Frederick Fl. Brooke, $275.
Mellon Gives $4,000.
Team captains in Edward F. Cola
days division reported as follows: Gist
Blair, $4S; Robert y. Harper, S222;
William s. Corhy, 5000; E. G. Graham,
s129; John Lewis Smith, $50; G. Mel
vim Sharpe, SAT-; Oscar Coolican, $40.
Team captains of Newbold Noyess
division, reported as follows: Frederic
Delano, S22; $. H. Kaufman, SAL;
William Freeman, $t04; Cleveland Per-
kins, $335.50; Frank S. Hight, 500;
Isaac Cans, $479.S7, and Col. Leroy
Harris, 1864
Encouraged by yesterdays large
report, including a check from Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon for
5000 for the District War Memorial,
campaign workers were concentrating
their forces today for the final effort
to make the drive success by Mon
day, the closing day.
Government employees were sub
scribing to the campaign today from
half a hundred booths, in all the
large Government buildings, while
first reports received at Frank
lin School, school headquarters. in.
dicated a widespread participation
by the school children yesterday
in the campaign. Reports from
all the schools probably will not be
available until tomorrow. but the be.
lief of school officials is that the fund
subscribed by the school children of
Washington will add materially to the
amount so far received from other
Important Nationally.
In presenting his check Yesterday,
Secretary Mellon was represented by
those who saw him as making his
contribution in the belief that a per-
son who now makes Washington his
home, regardless of whether he is a
Washingtonian in the sense of living
here permanently, should contribute
to the memorial. Located in the Cap
ital OF the Nation, the memorial at
tains Importance nationally as we'll as
locally, the Secretary was represented
as saying. Thousands of visitors from
other parts Of the country who see
it will learn more of the Capitals
part in the war and, incidentally. will
be inspired similarly to memorialize
their own local war dead.
Additional Legion posts meeting
last night, indorsed the war memorial
and sent in their contributions The
Augustus p. Gardner Post, meeting at
thu University Club, contributed $50
to the war memorial and urged all
legionnaires to participate in the cam
paign. Watson 3. Miller, chairman OF
the committee appointed to represent
the Legion in the campaign. reported
that Engraving Post. No. 81, of the
Legion has raised $300. Mr. Miller has
also been informed that a number of
other posts are making their cam
paign among residents of the Capital
and will report a large contribution
by the end of the campaign. The
Washington Lodge of Elks has again
indorsed the campaign and has sent TO
headquarters a contribution of $100,
with the statement that Washington
Elks are ready to do more If neces.
sary.
Asks Name Be Withdrawn.
Announcement was made today of
a committee appointed by William
Mitchell, commander of Costello Post
of the American Legion, which viii
take steps, it is stated, in opposition
to the proposed memorial, advocating
In its place a National Guard armory
and meeting place for veterans or
ganizations. Harvey T.. Miller, an
nounced as chairman of the post COM
mittee, said today that he had not
been informed of his appointment as
chairman, that he was leaving town
today and would not be able to serve
on the committee and would ask that
his name be withdrawn, and that he
did not know that the Costello Post,
previous to it's action Tuesday night
in adopting resolution favoring an
other form Of memorial for Washing
ton, had indorsed the memorial as now
proposed.
In this connection the following let
ter was received today from Charles
Kohen, past comma nder of Costello
Post: Enclosed find my check for the
District War Memorial fund. I re-
gret very much that my post saw fit
to discourage your wonderful efforts
for our heroic dead. Also do / regret
that ] could not stay at the meeting
last Tuesday night when the memorial
discussion was brought up. While l
am not speaking for the Costello Post,
nevertheless / want you to know that
l deeply appreciate your wonderful ef-
forts in this meritorious undertaking.
Like my friend and comrade, Paul J.
McGahan, /. too, will be among the
missing on the walls of the Doric me-
mortal, as I enlisted at the outbreak
of the war in New York. Neverthe.
less, / would feel guilty of a great
wrong should I fail to express my per-
sonal feeling of this most wonderful
undertaking.
Calls Act Unauthorized.
Asserting that the action Of the
Costello Post of the American Legion
in passing a resolution disappearing
the form Of the proposed District War
Memorial was unauthorized, and that
in passing the resolution the post
reversed itself upon matter which
already has had the posts approval.
| Mai. Julius J.. Peyser, a member Of
tho froataIIa D1s+ ,ao,tortad Tho Cfar