Evening star., 1927-04-19
CONSTITUTION HALL
PROGRESS SHOWN
600, 900 Bond Issue Over
subscribed and $453,49e
Collected by D. A. r..

Constitution Hall, the monumental
building to be erected in Washington
by the Daughters of the American
revolution to honor the founders of
the Federal Government. "has ceased
TO be a dream and is rapidly taking
on the semblance of actual pronor-
tion," delegates to the Thirtv.sixth
continental Congress were told TODAY.
With the $1,000, 900 bond issued
oversubscribed and a total of s453.-
499.21 collected to date in cash and
pledges, Mrs. Alfred j. Brosseau.
president general, and Mrs. Russell
William Magma, chairman of' the
finance committee, assured the 4.OO0
delegates that "a long stride will bring
the building fund nearer to the half
million mark by the end of this week. -
Reafirms Faith in Bible.
The reports on Constitution Hall
following the adoption of resolutions.
including one in which the d. A. r.
went on record as re-affirming its
ialth in the Bible and in furthering
It's use in the public schools, were
NttAl GNCNlcAItA DIT Ile BEDEIai
session, devoted largely to business
matters. this morning in the Washing.
ton Auditorium.
Mrs. Brosseau expressed great sat.
isfaction at the fact that the delegates
had subscribed in full to the Sf 600 !.
VOu bond issue and referred to the
tact that nearly S500,000 of this
amount had been actually collected as
signifying the great interest of the
society as whole in the project for
Constitution Hall.
Mrs. Alice Louise McDuffie OF Kala.
mazoo, Mich. 1t was announced. has
been appointed general secretary OF
the Constitution Hall committee. "The
work viii go forth On a sure and Ger.
tain basis gratifying to the entire
membership of the society" Mrs.
Brosseau declared.
Asks More Active Aid.
Urging even more active support.
the president general declared 1t was
the duty of all Daughters to respond
70 the call so that the project might
be completed in 1928.
In connection with revised plans for
the new building, Mrs. Brosseau ex-
planned that one of the finest genealog.
ical libraries in the country will be a
part of the building, and she also de-
scrtbed arrangements planned for
committee rooms.
Reporting on the finances, Mrs.
Magma pointed out that every State
has responded to the call. including
chapters in the Philippines. Hawaii
China, Paris, London, Cuba. Alaska
and Panama. The actual total of
shares subscribed for by members of
the society was 1850 to date, leaving
only 1,620 shares available. A total
of $50 cubic feet of foundation also
has been taken in subscriptions.
New Jersey 100 Per Cent.
New Jersey is the first and only
State to report a share in the name
of every chapter, Mrs. Magma said.
Shares likewise have been taken by
the American international College at
Springfield, Mass; by the National
Society of Patriotic Women of Amer.
lea and share and box by the Ma.
tional Officers Club.
Mrs. Magma pointed out that the
finance campaign has been greatly
aided due to the fact that the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has
notified the society that all gifts of
money to the fund would be exempt
from payment of income tax.
Let me urge with all my heart
that those members who can contrib
ute outright" she said. I'VE have
expanded, become a very pulse in the
Nations life. We built Memorial
Continental Hall and the Administra-
tion Building on gifts. Let us re-
dedicate ourselves to the new hall,
the new library and the expansion
of the museum.
Since October Mrs. Magma has
Travelled 1900 miles in visiting IS
States on behalf of the work. she ex-
planned, receiving encouragement
from Daughters and chapters
everywhere.
Following Mrs. Magna's report, a
number of pledges for chairs in the
new hall were taken by delegates on
the floor The State regent of New
Jersey, Mrs. William A. Becker,
pledged $1,000 for chairs from her
State. In appreciation of her work,
Mrs. Magma was presented with
small wooden chair decorated with
flowers.
The session this morning opened
with the usual formalities and Mrs.
Brousseau Immediately took up the
business left over from yesterday
This included the regular report to
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