Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
Four New Memorials for Capital

Washington. on the banks of the Poto-
mac. which flows out to Join that same
North Atlantic there shall be monu-
ment raised in tribute 10 the heroes
hat made the supreme sacrifice that
women and children might live. II Is
said that while the Titanic was sink
ing mysterious figure appeared. and
K has been suggested that Mrs Harry
Payne whitney the sculptor Of the
Titanic memorial. may have used that
thought in designing the monument.
Authorization by Congress for erec-
ton Of the Titanic memorial was given
in the District of Columbia appropria-
lions acc approved March ;, 1917.
Congress by resolution OF February Is.
1924, authorized and directed the chief
of engineers TO grant permission 10 erect
the Navy and Marine memorial.
Acting upon the advice Of their
architectural designer, the WomrnS
Titanic Memorial Association selected
and recommended a site at the inter-
section of E street with New Hampshire
avenue on the Potomac River front
Under the authorization Of that aSso-
citation, Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney exc
cuted a design in marble. which was
tentatively accepted By the association
and submitted by IL for the ap-
prevail Of the Commission of Fine Arts
and the Joint COMMITTEES on the Ii
hrary, as required by Law. The Com
mission of Fine Arts and the Joint
committee on the Library have both
approved the site. the. proposed treat
ment Of the site and the design of the
memorial
Erection Of the titanic memorial
awaits the development Of the Rock
Greek parkway which is to link up
with the Speedway In the vicinity az
the proposed memorial The statue IS
now in Quincy, Mass. and the aSSOcia-
ton is waiting for Congress u apprO-
PIRATE funds 20 erect a sea wall in the
vicinity Of New Hampshire avenue and
E street. Designs for the pedestal and
landScaping were done by Henry Bacon.
A committee Of 100 prominent per-
sons over the Nation has the erection
Of the memorial III hand, and those III
q position TO speak say that they are
anticipating that Congress will auth, =
ire the money for the sea wall this
Winter, So that the memorial may oC
erected, Mrs Robert s. Chew OF 1881
Ordway street is secretary Of the Oh
gantzation. and prominent IN the nave
ment are Mrs. William Howard TAFT
Mrs. John Hays Hammond NtrS
Leonard Wood and Mrs. Richard wan
wright
THE fourth Of the monuments th5.
Washington will next see in pl2ce
Is the District Of Columbia World was
memorial, which Is to be erected IN the
vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial The
memorial commission oi WASHINGTON
citizens created by Congress in 1921
proposes 20 raise u Doric temple ct
white marble wherein the military
IN Potomac Park shall hence
forth be held
The names OF the aSS WaShinSto-
mans that made the supreme sacrifice
during the World War viii he inscribed
on the marble ceiling OF this temple
A campaign for popular SuhSerlpticu
for fund OF 5000 900 was reeeutly un-
dertaken, with The star having n lead
Inc part in the movement.
The chairman 81 the memorial COM
mission is Frank E Moves, the Secre-
tary Is Col L Lester Jones. and ths
treasurer is John Poole Frederick u
Brooke is architect for the memorial
with Nathan Wyeth and Horace W
peaSlee associated
In this wise Washington, the eity Of
distances is coming more
and more to he known as the city q
monuments. marking for pos
teFitv outstanding events aud person
ages that have left their imprint upon
Inc minds of man,