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reinforcement which will add absolute
security to the construction.
This design will present the upusual
picture of seagulls perched above the
spray. Just as in reality.
The headquarters and the Navy and
Marine Memorial are at l2 West Eighth
street, New York City. and there two
scale models are on permanent view,
one showing the complete plan, archi-
tecturally and sculpturally. and the
other the pedestal. wave and guns
MIR. Morgan explains that these Scaie
models are those approved officially
and Internationally by the National
Commission of Fine Arts"
CHARLES r, PATTERSON the Ia
nous marine painter, has pre-
sented the organization with oeauti-
full painting Of the clipper packet ship
Drcadnought, and this Is now on exhl-
hition at the Grand Central Art Gal
lery in New York While the associa-
ton has not as yet decided what ais
position II will make Of this painting IL
would not be surprising II II touno us
way eventually into one az the WASH
ngton art galleries as a companion 10
the memorial that will add beauty 10
The banks OF the river in East Potomac
Park
Explaining why this movement to
have a national memorial 10 the sea
services in Washington has not been
MS rapid as some might expect 1t to DC,
Mr. Morgan says,
"One must remember that ours II
not one of the popular hospital or coll
lege or similar appeals which are gem
orally locally organized and carried
through In very brief period. Our
appeal is an entirely new one, and IT
has much TO do with the raising Of
sea consciousness In our country. which,
perhaps everybody admits, Is not Inc
most sea-minded In the world Besides,
our appeal has been sent out In gen.
eral form to all Americans from one
coast to another, and relies entirely on
their appreciation Of the scope and
purpose Of the memorial | think that
we can state that 10000 men and
women and more than 100000 school
children have to date answered this
appeal with small and large contribu-
tons
The largest donations have been
made by the following persons: Rich
ard r, Hoyt member Of our commit
tee, Sc 500. Col Robert Nj. Thompson.
IS 900; Vincent Aston, $4,000; William
X. Vanderbilt. $1,000 j. Pierpont Nor
gan. $2,75O, william H. Vanderbilt,
$4,000, Secretary Andrew w. Mellon,
SIS 600 Charles Hayden, New York.
$500, Harold Stanley. New York 500,
and other contributions are from few
cents up to 81 600
Numerous Westinghouse are prom
inently identified with the movement
to have a fitting memorial to the sea
services Navy. merchant marine,
Coast Guard, aviation, fisheries, travels
and discoveries placed on the banks
Of the Potomac, On the honorary ma
tional committee are Secretary Wilbur
Of the Navy, chairman; Secretaries
Dwight r. Davis of the War Depart
ment and James j Davis OF the Labor
Department, Andrew w Mellon OF the
Treasury Department, and DR. HAbert
Work. recently resigned Secretary OF
the Interior, now chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee, Rear
Admiral w s. Benson; Rear Admiral
r c. Billiard, commandant Of the
Coast Guard Admiral Edward w,
Eberle, Mai Gen. John A Leieune,
commandant of the Marine Corps, and
T. " OConnor. chairman of the Ship
ping Board
On the executive committee are Ed
mund L. Baylies Representative Fred
A. Britten Of Illinois. chairman OF the