Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-23

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U. S. N, retired chairman of the Ma
tional Aerial Coast Patrol Commission;
Buckner McGroarty. president of the
Washington Society Of Alexandria; Mrs.
Rose Gouverneur Hoes and Mrs. P. Lee
Phillips, directors of the Willard Social
Bureau; Horace G. Knowles, former
United States Minister to Rumania
Mrs. Edna M. Colman, past president
of the League Of American Pen Women,
and others"
Mr.. Woodhouse expressed surprise
when asked today regarding the an
nouncement that Mrs. Dimock had sew
cred her connections with the series
of memorials.
There must be some misunderStand-
ing" he said II have not heard any
such thing from Mrs. Dimock. You
speak of her attorneys. I didn't know
she had any. I do not know OF any
letter from any attorneys, but there
is a pile of about a hundred letters
on my desk which haven't examined.
I'm any event I must hear directly
from Mrs. Dimock before can believe
that she has withdrawn. Why, she
gave her approval to these memorials,
providing she would not be called on
to do any work. I promised her she
would have absolutely nothing to do
except receive the proceeds from the
lectures and other events.
You see, Mrs. Dimock may have
thought the memorials would call for
some eXertion on her part, but this Is
not so. We have sent out 100000
tickets for the memorials. and every
cent of the proceeds from the sale OF
these, at 81 each, is to go to the
George Washington Memorial Associa-
ton. am sure when 1t is explained
to Mrs. Dimock that she will have no
work to do or any expenses OF any
kind to pay she will stay with us, if it is
true she wants to withdraw"
Doesn't Think She Has Quit.
But don't think Mrs. Dimock has
quit altogether She just doesn't want
to enter into active participation in the
program, and she won't have to. Unless
I receive some definite word from her
to the contrary, the events will go for
ward for the sole benefit of the George
Washington Memorial, in which we are
all interested"
According to the circular sent to
rails are "in response to the appeals
made by Vice President Curtis, Chief
Justice Taft and Charles E. Hughes for
contributions to complete the George
Washington Memorial Building and to
secure a section in the building for the
Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air
Corps to commemorate the fact that
George Washington was the first head
Af ha Ma
and the first to express belief that
aerial navigation would become useful
to mankind"
The events, beginning with today's
lecture, will continue weekly, it is de-
clared, until Thursday, June 20. the
last day of Spring and the birthday
Of Betty Washington. when huge
open AIR memorial will be held at the
George Washington Air Junction"
Airport Is Cited.
The circular is illustrated with q re-
print of contemporary drawing show
Ing the first balloon ascension in Amer
lea, at which George Washington was
present. This ascension will be repro
duced" at the junction each week in
May, it is asserted.
The CIRCULAR adds: cat the request
0I the OlStrlcL Oh columbia committee
Of the House of Representatives, 500
acres of the vast level fields on the air
junction have been pledged to and re-
served to be the principal airport of the
city that bears the name of its founder
The land is to be sup
piled at cost. or less than 100000 for
500 acres. thereby saving the taxpayers
over $4,000, 600"
Attention is called in the folder to a
statement by Representative Roy O.
Woodruff in the Congressional Record.
for December 10 last, which is quoted
as follows:
1T is inspiring to know that Wash
ingtons lands are to be used to aid in
carrying out the substance of his vision
and to solve the problem of giving an
airport to the city which he founded
and which bears his name"
Chairman Bingham pointed out today
that the reason for the existence of his
committee is to find suitable airport
for Washington, and that manifestly
no decision as yet has been reached
with regard to any location.