Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13
Representatives of IS Groups
to Take Active Part
in Drive.
WORKING MODEL READY
Congressional Hearings Are
Expected to Be Started
Early This Week.

Representatives of IS of Americas
| largest patriotic organizations have
banded together for the first time to
push legislation pending in Congress
to erect a fitting memorial to the
memory of Maj. Pierre Charles
L'Enfant, chief designer of the City Of
| Washington, whose plan of develop
ment is being carried forward today
| The L'Enfant Memorial Association, as
the organization is known, consists of
the executive officers of the patriotic
| groups and will be actively represented
| at the congressional hearings on the
| legislation which are scheduled to start
this week, probably on Tuesday.
Tentative plans call for placing the
memorial in a great circle Immediately
west of the Botanic Gardens. At this
circle boulevard from the Union Sta
| ton will join the Mall boulevard at a
point approximating the rear of the st.
| James Hotel. This circle is to be one OF
| three on the Mall, the others being
located around the Washington Monu-
ment and the Lincoln Memorial.
Working Model Completed.
w. Clark Noble, the sculptor who has
been selected for the memorial has COM
pleted working model, which is on eX-
hibition at his studio, 1880 Sixteenth
street. This model will be on view at
the congressional hearings also.
Numerous national celebrities have
become members of the L'Enfant Me-
mortal Association and have contribute
ed towards its success.
The hearings to be held Will revolve
around the measures introduced by
| Senator Frederick Hale of Maine and
Representative Hamilton Fish OF New
York, asking for an appropriation OF
5000 900 to cover the expense OF the me-
mortal.
The executive committee, which act
ually has this legislation in hand, con-
sists of the president of the L'Enfant
Memorial Association, WinSloW warren,
president general of the society Of the
Cincinnati, who has associated with him
Mrs Alfred j. BroSseau, president gen.
eral Daughters of the American Revo-
luton: Mrs. Henry T. Kent, president
general General Society of Daughters
of the Revolution; Ernest E. Rogers,
president general National Society Of
Sons of the Revolution; Francis B.
Culver, registrar general National So
ciety of Sons of the Revolution; Her
bert Fairfax Wallace, general secretary
National Society of Sons of the Revolu-
ton; Col Thomas Denny, president
Sons of the Revolution in the State of
New York; John Lenord Merrill, presi-
dent general Society of the Order of
the Founders and Patriots Of America
and president general National League
of Huguenot Societies Of America; E. D.
Guthrie, president France-America
Society; Mrs. Charles L. Riker, president
Colonial Danes of America; Mrs. James
P. Andrews, president National Society
of Colonial Danes of America; Gen.
w. w. Ladd, president general Society
of. Colonial Wars; DR.. James B. Igle-
hart, president general Society Of the
| War of 1872; DR.. Marcus Benjamin, vice
president general Society of the War of
| 1912 and general historian of the
L'Enfant Memorial Association; Mrs.
Axel Olah Ihlseng, president State of
New York Daughters OF the Revolution.
Committees Formed.
The Washington headquarters is In
charge of volunteer workers under the
direction of Winslow Warren, president;
H. Randall Webb, treasurer: Richard S.
Harvey, counsellor, and John Cabell
Wilkinson, executive secretary.
Each cooperating society has formed
a separate committee which will be
present at the hearings that will shortly
be held on the bills pending in Con-
gress. The executive officials of the
society have likewise requested the CO.
operation and active support of repre-
sentative men and women throughout
the country who are either members of
| one of the cooperating societies or
! eligible for membership. Among those
who have been invited to join in this
association and who have accepted are:
Rev. DR.. w. S. Alternately, Mrs. Arthur
D. Addison, Mrs. Charles Stuart Alden,
Richard S. Aldrich, Mrs. James Henry
| Alexandra, Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen,
| Gov. Henry j. Allen, Edward B. Almon.
Lars Anderson, Mrs. James P. Andrews,
Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews, Mrs. J..
Ogden Armour, Philip D. Armour, Vim
cent Astor, Mrs. w. Vincent Aston, Col.
w. w. Atterbury, Mrs. Charles C.
| AuchincloSs, Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss.
Robert L. Bacon, Mrs. Robert Bacon,
Mrs. Albert N. Baggs, Mrs. George F;
! Baker, jr Newton D. Baker, Bernard
M. Baruch, Joseph P. Bascom, Robert
Cameron Beadle, James M. Beck, VIII
liam F. Beers, Charles j. Bell, Perry
Belmont, Mrs. August Belmont, DR..
Marcus Benjamin, Mrs. Anthony j..
! Drexel Biddle, Mrs. Anthony j. Drexel
| Biddle jr; William K. Bixby, Mrs. L..
| Guy Blackmer, David H. Blair, Gist
Blair, Paul Block, Mrs. Delos A..
Blodgett, Miss Mabel T. Boardman, Ed
ward Box, Mrs. Rolfe E. Boiling, George
| w. Bowerman, Mrs. Benjamin H. Buc-
bingham, Mrs. I. Townsend Burden,
Mrs. James A. Burden. Mrs. william A.
! M Burden, DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
Robert S. Brookings, Mrs. Alfred j.
Brosseau, Mrs. George Warren Brown,
John Stewart Bryan.
Senator Capper, Newcomb Carlton,
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