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and the California Stadium at
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and the California Stadium at
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Promises Benefit Game.
II have no doubt I could put an
East-We Shrine game In the
stadium here" he said. 1T could
be played for the benefit of some
Eastern Shrine hospital, as the San
Francisco game is played for the
benefit of the Shrine Crippled
Children's Hospital there"
Capt Spaulding said the game
here would not interfere in any way
with the Pacific Coast contest. As
the Capital, he said. Washington
should get most of the major sports
contests in the country.
He warned. however, that provi-
sions must be made for adequate
parking space If the stadium is to
be successful. For q stadium to ac-
commodate 100000 persons, he said,
space must be provided to park
about 10000 cars, with additional
area to enable them to move in and
out quickly.
Final plans for the stadium rally
to be held at 8 pm. Saturday in
the lnterdepartmental auditorium,
Constitution avenue between Twelfth
and Fourteenth streets NV, were
made by the special committee of
the Washington Board of Trade to-
day Floyd D. Akers, chairman of
the committee, said that In addition
to several prominent speakers whose
names have not yet been an
nounced musical entertainment will
be provided.
More than dozen additional civic
and business organizations, includ-
ing the general membership Of the
Board of Trade, have thrown their
support behind the movement to
build national stadium.
Besides the Board of Trade, which
is sponsoring the campaign this
week for stadium to seat about
100000 persons, the Washington
Building Congress, nine citizens
associations and two businessmen
groups approved the project last
night.
Backed BY Business Leaders.
The stadium won the unanimous
approval of $500 Board of Trade
members who met in the Statler
Hotel.
The resolution was offered by E.
Barrett Prettyman. president of the
Board of Trade, after brief talks by
Arthur j. Dutch" Bergman, scout
for the Washington Redskins and
member of the Board of Trade,
and Mr. Akers, chairman of the
Board of Trade Stadium Committee.
The leadership of Washington's
business community was in attend
ance On the dais were Robert v.
Fleming, John A. Reilly, P Y. K.
Howatt, George Keneipp, Thomas
Groom, F. P. Siddons and others.
A national stadium will have more
than sports usage, Mr.. Bergman
said. He suggested that such a sta
dunn as contemplated might bring
to Washington the Eucharistic Con-
gress, an event of the Catholic world
which brings pilgrims from all the
continents.
Think Stadium, Talk Stadium"
This is stadium week." said Mr..
Akers. He told the members Ito
think stadium, talk stadium and sell
stadium"
While the movement had its incep-
ton in the committee created by the
Board of Trade which he heads, Mr.
Akers said, the committee immedi-
ately decided Ito make it much more
than that" and to invite the partici-
patton and support Of all groups in
the Capital.
And they are all coming in," Mr.
Akers said The idea has spread
like wildfire The press and the
radio have taken it up with en-
thusiasm. And we have received
much encouragement on the hill. =
Mr.. Akers was introduced by
Harvey L. Jones, chairman of the
Board of Trades Public and Private
Buildings Committee. another pro-
ponent of the stadium.
Building Congress Approves.
The Washington Building Con-
gress approved the stadium move
ment at its luncheon yesterday In
the Hotel Mayfiower A resolution
introduced by Arthur B. Heaton
architect moved that the organiza-
ton Endorse the movement for q
national stadium now being carried
on by the Board Of Trade and that
we appoint a committee to assist
the Board of Trade in pushing this
worthy object to completion"
Charles H. Tompkins, president oil
the builders organization, imme-
diately appointed Claude w. Owen
chairman Of stadium committee
The citizens associations which
last night took favorable action or
the proposal were:
Burleith, which urged the Fed
eral Government to provide funds.
West End, which appointed q
committee consisting of Lester H
Steinem, w. r. Brown, Paul Sweet
Otto Jorg and Miss Grace Staevell
to represent the group at the rally
Saturday.
Metropolis View, which also ap-
pointed a committee headed by I
Rocker Goad.
Mount Pleasant, with committee
Including Raymond T. Heckert
George Markward. Joseph j. Hill
David r. Caldwell and Marcus
Borchardt.
National Gateway, which dele
gated L. M. Green and Marie G
Mold to attend Saturday night,
meeting.
American University Park, which
approved the idea Of making thu
stadium q war memorial and nance
a committee including Lloyd A
Nell. president Of the association
Thomas E. Lodge and r. Z. San.
ford, delegates to the Federation o
Citizens Associations; L. o. shudd,
and p, j. Moynihan.
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