Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1901 — THE McKINLEY ARCH [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE McKINLEY ARCH

The William McKinley National Memorial Arch association, which has been incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, with the purpose of erecting a memorial arch in honor of the late President in Washington, will depend upon voluntary contributions from Americans, both at home and abroad. It is the present purpose of the committee to have the *rch span the entrance to the proposed memorial bridge across the Potomac River from Washington to the Virginia ahore. The arch, with its ana ■tatues, will be entirely the work of American architects, artists and sculptors, and no limit has been put upon

its cost, this depending entirely upon the amount of contributions received. -The association will have headquarters in Washington, but every state and large city will have a vice-presi-dent and an organization to encourage subscriptions. Bishop Henry C. Potter is one of the vice-presidents for New York. President Roosevelt has accepted honorary membership in the association and Hon. Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the Treasury, is treasurer. Admiral Dewey is also a vice-president, and prominent men in every state and large city and In the cities abroad where Americans live, are accepting vice-presidencies in the association and aiding in the work of raising funds.

The association has just secured • charter and contributions are invited. Commissioner MacFarland, president of the McKinley National Memorial Arch association, has received a letter from Miss Helen Gould, in which she acceptß an appointment as one of the vice-presidents of the association. A letter from Miss Gould brought a suggestion from President MacFarland that a woman’s committee be appointed to work in conjunction with the national association, with Miss Gould as chairwoman. Miss Gould will be asked to act as head of the committee. Miss Gould stated that she was heartily in sympathy with the object of the association.