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May the vision and courage of Christopher Columbus :z inspire us all THE NATIONAL I ITALIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION www.niaf.org The National Italian American Foundation (N fA F) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the h eritage of Americans of Italian descent, the nation's fifth largest ethnic group. The NIAF funds scilOlarships and grants; supports a variety of yout}, programSj researches Italian American history and culture; promotes a positive image of Italian Americans and works towards ending negative and stereotypical portrayals in the media; encourages the teaching of Italian language in U .S. schools; and promotes closer economic, CACI political and cultural ties with Italy. EVER VIGILANT please visit o ur website, www.nia(org, to learn more ahouuhe National Italian American Foundation. Technology That Supports America's Future CACI provides the IT and network solutions nceded to prevail in texlay's new era of defense, intelligence, and c-govcmmcnt. N!AF www.caci.com 1860 Nineteenth Street NW - Washington. DC 2009-5501 Tel: 202-387-0600 - Fax: 202-387-0800 - www.niaf.org Application for Membership THE NATION'S CAPITAL in the National Columbus Celebration Association CELEBRATES 514YEARS The Association seeks to honor not only the memory of Columbus and his OF DISCOVERY historic achievements in linking the Old World and the New, but also the higher values that motivated and sustained him in his efforts and his trials. Those virtues-faith in God, the courage of his convictions, dedication to purpose, perseverance in effort, professional excellence, and boldness in facing the unknown- are as needed today and in the future. The Association invites individuals and organizations who identify with our purposes to join with us by filling ot the application below and sending it to the address given. Membership includes a gold plated membership pin, a personal colorful certificate with a beribboned seal, suitable for framing, an invitation to the annual meeting with the right to vote, minutes, newsletters, and your name listed in the program published for the annual celebration. National Patrons will be listed in the annual program book and will be sent a copy of the program book upon request. Visit our web site at (www.columbuscelebration.org)or for additional information call: John Moore at 301-572-5181 or J.P. McCusker at 703-361-6778. Annual dues (please check the appropriate box): o Organizational member: business, professional non·profit, patriotic, or fraternal. ...... .. ...... .. ....... .$75.00 o Individual member .. ............... .......... .. ..... ... ... .....$25.00 HONORING THE GREAT o National patron ...... ...................... ... .................. $1 0.00 DISCOVERER Please PRINT name exactly as you wish it to appear on the certificate: Name .............................................................................................................. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Address .......................................................................................................... MONDAY OCTOBER 9, 2006 City................. ................................ State ............... Zip .................................... THE COLUMBUS MEMORIAL Telephone ..................................... E-mail ........................................................ COLUMBUS PLAZA· UNION STATION Please fill out the application, cut or tear along the right side, or (you may wish to make a copy rather than cutting your program book), and send with your check WASHINGTON, D.C. made payable to. "NCCA. " to : National Columbus Celebration Association SPONSORED BY THE 5034 Wisconsin Ave. NW NATIONAL COLUMBUS CELEBRATION ASSOCIATION Washington DC 20016-4125 IN COORDINATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 80 CELEBRATING CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN THE NA TION'S CAPITAL The Site In th e yea rs following the great 1892 qu adricentennial (400 111 anniversary) ce lebration of the achievements and discoveri es of Christoph er Co lumbus, an effort was laun ched by the Knights of Co lumbus to es tablish a monument in th e nation's capital to the great discoverer. At th eir urging, the COL. CHEV ANDREW MARTIN JOHNSON, CGTJ U. S. Congress pa ssed a law which mand ated a Columbu s Memori al in the The Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem and appropriated $ 100,000 to cover the constru ction costs. A co mmi ss ion wa s estab lished co mposed of th e sec retari es 1200 South Monroe Street (703) 892-4247 of State and War, th e chairmen of the Arlington, VA 222040-42]9 email: amjohn [email protected] I-lou se and Senate Comll1ittees on the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus. With the new Union Station rail terminal co mpleted in 1907 , plans TERMITE AND PEST CONTROL foc used on putting the memorial in the plaza in f ront of this great ed if ice. A fter a seri es of competitions, C & M EXTERMINATORS, INC. sculptor Lorado Z. Taft of Chicago was commiss ioned. His plan envisioned 5507 Landover Road wh at you see thi s day, a monument Hyattsville, MD20784 constructed of Georgia ma rble; a sem i circul ar fountain sixty-six feet broad and forty-four feet deep, and in the • 301-779-1515 center a pylon crowned with a globe supported by fo ur eag les connected by "We Treat Your Home Like We Would Our Own" a garland. A fifteen-foot statue of Columbu s, facin g the U. S. Capitol and wrapped in a med ieva l mant le, sta nd s in front of the pylon in the bow of a ship with its prow extending into LEE Funeral Home the upper ba sin of the fountain and terminating with a winged f igurehead representing democ racy. Flanking Columbus are two sea ted, allegori ca l AND CREMATORIUM figures : To hi s left, representing the O ld World, is a patriarchal figure ne of th e Wa shington M etropo litan Area's Oldest and Fin es t res ting his arms upon a shield and grasping a crumpled map, while to hi s Homes, ow ned and operated by th e Lee Fam ily for over 160 years. ri ght, representing th e New World, is a pre-Columbian figure (American O Established 1836. Bea utiful Chapel. Amp le Park ing Space. Indian) crouching behind hi s crud e shi eld and reac hing for an arrow. On the rear of the large pylon is a double meda llion picturing th e Spa ni sh monarchs LEE Funeral Home, Inc. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabell a. Set at the ex tremes of the ax is of the balu strade are couch ant lions. T hree towering flagpo les ri se behind the 6633 O ld Alexander Ferry Road • C linton , MD 20735 monument representing the hi storic ships of 1492 the Niiia , the Pinta and the 30 1-868-0900 • 30 \-855-0888 Sanla Maria. Classic-columned lampposts in front of Union Station feature 8 125 Southern Maryland Boulevard • Owings, MD 20736 replicas of ships on their cross-ax is near the base moun ts . 79 2 Daniel Burnham, who des igned Union Station, had been the maj or Archbishop Michael J. Curley architect of the 1892- 1893 World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Burnham's architecture was so well rece ived in Chicago th at it launched the Knights of Columbus, "City Beautiful" movement, to transform maj or cities, espec ially our nat ion's cap ital, into a seri es of well-landscaped neo-class ica l places, express in g Archdiocese of Washington, co nfidence in our Republic during the 1890 period. Burnham's Columbus Fo untain and Taft's Columbus sta tu e were influenced in part by Frederick Assembly No. 383 MacMonnies' fountain at the World's Columbian Ex hibition. The dedication of the tribute to Columbus took place on June 8, 19 12 in the presence of Pres ident Taft and accompani ed by an elabo rate three-day celebration organi zed by th e Knights of Columbus that brought 46 Years of Proud Service 20,000 Knights and the families to the cap ital, it was repo rted. T hu s bega n the annual Columbus Day ce lebrations at the site. The Ceremony T hroughout the years fraternal, civic and cultural organization s provided BEST WISHES TO THE leadership for the ceremony. For so me years now, in collaboration with the NATIONAL COLUMBUS CELEBRATION National Park Service. it has been organ ized annu ally by the National Columbus Ce lebration Assoc iation (NCCA), estab lished in 1989 to plan the COLUMBUS DAY OCTOBER 9,2006 ce lebration in the Quincentenary and THE NEW WORLD SALUTES COLUMBUS ON THE 514TH subsequent years . Appearances of the ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY U.S. Military Honor Guard , the serv ice . - bands, and the K nights of Co lumbus I Color Corps add to the pageantry. LEONARD AND NORA DURSO Read ing of the annu al Presidential Proc lamation, addresses by members of the diplomatic corps- e pecially from Spa in , Italy the Bahamas, and the In Memory of Orga nization of A merican States- the awarding of an a national essay contest prize and read ing of the essay by the winner, and wreath-laying by embassies and many fratern al and patriotic groups, 'Bi{{ 'Borchert Larson, 1(C.L.J. both nati onal and loca l, give interest and co lor to the occas ion, which brings in Color Guard from th e Military District of many attendees from other parts of the Washington country eac h year. T he event is open to Wayne E. Parthun, K.c.L.J. the public free of charge. (For descriptions and ph otograph s of ceremoni es of earlier yea rs, see the web site www.columbuscelebrarion.org[) 78 3 Our Cover: Commemorating the sooth Anniversary of the Death of Columbus iCG INSURANCE CONSU LrJNG GROUP In observance of the 500'11 anniversary of the death of Columbus, our cover reproduces what may have been the last likeness o.fColumbus made.fi'o mlife.