The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05
TITANIC MEMORIAL IS
MONUMENT TO ANDEAL
Mrs John Hays Hammond Pays Splendid Tribute to Heroes
OF Peace, of all Nations and Walks in Life
Who Died for Women

/ share In our work of collecting funds
| The American club woman Ia very
catholic in her sympathies, and Ii
always rea4y 10 auu A. 80
the furttfering of any good cause.
We have also received enconrag'
ing support from hotel managers
throughout the country, VINO have
not only been prompt to accept our
poster and give IL conspicuous posi-
ton in the public office Of theti
hotels, but have written personal let
tiers TO me--some nve hundred in
number--commend the movement
and Offering their personal help In all
ways which could aid us.
How much money have you
raised
- little over $4,000, the major
part OF which mas come from women
who earned the dollar before sending
=. tt to He How tremendous & body 81
women that is, you can compute from
the many thousands OF dollars we
have in hand. TO most Of these
women. no doubt even the solicited
dollar or their volunteered nifty cents
meant 81 personal sacr,hce. Convens
girls have sent us their savings, and
little children their pennies Some
few women Of wealth have thought
, tH4ly sent US %lPEhH 4pF tEt' tii}HSti+t4
dollars. realizing that their magnani-
nifty could thus make good the gem
crosby OF their poorer sisters"
Mrs. Hammond, ! have heard it
suggested that the American women
might have given more practical
form to their memorial"
Monument To An Ideal.
j, too. have received many such
suggestions. To build HOSPITAL for
instance, would require a larger sum
the period that public interest would
Of money than could possibly be
raised by dollar subscriptions within
the period that public interest would
concentrate upon this particular sub
ject. A hospital would also require
financial support after II was erected.
Our government ia not likely to &C
cept any further such obligation In
Washington, which Is amply supplied
with hospitals. To endow a ward in
some existing hospital would not ap-
peal to women In other poorer
states. who could rightly declare. We
need hospitals In our own hort
States, why should We give to the
/, District OF Columbian Imagine poor
flooded Mississippi and Louisiana
land cioudwrecked Denver. being
asked for any such subscription--and
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from Mississippi. saying that, although
marooned by the high waters. She
was glad TO show her patriotism aud
loyal appreciation OF brave manhood
by the little contribution
IF we were to endow ward In q
protestant hospital the Catholics and
the Jews might justly object to our
narrow discrimination Catholic
priests and brave Jews sank on that
sprrowful night on he Titanic
ITO endow Catholic or a Jewish
ward In a hospital would be subject
TO like criticism from protestants Ar
ter mature consideration of various
! points. the women or the Executive
committee of the Woman's Titanic
Memorial decided TO persevere with
! the original plan to erect an imper-
soual monument. irrespective Of class
or creed, and one adequately beauti-
/ full, but not costing too much money
"a monument to an ideal (the first
In this material iand) concentrating
not only the brave men who died on
the Titanic but the honor Of bravery
! in men yet TO concur sons and
sons sons--a monument 10 heroic
ma nhood.'