The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

GLOUCESTER, MASS. Aug. A.
Gaily bedecked yachts and high
: powered automobiles will make GIou-
essteF their goal On the afternoon OF
Friday. August card, when the en-
tire population Of the North shore
Will go to Lookout Hill, the estate
of Mr.. and Mrs John Hays Ham
mond, where a lawn fete will be give a
to aid in building the Woman's Tt
tanic" Memorial Arch.
The President Of the United States
and Mrs, Taft. who will be at the
summer White House in Beverly at
the time, Will motor over to Glou-
cester to be the guests OF honor at
the fete.
In addition to the summer colo
nisjs, the people OF Gloucester and
the nearby towns viii also attend
what will be one Of the most bril-
liant functions In the social history
OF this section OF the State
Mrs Hammond Is secretary of the
Woman's ''ritanIc" Memorial, which
in its campaign To erect monument
in Washington 10 the Titanic heroes,
is backed BY practically every or
ganization OF women In the country
ON the program for the afternoon are
Edith Wynne Matthison, Charles
Ram Kennedy, and other famous
theatrical and musical people. Every
thing possible has been done to in
sure an excellent program. The I'D
mission Will be five dollars.
The Patrunesses.
Among the patranesses of the af-
fair are the following we'll known
women:
Mrs. william Howard Taft, Mrs
Eugene y. Foss. Mrs Gordon Abbott.
Glass Head Harbor Manchester; Mrs.
George AgassIz, Yarmouth Port,
Mass: Mrs r. L. Agassiz. The Ken
Mrs. Oliver Ames. Hale street. Pirdes
Crossing; Mrs. Charles Amory Uni
versity Lane, Magnolia Mrs. Lary
Anderson, Mrs, Reed Anthouq; Mrs
Prescott Bigelow. Mrs. Parkuaan
ter; Mrs. Wiiliamnig ha.,foP Gqkojjf
Blake, Jersey Lane, West Manches-
Ter; Mrs William J BOardman, Mrs
Robert 8. Bradley; Mre+ Marie II
Bray; Mrs. G. Y. Chandler, Mrs.
Winthrop Murray Crane. Mrs, George
Crocker. Summer Cottage, Magnolia;
Mrs. John S. Curtis; Miss Clare Cur
Mrs. John s. Curtis. Miss Clara Cur
Walter r Denegre, Mrs. william F.
( Draper, Mrs, r. d Evans. Mrs, j.
,sloat Fassett, Mrs. H. Reginald Fitz,
Mrs Henry Clay Frick. Mrs. Angus
tus f. Gardner, Mrs John Gardner,
Mrs r Harrison Garrett, Mrs Wal
lace Goodrich, Mrs, David s. Green
ough. Mrs. John r. Greenough. Mrs.
Henry l.. Higglnsou, Mrs. oliver
Wendell Holmes. Miss Hunt. Mrs
James Marsh Jackson. Mrs. Eben
Jordon. The Rocks. West Manches-
ter; Mrs. Claude fitzpatrick. Mrs
Maynard Ladd. Miss l. w. Law.
Marblehead Neck, Mass. Mrs George
Lee. Mrs. Levi z. Letter, Mrs A. f.
Lingard. Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge.
Mrs Edward II. Lotus. Mrs. Angus
tus p. Loring Mrs James Mcmillan,
Miss Fanny + Mason. Prince street,
Beverly Cove. Mrs. Arson Mills, Mrs.
Samuel J. Mlxtcr. Mrs william Fl.
/ Moore. Mrs, Il, VI. Morse Mrs. Rob
ert Treat Paire. Paine Estate. Prldes
! Crossing; Mrs Charles T. Parker,
/ Cut Shahbte Iarch Row. Weuham;
Mrs Isaac Patch. Mrs. Henry Cleye-
land Perkins Mrs. John G.. Phillips,
Mrs, Dudley Picknan. Hale street.
Beverly Farms. Mrs. Henry Clay
Pierce. Paine Estate, Prides Cross
ing: Ms 9. a. Porter. Mrs Frederick
Prince, Princemere, Wenham Neck
! Mrs. Gordon Prince. West Manchee-
ter: Ms, J 5. Raymond. Mrs. Quincy
A. s;haw Mrs. William a Slater, Mrs.
Aleernon ), Sullivan, Mrs Edwin C..
wife Mrs. W. h. Thomas, Mrs Rus
sell Tyson and Mrs, Roger Wolcott.
Professionals ProTcr ersices.
In addition to Miss Matthison and
Mr. Kennedy there will he singing
by the Boston quartet and Vale oar
tet and dancing by Miss Virginia Tam
ner Music will tie furnished by the
Salem Cadet band. Other strong fsa-
tures Will be added to the program
in the next few days. \ great many
professional actors and singers have
volunteered their services. saying that
they would he glad to give them free.
but IT, has been impossible 10 accept
IAN the offers. Mrs. Hammond has
taken direct personal supervision Of
the affair and today she explained
her interest IN and connection with
the Memorial
mo. | did not originate the Idea
OF erecting this monument said Mrs.
Hammond. There are six Of us on
the committee of one hundred who,
country widely separated simultan-
!al 10 be raised In appreciation and
gratitude 70 those brave men who died
on the Titanic that women and chill
dren might be saved Doubtless
many other women. whom II is my
misfortune not 10 know. felt the sa me
Impulse
Why did you personally feel SO
great an interest as TO undertake
the hard work of secretary Mrs.
Hammond WAS asked.
Tribute to American Man
Well, perhaps IL was because as
the wife of a mining engineer / had
lived on the frontier and. holding my
baby In my arms, had gone through
many hazardous experiences with
brave American men to comfort and
protect ne. l have faced Mexican
bandits. and slept under Gods stars
safely bivouacked from murderous
Apaches, have feared the insurrec-
ton OF native African tribes---always
protected by the American man. Do
you wonder that / value more than
most women, their bravery? For CEN
turtles IL has been the trade Of men to
die for their counry / was for the
brave men Of all nations, who died on
the Titanic engineers, stokers. cleo
tricians, oilers. seamen stewards. bell
boys, musicians, officers. millionaires,
master railroad builders, members of
the literary profession, OF the clergy.
Of dramatic art,--to die nobly, the
heroes of peace---that women and
children might be saved These men
were not selected men, because OF
their being especially brave or trained