The Washington herald., 1912-05-19
SENATOR'S WIDOW
CONTRIBUTES $1,000
Mrs. james Mcmillan Gives Largest
Amount Yet to the Titanic
Memorial Fund.
sBEsr WISHES FOR SUCCESS

Mrs James Mcmillan, widow Of Former
Senator Mcmillan Of Michigan. yester-
day contributed 1900 to the woman's
Titanic Memorial This is the largest
amount as yet donated by one person.
The contribution is in accordance with
the decision that larger sums than the
nominal 81 donation from each woman
would be received.
Mrs. Mcmillan, whose home is in De-
troit, but who is spending the season
here, in a letter TO Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. secretary OF the memorial,
said:
According to my offer OF yesterday.
am incloslng a check for 5000. You
have my best wishes for success In Sc
curing all the funds needed for this OBJ
ject. so worthy and so important"
Mrs. Mcmillan has also accepted men,
bership on the Committee OF One Hun
bred. Nine other acceptances for ser
vice on this committee received in to-
days mail were from Mrs. Champ Clark.
wife of the Speaker OF the House OF
Representatives; Mrs. Joseph II. Choate,
Of New York. wife of the former Am
bassador to Great Britain: Miss Ratha-
rine p Loring. of Boston; Mrs. J. p.
Broidrick, Of Jamaica Plains, Mass;
Mrs. John II. Finley. Of New York. wife
OF the president Of the College OF the
City Of New York: Mrs Cora N. Davis,
president OF the womAn's Relief Corps,
New York; Mrs. James A. Garfield, of
California; Mrs. B. Frank Mebane, of
Spray n. C. and Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell,
OF Philadelphia.
Contributes for Household.
Among the larger contributions re-
ceived yesterday was that from Mrs. Levi
2. Letter. Of Chicago and Washington.
who gave 81 for each member Of her
household. This custom Is now being
universally followed, and several have
promised TO give very large amounts as
contributions from women in various in
situations, factories, &C.
That the intention TO have the memo
rial, to be known as ''Woman's Tribute
to Heroic Manhood" as an arch in the
National Capital. has met with universal
approval is being shown in letters re-
ceived daily at the memorial headquar-
tiers in the Union Trust Building. Many
newspaper editorials approving Of the
project in all respects are also being
sent In. Among the latter is that printed
recently by the New York American. 1t
said:
Nothing nobler in sentiment has grown
out Of the Titanic tragedy than the re-
cent movement OF the grateful women
for a Titanic memorial to heroic man
hood a woman's memorial to brave men
who died that the women and children
might live
Mrs. John Hay and Mrs John Hays
Hammond are leading the movement and
under the proposed plan Of one dollar
contributions from women alone Mrs.
william H. Taft heads the list Of sub
scribers.
Another woman enthused over the
proposition has pointed the way for
larger contributions for giving one dollar
for each OF a thousand girls and women
in a neighboring factory.
An EpOchaI Event.
But the proposed great memorial arch
designed for Washington, and represent
ing the tribute Of grateful women to
brave men, is an epochal event In max
ing monuments.
1T is doubtful IL there will be any
where in the world anything like this
memorial
Men have built monuments to men
and monuments to women; and women
have built monuments to women.
But this is a monument by women
to men-by women in the aggregate to
men in the aggregate-from the weaker
to the stronger; from the grateful to
the gallant; from the saved to the saver
of life.
1T should be a revival Of gallantry,
a renaissance OF chivalry. an inspira-
ton to noble altruism and knightly
courage all over the world.
IAN the time to build this memorial
is now while the tragedy OF the Titanic
and fits heroism yet abide in the human
soul Don't wait for the afterthought
and the reaction. but build now.
The women who build this monument
are building for misunderstanding
their womanhood safe within the chival-
~ Of men.
From the American dollar princess