The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-08
MEMORIAL FOR
LOYAL WOMEN
Congress is Asked to Help
Erect Structure to Their
Memory

Washington, April S.-A monument
to the memory of the loyal women of
the civil war will become an endur-
ing reality If congress enacts into law
a joint resolution Just introduced by
Senator Root of New York in the sem
ate and Representative James l..
Slayden of Texas in the house. This
project, which has lain dormant in
the minds of the people for almost
half century, has been put into con-
crete form by the generosity and pa
triotism of the commandery of the
state of New York of the military Or
der of the Loyal Legion of the Unit
ed States.
1t is not proposed to make the mon
ument merely Il remembrance of per-
sons and deeds. not merely memoir
ial of lifeless stone or bronze, but a
noble building full of the spirit of
helpfulness. of tender sympathy, of
lived In the women to whom this mon
ument will be erected. This spirit is
the spirit of the Red Gross, and for
this reason the memorial is to be Civ
en- to the Red Cross in perpetuity for
its headquarters in Washington.
Toward the carrying out of this
purpose. the commandery has pledg-
ed itself to secure and give the sum
ofr4s300,oo0. on condition that con-
a contribution Of the United States to-
ward tho purchase Of suitable site
In the city Of Washington. an the
improvement OF the grounds. Thus
the memorial will be made truly ma
ttonal, the tribute of all the people
to the sacred memory of the loyal wo-
men Of the war. The Red Cross. on
it's part, fs to agree to secure an en-
dowment fund, the income Of which
will be sufficient to maintain the
building for all time.
At the banquet of the Loyal Legion
held in New York. Oct. 4, 1911, Hon,
James M. Beck, in urging the crea-
tion OF this monument, gave an ad-
dress from which the following tri-
butte is quoted:
I'VE need not fear the verdict of
the future as to what We now plan to
do. There are many memorials to
the the deathiess valor of the brave men.
VINO IN the four years from 1861 to
1865 responded to the call of their
country and in many cases laid down
their lives for its preservation: but not
less worthy OF commemorative art is
the equal patriotism Of the women of
America. who as truly threw their
hearts into the great struggle for the
Union, anu VINO freely gave their lives
at the no less dangerous posts of duty
OF the fever.stricken camps. which
followed with the scythe of death the
march of our mighty armies.
ITO the mothers who gave their
sons, to the wives who gave their hus-
bands. to the sisters who gave their
brothers. to the women who became
nurses. to those who in the privacy
Of their home gave their earnings and
all the work Of their hands, to one
and all, let us erect this noble me-
mortal and in payment of a long-de.
ferred debt. let our memorial be more
beautiful than any memorial known
to man. Let 1t stand for all that wo-
man has been in American history"
The resolution introduced by SEN
ator. Root. and Representative slay.
den is the first step on the part Of
congress toward the acceptance Of
this generous proposal of the LoyaI
Legion Of New York. Appealing as
the project does to all that is tender
and sacred in the memories of the old
and the gratitude of the young. II ia
believed 1t will receive the hearty sun
port Of large majority Of both hous-
es Of congress.