Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-29
PLANNING FOR HOME
! FOR THE RED CROSS
Proposed Building of White
Marble to Be Erected
in Washington.
DESIGN FOR STRUCTURE
IN THE WAR Department
Provision Made for Assembly Room,
Museum Room and All Nee
essary Offices.

| The American National Red Cross ac-
| cording to a statement made today by
Miss Mabel Boardman it's active head,
will endeavor to raise funds for mag
nificent white marble building in Wash
| ington, following the recent authoriZato on
| by Congress of memorial building here
| to the heroic women of the civil war of
| which the Red Cross is to have the care
and use.
Discussing the project today with re-
porter for The Star Miss Boardman de-
clared that as the building is to be
| memorial, it Is deemed essential that it be
beautiful building. an dthat beauty can
best be obtained by the use of white
marble, according to the opinion of archi-
tects with whom she has recently been
in consultation She added that it is
hoped to have the building completed in
time to dedicate it by 1915. half a century
after the end of the civil war.
Tentative plans for such building have
been drawn by Trowbridge & Living
stone, New York architects, and We're
received at the Red Cross offices in the
War Department today. They provide
for two stories and basement, with an as
sembly room 30 feet by "a feet on the
first floor, a large museum room on the
basement floor, and various offices
throughout the structure.
Anticipate Donations.
1t is hoped that after the fund for the
building has been raised persons who
take an interest in the work of the Red
Cross will furnish and decorate various
rooms in the structure, much as the
Daughters of the American Revolution
have done with various rooms at Cont
mental Memorial Hall. Among rooms
which will be needed will be quarters
for the three big boards of the Red Cross
organization, the board of war relief,
the board of national relief and the board
of international relief. 1t is hoped that
periodically inclined persons will come
forward to furnish and decor ate these and
other rooms in the structure.
The Red Cross officials have received
countless offers of sites for the proposed
building from Washington real estate
dealers, all of which will be referred to
| the commission which Congress desig-
| mated to take charge of erecting the
building, and of which President Wilson.
who is also eX officio president of the
American National Red Cross, is chair
man. AS soon as Secretary Garrison re-
turns from Panama, Miss Boardmann
said today, the President will be asked
to call the commission together, and Sec
rotary Garrison will be asked to detail
discussing officer for the commission.
Under the act of Congress providing for
the building, it is specified that the
United States appropriates 100000 to-
raising 100000 1t may be that $7OO.OOO
will not be enough for white marble
| memorial, especially II the site is paid
for out of that sum, as 1t must be. In
this case the Red Cross hopes to be able
to raise more than its required proper
ton of 100000. of which James A.
Scrymser OF New York has already obi
gated himself to contribute 100000.
Probable Site Of Building.
1t is hoped to place the building in
spot not far removed from the War
Department. which is so closely connect
ed with the work of the Red Cross, and
Miss Boardman said today that a large
site is deemed desirable. SO that the
building may set well back in it away
from the building line, and give room on
the sides and in back for additions to
the building in years to come, when the
constantly growing work of the organiza-
ton demands more housing. The build
ing to be erected by 1915, she said, might
be the first of a rectangle of buildings.
The Russian Red Cross has an enor-
nous administration and hospital group
ing of buildings. Germany and Austria
both have new Red Cross buildings, and
Japan Is now building one. Japan has
an endowment of $1OOOO,OOO for Red
Cross work, and the other foreign coun-
tries all have endowments of three, four,
five and six million dollars. The Ameri-
can National Red Cross is now seeking
to raise an endowment of only $1,000, 600,
and until that sum is realized no broad
appeal for money for the new building
will be made.
Four Cities Complete Quotas.
Four cities. however-New York, ST.
Louis. San Francisco and Washington
have furnished all the funds they have
been asked to give for the two-million-
dollar endowment and appeals for the
building will be made among the resi-
dents of these cities. 1t is hoped that
Washingtonians will give for the building
fund in recognition of the fact that a
white marble building will be an adorn-
ment to the city, and that residents of
other cities will do SO because their con-
tributions will aid in further identifying
| the National capital.
| Many of the wealthy regular con-
tributors to Red Cross work are now
dowment fund. and the Red Cross
| officials do not care to appeal to them
at this time for the building fund.
Jacob Schiff of New York. for instance.
has contributed 100000 for the special
| work of the town and country nursing
department of the Red Cross: Cleve-
land Dodge has promised $4,000 a year
for other special work, and Mrs. White
law Reid has promised $4,000 year
| for such special work.
Need of Larger Quarters.
Miss Boardman said today. in re-
gard to the necessity for larger quar-
tiers for the Red Cross:
| .arhe work of the Red Cross has 60