Evening star., 1915-03-27
clothing for those in camp and on the

clothing for those IN camp and on the
field of battle.
That remarkable story of the work
of southern women cannot be written
or portrayed, because it is u history in
which there were too many deeds for
the pen and scenes too crowded and
too various for the painters canvas.
But their work was pre- e-eminently that
which belongs to the house and the
home: and it is most appropriate that
this monument to women should be Il
house; that it should be building ded-
icated to the relief of sickness and
suffering: that it should be q place to
which should be sent the call for help
and from which assistance should go to
those who have been made hungry by
famine, houseless by fire, helpless by
disease or childless Ity war. And i'll
laying the corner stone of this house,
en- and to be used for these helpful
purposes, we may in all reverence re-
peat the words of Solomon at the dedi-
cation of the temple:
II there be in this land famine; if
there be pestilence, blasting, mildew
or locust; if their enemy besiege them
in the land: whatsoever plague, what
soever sickness there be, then may the
sufferers prayer be heard and this be a
place from which relief is sent
When we think of the memorial
which is to rise upon this spot and re-
call the years of the civil war and
what they meant to the women of the
nation: when we remember the multi
tude of heroic women of those days
most of whom sleep their last sleep,
We may paraphrHse Mai Cumming $
matchless INSCRIPTION on the Georgia
monument at Chickamauga and say:
TO the lasting memory of all her
daughters who served in time of war
those who served and lived and those
who served and died; those who gave
much and those who gave all-the ma
ton erects this monument"
Bishops Prayer for Peace.
The benediction. pronounced by
Bishop Harding. also was "A plea for
world peace and an early end of the
European war. He prayed that con
tinual streams of beneficence" might
go out from the Red Cross building
to all suffering humanity. His bene-
diction follows:
20 merciful God, whose blessed Son
went about doing good. we invoke Thy
blessing upon the house to be builded
mere as the home of the American Red
Cross. the memorial of the heroic wom-
en- of the civil war. whose saspiration
to deeds Of mercy survives in the la
bors or noble women of today Grant
that continual streams of beneficence
may go out from this place to all suf-
ferinS humanity.
AT this time of sorrow and distress
we beseech Thee to look with loving
mercy upon our brethren, the peoples
VINO are .contending in war: turn the
s.r!Vings OF men to Thy glory; COM
fort the sorrowing, the wounded and
the dying: purge all our hearts of the
evil spirit of selt1shness and greed. and
bestow upon the wholes world the gift
OF Ihy peace. which passeth under
standing. Uphold with Thy strength
fT-l,r
wounded and the sick.
Grant TO TIE ministers of Thy gospel
faithfulness and love: to the phvsiciaus
ana surgeons wisdom and skill; to the
nurses sympathy and patience; and we
beseech Thee to protect and bless them
in all their dangers, trials and lahors
through Jesus Christ, our Lord
We commend to Thy gracious favor
and loving guidance all who are labor.
ing Tor the Red Cross here and through
out the world; and may the blessing OF
Goa Almighty, the Father, the Son and
the Holy Ghost be upon them and unon
us now and forevermore. Amen
Made Project Success.
The idea of Il Red Cross memoria
was conceived by Capt. James A,
scrSmser. who made the first donation
to the fund, and who was instru-
mental in securing the rest of the
money necessary for the erection of
the structure. Working hand in hand
with him was Miss Mabel T. Boa rdmau n
whose energy and executive ability
were responsible for the bringing OF
the matter to the attention of CON
gress. and who was the moving spirit
In the ctoosing of the site, the super
vision of the designs and the arrange
ment of the interior disposition.
Associated with Capt. Scrymser and
Miss BoardInan We're Breck Trow-
bridge and Goodhue Livingston OF New
York, architects of the building. Mr.,
Trowbridge is the son of the late Gen.
William =. Trow bridge of Connecticut
and Mr.. Livingston is a great grandson
of Chancellor Livingston, who inaugu-
rated Washington.