The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-03-27
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ATTEND ceremony
WILL Assist IN LAYING cohNt"
STONE OF RED CROSS
BUILDING.

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ident Wilson and former PresiueA'
Taft take part today in the ceremoni'e
of laying the corner stone OF the now
Red Cross building which Is u W
erected as a memorial to the women
of the Civil War.
The new building is TO be one u
group of stately structures-the wi
coran Art Gallery, the Pan-Amerlcan
Building and the Memorial Hall OF tHe
Daughters of the American Revolution
facing the wide sweep OF grounu'
back of the State Department anu
White House.
The building and site, PROVIDED D!
government appropriation and private
subscription, will be turned over III
perpetuity to the American Red Cross
Here the organization will make ltS
permanent home, and the building Will
house all of the administrative o.
ficers in charge of Red Cross WORK
The plans and construction are under
the control of commission headed Dy
President Wilson, with Secretary Gar
rison, Senator Luke Lea and Repre-
sentativeSlayden as members.
The commission has at its disposal
100000 of which 100000 was appro-
priated by Congress, on condition that
the Red Cross raise an equal amount
by private subscription. The add
tional sum was made up by the follow
ing subscriptions; James A. Scrymser,
100000; Mrs. Russell Sage, $15O,OOO;
Mrs. Edward II. Hartman, $4,000;
the Rockefeller Foundation, 100000.
The new building, like most of the
others in the stately group about it,
will be of white marble and the
general design of the structure,
It's facades, columes, etc, will be
on classic lines. A parked ter
race will raise the building above the
street level, and wide marble steps
will lead up to the entrance. A row
of twelve huge Corinthian columns of
white marble will stretch across the
entire front of the structure, the cap
itals supporting the copper finished
roof. Two massive bronze entrance
doors are one of the striking features
of the architectural plans.
Stairway Inscription.
Within the high-arched vestibule a
flight of broad marble stairs lead to
the second and third floors On the
stairway landing a marble tablet will
be placed bearing the following in.
scription:
"a memorial built by the govern
ment of the United States and patri-
otto citizens to the women of the
North and the women of the South
held in loving memory by now unit
ed country, and that their labors to
mitigate the sufferings of the sick and
"OuhNNu III hei may DC lOltfGI PEI
petuated, this memorial is dedicated
to the service of the American Red
Cross"
On this landing will also be placed
three allegorical busts in white marble
representing Faith, Hope and Charity
All of the decorations will be marked
by dignity and simplicity.
OF the 100000 available for the
memorial $4,000 was expended bv
the commission IN the purchase of the
site. The entire block surrounding
the structure was acquired and it will
be laid out in parking, ardens and
suitable approaches. Under the con.
tract for the construction Of the bnild.
ing It will be completed and read, for
oocri ancy ~ April. 20, 1916.
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