The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-27
WI son AND
At CO ER ST ON
Laying at NeW5R Red Cross Build
ing and II axe Part irl the
Ceremonies There.
MEN oRIAL 70 WOMEN
I5Of the Civil War the Strllc Sure
in Washington City is De
signed to Be.

in Washington City is De-
signed to Be.
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WASHINGTON p. Cs.,. Mar
President Wilson an d former Pres
ident Taft take part today IN tllos
ceremonies OF laying the corner
stone OF the new Red Cross bull ding
which is to be erected as al memorial
to the women Of the Civil NJ ar. 5aS
The new bull ding is to be one spt
a group of stately structures. he
COrcoran Art al allery, the Pan Alnar-
of the Daughters Of the American
Revolutio on facing n the wide sweep
of grounds back Of the state depart
mentg and White House 5ss fas ss.
The building and site, proyide ed bY
government appropriati lon and pri
Tate subscription. will be turned over
in perpetufty to ~ the American Red
Cross. Here the organization will
make Its permanent home and the
building viii house all Of the adnlif NJ
istTatfve officers in charge or Red
Cross work The plans and sconstruc
ton are under the control of q com
mission headed by Preafd lent w flaons
with Secretary Garrison Senator
Luke Lea and r Representative SIayden
as members. 5sss
Big Fund Raised.
The commission has at Its dfsposa1S
IS 0O.O 10 0s.sof WI llich S40 q. 10 90 was SapS
lpropriated by Congress, on cond itinn
that the Red Gross raise an equal
amount BIZ private snbscrip ion The
dd1tional sum Nv as made up by the
/ fol FOL owing sllbscrip ons:: annes
Fscrymser sl 90 20 90 Mrs: Russe1I
Sage 81 50, OO, M Is. EdFard EI IarS
rfman $50. 90 O0, and the Rockefeller
Foundation 800. 600
The new building. like most Dt the
others in the stately group
Will be OF white marble and the gan
iaaEal Gestgn- Of 1T the- Rt trticfure fa
cade. columns. etc. will Be or III ia
i lines. parked terrace vii
the building above the street IeEe1ss
and vide marble steps will Iead ttp
to tt :l he entran an row tRelaes
ECorinthian columns OF white marble
will stretch across the entire r1tit9
of the structure, the capitals sup
porting the copper finished ROOF. Two
m massiye4 bronze entrance n doors are
Hone5 of the stri king featuresa OF the
architectural plans. ssS
thin the hiEh arched YestibuIeA
Ia fight of broad marble stall IS
lead to the second and third floors
On the stairway landin marble
bletsSwill be laced bearing thesf fo1s
Patriotic Tablet.
t4A memorial buil Ill by the Royern=
ments of the United States md patriz
otto citizens Il 10 the women OF ttfigS
North and of the South held In low
ing memory by IA now united country.s II
and that their la aborsa to NIT gate thHE
asufferings Of the sick and #woundeds
in every war may be forever per-
$petuated this me emo orial lis dedicated
to the service Of the American Red
Cross. q
On this Slandin will also be pIacetifI
three allies gorical busts In white MAI
BILE. representing Faith sHope and
Charity. All of the decoratipnsAWfltF
be marked by al gnity and Simplicity
The eaextensiTe working duartarsson4
the three floors of the bull ding viii
be equipped to o&aecommoda ate III theA
branches Of the Red Cross
arieda activities in peace and
] On the first floor q lar &c asseInbly
tpns sid OF the bull ding and MiIlEaiz
ford a meeting place for the iarses
gathering Of the ganizatio Tt1as
central committ ttee Of tn g RadSG Gr6ss
will have special quartz The war
national and fnternat tlonaI relfat
boards viii each have rooms parti lou
slarIy fitted for tllei.. special work
The army surgeon in charge OF hos
5pital field units and the enro IIiaent
of doctors. the first aid inst
Sdepartme the nurse senrol1me hr:sSs
srean. the town and count ursinr
service. and the Christmas seal
Vision VIII All be uuartered according
to their need 81
OF the IS 0t...5 % Os avail i1ab1e for the
Enenlort tal.S S s357. % 90 was.expendadAbYS
the comr1i on in I the purchase
the site. The entire bloc u surruund
Ing the structure was acalired and
it vii sbe laid out In parkinE
sdens and suitable apprnactle
and ready for ccupancs rrilss
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