Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13
PRESIDENT SAYS AMERICA
HAS PUT HEART INTO WAR
Declares People Will Respond, as
United Nation, TO Call
TO Service.
ACCEPTS RED CROSS BUILDING
Predicts That Present Struggle VIII
Wipe Out Any Lines, Either OF
Race or Association, Cutting Ath-
wart Great Body Of Nation.
ACCEPTS RED CROSS BUILDING
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1By Associated Press.l
( WASIIlNGTON. May l2.-President
| Wilson said in a public address here
to-day that the struggle against Ger
many means grim business on every
side of it, but that America had put
its heart into the task, and would re-
/ spond united nation 10 the call
/ 10 service
Speaking at the dedication Of "A Red
Cross memorial for the women Of the
/ Civil War the President predicted that
: the present struggle not only would
oblitcratc the last division between the
/ North and South. but would wipe out
any lines either OF race or association
cutting athwart the great body Of the
nation"
This new nation. he said. would re-
suit from a common suffering and sac
riticc for the unseliish cause OF free
dom and democracy.
We look for no profit" said he we
will accept no advantage out OF this
war. We go because We believe the
very principles upon whicn the Amer
lean republic was founded are nov At
stake. and must be indicated"
PRESIDENT IS INTRODUCED
BY HIS PREDECESSOR
Former President Taft Introduced
SIR. Wilson as the nations leader in
the greatest war III history "a war
whose sacrifices we cannot realize"
Secretary Baker formally presented
the memorial building TO the Red Cross
Society, and the Presid address
was made in accepting ii honorary
head of the society. The building
which cost 100000. faces the Mall
..h v.h
est and most beautiful buildings are
grouped. and stands between the Cor
coran Art Gallery and Continental Me-
mortal Hall, home OF he Daughters Of
the American Revolution. Exercises
were held in the latter hall.
DEDICATED As MEMORIAL. TO
WOMEN OF NORTH AND SOUTH
The building is dedicated as "a me-
mortal built by the government of the
United states and patriotic citizens TO
I the women Of the North and the women
{ OF The south. held in loving memory by
now united country that their labcrs
to mitigate the sunerings OF the sick
and wounded in war may be perpet-
/ uated."
Senator Williams, OF Mississippi.
spoke on The Women OF the SOUTH"
and the Rev. Horace Percy silver.
chaplain OF the West Point Military
Academy, Oh The Women OF the
! North"
! Secretary Lansing and Secretary
! Daniels and several foreign diplomats
also were present
I After the exercises. which were held
in the p. y. r.. Building, the President
and Mr.. Taft reviewed about .O0o
members Of the ''Womea's Volunteer
! Aid Corps" led by Mrs. Hugh L. Scott
Mrs. Newton D. Baker and Mrs Jose
phus Daniels as vice chairmen
| Eight years ago Red Cross headuuar-
! tcrs occupied a single small room in
! the War Department. Now even the
whole of the new building is not sutfi-
cicnt to accommodate all branches of
the work here, and many Red Cross
bureaus must have offices elsewhere.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
IN ACCEPTING BCILDING
The Presidents address follows:
1t gives me v..-. deep sat."faction
! as the titular head Of the American
! Red Cross To accept in the name of
! that association. this significant and
beautiful gift, the gift of the govern
ment and Of private individuals who
| have conceived it their duty in a noble
/ spirit and upon great scale. II seems
| to me that the architecture of tho
building suggests something very sig
nilicant. There are few buildings in
| WH. Iincion more simple in their lines
| and in their combination than the
beautiful building VIC arc dcdicating
| this afternoon.
! "It brcathcs spirit of modcsty and
seems To adorn duty with its proper
garment of beauty. II is significant
| that ii should be dedicated to the
women who served TO alleviate suffer-
! ing and comfort those who were i'm
! need during our Civil War, because
their thoughtful. disintcrcsted self
| sacrifice and devotion is the spirit
which should illustrate the services Of
! the Red Cross.
1.-THE Red Cross needs at this time
more than ii ever needed before the
| CO. operating support of tho American
people and all the facilities which could
be placed at it's disposal to perform
it's duties adequately and efficiently.
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