Republican farmer., 1918-08-02
CAMP MILLS IS :. GIVEN S5O,OO0
 K. OF C. HOME
Mgr. M. J. Lavelle Reads Stirring Message From
 Cardinal Farley,
BUILDING IS
 FORMALLY ACCEPTED
Constructed on Historic Site Rainbow Men Used a,
 Year Ago.

New Ork, July Z9-MOnSlgnO-S Joseph McNamee and Edward w. Mccarthy in behalf of the National Catholic War Council, formally pre- scented to the United States govern ment the new Visitors House at Camp Mills, yesterday. Thousands of sol diers and sailors and many promin- ent Catholics from New York and Brooklyn attended the dedication ex- ercises.
 Cardinal Farley was unable to at tend. His stirring speech was read by Monsignor M. J. Lavelle. As d preface to the address Monsignor La velle said:
 Although unable to be here to- day Cardinal Farley is here in spirit You do not need to be told of his devotion and patriotism. Throughout this land there is no more represen- tative American, no citizen more de voted to our country's flag, than Car dinal Farley, the illustrious high Bishop of New York
 Through his energy the Knights Of Columbus Fund and Visitors Houses have been made possible. In a short time we shall need more money. I feel that if 20 times the amount already collected should be asked for, tie Catholics of this coun- try would be ready The beginning of these great movements, the pion- eering, comes from the heart and soul of John Cardinal Farley.
 Cardinal Farley's speech was in part as follows:
 This is historic ground. Upon these meadows, year ago today, the tents of the Rainbow Division were
 pitched. Its ranks from every state and territory proved that this nation was united country.
 Tn the short span of one year,
 what glorious history has been made f A year ago today we had 30,00O men
 in France. Today we have more :. than million.
 What a record of achievement this , year has been! All honor to the men T who planned, co-ordinated and or ganized this vast business of war I May God bless thenl-His ExceIlency . the President, the members of the l Cabinet, Congress the officers of the
 army and navy. May He preserve l them to see the victory which ap- S breaches.
 n "The Marne again has become the - scene of Allied triumph. Again the d | dream of world dominion has been = shattered by the forces of democracy d in the fertile valleys of Picardy and = Champagne. Would that the news
 we hope for was speeding through the e air about us. that General Foch had g cut off the retreat and closed the gap d between Soissons and Rheims. It e would be cheering news. But we are = not downcast.
 t That message of victory will come d We no longer hear whisers of the e superman in our enemies ranks. He e has been driven from the sea and e from under the sea. He shall be de
 feated on land and in the air We
 are pledged to this task no matter how
 long it may take to accomplish it''
 Monsignor Mccarthy spoke of the
 benefits to be derived from such in
 stitutions as the newly completed wis
 itors' house. He said:
 Thousands of miles from theil
 home firesides the boys are sure tc u suffer from homesickuess.' In the visitors houses they may write letters and enjoy themselves in a variety o1
 ways. That is the purpose of the
 buildings erected by the K. of C., the r. Y. M. c. A. and our brethren of the l. Jewish persuasion. We are proud le to erect them for this purpose" " John G. Agar, treasurer of the Ma, is tional Catholic War Council, paid tri n bute to Mrs. Cornelius Tiers anG J., Mrs. Henry w. Taft for their splendid IS work for the building.
 Major-GeneraI David Shanks, com l. mander of the port of authorization ,a accepted the house for the govern l. ment.
 .s The building will be conducted un to der the supervision of the Visitors l. House Auxiliary, Camp Mills Unit
 comprised of prominent Catholic
 women of New York and Brooklyn
 The structure was erected at a cost O
 s50,000
 M The directress is Miss Olive Tit of comb. She is assisted by Mrs. Jame! n. Crosby. The cafeteria will be pre- 70 sided over by Miss Agnes Daley, as 70 sisted by Miss A! G. Cavanaugh +o Other members of the staff are: Mis- 5 Mary Fitz Simmons, Mrs. Hugh A ;n Riley, Miss Helen Hayes and Mis- . Anne Coghlin.
 :, Among those resent yesterday wer' - Monsignor O'Hara, Father Charles F =, Connor, Mrs. Francis B. Hoffman - Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Wil liam F. sheehan, Mrs. William F
 Good, Mrs. Thomas E. Murray, Mrs
 John B. Duer, Mrs. Raymond Aim
 rall, Mrs. Herbert Johntson, Mrs t'' Huntington Norton, Mrs Thoma
 Hitchcock, Mrs. John Agar, Mrs. J 'i- F.. Smith-Hadden, Miss Catherin IT, McCann. Miss Elizabeth. s. Hamilton ht Mrs. Delaney Kane, Mrs. Waite ar Wood, Miss Iselin, Mrs. Morgan j. O'Brien. Mrs. Lytt1eton Fox, Mrs
 Marshall Russell, Mrs. Stanley Floyc en Jones, Miss Mary Brady and Mis