Evening journal., 1920-02-11
MEMORIAL Chapel
NEARLY Complete
Edihce at Valley Forge Is
Given Many Generous
Gifts During Year
DELAWAREANS
MAKE GIFTS

Washington Memorial Chapel oil
70 -e which has bcrn in pro-
0n-trusion for the last six
rs is now all but complete.
ny f,N, windows and choir
aoke II perfect.
tpci has been visited by
~ ens T. ON every part OF the
The last year This Is nearly
ns as IN NY as dhe soldiers who
sc mprd on The bleak hills along
huylkill In i777.
le church News OF the diocese OF
p nnsyl,anla points out In Is current
issue that The chapel In all It's details
Is made up OF the commemorative gifts
OF ulany prominent Americans.
The FIRST wrought Iron gates OF the
porch are the gift OF Charles Castle
Harrison and Alfred Craven Harrison.
in memory OF their ancestors. Lleuten-
ant Samuel NAPLES and Lieutenant
Thomas Custls The splendid window
over the altar was given by the Colo
nal Danes OF Pennsylvania in honor
OF Martha Washington.
The last year has been marked by
many generous gifts, largely through
the untirlng efforts OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Cusis Harrison, who have
given so much themselves. Six OF the
richly carved choir stalls, each one
commemoratlng brigade al Valley
Forge have been placed, the gifts OF
Miss Harriet Blanchard. the Pennsyl-
yanla Society. Sons OF the Revolution:
Miss Frances A. Roberts. In memory OF
Elizabeth Cuthbert Roberts. 2d; the
Morris family, In memory OF Samuel
Morris. FIRST captain Of the Philadelphia
City Troop; Henry Reed Hatfield, In
memory OF his ancestor, Nathan Hat
field, and Mr.. George Harrison, In mem
ory OF his wife. Emily McMIchael Har-
rison. These stalls, which rival the
finest In Europe. were designed by MIL
ton B. Medary. Jr.. the architect OF the
chapel, whose skill Is exhibited IN every
detail. Continental soldiers, carved m
oak, stand In the inches. while above
the stalls are the battleiags Of the
Revolution.
The chapel lamps are remarkable ex-
amples Of art metal work. They are
made OF hand-caryed lead and are sus-
pend d from the ceiling by cables OF
b'ue and white the colors worn by the
commander-ln-chef's guard. There are
fourteen lamps. all memorials. gwen by
Ga following: Mrs. William Masters
Csmac, In memory OF her grea.-grand-
father. Benjamin Rush, NJ D.; Mrs.
Maur &c Heckscher. in memory OF Mau-
rise Hcckscher;: Mrs William Scull and
Wflam Medersheim. in memory
OF IN codore z. Weidershelm; Mrs. John
Harrison, in memory Of her husband,
John Harrison; John Cromwell
Be IN memory Of his wife. Fleurette
de Bonneville Bell; William Win
DIR Laird. in anectionate rcmem-
branc Of Virginia; Mr. and Mrs.
ravd Reeves. in memory OF Theodore
Roosevelt; Frederick McOwen, Mrs. An
net Clyde Milne, in g'at ful memory
OF her husband. Francis Forbes Milne;
II s. z len Simpson Brown, in MEM
ory OF " Ham simpson; n m mory Of
William Elliott; Walter Herring, in
fr nd hip for Charles Gusts Harrison,
j. Franklin MtFadden. and Stan y Gr.s-
void Fagg, Jr.. IN memory OF Greshom
+ agg.
The lsmps were placed last year. and
are the, work OF Holl n ssworlh Pearce,
The famous windows Of the chapel
Acknowledged TO be the greatest pro-
ducod in America and rlva ing the
greatest in Europe, were made In the
D'Ascenzo Studios, Philadelphia. The
widow over the altar. given by the
Colonial Danes Of Penn yhanD in
memory Of Martha Washington, is the