Evening star., 1923-10-30
INCURAB[ES' HOME
CORNER STONE.LA|D
Bishop Freeman Says Insti-
tuition Is Example of Spirit
of Motherhood.

With three taps from a silver
trowel held by Rt. Rev. James E.
Freeman, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of Washington. the new
Washington Home for Incurables'
corner stone was laid at an impress
sive ceremony at Wisconsin avenue
between Tilden and Upton streets
northwest yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge Headed the
group of prominent persons who wit
messed the corner stone laying.
The world needs more OF the
spirit of love-the spirit of mother
hood-for we will never solve prob
lens by the fact that two and two
makes four and we will never smooth
out the wrinkles by stern mental
process. We will only do it through
the spirit of love-" said Bishop Free
man in an address at the ceremony
in which he praised the work of the
women who conceived and carried
on the work of the Washington
Home for Incurables.
Spirit of Motherhood.
r Inspiration for such enterprises
cprings out of the mothers heart"
said Bishop Freeman. The finest
thing about the late President Hard
easier than any other man. Men as
sumo ruggedness is the thing for
greatness stern, forbidding ex-
terior-but the men l followed, strong
men IN their sphere, the men who
shaped and amolded me, had some
thing of the spirit of motherhood"
Bishop Freeman said that what
diplomacy could never do for a peo-
that with single cry from stricken
Toxic whole nation leaped to help
Worth while things are done in the
spirit of sacrifice" declared Bishop
should forget the differences that
separate them and do good works
we are building a great cathedral
Just up there, worthwhile task
he declared.
Gifts for Home.
After the invocation Mrs Archibald
hopkins, president of the home, ad-
dressed the gathering and told of
the history of the institution and its
development and complimented the
ed the gifts from E. Francis Riggs
Rev. DR.. Lawrason Riggs. Mrs. Mary
Sarr Perry and many others that
made possible the new home. She
also appealed for $4,000 from the
plete the $402, 2,000-the cost of the
new structure. Mrs. Hopkins paid
tribute to The Star, which, she de-
clared. for more than thirty years
had been conSiderate and always
willing to lend its assistance in the
forward movement of the Washing
ton Home for Incurables.' The home
started thirty-four years ago in a
small private dwelling donated rent
free.
In the corner stone was laid coin
of 1923, a yearly report of the home,
the contract with the builders, the
act of incorporation of the home, the
bylaws and copy of The Sunday
Star of October IS, which contained
description of the new building and
the history of the old.
A flag presented by the Loyal Le-
gion of Women was run up on the
framework of the hall and 'Gupola,
and Bishop Freeman then set the
stone with three taps of the silver
trowel, and. after invoking the Trinity,
consecrated the stone and said:
I'm '1he faith of % Irs Lord Jesus
Christ, we place this foundation stone
of the Washington Home for Incura-
bles, to be hereafter consecrated to
the service of such patients who.
through failure of health or bodily
infirmity, may seek a home within
its walls. Other foundation can no
man lay than that is laid, which is
Jesus Christ, who is GOD over all.
Amen"
A number of patients from the old
home were present in the Rotary
Club coach and looked upon the cere-
monies that meant to them new
and larger place of refuge.