Evening star., 1923-05-27
HONOR FOR WOMEN
IN WAR MEMORIAL
Committee Begins to Raise
Required $500, ,OOO-Presi-
{. dent IndorSeS Plan.

Erection in this city of q $500.00O
memorial to the Sacrifices and serv-
ices in the world war of the women
of America and its insular posses
sions' is planned by a special memo
rial commission, composed of Presi-
dent Harding, as president of the
Anne rican Red Cross; Secretary of
War Weeks. John Barton Payne,
chairman of the central committee of
the Red Cross, and the chairmen of
the Senate and House library commit
tees. il was disclosed last night.
Funds with which to carry out the
direction of a committee headed by
Gen. Pershing. honorary chairman;
Secretary Mellon. honorary treasurer;
Rear Admiral w. S. Benson, honorary
sec, etary. and Eliot Wadsworth,
treasurer.
The District of Columbia commit
tee on the fund for the memorial, of
which Frederic A. Delano Is chair
man, is appealing to the people of
Washington to assist in raising the
local quota, which is 100000.
Contributions should be sent to A.
c. Flather, secretary, care of John l..
Edwards x Co, 1416 H street, and
Coran Thorn, treasurer
The name of any woman who gave
her own life or who lost a son, hus-
band, father or brother may be sent
with the contribution TO the secre-
tary for inscription in "a book OF
remembrance" of the memorial.
Presidents Indorsement.
This memorial has the hearty in
dorsement of President Harding, who
las written:
II have the utmost pleasure in re-
cording my sympathy and my desire
10 cooperate with the program which
contemplateS providing memorial
TO the sacrifices and services of the
women of the United States in the
world war. l suppose nearly every
body is agreed that the great mobilt-
Zation of national effort and patrto-
tism. which made victory possible.
could not have been accomplished
without that full and splendid con-
the women. Perhaps II is fair to say
further that in no other war have the
women rendered service in 50 many,
varied and important fields OF ac-
tivity and for the maintenance or the
national cause. II is most fitting that
an appropriate memorial to such serV-
ices should be provided"
Gen. Pershing. in his letter accept
Ing the chairmanShip of the fund,
pays d high tribute to these women,
as follows:
81 feel il a great honor TO serve
as honorary chairman OF the memorial
fund committee. To serve in any ca
pacity in the movement to assure a
memorial to the women of our coun-
try who served during the world war
is a great privilege.
ITO one who was intrusted with
the great responsibility of command.
and who perhaps better than most
can appreciate the Importance of our
national effort, no cause appears more
worthy than this effort to COM
memorate the services of our women
They gave us the men who fought.
They gave US the ideals and the faith
that bore us through the conflict
They made the real sacrifices when
our soldiers encountered death
Through their gentleness they sent
something of the comfort and sym
pathy of home into the WEAKNESS
and gloom of the field. They nursed
us when we were suffering. They
SCothed and blessed our dying COM
rades. They still care for the widowed
and fatherless victims of the war
And now, even in this memorial OF
services and sacrifices. they seek TO
make it a means of inspiring future
generations.
stone can be a fitting memorial to
this noble army of women. But it viii
be something to make IL visible
symbol of the memory that must al
ways remain IN tnt nedrtS Oh lneir
countrymen.'
Saw the Actual Work.
Admiral Benson, the honorary sec
retary, has also expressed his appre-
citation of the services Of these women
as follows:
II understand that efforts will be
made in the immediate future to raise
sS5o,oOO by private contributions
which will be increased by congress
sional appropriations of $150.000 for
the purpose of erecting a memorial
TO the sacrifices and services OF the
women of the United States of Amer
lea in the world war.
81 am writing to say how happy
! am to know that such effort is be-
ing made, and to say it Will give me
great pleasure to assist in any way
that | can in this effort.
LAS chief of naval operations, l had
the opportunity to see the actual
work and to know of the sacrifices
that were made by the women of the
country, not only at home. but
to Europe. I was greatly impressed
with the splendid work that was be-
ing done by the women of our coun-
try, and / also witnessed the same
States that 7 visited during that try
ing time. AS the technical head of
the Navy during that period. 7 want
to express in the strongest way pos
SiDie my apprecldtlon ana that or
the naval service generally, of the
splendid work that was done and the
sacrifices made for the men connect
I'd with the naval service during the
world war"
Members of the local committee are:
William H. Taft. honorary chairman;
'uno Rudolph, honorary vice chair
man: Frederic A. Delano, chairman;
Corcoran Thorn, treasurer; Maj Gen
Henry Allen, Clarence Aspinwall,
ID. j. Callahan, William p. Emo, Mai
Gen. NJ. w. Ireland, Mai Gen. Jofn
l-ejeune. Admiral E. r. Stitt. John
Lewis Smith and Milton Strasburger.