Putnam patriot., 1924-04-11
MONUMENTS

through grille opening on side street; stepping the bright sunshine of erspI New York winters day the patio of fifteenth cen try Spanish palace Light filters through wonderful old stained glass great staircase leads upward to rooms that are filled with famous Titan hangs in the gallery that overook the dining hail. Byzantine enames of priceless scattered about the tables of the library rugs caalogued the worlds finest Far below there marble swimming pool its water reecns the master work of worker in freeo. High the roof great conservatory that supplies numberess blooms that fill the below with their fragrance.
 of the worlds most famous houses IL is for all it's magnifcence home setting that American woman has made for herself and for the treasures which her riches have made possible for her to acquire
 long visiting friend in the liberty of intimacy in qured of all this splendor what could be her pu and labor of this house while the mounting number years told her that would be hers but for short time longer. have not like you good fortune to have children who are my creation and my monument This shall be my monument Here have created beauty and collected treasures in setting of beauty This when am gone shall be the worlds to enjoy
 In the same city few blocks further down town gem of library building, bit of architect ura perfection millionaire rode magnhcenty magnificent hobby brought from the col lection of books and pictures and porceans and jewels tapestries and housed them here in proper setting Bat long collection complete it's creator died and the marble building with it's priceless contents passed the hands of his heirs few weeks ago. with gesture as royalty generous Medc made the of this great the scholars of the nation the contents little monument Go the man whose great or ganng genius buy and whose enthu siasm for the beautiful things the world had made possible him to build lasting memorial to his memory
 Then in the same city of New York may walk few blocks uptown and to the east into erossown the troeys caug by day night between hurryng of peo pie Among these hours of the da3 finds boys and girls and and women young and old vending way brick building These fhe blind They making their "ghthouse to anotsf manu= Here they learn read through the Brale system Here they listen and to lectures arranged for the benefit They spend their hours atmosphere created for h especial relief of their particularly plutul atihcuon
 Back of te f3' house story of womans work and labor for those spent darkness She young society who ng of the butterfly days of social activity looked about for work of earnest To her the inspiration to work the blind Al first she be- gan way with class of students of the Braile system of printing for blind persons to read through passing he finger tips the perforated type Then realizing and number of helpless blind people in the midst of great city the work to larger proportions Funds were sought ana The Lighthouse established then another and today the Lighthouses bring their hours of to darkness cities and sections of the country
 Now we will walk westward through another noisy
 where great brick hospital stands nterseetng avenue generosity of great phianhropist years became hobed of that sort of
 intrigue which frequently works harm organizations public welfare There unfortunate feud among the doctors the fell into incompetent and careless wasted and scattered The good name great benefacon became bit soiled and arnshed Then change. young blessed with those unique gifts which make the life of good of the greatest in the world appointed to the supenendeney of this hospital Into her hands given the task Of reorgana ton we'll reestabshng the good Of the institution in medical and hospital world of New York With fra physical strength could scarcely sustain she the task of building monument to herself The med corps firmly and actfuy brought into harmony The hospital cellar oarium reorganized Order of chaos Right replaced wrong Today this great house of heip and mercy of the finest in the world definite monu the hard work of single who had steady and unfaterng vision of service
 And the city of New York might walk east and and north and south and find here this and that another Yet one could not all of There others for monuments not all hy benefacons of funds high buildings brick and
 stately mansions whose light filters through the gores medaeva glass There other monuments and except the heart of the individual who creating them for the greatest of monuments service Q mankind
 Without hope of fame glory praise commendaton appreciation is very for ones self monument There may be your hospital that needs