Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
PART IN CEREMONY
Red Cross Building Dedica-
ton Wednesday to Honor
Many of Service.

Men and women active a decade ago
In the civilian and military service dur
ing the World War will join wednesday
in dedicating the new American RED
Gross Building erected to commemorate
"the sacrifices and services OF Amer
ican women In the World War. Presl-
dent Hoover will participate.
The marble building, located on Z
street between Seventeenth and Eight
zenith streets, will house the activities
of the District of Columbia Chapter
and is a model Red Cross chapter
house. At the exercises there will be
unwilling of columns, tablets and lamps,
concentrating the war services OF IN
dividual groups or persons. The cere-
monies will be broadcast by the CO.
lumbia and National systems, the pro-
gram beginning at $3.50 o'clock in the
hall of service, with a concert by the
United States Marine Band.
Gen. John j. Pershing, chairman OF
The fund committee, VIII preside. The
invocation will be by Col. J. E. Yates,
chief of Army chaplainS Senator
Simeon D. Tess of Ohio will speak brief
" and then Gen. PerShing will present
the building to the Government on be-
half of the contributors. President
Hoover then viii accept the building.
Tablet for War Women.
tablet to commemorate the service
of women in the World War, placed on
the wall of the stage, will then be un.
yelled. after which the benediction will
be pronounced by Capt. Syoney ~
Evans, chief of the Navy chapialnS.
THE Star Spangled Banner" will be
played and Gen. PerShing will conclude
the ceremonies by reading list OF the
special memorials of the interior ana
exterior of the building. Groups Will
assemble at these memorials and unVell
them.
the north side of the stage honor the
following women, who gave distinguish
ed service In Red Cross ranks: Mrs:
Florence Shefield Boardman, unveiled
by her granddaughter, Louise Crane OF
Dalton, Mass; Mrs. Elizabeth Mills
Reid. given by Ogden Reid and Helen
Reid, son and daughter; Mrs. Ellen
Adee Daniels, unveiled by Mrs. Bruce
Clark of New York City; Mrs. Edith
Paine Storer unveiled by her daughter,
Miss Emily L. Storer, and Miss Louisa
P. Loring, unveiled by Mrs. Frederick
Columns at the south side of the
stage will be dedicated as follows: 10
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton who served during the war. by Mrs
Alfred J. Brosseau of New York, former
president general: to the Sacrif1ce ana
services of American women In mem
ory of George B. Evans, IT., World war
naval aviator, who lost his life, ana 10
all other naval aviators, given by MS
mother, Mrs: George q. Evans Oh, "
be unveiled by his sister, Mrs. j. Law
renee Pancoast of Roseman, Pa; TO the
General Federation of Womens CLUBS
war workers. Dr. Anna Howard shaw
and women of the federation, unveiled
by Mrs John F. Sippel OF Baltimore,
national president, and column 10
commemorate the World War Recon
struction Aides, to be unveiled by
group from that organization.
Army and Navy Columns.
In the main floor lobby are two
columns given. respectively. by officers
and men of the Army and Of the Navy.
Secretary of War Hurley will unvel
the Army column, dedicated as IoiioWS'
''This column commentaries the graft
tude of the Regular Army for the serv-
ices Of the women Of the United states
during the World War"
Acting Secretary of the Navy Jahncke
will unveil the column dedicated as
follows: THE officers and enlisted men
OF the United States Navy and Marine
Corps gratefully dedicate this column 70
the women of the United States IN
commenoration xof their services and
sacrifices during the World Wa, Wal; >,
~ He
which were given TO memorabilia the
work OF. the Grey Ladies at Walter Reed
Hospital. VIII be dedicated by two vet
Grams, a former patient, now recovered,
and q blinded veteran, who remains
patient Mt walter Reed.
A similar room, given by the citt-
gems Of San Francisco, will be dedicated
by AdoIph Miller Of that city.
Two marble lamps, which mood
light the facade: of the building, given
to honor Miss Mabel T. Boardman. the
secretary Of the American Red Cross,
by the National Committee on Voiun-
teer Service will be unveiled by Mrs.
Theodore w. Richards Of Washington
and MRS. c. c. Overton of New York
City, members of the committee.
Lieut.. Frank Schoble Of Philadelphia,
national vice commander OF the Amerl-
can Legion, a blind veteran, win unven
one Of the columns on the front OF the
building, dedicating 1t in the name OF
the Legion to the mothers who gave
their SONS for their country.
Memorials to individuals.
Several memorials to individuals will
be unveiled by members Of their fami-
lies. notably, Gen. Clarence r. Edwards
of Boston, who will unveil one OF the
front columns to the memory Of his
only daughter, Elizabeth Porter Ed
wards who made the supreme sacr1-
flee; Gen. Preston Brown Will unyell
a column given by Princess Boncam-
pagni in memory OF Margaret Wick
life Brown. his sister and her cousin;
Mrs. w. w Spalding of Washington
will unveil a column to the memory OF
her son, John Boyd Wolverton, who
gave his life during the war, as his
tribute to American women; Miss
Boaroman will unveil column given
in honor of Mrs. LarZ Anderson, Red
Cross worker by her husband. and
Miss. S. Lillian Clayton will unven the
column given by nurses commemorate
ing the services of Jane Delano and
296 nurses who gave their lives during
the war.
other columns on the front of the
building will be dedicated as follows:
To women of the District of Columbia
Chapter, Red Gross by Miss Alice j.
Clapp of Washington; to the New York
County model Red Cross work room, by
Mrs. Austin r. Baldwin OF New York.
Three marble columns on the east
side of the building will be unveiled as
follows To the women of the Jewish
Welfare Board, by Mrs. Lewis L. Strauss
of New York City; to the women Of the
Y. M. C. A. and the Y. w. c. A., by
Mrs. James S. Cushman and Mrs. f. C..
Jameson of New York City; to the
women of the Catholic War Council,
given by the knights of Columbus I'M
yelled by Admiral w. S. Benson. Three
columns on the west side will be un-
yelled as follows: To the women Of