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THE WASHINGTON HERAIxD, MONDAY, ATBIL 29. 1913. American Women to Erect Memorial to Titanic Heroes w Mrs. William tributes First Dollar to the Gigantic Fund-Appeal v Sent to All Sections of the UnitedStates.- Womankind of all America has start' ed a campaign more riganUc that any other of lti kind la the history of the world to erect In this city a perpetual memorial to the heroism of mankind, brought out so tragically by the men who died on the Titanic that the wom en might be saved. Mrs. John Hay. wife of former Secre tary of" State Hay, and .Mrs JohnHays Hammond, wife of the multimillionaire mining engineer, are In personal charge of the movement Mrs. William Howard Taft. wife of the President of the United States, has contributed the first dollar toward Its fulfillment. But from these three the moement Is spreading over the entire country. It is for all wom en, of air positions, color, race, and creed. The wife of the President con tributed only one dollar, but that was all that was asked. That Is all that Is asktd -of any woman. ' The movement was launched at a meeting held In this city Thursday night. At that time pUns were laid for the formation of a "committee of one hundred' to further the work. This committee will be national in Its scope, comprising membership from every State In the Union. And already letters are pouring In from women of world-wide soda standing and from women who must work for their living All will work together. Sent Throoahoat Country. As a result of this preliminary work, tens of thousands of letters have been sent broaDcast to the women of every where In the United btates. asking them to contribute 51 toward the erection of a lasting memorial to the men who save up their own lrtes to save those of tnelr sisters. Many responses hate already neen received from the nearer localities Before the end of the week dollar bills will be pouring In from everywhere The committee expects to dedicate the memo rial Before the expiration of the year The money that has come In Is being handled so that, of Itself. It will swell the fund. Edward J Stellwagen. Presi dent of the Union Trust Company ol the District, and George X. MCLamahan, a prominent attorney, have been chosen treasurer and honorary counsel of the memorial both positions entirely with out salary. Mr Stellwagen, who be came nationally known as chairman ol the last Inaugural committee, has donated offices In the Union Trust Company There the Incoming mall Is received and the thousand. and one details inseparable 10 a campaign-which Teaches across an entire continent are looked after.. Aj fast" Jnmbr M8cHpnbns come in, "they are banked, and from that minute they ocsin to araw 3 per cent interest. Mr Stellwagen and Mr McLanahan ttro me umy iwo men conneciea witn the entire memorial. For the rest the entire gigantic campaign of hero recog nition is in the handsTif women, women will do all the solldtlng-although it can scarcely properly be called by that name women will do all the giving, and women will do all the receiving. 91emnrlal In Capital. J. or. despite the fact that the idea found Its birth In this city, is the memo rial being conducted by the women of INaEhlngtcn. It Is being conducted, by the women of America. Only after long and most serious of consideration was it decided to erect the memorial in this city. The decision was finally reached solely because Washington Is the Na tion's Capital, and. hence belongs to all States equally The men who went down on the Titanic thst women might live came from all the States. There is scarcely a city in the nation that is not grief-stricken over Its own Titanic dead. Hence a Titanic memorial in the Na tions Capital will belong to all sections alike. And this is as it should be. i In order to make the national Import of the memorial .final .in its. absolutism few Washington women have been chtsen to serve on the "committee of one hundred." And as the memorial will be national In its import, so will it be national even down to the. small details. No mention of individual names- will be made on the bronze pillars and marble columns to be erected. The men of the orchestra, who standing knee-deep In tee chilled water, went down to their death playing Nearer. My God, to Thee," the stokers, the oilers, and the coal passers will rank with the men whose names were listed on the first cabin list. For after all, the humble stoker, with his pitiful wage of &ew dollars monthly, was Just as much a hero In his own modest way as Col. John Jacob Astor. with his mil lions, or even our own MaJ Archibald Butt. All had but one. thing to give their lives. And all gave It willingly without a royrmur. Memory of Death. It Is moH -than a century since the women of tile land, back in the colonial days, sold their clothes, sacrificed their Jewels, even starved themselves, to" aid their husbands and brothers In their fight for Indepenaence. Then they were sacrificing self for life. To-day they are asked to sacrifice self, though In far lesser degree, to the memory of death. The manner' in which these women of to-day are responding shows that the spirit of those former days still reigns strong So much did the Plan appeal to Mrs. Taft. wife of the President of uie nation, that In contributing the first dollar she abandoned the custom she has followed ever since she has been In tho White House and commented on the memorial In a signed statement, whlcA "latTti.es me pleasure to start the vro&w a Titanic -memorial fund by giv ln.the first dollar, r am glad to do this in gratitude to the chivalry of Amer ican manhood, and I am sure that every woman will feel that the smallness of the contribution solicited will enable her to.do the same HEtlN H. TAFT." Unlike all other memorials, the plan to bonpr the Titanic dead is not con nected with any-fixed amount of money. It is merely hoped that every woman will give her mite the greater the num ber of givers the greater, the more mag nificent; (be more lasting will be the memorial. And the greater also will be the tribute to the women of to-day and their sense of appreciation. Appeal to Erers- Woman. With this object In view. then, Ian ef fort will be made to reach either, perx sonally or by mall every woman in the: United States. There are approximately "8 Pflrt vnmMi'i ..liifiB In th Pftlm I ,' v mnA the members of these will certainly .all J H. Taft Con tribute Many of them have already done so In the meantime, while the money is being gathered, the committee of one hundred faces the problem of getting. congress to contribute a site for the memorial. There will be no difficulty In actually securimr the contribution. The trouble lies in selecting the most suitable site. There Is a general consensus of opinion that the memorial will be most Imposing on the Mill. Just what part of the IJall, however, is a subject for argument. There are any number of locations, all seemingly of almost equal advantage. Whatever the final spot chosen, how ever. It is certain that Congress will give It to the memorial gladly and that It will be a spot chosen because on it the memorial will seem most Impressive. The Idea has recently been advanced that the memorial might be erected near tne group of new departmental buildings which the government plans to erect on the MalL If this Is done there need be no fear that the gotemment buildings will detract from the memorial. iThough the former will coat million, it will rrobably be them rather than the latter tltat will suffer from the comparison .Location, however. Is a Question which must be-! worked out later. It will, of course, depend In -a decree on tho amount of money that is donated. Scores of Plans. , Scores upon scores bf plans connected with the memorial were considered and rejected before the final idea was tnit In working order. Some there were'who wanted to fill the memorial with statues Some even thought that a group of stat ues would best express the appreciation of heroism which Is the memorials reason for existence. But the statuary plans were wisely rejected. Only a few days go a famous French sculptor one whose name known all over the world frankly told the members of a Congressional commit tee that our nation pas too much atten tion to statues, to the bitter detriment of characteristic, pure, and classic archi tecture. And the other really great ones In the worldof art are Inclined to agree with this Frenchman, who, being hlm- seit a sculptor, certainly must have been unoiasea. "Real Ideals." said this famous French man to our Congress, "can best be ex pressed by architecture It is the archi tecture of a land by which we judge Its culture. Its ambitions, and Its realization of those ambitions." And puttlngsthia statement to the proof u is remerapereq. last ancient Greece is remembered rn6re for ier temples than her statues. The most wonderful, the most impressive, probably the most beau tiful and certalnlv the most awe insntr- ing renc ol ancient Rome is the Coli seum. So It is tilth the Pyramids of Egypt So It is and has been with all nations, of all times. And so. realizing this, the women of tne Titanic memorial decided that there should be a simple building of the sim plicity that really counts, and reallv speaks. There was no showlness about the men who sacrificed their lives on the Titanic They made their sacrifice sim ply, manfully The women who honor them, and who In bo many cases loted them, win erect their memorial slmolv and with true womanliness. .Deep and Solid. There Is nothing "showy" about eten the tiniest detail connected with the memorial. It is deep and 'solid a simple womanly recognition of a chltalry and heroism which.! before the Titanic dis aster, pessimists declared to be dead. wnereter possible appeals will be made to women In person to contribute. wnere personal sppeal cannot be made, the following letter is being seat. Copy of Appeal. "Dear Madam The loss of the 8. S Titanic has moved the world as few catastrophes ever have be fore. There is scarcely a commu nity In our" country which does not mourn the loss of some one, of some relative or friend. The feeling of, LEADER IN MEMORIAL MOVEMENT. HH isLsLsLsLsLsLlsw TLsaLsLsLsLLsLsLsH mmmmmmWS3mm7---' 6S l H-f ? ''f.vOMf fi-TisisH L ' fit i'M - M& B, mSmViX$mU GIVES FIRST DOLLAR TO FUND -S-' kmmmmmLmmmmK jHHmBbSlIp?" ?3flmmmSti3&L- $&sF$t? JjMBsB3sasasB'i5!lyV t$9piuHSSflHEpMji9 HSH ', HssBsB?'' -!?' HIHKj. i:3saMP'?3sssssemyt'"1 sbbbbbbbbbbbbbbi SBr i v j?w'"''"aeTBsS"S7' iJ ''i, NysjAMgj- aflaaaaBaaC V -i"fc 'kf MSasiafaiHLaaaaaaaLaaBI KPBflfvr r-- .--,iiiftfi - i mmt I lttCa MBS. WnilAM H. TAFT. glory and Pride In the bratery of those who were lost Is universal "To womn especlallj must come the sense of thankfulness that to them has been given the bearing of such men as those who showed they were not afraid to die. It has seemed to many women most appro priate that they should put In lsst lng form some testimonial of their appreciation of the men who so un hesitatingly and gallantly gave their lties that the women on board might be sated A memorial arch at the Capital of the Nation would typify the tribute of woman to Homeric manhood, and that all American .women -may personally share in this national gift, subscriptions of U are being donated. "As a result of an Initial meeting, held Thursday. April If. Mrs. John Hay accepted the chairmanship and I was elected secretary of the com mittee. It was decided to write to women throughout the country, ask ing their assistance. "Offices have been donated in the Union Trust Building of this city, and Mr. Edward J Stellwagen. chairman of the last Inaugural committee and president of the Union Trust Com pany, has accepted the appointment of treasurer of this comlttee "The first dollar contributed was from Mrs. Taft. ' Will you give a dollar, and will you Interest your women friends and urge them to take an active share In furthering this noble endeavor? Our effort is to interest all women, rich and poor alike In visually perpet uating for all time woman's appre ciation bf the loss of the brave souls who went down on the Titanic It will serve as a reminder and a les son to all those who come after us. And as the loss is national, so should the gift be national, both as to being plseed In the Capital City and as a gift presented by American wbmen throughout the United States. 'Hoping to hear that you will join us and Interest as many other women as possible, believe me, sincerely your', "NATALIE H HAMMOND. BerRtarj " Such Is the letter, which added to ether , IBHi appeals and the added efforts of those receiving those appeals Is expected to bring In hundreds of thousands -of dol lars for the memorial The sum asked Is so small that there Is scarcely a woman In all the nation but can afford to contribute and have her part In the memorial. Certainly there Is not a. wom an but wants to have her part In it If the Idea which also Is an ideal ap peals to the women of the rest of the United States aa strongly as It does to those of Washington, the gathering of the fund will be only a matter of days. Not a woman In all the Nation's Cap ital who has been asked for a contribu tion has -yet refused. Nor has it been only the women socially prominent whd hate been asked Women from the less brilliant walks of life hate been asked and they hate git en as readily, as en thusiastically aa their wealthier sisters. This, too. Is as it should be. The men who went down on the Titanic did not sacrifice their Uvea solely for the wom en who actually were saved From a literal standpoint, this perhaps may have been the case But from the broader, the real, and tho true stand point, they sacrificed their lltea .ior woman not the Individual, but the sex. Tho Titanic memorial has jast started but In Its very birth It Is so gigantic. io appealing to all classes, that already it has extended to the farthest limits of the United States. It Is certain to grow with leaps and bounds. And by this time next year the memo rial will have been dedicated a lasting monument to the heroism of mankind as emphasized y the dead soldiers of every-day life, who went down on the TELLS OF STEEL WTT.TS Mrs. Gertrude Slackenale Addresses Audience of Socialists. Mr. Gertrude Mackenzie, who has been studying conditions in the steel works from government reports and from findings of the Pittsburg surtey, made an address before an audience of SO last night under the auspices of the socialist party of the District, at Typo- grapuicai xempie The speaker declared that nrlor to UK the men were well organized, work ed aooui eigne noura a day and were fairly paid. Since the strike of 1M2. known as the Homestead strike. It has been absolutely Impossible to organize tne men. Mrs. Mackenzie said that the Bethelehem strike of two years aero was caused by the discharge of a, man who asked -for Sundays off to go to church. She. said that the men now work twir fiours a day, da) and night shift, seven days a weeic ana when the shift changes every other week, they work twenty-four hours straight, and recelte an average wage of JLS3 per day Charles W. Ervln, candidate for Con gress on the Socialist ticket at Pittsburg, made a short talk. DEATH RBC-OBD. WHJ1E. Ethel If. Mannls? 22 yens, las Irrini St. bumux w ureauaw, ts, auo u ol. jnr i William "H. Brltht. 86. Ill a St. n I Josrrh IT Kent. C, V. 8. Boldins Heme. D. O, Emily II. Cniapie IT. Oot Basil Issue. Asian GoMnm. O. Georsrtoro Unlr, Hasp. Annie Put S. Wash. Asrlnm Hosp. FtamamJo rare, n IIDSt.it. EUm Wahnaler. H, 28 A Bt. re. Anrostns Hess. S. 1C9 Wismubt An. mr Edna D wird. a months. 430 Newton 81 mr. Osod I Ward. 1 month, W E St, n. . COLORED. Uaml Harris, 33 yesn. Frfrfmra s Bosp, Edith Ftorster. 39, Wash. Asrhnn Boqx Carrie McPherson S. at. Borneo. Hca Benry MltcbeU. S. TuDerenlotls Hcsp. Frances Hendencn, TO 105 Sit lit mr. Snssn Branch, 71. 1TJ4 llijs Court n. iUrr A. Cnmcnm. Tt, B and 3d Sta, as. Why George Was Famous. From the Tooth Ccrapmta. The Incumbent of an old church In Wales asked a party of Americans to visit his parochial school. After a recita tion, be Invited them to -question the pu pils, and, one of the party accepted tha Invitation. , "little bdy," he said to a rosy-faced lad. "can you tell me who George Wash ington was" "Iss, air," was the smiting reply. "E was a 'Merican general." "Quite right. And can you tell me what George Washington was remarkable for " "Iss, sir E was remarkable 'cos 'a wasi a 'Merican an' told the truth." The'r View. Run JodrN .Mrs. Wayupp She says their family settles in Boston. Mrs. Blase Not io hear tha tradasaMS I NOTED CIVIC A T HEAD n f ains. joirv hat. Mrs. John Hay, widow of the Sec retary of State in President McKln ley's , Cabinet, and chairman of the Titanic Memorial movement, is al most secretive in her work for char ity and the; general betterment if humanity, but the things she- ha dose are almost too many to be ac counted. She is always quiet and always busy. She Is particularly Interested in helping the younger men and women in the world. The need of youth probably appeals to her more strong ly than any other one thing. Next to this. Mi's. May hr-prob-ably most deeply Interested In the care of the sick. It was, she who, finding that when the poor got 'lck they frequently died solely for lack: of proper attention, organized, the Free Nurses Association. Members of this association, all trained nurses, glte their time to the needy poor and are paid by Mrs. Hay and some of her Intimate friends. Mrs. Hay also organized the Diet .Kitchen ' a direct outgrowth of the Jsurses' As sociation In the 'kitchen." skilled cooks, under the direction of trained nurses, prepare food ftr the poor who are 'sick, without charge. The free milk distributing stations of rashlngton are In existence large ly because of the work of Mrs. Hay, as Is the v-nildren'g Country Home, Just outside the city. And In addi tion to all this, Mrs. .Hay has found time to work earnestly for tho pas sage of a law allowing works of art to? be brought into this country from Europe free of duty. Like Mrs. Hammond. Mrs? Hay is deeply Interested In the Civic Feder ation, and also participates In prac tlcally etery charitable enterprise In VhW BEENHAEDT ON SCEEEH. Moving Pictnrea at Colombia Thea- ftV Depict Divine Sarah. The opportunity of seeing Bernhardt and Rejane, each possibly In her most famous role, drew large audiences to the Cplumbla yesterday afternoon and even ing, -a here the Art Photoplaj s, Company ottered their series of motion pictures showing the dlvne Sarah as Camllle and Mme Rejane In the title role of that most famous of costume plays. "Mme. Sans Gene" Mme Bernhardt s Incomparable Camllle lends Itself readily to presentation on the screen, for every pose, every ges ture even expression Is faithfully re produced, and so natural and lifelike are the pictures that one Imagines he hears tho lines as they were read last January In the great Artist s own theater In Paris. "Camllle" is shown In two reels, and Is followed by several reels showing Mme Rejane and a carefull) selected company In " Mme Sans Gene." another splendid production for the camera, and one which shows tha great queen of comedy at her best Tha pictures will be shown again next Sunday afternoon and evening .at the Columbia ""' niicouri Trait Rrorsnanlsatlon. Prof. Frank Dixon addressed the Col legiate Club at the Eighth Street Temple last night on the subject of "The Control of Industrial Organizations." The Speak er also discussed the reorganization of the Standard Oil and American Tobacco Companies. There was a large attend ance. Understand every phase of it. AH the important news of all the candidates and all the parties faithfully and ruth lessly shown in text and cartoon with favor to none the "square deal " to all. In a couple of hours' reading each week you can a-get an all-sided, uncloiided view of the political situation in state and nation as tt is. , The Jterary Digest All the News of All the World Refined Everything of prime interest in th5 realm of thought and action, whether it be Politics, Science, Art, Literature, Religion, Sociology, Travel, Discovery, Finance, or Commerce, 'is, by long-trained, editorial skill, presented in condensed form, partly by summary, partly by direct quotation arfd translation, from the important newspapers and periodicals throughout the world. There are 48 i, over 2,000 "TV If ue your 17 Weeks it LOT Uliiy eyjteW and Money Back if WORKERS OF CAMPAIGN MRS JOnX HAYS HAMMOND. Mrs John Has Hammond, secre tary of the woman's Titanic memorial moyeraent. Is one of tho most widely known workers In tb cause of the woman's uplift In the United States. She gives practically all her time and thousands of dollars annually to this and to the cause of charity- .. Mrs. Hammond is not one of those women whose work, for' theworld is confined to signing the subscription 11sL. She gives money but she also actually1 works. She helped organize and. is presi dent of the Civic Federation, since the founding- of which she has paid especial attention to the development of the Woman s Welfare department, a branch now known all over the world. She also Vrganlztd tho Con gressional branch of the Civic Fed eration designed to reach the women In remote districts of the South and far West and enable them to better their own lives and those of thelr familles. . Mrs Hammcnd (s deeply inter ested in conservation, of which she lias made an exhaustive study, and la the cause of which she has been act ive for years In addition to trls, she Is essentially" a woman a woman, and can be count ed on to lend all her strength to any motement that will help her sex. Other charities of all descriptions also hold her Interest, and there Is rarelv a motement for httrmnt no matter what Its scope. In the Na tional capital, in which she does not play an Important part. SHOW LACK OF CHRISTIANITY. Industries "tot Reached fay Christian Spirit, Says Scottish Minister. The atmosphere of Christianity in all phases of life excepting that pertaining to the Industries waa deplored by Rev A. H. Gray, of Glasgow. Scotland. In a sermon before the congregation of the Church of the Covenant yesterday. Mr Gray declared that the leaven of Chris tianity had permeated the home, the market place, the council chamber, and our national life, but thus far has failed to change the industrial conditions as it Lshould. "The next conquest of Christianity,' said Mr Gray, must be the realiza tion of a condition which will provide for every man a living wage The leaven of Christianity has permeated every In stitution save the industries, where men are expected to do more for a smaller compensation than m any other employ ment;" Proper housing conditions were urged by the preacher, who declared that sani tation was one of the essential steps toward a proper regulation of Industrial life. Capture- Com In Portn-ml. Badajoz, April IS. A large consignment cf rifles and ammunition has been cap tured at tha frontier, and anothercon- algnment has bees dlscoxered in a, mon astery at La Guardla. The Republicans think by these two captures they have achleted a remarkable step against the encroachments of the Portuguese royal ists. Royalist agents are reported busy In Hamburg buying rifles and quick fir ing guns. 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Buy it this week news-dealer, in cents im im per year ) , or better yet. Try It for 17 WmtJta for SI.00 at the end at the trial. Tflasreoot sahtnei. ay so, and the 51 00 will be refunded, ais no questions asked. Not Satisfied CREW OF TITAHIC . REACH BKGLAMD, Lapland Arrives at Plymouth a&tV Police Prevent Crowds and Ie T porters from laterviewia;. London. April IS. The steamship Lap land, bringing home the first batch of 17 survivors of tha TltaniCa crtwv dropped anchor In Plymouth Sound this morning, and in a short time the men were landed at the pier. The stewards had anticipated elaborate measures for the seclusion of the survivors, and carried, them out to the utmost. All approaches to the piers were guarded by police to prevent the crowds of anxious friends and. newspaper reporters getting near tba survivors Even person approaching the pier gates were tie wed with suspicion. One business man from New York, traveling on the Lapland, via Southamp ton to" Cherbourg, was stopped and his ticket scrutinized by officials before he was aUowed to. board the Lapland No body was permitted to enter the pier, the authorities, announcing that tho Board of Trade was In charge of everl- thlng So afraid were they" that enter prising reporters might steal a march that they had laid hose on the tender carrying .the survivors to- drench any boatload trying to reach them. The Seafarers ' Union officials, who were anxious to meet survivors who members of their union, were angr They sent wireless telegrams to the Lap land telling the men they would be Kept prisoners summonses being served on them under the merchants shipping act. enjoining them under certain pains and penalties- to regard themselt es under le gal control until they had been exam ined. These elaborate preparations were for naught, however Under pressure from the survivors and the officials of their union, the members of the Titanic s crew were allowed to depart Instead of being compelled to wait until Monday morning When asked to make deposi tions, the majority of the seamen said they were asleep when the collision oc curred and demanded passes to leave the pier Only about twenty men gate depositions BABY'S FALL FROM TBADT. Sprang: Throngh aVlndotr and Was Picked Up bat Little Hart. Lambertvllle. V J. April 28, Kenneth Weiss, tno and a half years old. fell from the window f a swiftly moving train here to-day and seems to bate been but slightly hurt. The train was stopped and the child was picked up A super ficial examination showed that its head waa cut The child ttas taken on to the hospital at Easton. The parents of tha youngster are Mr and Mrs IL Weiss, of Trenton The were on their way from that city to Easton Mrs Weiss sat holding the boy near an open window. Some object outside attracted his atten tion and he sprang up and pitched out. A Soft Berth. .IYco Jodae. Sympathetic Lady Where did you slep last night Wean Wiggles In a coal bin. mum Sympathetic Lad My gracious' How did Jou stand if Wasnt it an awfully hard bed? Weary Wiggles Io, mum. it wux soft coal. Largest Morning Circulation. Campaign weekly from 4jnf T -Z - jSSSSSSaTsrr ..u- -v STawasaTBF lr A' ."v " y tS8 - reacnea ana most pronasiy wiu coa UBS. JOES HATS HAEKOSBi lherft.taHc '