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Story: Indiana Limestone, used extensively in public, business and private buildings of importance throughout this country.
13. IowA
Iowa Society, S.A.R., Des Moines, Iowa. R. A. Caughey, President; Mark Morris, Past President; W. M. Baker, Secretary.
Stone: Sandstone.
Story: Taken from quarry which supplied stone for the Washington (D. C.) Monu- ment.
13A. IOWA
Iowa Society, S.A.R., Mark Morris, Past President. Ames, Iowa.
Stone: Limestone.
14. KANSAS
Kansas Society, S.A.R., Topeka, Kansas. Colonel Joe Nickell, Secretary-Treasurer.
Stone: Sandstone.
Story: This stone was picked up near the fork on Soldier Creek in Shawnee County, Kansas, where the Old Military Road crosses Soldier Creek. This road was a connecting link between the Oregon Trail and the Santa Fe Trail and was traversed by countless pi- oneers in covered wagons in the early days of Kansas. This stone was picked up on the route of the Pawnee Express and here, too, stood the principal village of the Kaw (or Kansas) Indians. Near here, Coronado
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REV. DR. CHARLES E. PARK Unitarian, at the Lectern
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Sons of the American Revolution Religious and Patriotic Service, September 8th, 1947. Rev. Dr. A. Vincent Bennett offering the prayer. President-General A. Herbert Foreman gave the address.
and his Spanish Conquistadores turned back, in 1541, after marching half way across Kan- sas in search of gold. Near the spot where this stone was found, at Topeka, grew up the capital city of Kansas. On the spot this stone was found settlers sent by the New England Immigrant Aid Society to found a free State organized the movement for liberty in Kansas, which brought the territory into the Union as a free State and insured the end of the Missouri Compromise and the ultimate abolition of slavery upon this continent.
15. KENTUCKY
Kentucky Society, S.A.R., Louisville, Kentucky. Stratton O. Hammon, Presi- dent.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: This stone came from the "Sinking Spring Farm", Hardin County, in Ken- tucky, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln. 16. LOUISIANA
Louisiana Society, S.A.R., New Orleans, Louisiana. Stuart O. Landry, Secretary.
Stone: A Cannon Ball.
Story: There being no native stone in New Orleans the cannon ball from the Chalmette National Park was sent. This Park marks the site of the last battle of the War of 1812. 17. Maine
The Maine Society, S.A.R., Kennebunk, Maine. Roy A. Evans, Secretary and Com- patriot Dr. Ephraim Hackett.
Stone: Granite Block
Story: From the Quarries at North Jay which furnished similar stone for Grant's Tomb in New York City. Extensively used in many public buildings.
17A. GOOD NEIGHBOR STONE
Presented by Susan and Genevieve Doran of Rindge. Specimen of crystal quartz and calcite from the quarry in Camden, Maine. 18. MARYLAND
The Maryland Society, S.A.R., Baltimore, Maryland. George Sadtler Robertson, Sec- retary, Treas .- General, National Society, S.A.R., and Compatriot Henry Powell Hopkins.
Stone: White Marble.
Story: From the Beaverdam Quarries, located at Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland. This quarry furnished stone used in the building of Washington's Monument in Baltimore, which was the first monument erected in the States in memory of George Washington. This material was also used in the building of Washington's Monument in Washington, D. C. and in portions of the Capitol building itself.
19. MASSACHUSETTS
Douglas Sloane IV, Compatriot, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: This stone came from the "Old North Bridge" in Concord, Massachusetts.
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The blind can "see". Mr. Sloane explains the colorings of the rocks as he tells the Story of the Stones. Blind man: Allan L. Ramsey, Springfield, Mass. "Seeing Eye" Dog: "Nino".
19A. MASSACHUSETTS
Rev. Dr. Arthur B. Whitney, minister of the Unitarian Church in Peterborough, N. H. and formerly minister of the "Pilgrim" Unitarian Church in Plymouth, Massachu- setts.
Stone: Part of Plymouth Rock.
20. MICHIGAN
Michigan Society, S.A.R., Detroit, Mich- igan. Ralph D. Johnson, Secretary.
Stone: Note impregnation of shells.
Story: Taken from the Entrance Arch to the Powder Magazine of old Fort Wayne. This Fort was named for Major-General Anthony Wayne (Mad Anthony), Com- manding Officer at Detroit in 1796.
21. MINNESOTA
Minnesota Society, S.A.R., Minneapolis, Minnesota. Francis E. Olney, Secretary; Compatriot Allyn K. Ford.
Stone: Reddish field stone.
Story: This stone was taken from the Falls of Minnehaha.
22 and 22A. MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Society, S.A.R., Jackson, Mis- sissippi. Percy L. Clifton, President.
Stone: Red Sand Stone - Tishomingo Stone.
Story: This stone was taken from the yard of Mrs. Billy Burke Thomas, Iuka, Tisho- mingo County.
23. MISSOURI
Missouri Society, S.A.R., Ferguson, Mis- souri. F. G. Williamson, Chairman of Com- mittee.
Stone: Missouri Red Granite.
24. MONTANA
Montana Society, S.A.R., Helena, Mon- tana. O. H. Perry, Past President and J. Scott Harrison, Secretary.
Stone: Granite and Flint.
Story: Stone secured from the gorge in the Missouri River, twenty miles from Helena, where Lewis and Clark, the explorers, camped on the night of July 19th, 1805 and gave to the spot the name of "The Gates to the Mountains." At this spot the explorers, the first white men to behold this sight, looked thru this gorge and saw the Rocky Mountains. 25. NEBRASKA
The Lincoln Chapter, Nebraska Society, S.A.R., Lincoln, Nebraska. Henry Minot Cox, President and Past President General Sterling F. Mutz.
Stone: A small boulder.
Story: These small boulders are common to Nebraska.
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HAROLD RUSSELL National Commander of Amvets
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REV. DR. OSCAR BENSON Lutheran of Worcester, Mass.
26. NEVADA
Venerable William F. Bulkley, D.D., Archdeacon of Utah and Chaplain General of the National Society, S.A.R .; Bureau of Mines, State of Nevada, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Stone: "Mystery Rock."
Story: This stone came from the Sutro Tunnel of the Mother Lode at Virginia City, Nevada. It is unclassified by geologists. 26A. NEVADA
Bertha Hardy.
Stone: Azurite from Nevada.
27. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Douglas IV and John Sloane III, Com- patriots, Col. Nathan Hale Chapter, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R., in memory of their brother, Lt. Sanderson Sloane.
Stone: The "Old Rugged Cross" - the New Hampshire Stone.
Story: This stone was taken from the quarry of and cut by Phillip Yon of Fitzwilliam, N. H. It is New Hampshire Granite.
27A. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gordon W. Patton, Compatriot, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Pebble taken from the bank of the Merrimack River below the home of General John Stark.
27B. NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Friendly Stone.
Presented by Mrs. Sturgis Coffin of Fitz-
william, N. H. 27C. NEW HAMPSHIRE
"International Stone" presented by Mrs. Konsta Pentilla of Rindge. Mrs. Pentilla came to this Country from Finland when she was fifteen years old. She married and had two daughters, both of whom now have chil- dren. Emma Pentilla is a splendid American, always anxious to do for others and for the community. One day she came to The Knoll with this Stone and said, "For many years I passed this stone in the wall of my garden but it meant nothing. Today God said 'See if they can't use this stone in the Cathedral."" It was gratefully accepted.
27D. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Rindge Stone
Presented by Ernest A. Hale, Past Presi- dent of the Col. Nathan Hale Chapter, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R., and a direct descendant of the Hales who settled in Rindge in 1760.
Stone: Dendrite.
Story: The stone was found on his grounds. 27E. NEW HAMPSHIRE, The Dartmouth Stone.
Roger Salinger, Waban, Mass.
Stone: Granite chip engraved "1784."
Story: This chip is a part of one of the original steps leading into Dartmouth Hall,
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William Hall, Age 102, Langdon, N. H. Alstead Grange, N. H., at Grange Service.
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Hanover, built in 1784, over which all of the student body of Dartmouth College passed every day from 1784 to 1904, when Dart- mouth Hall burned. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hall gave this chip to Roger Salinger, a friend of Sandy's. Both were Dartmouth men. 27H. Field Stone.
The Hale Stone. Taken from the old wall surrounding the "5 Acre Piece Mowing." It is a tribute to the typical American family. 28A. NEW JERSEY
The New Jersey Society, S.A.R., Newark, New Jersey. W. W. Ingersoll, Secretary and D. Stanton Hammond, Chairman, New Jersey Society, S.A.R., Committee on Monu- ments and Memorials.
Stone: This stone is a piece of what is called Little Falls sandstone or brownstone, much used in building in New Jersey and New York City. Old Trinity Church in New York is built of this sandstone. This stone was taken from the spot near the Totowa Falls of the Passaic River at Pater- son, N. J., where Washington, Hamilton and others met during the Revolution.
28. NEW JERSEY
Harry E. Sherwin, Past President Col. Nathan Hale Chapter, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Brownish-red Field Stone.
Story: This stone was pulled from the bank of the Delaware River at Trenton, N. J. at the place marked as "Washington's Crossing."
29. NEW MEXICO
The New Mexico Society, S.A.R., Sante Fe, New Mexico. Captain Charles W. Latimer, U. S. Army (Retd.), Secretary; Reuben W. Heflin, Registrar; T. D. Ben- jovsky, Chief of the Mining Division, Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources.
Stone: "Ricolite."
Story: This stone occurs only in Grant County, New Mexico, near the Gala River. 30. NEW YORK
S.A.R. Empire State Society, New York City. Major Charles A. Dubois and Col. James W. Mitchell, Board of Managers and a Vice-President of the New York Chapter. Stone: White Marble.
Story: From the Tuckahoe Marble Quar- ries, Village of Tuckahoe, N. Y., known as the Masterton Quarries. The present Sub- Treasury Building, corner of Wall and Nas- sau Streets in the City of New York, is built of marble from this old Quarry.
31. NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Society, S.A.R., Raleigh, N. C. W. A. Parker, Secretary - through James G. W. MacClamroch.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: Stone taken from site of Guilford County Court House, National Military Park.
32. NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Chapter, S.A.R., Bismarck, North Dakota. Allen L. Oliver, President - General of the National Society, S.A.R .; George F. Will, Bismarck, N. D.
Stone: North Dakota Prairie Boulder ot Granite.
33. OHIO
Ohio State Society, Cleveland, Ohio. William M. Pettit, Secretary and Registrar, Vice-President General of the National So- ciety, S.A.R. and Richard Montgomery Chapter, Ohio Society, S.A.R. Dayton, Ohio. Orsin A. Blair, President.
Stone: Limestone.
Story: This stone is called "Dayton Mar- ble." It is quarried near Dayton. It was used in building the historic old Dayton Court House, which the late eminent architect, Ralph Adams Cram, described as "the finest thing in America."
RABBI DAVID MAX EICHORN of New York, Noted War Chaplain
Two of the prayers offered by Rabbi Eichorn in the Cathedral are quoted in the Teachers Guide, published by the Pilgrim Press, for the aid of Sun- day School Teachers of the Congregational Church.
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COL. WM. H. FOX Provincial Commander, Salvation Army of New England.
34. OKLAHOMA
Rev. Ralph D. Johnson, Jr., Gardner, Mass .; Rev. J. Ellwood Evans, Tulsa, Okla- homa.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: From Claremore, Oklahoma, home of Will Rogers.
35. OREGON
Oregon Society, S.A.R., Portland, Ore- gon. Walter S. Bear, President, with as- sistance of A. W. Hancock.
Stone: Basalt from the Columbia River.
Story: Basalt represents Oregon's pre- dominating geology feature.
36A. PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Society, S.A.R., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Charles B. Shaler, President, and Judge Thomas H. Hudson.
Stone: Dark Field Stone.
Story: This stone came from the Fort Necessity National Battlefield Site. At Fort Necessity, July 3rd, 1754, occurred the open- ing engagement of the French and Indian War. The action at Fort Necessity was the first major episode in the military career of George Washington.
36B. PENNSYLVANIA
Charles B. Shaler, President General, Na- tional Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Old hand-made Brick.
Story: This brick, taken from the walls of Old Fort Pitt, built in 1759, was presented to Edwin B. Graham, Secretary of the Pitts- burgh Chapter, S.A.R., in a ceremony held at Point Park on April 25th, 1942. Fort Pitt was built by the English and captured by the French. The site is now part of the great City of Pittsburgh.
36. PENNSYLVANIA
Harry E. Sherwin, Secretary-Treasurer, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R., Historian- Registrar of the Col. Nathan Hale Chap- ter, Rindge, N. H., Chairman of Organi- zation Committee of the National Society, S.A.R.
Stone: "Iron" Rock.
Story: This stone was picked up from un- der a barn built in 1728 and used as an out- post at Valley Forge.
37. RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Society, S.A.R., Providence, Rhode Island. Daniel Quinby Williams, Secretary.
Stone: Granite.
Story: This granite is the famous Westerly granite.
38. SOUTH CAROLINA
The Citadel Chapter, Charleston, South
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CHARLES E. GARDNER High Priest (Emeritus) of Demeter, National Grange.
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Carolina Society, S.A.R., The Citadel (The West Point of the South), Charleston, S. C. General C. P. Summerall, President, and Captain G. T. Prior.
Stone: From the site of Fort Multrie. 39. SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Society, S.A.R., Sioux Falls, S. D. Ottis L. Ross, Secretary.
Stone: Sioux Falls jasper - polished face.
Story: There are great out-croppings of this Stone at Sioux Falls and vicinity and it is quarried and used in many forms and for many purposes - for poultry grits, concrete construction, building stone, monuments, and to line the great furnaces of the steel mills. Pulverized, it is used in the manufac- ture of furnace linings for the blast furnaces of the great steel mills in Pittsburgh and other cities.
40. TENNESSEE
Phillip Yon.
Stone: Specimen marble from quarries at Knoxville, Tenn.
41. TEXAS
Texas Society, S.A.R., Austin, Texas. Ben B. Hunt, Secretary, and John Wyatt, Esquire.
Stone: Granite Block.
Story: A granite block from the capital city of Texas.
42. UTAH
Utah Society, S.A.R., Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. John Z. Brown, Vice-President. Stone: Block of Granite.
43. VERMONT
Harry E. Sherwin, Past President Col.
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EARL WEIDNER, A.A.O.G., AND NATALIE WEIDNER
Nathan Hale Chapter, New Hampshire Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: This stone was taken from the Hubbardstown Battlefield, Vt. It was at this place the Rindge patriot, Col. Nathan Hale was captured by the British.
44. VIRGINIA
Thomas Nelson, Jr., Chapter Virginia Society, S.A.R., Williamsburg, Virginia. A. C. Black.
Stone: Field Stone.
Story: Stone taken from the bank of the York River at Yorktown battlefield.
44A. VIRGINIA
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin C. McCoy of Newton Centre, Mass.
Stone: Petrified wood from the Dismal Swamp of Virginia.
45. WASHINGTON
Washington State Society, S.A.R., Seat- tle, Washington. G. Ward Kemp, Vice- President General, National Society S.A.R.
Stone: This boulder was picked up on the bank of the Snoqualmie River, near the Sno- qualmie Pass high in the Cascade Mountains. 46. WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Society, S.A.R., Parkers- burg, West Virginia. Harry J. Smith, Past President.
Stone: Flint Rock.
Story: Taken from the eastern pan-handle of West Virginia, near Martinsburg, between there and Charlestown, from the ground oc- cupied by the Washingtons.
47. WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Society, S.A.R., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A. H. Wilkinson, Secretary. Stone: Field Stone.
Story: This stone came from the famous lake region of this State.
48. WYOMING
Wyoming Society, S.A.R., Cheyenne, Wyoming. William O. Wilson, Secretary; L. G. Pat Flannery, Executive Manager Dept. of Commerce and Industry.
Stone: Granite.
Story: This stone came from Fremont County in central Wyoming where are the largest glaciers in the United States.
49. ROME, ITALY
Miss Martha Cutler, Librarian, Peter- borough, N. H.
Stone: A pebble from the floor of the Coliseum, Rome, Italy.
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50. ROME, ITALY
Presented by Salome Kahler Cone in memory of her husband, Frederick Hayes Cone, late President of the Empire Society, Sons of the American Revolution, of New York City.
Stone: Rose Quartz.
Story: This stone was brought from Rome, Italy by Mr. Cone.
51. VERMONT
Cannon Ball brought from the Battle of Bennington in the Revolution by Moses Hale.
52. FRANCE
Pebble from the grave of Lafayette was presented by Mrs. Karl Brummer of East Jaffrey, N. H. This pebble came from the grave of Lafayette, who is buried at Picpus cemetery a few miles north of Paris, France. 53. Amethyst Quartz.
Alice M. Packard, Ashburnham, Massa- chusetts.
Stone: This stone is a tribute by Miss Packard, a teacher for 48 years, to 151 boys of her classes at the Mather School, Dorches- ter, Mass., who served their Country in either World War I or II. All of these boys were familiar with this stone.
54.
Stone: Rose Quartz. Taken from "God's Pines."
Memorial to: Sanderson Sloane, Jr. Born: October 21, 1943 Died: June 17, 1945
55.
Gold Star Mothers of Worcester County, Mass., through Mrs. Harry W. Parker, Westboro, Massachusetts.
Stone: Red Granite.
Story: This stone is a tribute to all Gold Star Mothers. Mrs. Parker's two sons, Reed
Barnard and Roy Abbott, went down on the "Jacob Jones" when it was torpedoed off Atlantic City, N. J., in 1942. 56.
Memorial to Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, U.S.N. Presented by Mrs. Marc Andrew Mitscher. This stone of unusual formation was found on the Roustigouche River, New Brunswick, Canada, by Admiral Mitscher, Commander of the Carrier Forces, U.S.N. in the Pacific in World War II. 57.
· Presented by Rt. Rev. George W. Daven- port.
Stone: Linarite.
Story: Rare copper formation from the Old Mormon Mine, Soda Lake Mts., Cali- fornia.
58. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Stone: From Constitution Hall.
Story: Presented by the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, by direction of Mrs. Roscoe C. O'Bryne, Presi- dent General, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, at the request of Mrs. Henry R. Grant, Registrar, Boston Tea Party Chapter, Massachusetts Daugh- ters of the American Revolution.
At the right of this stone are three small stones, Bauxite, Malachite and Silver, from Death Valley, Inyo County, California. At the left of the D. A. R. Stone are -- from top down, Amacite from Arizona; Baudolite or "Grape Agate" from Utah; Linorite from California. These stones were obtained by Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sloane while on a trip through the West. 59.
Stone taken from altar at Fleur-de-Lis Camp, Fitzwilliam, N. H., and presented by the members of this Order.
Many persons have asked if it were possible to give memorials or tributes which would be part of the Cathedral of the Pines itself. There are several projects contemplated in which Donors may establish a memorial or tribute. Donors are requested to assume at least part of cost of installation. Suitable records will be kept of the name(s) of the Donor(s) and for whom given. Further information may be had upon request to the
Memorial Committee Cathedral of the Pines Rindge, N. H.
Dwight B. Billings, Chairman.
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Choir of the Unitarian Church, Peterborough, N. H., Pauline Cummings, organist.
Junior Choir, St. Patricks Roman Catholic Church, Jaffrey, N. H., Rev. Francis X. McMullen, conductor.
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Choir of the Calvanistic Congregational Church, Fitchburg, Mass.
Choir of the Baptist Church, Brookline, Mass., Morton Bowe, soloist: Frank E. Wingate, organist.
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Highland Glee Club, Newton, Mass., D. Ralph Maclean, conductor, prior to their 6th consecutive offering in the Cathedral.
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Combined Choirs of Episcopal Churches in New Hampshire.
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Mendelsohn Singers, Worcester, Mass.
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Combined Conference Choirs of the Northfield Schools, Carlton L'Hommedieu, directing.
Combined Choirs of Winchendon, Mass., Phyllis Aaronson, soloist.
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Choirs of Worcester, Mass., Chapter of Armenian Church Youth Group of America, Arra F. Avakian, directing.
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The Pulpit
The Field-Stone Pulpit is dedicated to the Glory of God and in memory of the Pioneers who blazed the trail of religious freedom and freedom of speech and in gratitude to the men and women of Rindge who served their Country in time of battle, who served and still serve in their homes, on the farms, or in the several places to which they have been called.
The heart-shaped quartz and hand-made brick in the pulpit are from "Shadwell," the birthplace of Thomas Jefferson, and the gifts of the Kitchen Class of the Methodist Church, Charlottesville, Va., through the Rev. Richard G. Pullen, Minister
"I feel the Cathedral of the Pines was brought into being with divine approval." WILLIAM H. Fox, Colonel, Provincial Commander, The Salvation Army, H.Q. for New England
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THE LECTERN
Dedicated to the Glory of God and in grateful memory of the men in the B-17 Flying Fortress "Peg-O-My- Heart" who, with Sandy, made the supreme sacrifice February 22, 1944.
2d Lt. Hartley S. Seymour, co-pilot, Alexandria, Virginia 2d Lt. James J. Leary, navigator, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 2d Lt. Donald H. Makins, bombardier, Detroit, Michigan S/Sgt. Louie B. Courtney, engineer, Ohatchee, Alabama S/Sgt. Edward H. Harke, radio operator, Lansing, Michigan Sgt. Richard E. Spens, Asst. radio operator-gunner, Yuba City, California Sgt. Cletis H. Campbell, aerial gunner-armorer, Lebanon, Indiana Sgt. Francis S. Chard, aerial gunner-armorer, Lewisville, Minnesota
Collected and contributed by Kenneth E. Crouch, of Bedford, Va., and now incorporated into the Lectern with the prayer "that American blood will not have been shed in vain" are soils from most of the major battlefields of World War II; also soils from Appomattox, the Alamo, James- town, Virginia, and from under the cabin birthplace of Booker T. Washington. The late presi- dent of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Edward Benés, sent soil from Lidice.
"I still remember the beauty and simplicity of the Cathedral of the Pines."
LEONARD CRASKE
When we take a group of our campers to the Cathedral we feel they gain more from one visit than they can get from a series of talks on brotherhood and tolerance.
BEATRICE SCHLOSBERG, Director, Queen Lake Camp, Athol, Mass.
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1. OKINAWA
Coral from Okinawa brought from there and presented by Ralph Nathan Hammond of Rindge.
2. JERUSALEM
Presented by Charles Faupel, D.D.S. Stone: A very soft "Soapstone."
Story: Taken from the quarry in Jerusalem which furnished the material for King Solomon's Temple.
3. CONNECTICUT
Stone: Reddish brown Sandstone.
A memorial to Lt. Col. Thomas H. Sutliffe, heroic Paratrooper from Waterbury, Connecticut.
4. NEW YORK
Presented by Mrs. Evelyn A. Cummins as a memorial to her husband.
Story: This stone was found by the Rev. Dr. Alexander Griswold Cummins, Pough- keepsie, N. Y. while he was hunting in Dutchess County, N. Y.
5. JERUSALEM: FROM MT. MIZPAH
Presented by Mrs. Margaret M. L. Brewer and now a memorial to her.
6. ATHENS, GREECE
Presented by Archdeacon Clifton H. Brewer and now a memorial to him.
Story: This stone came from Mars Hill where St. Paul preached.
7. KENTUCKY
Presented by June Buchanan at the re- quest of Mr. and Mrs. Sloane.
This stone came from Caney Creek. It is a tribute to Mrs. Alice Lloyd, who has done much for the people of the backwoods of Kentucky.
8. MASSACHUSETTS
Presented by William J. and Isabella Cleaves Coggswell.
Stone: Weymouth Seam-face Granite.
9. ARIZONA
Presented by Archdeacon William F. Bulkley, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Stone: A rare specimen of Petrified Wood from Fredonia, Arizona.
10. MAINE
Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Moore. A Tribute to Seth and Marcia Cleaves.
Story: It came from Borestone Mountain at the exact center of the State of Maine.
11. MISSOURI
Presented by F. Albert Fish, godson of Harry F. Truman; Compatriot of the S.A.R. member of the American Legion.
Stone: Missouri Marble.
12. MASSACHUSETTS
Presented by Walker L. Chamberlin, President of the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the American Revolution.
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Story: This stone came from the Bunker Hill Quarry in Quincy, Massachusetts, which furnished the material to build the Bunker Hill Monument and furnished ballast for the first railroad in America.
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