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Both of these stones came from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, Orleans, Cape Cod. Helen Coates Hendricks assisted the Sloanes in securing them.
15. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Presented by Miss Alice Morgan, Li- brarian of Rindge.
Stone: Fern Pattern Dendrite.
Story: Miss Morgan found the stone in a quarry in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire.
16. MASSACHUSETTS
Stone: Church Granite. Tribute to Arthur H. Wetherbee.
17. VERMONT
Stone: Dorset Marble.
Story: Taken from an abandoned quarry.
MONADNOCK CHORAL SOCIETY CHOIR THE DEDICATION SERVICE
SEPT. 8, 1946
KENNETH JEWETT, Director MRS. L. LOUIS STEBBINS, Organist Janet Larrabee
Herbert Verry
Emma L. Larrabee
Frank Beverstock
Catherine Ramsey
Wendall Perkins
Elinor Waite
Nola FitzGerald
Alice Converse
Edith Phelps Marion Hilliard Fredabelle Flagg
Madeline Gilmore Elinor Coffin
Clara Richardson
Susan Doran
Rose Anna Morin
Genevieve Doran
Pauline Cummings
Grace Seale
Eva Wheeler
Amy Belle Rice
John Ramsey
Mrs. Charles Perry
Howard Chase
TAPS SOUNDED BY
Charles F. Perry Richard Damon
Maurice Bateman, Jr.
· Operators of the Public Address System
MR. L. LOUIS STEBBINS
MR. JAMES FRANK ALLEN Ushers
MR. ARTHUR WETHERBEE MR. SETH CLEAVES
Cathedral Director of Music MRS. ERNEST A. HALE
18. MICHIGAN
A Memorial to Albert Sidney Bonner.
19. NEW MEXICO
Stone: Petrified Wood from Roswell, N. Mexico.
Story: Presented to Dr. Goddard, by a Pioneer physician of the Old West. This specimen given by Mrs. Goddard in memory of her husband, Dr. Robert H. Goddard, inventor of Jet Propulsion who gave his life in service to his Country.
20. NORTH DAKOTA
A small boulder presented by Allen Oliver, President General, National Society, S.A.R.
21. CONNECTICUT
Stone: Portland Quarry Brownstone.
Memorial to Commander Frederick C. Marggraff, Jr. of Waterbury, Connecticut, Graduate of Annapolis.
22. NEVADA
Stone: Blue Agate. Memorial to Ruth Hale Appleby
23. ARIZONA
Stone: Brown Agate. Memorial to John Appleby
24. NEW YORK
Stone: Piece of Iron Ore.
Story: Taken from an old abandoned mine near Podunk in West Fort Ann, N. Y. by Sibyl Sanderson Sloanc.
25. NEW YORK
Stone: Slate from Granville, New York.
26. GEORGIA
Presented by Mrs. Carll W. Strong (Helen Wills) as a memorial to Sandy Sloane.
Stone: Pink Georgia Marble.
27. NEW YORK
This stone is a memorial for Lt. Col. Charles Andrew Sprague, Graduate of West Point, who was killed in action over Java. The Stone came from the foundation of Washington Hall at West Point.
28. and 29. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Presented by Walter Smith.
Stones: Two specimens of feldspar from Alstead, N. H.
30. WASHINGTON STATE
Taken from the shore of the Pacific Ocean,
31. CONNECTICUT
"The Harry Beardsley and Howard Coe" stone.
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32 and 33. NEW MEXICO
Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hardy. Stone: Iron Pyrites -- "Fools Gold."
Story: Taken from "Old Abe" mine in New Mexico.
34. NEW YORK
This stone came from the shore of Cramer's Point, Lake George, New York.
35. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Presented by Oscar Mattson.
Stone: Crystal Hornblend from Fitz- william, New Hampshire, quarry.
36. Iwo JIMA
Presented by Captain O. E. Bryan, Jr., Chaplain, U. S. Army. A memorial to Robert Wentworth, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
Stone: Field Stone from Mt. Surabachi, Iwo Jima, where the young Marine was killed.
37. MICHIGAN
Presented by Sarah Kingsley Smith and Emma Moody Powell.
Stone: Petosky Stone.
Story: Found only in vicinity of Petosky on shores of Lake Michigan.
38. ENGLAND
Presented by Susan and Genevieve Doran. Stone: Flint from the White Cliffs of Dover, England.
39. FRANCE
Presented by Lillian Gibbs.
Stone: Amethyst Quartz from Paris, France.
40. ITALY
Presented by Lillian Gibbs.
Stone: Field Stone with natural formation of Cross.
Story: Taken from the shores of Lake Loano, Italy.
41. NOVA SCOTIA
Presented by Susan and Genevieve Doran. Stone: Fossil - Calamite Equisitum - "Horse Tails" from Nova Scotia.
42. BRITISH WEST INDIES
Presented by Rev. Leo T. Butler, S.J., Kingston, Jamaica, B. W. I., through Miss Mary G. McCaffrey of Roslindale, Mass. and Rindge.
Stone: Coral.
Story: Found on shore of Discovery Bay, New Seville, Jamaica, B. W. I. Columbus
made his third landing on the New Conti- nent in this Bay.
43. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Presented by Mr. and Mrs. William Call as a memorial to the seven members of the Order of DeMolay of Norwood, Massa- chusetts, who gave their lives during World War II.
Stone: Part of the peak of Mt. Wash- ington.
44. MASSACHUSETTS
Presented by Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Potter.
Stone: A pebble from the foot of the Minuteman Statue in Lexington.
45. NEW MEXICO
Presented by Douglas and Sibyl Sloane as a tribute to Harold H. and Ruth Rice. Stone: Pebble from desert in New Mexico.
46. IRELAND
Presented by Edward Moran, Marlbor- ough, Mass.
Story: This stone was presented to Mr. Moran by his brother, Nicholas. It came from Creagh Patrick, County Mayo, Ire- land, where St. Patrick went to pray and fast for the forty days before Easter.
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The Baptismal Font
For the Service of Baptism or Christening Given in loving and grateful memory of Sanderson Sloane, Jr. Born: October 21, 1943 Died: June 17, 1945 only son of Sanderson and Margaret Allen Sloane
On June 5th, 1949, this Appointment was dedicated to the greater Glory of God and used for the first Service by the Rev. Dr. H. Robert Smith, who at this time baptised Sandra Diane Robbins, infant daughter of Harold E. and Audrey Robbins of West Rindge, N. H.
Donor: Mrs. Harry (Ethel M.) Scott, Townsend, Mass.
Alabaster Bowl: Brought from Egypt by her husband's grand- father, Nelson Scott, many years ago.
1. Donor: Winslow H. Hartford, Bal- timore, Md.
Stone : From Walls of Ft. McHenry where Keys saw that "the Flag was still there."
2. Stone: From site of Colonial Resi- dence of Gen. Francis Blood, Temple. Gen. Blood was first At- torney General of New Hamp- shire.
Memorial to: 1st Sgt. David Har- vey Quim, killed at Tarawa, Nov. 20, 1943.
3. Donor: The William Ellery Chap- ter, D.A.R., of Newport, R. I.
3A. Miss Etta Morse Peckham, Re- gent.
Stones: These stones came from Easton's Point, so called for Nicholas Easton, large land holder and twice Governor of the early colony of R. I.
4. Donor : The Kendell Family, Fitch- burg, Mass.
Stone: From top of Old Rollston Hill.
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5. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prit- chard, Bridgeport, Conn.
Stone: From foundation of "Ma- rina," P. T. Barnum's home in Bridgeport, Conn.
6. Donor: W. B. Chilton, London, England.
Stone: From the site of the Old Water Mill and Bakery in But- termere Valley, England, only part of England which did not become subject to the Norman conquest.
7. Donor: Commodore D. M. L. Neame, D.S.O., R.N.
Stone: Piece of masonry from the control tower at the Royal Naval Barracks, Lee-On-The- Solent, England. U. S. Naval Squadron VCS 7 was based here.
8. Donor: Hon. A. Herbert Foreman, Norfolk, Virginia, - Past Presi-
dent General National Society, S.A.R.
Stone: Brick from the original church tower built in 1639 at Jamestown, Va. The tower was constructed of hand-made bricks and mortar and is still standing unrestored.
9. Donor: W. B. Chilton, Chinwang- tao, China. Stone: From the great Wall of China.
10. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. (Kathryn Stengel) Volkert, Buffalo, N. Y. Stone : Field Stone.
Memorial to: William Volkert, Buffalo, N. Y. (their Son).
11. Donor: Ernest A. and Ruth Hale, Rindge, N. H., and Waban, Mass.
Stone : Andalusite Mica Shist from peak of Mt. Monadnock.
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First child to be Baptised at Font, Sandra Diane Robbins, by Rev. H. Robert Smith, D.D.
12. Donor: Misses Louise and Harriet Eastman and Mrs. George W. Morrell of Union, N. H.
Stone: Pink Granite from quarries at Redstone, N. H., in Town of Conway, N. H. This granite has been used in the George Wash- ington Memorial at Alexandria, Va .; New York P. O. Annex; Scottish Rite Temple, Phila- delphia, Pa .; and The Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.
13. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Loge- mann, Rochester, N. Y.
Stone: Granite - Wisconsin.
14.
Donor: Presented at a special Serv- ice in the Cathedral by the "Old Fort No. 4 Associates," Mrs. William Proctor, President.
Stone: From the site of Old Fort No. 4 on the Connecticut, Charlestown, N. H., where a small group defended Old Fort No. 4 against a vastly superior number of attackers in the French and Indian War.
15. Donor : Lt. Col. E. K. Eaton, Nova Scotia.
Stone: From The Port Royal Na- tional Historic Park, Lower Granville, Nova Scotia. This is the site of the oldest settlement North of the Gulf of Mexico.
Memorial to: Rev. Kenelm E.
Eaton and his cousins, Douglas Eaton and Bligh Eaton of Sas- katchewan, all killed in action in World War II.
16. Donor : Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Kendall.
16A. Stone: Andalusite from Sterling, Mass.
17. Donor : Sam Adams, Lincoln, N. H. Stone : Pebble from Gaspé Penin- sula, Canada.
18. Donor: Cora Winterton, Rindge, N. H.
Stone: Pyrites, "Fools Gold." from Mexico.
19. Donor: Dr. H. H. Amsden, Con- cord, N. H.
Stone: Birthplace of Joan of Arc, Domremy, France. This stone was sent by the Priest, Custodian of the Birthplace, at the request of Dr. Amsden.
20. Donor: Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Oakes, Denver, Colorado.
Stone : White Sandstone, Jerusalem.
21. Donor: The Sloane Family. Stone : Field Stone.
Tribute: To Coach Donald Enoch, Newton High School, Mass. "Builder and leader of men."
22. Donor: Dr. Richard G. Holton, East Northfield, Mass.
Stone: Stained Glass from Rheims Cathedral. Dr. Holton, a veteran of World War I, found this glass in the rubble of the Cathedral.
23. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. William A. Monroe, Winchendon, Mass. Stone : Galenite from Nevada.
24.
Donor : Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Logan, Pawtucket, R. I.
Stone: Found by Grant Logan when a youngster on shores of Cape Cod.
Memorial to : 2nd Lt. Grant Logan, fighter pilot, 9th Air Force.
25.
Donor: George P. Jones, Lake Monomonock, Rindge, N. H. and Leominster, Mass.
Stone : Indian Mortar or "Pothole" found in Rindge. Probably used
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for grinding herbs for medicinal use.
26. Donor: Myrtle L. Percy, Hadley, Mass.
Stone: "Indian Pestle"
Tribute: To men and women of Hadley, who served their Coun- try in World War II.
27. Donor: Mrs. William C. Vose in memory of her father, Brig. Gen. Albertus Wright Catlin, U.S.M.C.
Stone: Granite from Buena, Va. where he died. Gen. Catlin built the Marine Base at Quantico, Va. and commanded the marines aboard the "Maine" when it was sunk.
28. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Harold H. Bechtel, Newton Highlands, Mass.
Stone: Striated Tourmaline from Black Mt., Andover, Maine. Memorial to : Lt. John H. Bechtel (their Son).
29. Donor: Mrs. Frederick Goddard May in memory of her mother, Mrs. Robert Lowe, Groton, Mass.
Stone: Polished Red Granite, Red Beach, Calais, Maine.
30.
Donor: A. A. Williams, Gardner, Mass.
Stone: Round pebble from Bay of Fundy, N. B.
31.
Donor: Sally Ann Slade, Fitch- burg, Mass.
Stone: From the adobe floor of the Mission at San Diego de Alcala. First Mission in California.
32. Donor: M. Dorothy Baker, Abbot Academy, Andover, Mass.
Stone: Red Stone from Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, England.
33. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard St. George, Jaffrey, N. H.
Stone: Black Marble, Havana, Cuba.
34. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Smith P. Theimann, 64 Grove St., Peter- borough, N. H.
36.
Stone: From the only "Fjord" in the U. S. in Somesville, Maine.
35. Donor : Mr. and Mrs. Leonard St. George, Jaffrey, N. H.
Stone : Marble from Havana, Cuba. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jan- nell, Marblehead, Mass.
Stone: From Ft. Sewell, Home of the American Navy, Marble- head, Mass. Built in 1742 for defense against French cruisers. Named after Samuel Sewell, Chief Justice of Massachusetts in 1814.
37. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard St. George, Jaffrey, N. H. Stone : Marble from Wall of Colum- bus Cathedral, Havana, Cuba.
38. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard St. George, Jaffrey, N. H.
Stone: From Morro Castle, Ha- vana, Cuba.
39. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. W. N. But- ler, Burin, Newfoundland.
Stone: "Fluorspar" used in making steel. Comes from St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Two American ships were lost near Burin in 1942 and 200 American boys lost their lives in this tragedy.
40. Donor : Sibyl S. Sloane. Stone: From the Governor's Pal- ace, Williamsburg, Virginia.
41. Donor: Courtlandt Richardson, Fitchburg, Mass.
Stone: Galenite from New Mexico.
42. Donor : W. B. Butterworth, Prince- ton, N. J.
Stone: From Port Moresby, New Guinea.
43A. Donor: George L. Colburn, Wol- laston, Mass.
Stone: From grounds of Dorothy Quincy Homestead, Quincy, Mass. John Hancock spent much time here and later married Dorothy Quincy. Here is where he hid from the British in 1775. This house was built by the third Edmund Quincy in 1706. 43B. Donor: George L. Colburn, Wol-
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laston, Mass.
Stone : From John Hancock's Birth- place, Quincy, Mass.
43C. Donor: George L. Colburn, Wol- laston, Mass.
Stone: This piece of iron rail is a piece of the first railroad in America. It ran from the Bunker Hill Quarries to the shores of the Neponset River, a distance of three miles.
43D. Donor: George L. Colburn, Wol- laston, Mass.
Stone: The single piece of glass made about 1904 is a piece of the first continuous sheet glass ever made. It is known as divitrified glass and there is very little in the world today.
44. Donor: Roy W. Conner, Fitch- burg, Mass. through H. W. Fay, Custodian of Lincoln's Tomb.
Stone: Quincy Granite from Lin- coln's Tomb, Springfield, Illi- nois.
45. Donor: Roy W. Conner, Fitch- burg, Mass. through H. W. Fay, Custodian of Lincoln's Tomb. Stone: Marble from Lincoln's Sar- cophagus.
46. Donor: M. Dorothy Baker.
Stone: From St. Mary's Church, Redcliffe, Bristol, England. The Church which Queen Elizabeth described as "the fairest Parish Church in England," and which had close associations with Wil- liam Penn.
47. Donor: Mrs. Warren Ruberry, Bermuda.
Stone: Quarried in Bath, England. From the coping of the Bermuda Cathedral.
48. Donor: David M. Hopkins, Green- field, N. H.
Stone : Molybdenite-collected from Muir Arm, at mouth of Muir Glacier, Glacier Bay, Alaska.
49. Donor : David M. Hopkins, Green- field, N. H.
Stone: Volcanic Rock - erupted as a clot of liquid lava from an active volcano. Collected at Okmak Island in the Eastern Aleutians.
50. Donor : David M. Hopkins, Green- field, N. H.
Stone: Malachite - oxidized cop- per from an old copper prospect at the mouth of Glacier Bay, Alaska.
51. Donor: Kathryn Scully, R.N., Holyoke, Mass.
Stone: From floor of Vatican.
52. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Sloane.
Stone: From Arthur Middleton's Tomb, Charleston, Virginia. Arthur Middleton was a signer of the Declaration of Independ- ence.
Memorial to: Priscilla Robinson, "Gar," born a slave on the Mid- dleton place, was brought North to Cambridge, Mass. by Dr. Henry Marcy, then a young surgeon in the Northern Army, to help care for his home, later assist in his hospital. She was a devoted friend of young people. For two years "Gar" helped care for the Sloane children. "Gar's" father was the Major Domo on the Middleton Place and the property of Arthur Middleton. "Gar" was given to the Middle- ton daughter as her personal maid.
53. Donor: Douglas Sloane.
Stone: From Chapel Grounds at Annapolis, Md.
54. 54A. Donor: Comdr. S. W. Gavitt, 209 Plantation Dr., N. H. A No. 1, Honolulu, T. H.
Stones: From Entrance to Pearl Harbor. Tributes to the Sub- marine Command.
55. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Wiltsie.
Stone: Marble from Middlebury, Vermont.
Memorial to: Donald Jensen Wilt-
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sie, Lt. Air Force, of Springfield, Mass., who attended Middle- bury College.
56. Donor: John Parkinen, Calumet, Michigan.
Stone: Copper from Lake Superior Copper District from the Calu- met Quincy Mine, taken from the deepest continuous shaft on the North American Continent.
57. Donor: Polly Cummings, Peter- borough, N. H.
Stone: From Giant's Grave near Rolde, Holland, made by the Teutons before the year One. They buried all their dead in one grave and covered them with a pile of stones. This is one of the stones.
58. Donor: Robert M. Reynolds, Har- winton, Conn.
Stone: Feldspar containing Quartz and Mica from the Warren home.
Memorial to: Warren Reynolds, killed in action Feb. 20, 1945.
59.
Donor: John Welch, Winchendon, Mass.
Stone: Pilot Rock from Cherokee, Iowa. Large rock used as a meet- ing place by the Indians. On it they built their signal fires and
held their councils.
60. Donor: Mrs. Harry Scott, Towns- end, Mass.
Stone : Stalagmite, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.
61. Donor: Rena Neat.
Stone: From Ponce De Leon Spring, St. Augustine, Florida. Donor: W. B. Chilton, London, England.
62.
Stone: From Blarney Castle, Ire- land.
63. Donor : Mr. Olivier Letourneau for M'lle Fernande Ledeu, Noranda, L'Abitibi, P. Q.
Stone: "A tribute from the Prov- ince of Quebec."
64. Donor: Winslow H. Hartford, Bal- timore, Md.
Stone: From Quarry at Cardiffe, Md. - Only deposit in U.S.A. exactly on Mason-Dixon Line. Used in interior of Govt. Bldgs. notably Supreme Court Bldg.
65. Stone : Polished Granite from Vinal- haven, Maine.
Memorial to: Robert Cassie, Vinal- haven, Maine. Killed in action Oct. 13, 1918 in France. Croix de Guerre with star.
66. Donor: Mrs. Reginald Hill, East Jaffrey, N. H.
Photo by Bernice B. Perry
THE CATHEDRAL APPOINTMENTS The Altar of the Nation, the Pulpit, Lectern and Baptismal Font
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Stone: From the grounds of the home of Louisa M. Alcott, Con- cord, Mass.
67.
Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Collamore, Needham, Mass.
Stone: From garden retaining wall of Lt. Bob's home.
Memorial to: 1st Lt. Robert Colla- more, 237th Combat Engineers Bn, killed in action near Esch- weiler, Germany, December 14, 1944.
68. Donor: William B. Rotch.
Stone: Mosaic from floor of a church in San Fernando on the island of Luzon in the Philip- pines.
69. Donor : Francis H. Willard, Nashua, N. H.
Stone: Andalusite, or Macle, picked up on farm of Walton G. Kil- bourn, South Lancaster, Mass. Donor: Miss Grace May Hardy, Ashburnham, Mass.
70.
Stone: From the Volcano, Mt. Heckla, Iceland.
71.
Donor: Kenneth E. Crouch, Bed- ford, Va.
Stone: From the Twin Peaks of Otter, Bedford, Va.
72. Donor: Sibyl Sloane. Stone : From Quay at Annapolis.
73. Donor: Oren Lemay, East Jaffrey, N. H., Builder of the Font. Stone: Cinder from which alumi- num has been removed.
74. Donor : Hon. A. Herbert Foreman, Norfolk, Va.
Stone: From the Spanish Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, Florida. This is the oldest com- plete masonry fortification in the U. S. The Castillo withstood major English attacks in 1702 and 1740, and in its later years as a prison held many men famous in U. S. History.
75. Donor: Emelyn Scoville and Bess Stafford.
Stone: From Battlegreen at Lex- ington, Mass.
76A. Donor: Lilian Gibbs, New York, N. Y.
Stone: From Coast of Palermo, Cornwall, England.
76B. Donor: Lilian Gibbs, New York, N. Y.
Stone: From the Gornegrat above Zermatt, Switzerland.
76C. Donor: Lilian Gibbs, New York, N. Y.
Stone: From Mosaic Walls around Hadrian Villa, Tivoli, Italy.
77.
Donor: Agnes Jane Rutherford, Winchendon, Mass.
Stone: Sandstone from the walls of Lenthlaugh, Jedburgh, Scotland, the home of Robert O. Ruther- ford.
78. Stones: From the grounds of Mid- dleton Gardens, Charleston, Va.
79. Donor : Mrs. Clark E. Sweatt, East Jaffrey, N. H.
Stone: From Iron Mt. where the Bok Tower and Bird Sanctuary are located, Lake Wales, Florida.
80. Donor : W. B. Butterworth, Prince- ton, N. J.
Stone: From Lae, New Guinea.
81. Donor : Mrs. Carl L. Stucklen. Stone: From Bryce Canyon, Utah, a National Park.
82. Stone: Pebble from Monument Base at Jamestown, Va.
83. Donor : The Kendall Family, Fitch- burg, Mass.
Stone: Brick from Old Fort Niag- ara, New York.
84. Olive Wood from Jerusalem.
85. Donor: Victor E. Gardner, Fitch- burg, Mass.
Stone: From Caverns of Luray in Virginia - Stalactite.
86 Donor: Elizabeth Sloane Zoller, (Sandy's Cousin), Hollywood, Calif.
Stone: 4 Pebbles found on the shore of Redondo Beach, Cali- fornia.
87. Donor: Rev. Hugo M. Hillila, Quincy, Mass.
Stone: Heart-shaped pebble from
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the shore of the Dead Sea in Palestine near the mouth of the River Jordan in which Jesus was baptised.
88. Donor: Mrs. Lester Joy, Winchen- don, Mass.
Stone: Brought by Master Sgt. Edward N. McNeil from the Ascension Islands.
Memorial to : P.F.C. Fred Marshall Madigan, son of Mrs. Joy. Died May 13, 1943, in Latin America.
89. Donor: Fred C. Alexander, New- tonville, Mass.
Stone: From site of the Eliot Me- morial in Newton where John Eliot preached his first sermon to the Indians.
90. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jar- vinen, Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Stone: From the Springs of Kupit- taa in Finland, a place situated near Abo and in which the first Christian baptisms of the Finns took place during the first cru- sade led by St. Erick, King of Sweden about 1154.
91. Donor : Cathedral Trustees. Stone: Crystal and Rose Quartz. Tribute to: Mrs. Nettie T. Lyall, beloved teacher in 1948 of the Fifth Grade at the Stephen Barker School, Methuen, Mass.
92. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. Butler, Fitchburg, Mass. Stone: From the Catacomb of St. Domitilla, Rome, Italy.
Tribute to : Rev. Leo Butler, S.J.
93.
Donor: Mrs. Eugene R. Borth- wick, Albany, N. Y.
Stone: Iron Ore from one of the deepest shafts in the mines of the Adirondack Mts.
Memorial to : Lt. Jack Tiffany Ben- jamin, killed in S. W. Pacific, February 11, 1945.
94. Donor: Mrs. Henry R. Grant,
OREN LEMAY "Builder of the Font"
Everett, Mass.
Stone: Crystal Quartz from the Feldspar Mine in Topsham, Maine.
Memorial to : Sons of the members of the Boston Tea Party Chap- ter, D.A.R., of Boston, Mass., who served in World War II.
95. Donor: Susan and Genevieve Do- ran, Sky Farm, Lord's Hill, Rindge Center, N. H.
Stone: Clay from shores of Missis- sippi River.
100. Donor: Grace Swords Cook Sloane (Sandy's Grandmother).
"The Grandparent's Stone" - a tribute to Grandparents of all boys who have given their lives to protect our Nation.
A. Donor: Mrs. Edgar D. Hill, Ply- mouth, Mass.
Stone: Piece of Plymouth Rock picked up by Mrs. Hill's father when the old Rock was being moved to its present location.
B. Stone: Wanda Workman.
C. Stone: Betsy B. Robinson.
D. Donor: Susan and Genevieve Do- ran, East Jaffrey, N. H. Stone: Dendrite.
E. Stone: Linda Murdock.
F. Stone: Susan Tisdell.
G. Stone: Judith Gittlesohn
"The fact that religious services are conducted in the Cathedral by all Faiths is very gratify- ing to me. In this way the Cathedral of the Pines is truly a memorial to all those who gave their lives in the service of our Country." FLEET ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ, U. S. Navy
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Photo by Ray St. George
HILLTOP HOUSE
For the accommodation of the Clergy, choirs, distinguished guests and Officers of Religious and Patriotic organizations participating in a Service.
Farm implements on display in Hilltop House are all handmade and were used on this farm:
A. Ox Yoke
B. Ox Cart Wheel (Approximately 150 Yrs. old)
C. Wooden Plow (Approximately 200 Yrs. old)
D. Bellows from old black-smith shop
E. Neck-yoke with sap buckets
F. Primitive snowshoe; gun and powder horn; hand-made rake and sickle
G. Hand-made Adz
H. Plunger for churn
I. Primitive Drill
N. E. Wood Wall - Hilltop House Framed "No Cross - No Crown" fillet crochet
made and presented by Miss Jessie Boag Dumfermlin, Scotland North Wall (Below plow behind glass)
Fossil of fish from fossil beds of Wyo- ming.
Donor: Wanda Workman, East Jaffrey, N. H.
The fish is a symbol of Christianity and of long life to the Chinese.
Stone in North wall above Fossil is
Indian Spearhead found in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and given by Edgar Ray- mond Tucker, Jr., Sandy's closest friend. Five Sided stone, at lower left of the fish fossil, taken from the Fairway of the West Falmouth Golf Club; given by David Eddy, who with Blair Scanlon, George Collins, Fred Fairfield and Sandy Sloane, operated this club during two glorious summer vacations.
South Wall
(Below neck yoke)
S.E. WALL- Hilltop HOUSE INDIAN ARROWHEADS from LISBON, N.H.
3 Indian arrow heads found in vicinity of Lisbon, N. H.
Donor: Edward Carleton Brummer Memorial to Karl Julius Brummer
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CATHEDRAL OF THE PINES
Donor: Commander Julian D. Ivey, Lynn, Mass., U.S.N.R.
Wood formerly a part of U.S.S. Consti- tution, "Old Ironsides".
S. W. Wall
At the left, under glass - Mosaic from walls of St. Augustine on Shores of North Africa at Hippoli, built 352 A.D. Donor: Thomas A. Wideger, 11 Daniels St., Arlington, Mass.
Roman stone lamp (above mosaic) Found in the sands near the Pyramids outside of Cairo, Egypt and presented by Donor: Mrs. Ruth A. Elmore, Ellsmere, Camden, Maine
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