Washington Chapel Chronicle 4, no. 3 (June 1911): 17-24

Washington Chapel Chronicle 4, no. 3 (June 1911): 17-24

Author: Emma W. Crawford, W. Herbert Burk, Washington Chapel Guild

Year: 1911

The June 15, 1911, issue of the Washington Chapel Chronicle (Vol. IV, No. 3), published by the Washington Chapel Guild at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, focuses on the need to advance construction of the Washington Memorial Chapel’s walls, reports parochial statistics, details progress on the Defenders’ Gate and cemetery, and highlights community events. Below is a summary of the key content: 1. Chapel Walls Construction Current State : No construction has occurred since 1909, when Mrs. Alan Wood, Jr., funded the Washington-Wood Pulpit, lectern, and perclose, requiring temporary chancel foundations. Visitors see only rough boards, missing the envisioned beauty. Funding Dilemma : The chapel has $5,000 in funds. Keeping it at 3% interest yields $150 annually, but investing in walls could inspire greater enthusiasm and donations. Architect Milton B. Medary, Jr., revised plans, increasing wall height and dividing windows into upper and lower sections, allowing a 10-foot extension with moldings and tracery, potentially including memorial windows. Plan : Adding to the walls this summer would enhance dignity and signal progress without disrupting chapel use,