11/14/1949
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"It is most appropriate, therefore, that the District of Columbia chapter of the Red Cross should have a beautiful modern building like the one which is being erected on this site."
"It will be a workshop for the volunteers of the District, and a model of everything a Red Cross chapter house ought to be."
"I am glad to take part in laying the cornerstone of this District of Columbia chapter house of the American Red Cross."
"This building will be a permanent addition to the beauty of the Nation's capital."