Word: chapels
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...crying at his window was still blowing snowdrifts over an army's fires. In 1903 he outlined the Washington Memorial at Valley Forge. That same year, 125 years after Washington's soldiers had marched down the hill to win a war, the cornerstone of the Washington Memorial Chapel was laid, and the life work of Dr. William Herbert Burk began in earnest...
Ever since then, Dr. Burk has lived for his memorial. The Chapel rose slowly. Dr. Burk wrote books about Valley Forge, founded the Valley Forge Historical Society and became its president. In 1911 he left his large Pennsylvania parish to organize one for his new Chapel. Dr. Burk worked hard for 17 years. A few weeks ago he announced that ground for the $10,000,000 National Washington Memorial Church will be broken on Feb. 22; if the work moves forward as it should, the Church will be finished in 1932, on the 200th anniversary of George Washington...
When completed, the memorial will include: The Patriots' Hall, Washington Memorial Chapel (now complete), Cloister of the Colonies, Porch of the Allies, Thanksgiving Tower, Woodlawn Cathedral, Eight Halls of History. In the past five years not less than 200,000 people have visited the Memorial Chapel. Some of these have been sensible, some have claimed that their ancestors fought in the "battle of Valley Forge." The late President Wilson, referred to it as "the shrine of the American People...
...Reverend Trevor H. Davis, Minister of the Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Tornoto, will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning...
...Reverend Edward Caldwell Moore D.D., Parkman Professor of Theology and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, will conduct the services in Appleton Chapel at 8.45 o'clock this morning...