[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 153 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1856-E1857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE PINES 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 27, 1995

  Mr. BASS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the Cathedral of 
the Pines in Rindge, NH on its 50th anniversary.
  This beautiful site is located on 450 acres of land in the southern 
part of my congressional district offering an incredible view of Mount 
Monadnock in the distance.
  The Cathedral of the Pines was founded in 1945 by Dr. and Mrs. 
Douglas Sloane, in honor of their son, Lt. Sanderson Sloane. Lieutenant 
Sloane died in the service of his country in World War II. To 
commemorate his life, Dr. and Mrs. Sloane donated the land for a 
memorial that was erected in his honor and in honor of all who served 
their country.
  The nondenominational Cathedral of the Pines sits atop the site where 
Lt. Sanderson Sloane had planned to build a home after the end of the 
war. Today, 50 years later, over 100,000 people a year visit this 
beautiful site to admire and experience the beauty, the calm, the 
splendor, and the grace of this wondrous site.
  I was honored to participate in a recent ceremony commemorating the 
golden anniversary of the Cathedral of the Pines. This event featured 
the participation of 70 members of Lt. Sanderson Sloane's old unit, the 
379th Bombardment Group. It was an event I will not soon forget.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in paying tribute 
to the memory of 

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Lieutenant Sloane and the wonderful legacy of his memory, known to us 
today as the Cathedral of the Pines.

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