glass icons

Some of the colors of the Scottish stained glass have faded. The Memorial Chapel remembers the Union dead, but it was also built in the centennial of national Independence. This triple window is called "Centennial Anniversary of American Independence". It has General Washington in the center lintel, flanked by Abraham Lincoln, and Oliver Hazard Perry. People forget about Perry now. He was the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. His battle flag "Don't Give up the Ship" is part of this window. His words are underneath his portrait, "We have met the enemy and they are ours". Both statements à propos for the then recent war. Before, Cleveland had its Union Monument for the Soldiers and Sailors of the Union on Public Square, a statue of Perry was there. It is now on Lakeside Avenue.

The opposite triple window is of the Sanitary Commission and Soldiers' Aid Society. In between, in front where the altar would be, is a large window dedicated to Colonel Lewis P. Buckley. The local Grand Army of the Republic post is named after him.