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Show Nation Pays Tribute to War Dead in Arlington ARLINGTON National Cemetery just across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial is the scene each Memorial day of elaborate but solemn ceremonies honoring America's Amer-ica's hero dead. These ceremonies are held in the magnificent Memorial Memo-rial Amphitheater provided through the efforts of the Grand Army ol the Republic as a fitting memorial to our soldier dead and a suitable assembly place for the thousands In attendance at the services on Decoration Dec-oration day. Usually attended by the President of the United States, other high government gov-ernment officials and foreign diplomats, diplo-mats, Arlington Decoration day services are to the nation what the local observances are to each community com-munity throughout the land,, observes ob-serves a writer in Pathfinder Magazine. Mag-azine. ' For the benefit of those who have never visited Arlington cemetery and its magnificent Memorial Amphitheater Am-phitheater a short description of the circular white marble structure will be Interesting. The open-air structure covers an area of 34,000 square feet. In the amphitheater are seats of marble for 9,000 people. peo-ple. Several thousand more can find seats and standing room around the sides. On the stage there is room for several hundred more. The eastern facade of the amphitheater amphi-theater overlooks the Potomac affording af-fording an excellent view of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument the new government buildings, the Capitol and the city of Washington. Just across the roadway road-way from the eastern stairway is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. |