Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-20 | Page 8 | In Honor of American Genius

S In In Honor of American m rican Geni Genius unobtrusive patriotism S Some of Thomas Thonas Edison's practical ullo to have been handed down to his son Charles seems The genius of young Ed Edison son runs to art the long haired sho short t pursed S Bohemian kind of art at that But in m the land lanel of Bohemia he heIRs has developed a very pra practical scheme for S SS promoting patriotic v art in America w the tle thelong long neglected S Young Edison would Quilt build monuments to American song writers writers John John Howard yard Payne Stephen Step F Foster st r and others who have left undying songs behind H Happily hi his plan does docs tot not contemplate littering the city parks with statuary than that his memorials would it it has more originality be established in the hearts of Americans and so h corner torie of his first monument the other day when he l petitioned the New York park board to p publish blish booklets conta containing ning the songs the he life stories and the pictures of American song writers v 4 His plan also includes public memorials to the song writers V hen noted d s singers and speakers would hold public meetings in tl the parks arid and sing the songs songs Horne Home Sweet nome Massas in inthe in the the he Cold Gold Cold Ground and other American ballads and hd d tell the tories stories Of the men who wrote wrote the the well beloved belayed songs There's Theres s 's au an American American simplicity about young Edison's plan S that should recommend it to everyone who wants to see the American t rican spirit strengthened It ha has timeliness too i in iii i these thes theseS S piping days das of war t