Show A NATIONAL celebration chicago has hab a project for a national to be held next yew year in ehst elty city commemorating the victory of the united states over spain one of the features of this celebration to is to be the laying of a cornerstone of a triumphal arch si similar nillar in d dereign eai agn to abose that adorn some european capitals the sculpture however is not to represent chariots oh ariota with captives following but something suggestive of the achievements of peace the arch is to he be built of granite and marble at a cost of from to it la Is proposed to erect this structure from money gath gaab ered all over the union by popular subscriptions script ions i I 1 so far we have not noticed any press comments anent this proposed national celebration in chicago Chlea igo when the scheme Is ie ripe enough to receive general attention it will undoubtedly occur to most people that mat the place tor for a national monument in memory or of the nat nations iGns victory is at the nations capital and not at chicago to place such a monument amy anywhere where else would give to the selected place an am undeserved honor bovar and consequently be in a certain degree an injustice to all other cities that have contributed equally to the results obtained A nail national ru m celebration would best bart be carried carrie fl on 0 simultaneously in all the states if not cities in the union and a national monument should adorn washington hk preference to any other place |