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Show Agree on Site for New War Memorial in Boston Site for a World war memorial in Boston, to be built from surplus funds from the state bonus has been agreed on by veterans' societies. This has ended long discussion by members of the American Legion and other organizations or-ganizations extending over nearly two years. . A contention of certain veterans was that the funds be redistributed proportionately pro-portionately to the towns from whence the money came. About $2,000,000 remains re-mains In the fund, and it has been voted by representatives of the societies soci-eties that the money shall be expended expend-ed on a state shrine, in no way devoted de-voted to utilitarian purposes. The location lo-cation settled on, according to the recent re-cent conference, Is to be next to the state house, bounded by Mt. Vernon and Beacon streets from north to south and by the state house and Joy street from east to west. Eight members of the Legion committee com-mittee acted on the proposal, and voted in favor of the project. |