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' ' - ' ' memorials in such a way as to convert the me- ss mortal to the dead into a benefaction for the 1 V , -yvrt Ti'-f'J ' 1 : 'tCTCf-cr - s , ' " living and in its modern tendency the war , 8 S JJtlJ i memorial movement has become a source of J , .- - JL. , constructive effort by which the spirit of dedica- I, ?,-5 5 I T ' f !" I ? P' : !, t f i S ?l ti Uon Is mobilized to produce works of human!- QBMrM6ml tnrian, educational and inspirational value." Among these "works of humanitarian, edu- iO, i 4 3 - cational and inspirational value" may be listed J4 4 rr4 Xf some of the state memorials which have already '-t- ? Ajr&fM Ml$i been erected or which are now in the process of aSajiSsiiSigsgS construction or are planned, but as yet not ' 'f brought Into being. Outstanding among these ments commission as to the feasibility of erect-projects erect-projects erected by the citizens of the state as iflllllfl iK a memorial in France. a whole is the new state capitol at Lincoln, fMMM$':-SWW$9Mm New Mexico is still engaged in an effort to Neb. The words which are engraved upon its . 1 if construct a memorial hall and other buildings cornerstone tell its purpose "The Capitol of JllllllllB in the I1;!!1U! of its war dead. At the 1929 session Nebraska Dedicated to the Memory of Those WKSSM&S&IKS&IMM of the legislature an appropriation was made Who Fell in the Service of Their Country." WKsM!MSi$$9U9mi for the Pul"Pose of founding, by way of a war The building is in the form of an exact square, : 7 jllilpllllf memorial, a state library of general scope, as of which each face is 437 feet long, including 0fi0$M distinguished from the present state law library, the terraces. The greater part of the exterior ' V In New York steps ,)ave been taken to create Is rather low, broken at the center of each , f'', - '"'i a temporary state commission to select a prop-side prop-side by a somewhat higher mass, each of which 1 - er site for tne erection of a memorial and pre-ls pre-ls the termination of a cross-shaped structure, I ''"K Pare preliminary plans and estimates of cost, from the center of which rises a great tower, !-'"," ' - '- v, ' ,"l "fi North Carolina has provided for a memorial 80 feet square and 400 feet high from the ' building commission and Ohio has appropriated ground to the top of the figure on the dome. o ,ji tEL'-t V ,' $150,000 for erection of two memorials to com-Another com-Another state memorial on a magnificent scale , , M Mi-C-i, memorate the achievements of the Thirty-sev-Js the Indiana World War memorial project in ' J I "" 5 entn division, which was composed largely of Indianapolis, which, however, will be dedicated pSfe Ohio Nationa' Guard troPs- Out of this appro-to appro-to the sole purpose of commemoration. The 00MMJMM.&M priation a memorial bridge was erected over the main building stands in a plaza which is hr-) River Scheldt at Eyne, Belgium. In the rebuilt 4 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON "Tv I" AY 30 is the day when America I honors her warrior dead. On that , day we decorate their graves with ih flowers as our tribute of love and LJuMj respect for those who gave their KJu "r? vW "ves for tnelr country. But this m w lli- aDm"11 observance Is not the only Wv iJW 'dence of America's gratitude to "SgkM& ner heroic sons and daughters. Since the World war there have n, been erected In every part of the country memorials of various kinds which recall, not on just one day of the year, but on every day, the service of those who perished during the great conflict of 1914-1918. Some one has remarked recently that "the realistic temper of our day has affected war memorials in such a way as to convert the memorial me-morial to the dead into a benefaction for the living and in its modern tendency the war memorial movement has become a source of constructive effort by which the spirit of dedication dedica-tion Is mobilized to produce works of humanitarian, humani-tarian, educational and inspirational value." Among these "works of humanitarian, educational edu-cational and inspirational value" may be listed some of the state memorials which have already been erected or which are now in the process of construction or are planned, but as yet not brought Into being. Outstanding among these projects erected by the citizens of the state as a whole is the new state capitol at Lincoln, Neb. The words which are engraved upon its cornerstone tell its purpose "The Capitol of Nebraska Dedicated to the Memory of Those Who Fell in the Service of Their Country." The building is in the form of an exact square, of which each face is 437 feet long, including the terraces. The greater part of the exterior Is rather low, broken at the center of each side by a somewhat higher mass, each of which Is the termination of a cross-shaped structure, from the center of which rises a great tower, 80 feet square and 400 feet high from the ground to the top of the figure on the dome. Another state memorial on a magnificent scale Is the Indiana World WTar memorial project in Indianapolis, which, however, will be dedicated to the sole purpose of commemoration. The main building stands in a plaza which is spread down like a long strip of carpet through the city and whose pattern is to be worked out In lawns, flower beds and clusters of shrubbery. shrub-bery. Although Nebraska and Indiana thus far have the memorials of outstanding magnificence, other oth-er states have projects of various kinds either nnder way or already completed to honor the memory of their sons. Alabama has provided for a commission authorized au-thorized to adopt plans for a memorial, the state to appropriate $50,000, conditioned upon the raising of $200,Q00 by private contributions. Arkansas has given up its old state capitol and grounds and designated them as the Arkansas State War memorial, to be used by the Ameri- can Legion of the state. Although California has no state memorial. San Francisco has a memorial project under way. The main features around an ambitious memorial court are to be an opera house, a museum of fine arts and the memorial building. In Idaho the memorial has taken the form of ments commission as to the feasibility of erecting erect-ing a memorial in France. New Mexico is still engaged in an effort to construct a memorial hall and other buildings in the name of its war dead. At the 1929 session of the legislature an appropriation was made for the purpose of founding, by way of a war memorial, a state library of general scope, as distinguished from the present state law library. In New York steps have been taken to create a temporary state commission to select a proper prop-er site for the erection of a memorial and prepare pre-pare preliminary plans and estimates of cost. North Carolina has provided for a memorial building commission and Ohio has appropriated $150,000 for erection of two memorials to commemorate com-memorate the achievements of the Thirty-seventh division, which was composed largely of Ohio National Guard troops. Out of this appropriation appro-priation a memorial bridge was erected over the River Scheldt at Eyne, Belgium. In the rebuilt village of Montfaucon, France, a hospital has been built. There is also in contemplation a memorial to be erected in Hatton Chattel, France, for the Ohio brigade of artillery. Within the state itself the memorial movement has taken tak-en the form of a statue in the state capital an eight-and-one-half-foot figure of a typical American Amer-ican soldier cast in bronze. In Oklahoma the memorial spirit is reflected in several hospitals and a half-million-dollar state historical building. A large stadium and athletic field are also in contemplation. A pub-, pub-, lie-spirited citizen recently gave "$10,000 for a mural decoration in the state capitol... This contains con-tains the names of all the Oklahomans who made the supreme sacrifice. The principal memorial in Oregon is a Court of Honor, built on the campus at the University of Oregon in honor of the men who left their classes for the battlefields. The Tennessee War memorial in Nashville has been incorporated In the group of capitol buildings and stands on what is now called Vic- 1. The Indiana Memorial World War shrina which is being erected In Indianapolis. It is 210 feet high and has a base of 180 by 270 feet. 2. The War Heroes memorial in Kansas City, Mo. 3. The Missouri State memorial at Cheppy, France, the first of its kind on a World war battlefield. The statue of Victory overlooks the ruins of the town where so many soldiers of the Thirty-fifth and Eighty-ninth divisions, mainly main-ly Missouri men, were killed in charging machine ma-chine gun nests on these heights. 4. The new Nebraska 6tate capitol which is dedicated to the memory of the Nebraska men who lost their liveG in the World war. 5. Model of the Massachusetts War memorial which will be erected on the summit of Mt. Greylock, the highest point in the state, 3,505 feet above sea level. The memorial will be 93 feet high and the ball of light at the top will be 10 feet in diameter. : e, a large armory and gymnasium in the University' Uni-versity' of Idaho. In this building there is a bronze tablet on which is inscribed the names of all Idaho men who lost their lives in service. Illinois has a similar memorial In the form of the great stadium at the University of Illinois dedicated to the memory of the Illini who died In France, and in the Illinois metropolis, Chicago, Chi-cago, plans are under way for a magnificent monument. Kentucky, with the aid of popular subscription, subscrip-tion, has erected a memorial building on the grounds of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, Lex-ington, and the city of Louisville has also erected erect-ed a memorial building. The state of Maryland and the city of Baltimore Balti-more have combined to provide a structure that is unique in many respects a magnificent memorial me-morial hall, the main floor of which is devoted to honoring the soldier dead. It contains, inscribed in-scribed on the walls, the names of the battles in which Maryland troops were engaged and the names of Maryland's war dead. The Massachusetts memorial (illustrated above) is in the form of a huge lighthouse, in keeping with those structures which act as beacons bea-cons along its "stern and rock-bound coast." In Missouri the memorials take several forms. Borne are monuments, some are arches, some tory square. Its portico of double Doric columns col-umns opens into an uncovered court from which bronze doors lead into an auditorium on one side and state offices on the other. As in Illinois, a memorial stadium at the University of Texas recalls the sacrifice of the youth of the Lone Star state. Virginia has provided for the creation of a war memorial commission which is to consider the erection of a memorial of a monumental or non-utilitarian type. The commission has recommended rec-ommended a carillon to be erected on the grounds of the state capitol at Richmond. Washington has authorized the construction of a memorial on the state capitol grounds and appropriated $50,000 for that purpose, and at the University of Washington there is a Memorial Memo-rial way a boulevard lined with a double avenue ave-nue of trees at the entrance of which are pylons accentuating the official entrance to the campus Wisconsin, as part of its memorial program' has constructed a state hospital for veterans at a cost of $1,:J50,000; also a State institution for the treatment of shell-shocked cases. It has likewise provided a rehabilitation fund for needy veterans and an educational fund for those wiK.se studies had been interrupted by i war service. ( tty WtsU-ra Newspaper Union.) I are parks. The memorial law there provides that the state appropriate a sum equal to that raised by any county up to $1,000 for the purpose pur-pose of providing county memorials. Two Missouri cities have made interesting adaptations of the memorial idea. St. Louis has a Memorial plaza, around which will be grouped the memorial building, a municipal auditorium and the Civil courthouse. The Kansas City memorial is one of themost characteristically American of all of the new monuments. Its dominant note is a tall tower, lifting from a great sweep of terrace, along the north side of which runs a stone wall richly carved with historic figures. The tower, set between be-tween two porticoed buildings, has the appearance appear-ance of a fluted column. Four rounded piers, which form it, soar aloft In unbroken line, and on the summit bear an altar of sacrifice. In Nevada the memorial movement has led to the erection of the Heroes Memorial building, build-ing, which houses the state highway department, the state engineers' department and headquarters headquar-ters for various ex-service men's organizations. New Jersey has provided for a France Memorial Memo-rial commission of five members to be appointed by the governor. This commission is required to consult with the United States Battle Monu- |
