| Show I I Proper Recognition of Meades Meade's Great Services Service Five Ive years jears after atter the death deuth of ot Gen George Gordon Meade there was erected erected erect erect- ed ld In the Botanical garden at lit Washing Washington ton loa a memorial fountain designed by bythe bythe bythe the eminent French sculptor Fifty Fitly years jears later the fountain was taken laken down to be stored until the new garden shall be transformed to 10 the site south of ot the Capitol Where the fountain stood there has hal been erected a statue and memorial of ot General Meade who commended com com- mended the Army of the Potomac at The statue Is the work of ot Charles Grafly Grany and was the first example example ex ex- ample of ot that sculptors sculptor's art t to be erected elected In Washington The cost o othe of ot y the memorial was borne by the state slate e of ot leDl for tor although George Georg e I Meade was born in Spain the Keystone state has bus claimed him as her own Fifty eight tifty eight hl years after he lie passed d from earth 0 rt It General Meade was hon lion tired ned by the state he be helped to sine save I ItIs u It uIs t te I Is fitting that the memorial should 1 b bt be beI e t i I within a 8 few tew hundred feet tret of ot the roe pie meI I mortal to 10 General Ora Grant nt and almost under the dome of ot the Capitol |
