Show ia im ema balz to our I 1 A ter dead 1 4 V 1 T i 71 1 1 1 T evl d A IM A nr f 01 0 1 1 it 4 4 ia I 1 4 41 4 V A I 1 p f ita by ELMO SCOTT WATSON AY 80 30 to la the day when america honors honora her warrior dead on that day we decorato decorate their heir graves with lowers flowers ns as our tribute of lovo love and respect for those who gave their lives for their country but this annual observance la Is not the only evidence of A americas gratitude to her heroic sons and daughters since tho the world war there have been er erected acted in every part of the country countr y memorials of various kinds which recall not noton aon just one day of tho lie year but on every lay day the service of those who perished during tile great conflict of 14 1018 some one has rem recently that the tha r realistic e temper of 0 our ur day has war in memorials emor bals in n such a way ns as to convert tho the memorial m to tte the 1 dead into a benefaction for th the ving living and in its modern tendency tho the war war memorial memoria 1 movement tins has become at a source of constructive effort by which the spirit of dedica tion Is mobilized to produce works of humanitarian educational and inspirational Inspiration nI value among these gyorka of humanitarian edu t cotlon nl and inspirational rat ionni value e may bo be listed owe of the state memorials which have anve already been erected or which are now in ili the process of construction or fire are pl planned but ns yet not brought into being outstanding IlIg among these projects erected by the citizens of tho the state na its a whole Is 15 tho the new state capitol nt at Jin lincoln coln neb the words word 9 which are engraved upon its cornerstone tell its purpose the capitol of nebraska dedicated to tile tho memory of those nybo vell fell in the service of their country tile alio building Is in tile form of an exact squat square of which each face la Is feet long including the terraces the greater part of the exterior to Is rather low broken at the center of each side by a somewhat higher mass each of which Is tho the termination of a cross shared shaped structure from tho the center of which rises it a great tower 80 feet square and feet high from tho the ground to the top tol or of tile the figure on an the domo dome another state memorial on a magnificent settle to la the tha indiana world war memorial project in which however will bo be dedicated dedicate I 1 to tile the solo sole purpose of commemoration the main building stands in ili a plaza bilich ts is spread down like a long ions strip of carpet through tho the city and whose pattern la Is to ho be worked out in lav lawns ns lower flower beds and clusters of shrub shrill bery although nebraska and indiana thus thug fur far have tile the memorials of outstanding other st tea have projects of kinds either cither under way or already ready til completed to honor the memory of their sons sona alabama lias has provided for N a commission nil au thorl thor thorlief lied 7 ed to adopt plans for a meni memorial ortal tho the otate to appropriate BO conditioned upon the calsing of hy by private contributions Ark arkansas anius tins haa riven given up lip its old state capitol and grounds and designated them na as tho the arkansas arkans state war memorial to be ba used by the american legion of the lie state although california has bus no state memorial san ban francisco line has a memorial project under way the I 1 main features around nn an ambitious memorial court are to lie be nn an opera house a n museum of fine arts and the memorial building in idaho the memorial has taken the form of a large larga armory and in tile alio university of idaho tn in this bull bullying dIng thero there to la a bronze tablet on which la Is inscribed tile names of all idaho men who lost their lives in service It linnis has a similar ali allar memorial memoria lin in the form of the great stadium at tile university of 1111 illinois nola dedicated to the memory of the who died in prance france and in the illinois metropolis CIA engo cago plans are under way for a magn incent monument Iten kentucky tucky with the alo aid of popular subscription has erected a memorial building on the grounds of tho the university of kentucky nt at los lex lp lassi SSi and nl the CRY city of louisville has hab also erect td ed a memorial building the state stata of maryland and the city of haiti more have bare combined to provide a structure that la is unique tn in many respects a memorial ball the main floor of which ilitch is ls devoted to honoring the soldier dead it contains inscribed ov oo tile tho walls the names of tile tho battles maryland troops were engaged and the panics names of rylands Ma Ala war dead the massachusetts memorial illustrated bove above la Is in the form of a hugu hugo lighthouse in k elang with those urca which net act as bew ben cons cons along its stern and d rockbound rock bound coast in missouri the ohp memorials take several forms some are monuments sonie some arear are arc clies fies some bome 4 k 1 n 4 mk im N ee nua masem 7 11 1 MM M M anlo 1 I 1 I 1 it WE 0 v A A a J x b 1 tho the indiana mern memorial orial world war shrine which I 1 la s being erected in indianapolis it Is 2101 feet high and has a base of by feet 2 the war heroes memorial in kansas city mo 3 the missouri stats state memorial at chappy 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 div divisions is one main ly missouri men were killed in charging ma chino gun nests on these heights 4 the new nebraska state capitol which Is dedicated to the memory of the nebraska men who lost their lives in the world war 5 model of the massachusetts war memorial which will be erected on the summit of mf mt greylock the highest point in the state 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 tire parks parka the menior memorial itil law there provides hat the state appropriate a sum equal to that raised halml by any county up to 1000 for the purpose of providing county memorials two missouri cities have made mad interesting adaptations of the memorial idea st louls has a memorial plaza around which will he be grouped the memorial building a municipal auditorium and the civil courthouse the Kat kansas isas city memorial Is one of the most characteristically american of nil all of the now new monuments its dominant note la 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 two coed oed buildings has the appearance of it a fluted column four rounded piers which form dormi tt it soar aloft in unbroken line and on an the summit bear nit an altar of sacrifice in nevada the memorial movement has led to the erection of tho the memorial build ing ng which houses the state stale highway department the state engineers department and headquarters for various c service mens organizations new jersey has provIded for a france memorial commission of live lire men bembera ibers to be appointed by the governor this commission la in required to consult with the united states r battle bonu 51 1 1 N mn t v ININ 12 R dv t V ki 1 17 ments commission as to the feasibility of erecting a memorial in france new mexico la Is still engaged in an effort to construct it ft memorial hall and other buildings in the name of its war doad at the 1029 1020 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 now new york steps have been taken to create it a temporary state commission to select a proper site for the erection of a memorial and prepare preliminary plans and estimates of cost north carolina arolina C has provided for a memorial building commission and ohio pas haa appropriated for erection of two memorials to commemorate me the achievements of the thirty sev anth dIvIs division loit which was composed largely of ohio national guard troops trompa out of this appropriation pria tion a memorial bridge was waa erected over ever the river at ilyne belgium in the rebuilt village of Mont montfaucon faucon france a hospital has been built there la Is also in contemplation a me morInI to be erected in hatton chattel france for the ohio brigade of artillery within the state itself the memorial movement has taken the forni form of a statue in tile the 19 tate state capital nn an eight and one half foot figure of a typical american soldier cast in bronze in oklahoma the memorial spirit Is reflected in several hospitals and a half elltion dollar state historical building A large stadium and athletic field are also in contemplation A pub lic ile spirited citizen recently gave for a mural decoration in the state capitol this con enins the names of all the oklahomans Okla homans who made the supreme sacrifice the principal memorial in oregon Is a court of honor built on oil the campus at the university of oregon tn n honor of the men who left their classes classes for the lie battlefields the tennessee war memorial in nashville has been incorporated in the group of capitol buildings and stands on w what lint la Is now called victory square its ite portico of double doric columns opens into an uncovered court from which bronze doors lead into an audi auditorium auditore torl um on one side and state offices on the other othe r As in illinois a memorial stadium at the tha university of texas recalls the sa orifice of the youth of uie the lone star state virginia has hag provided for the creation of a war memorial commission which la Is to consider the erection of a memorial of a monumental or nan utilitarian non type the commission has recommended om mended a carillon to be erected on the grounds 0 of the state capitol at nich mond washington hns has authorized the construction of a memorial on the state capitol grounds and appropriated for that purpose and tit at the university of washington there Is a me memorial in way a boulevard lined with a double avenue of trees at the entrance of which are pylons nylons accentuating the entrance to the campus wisconsin ns as pirt part of its memorial program has constructed a state hospital for veterans at a cost of also a state institution tor for the treatment of shell shocked cases it has likewise provided a rehabilitation fund for needy veterans vete and nn an educational fund tor for those whose studies had been interrupted by war service td t bigit br ra 14 kopor |