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Show Nation Pays Tribute to War Dead in Arlington A RLINGTON National Cemetery just across the Potomac from the Lincoln Memorial is the scene each Memorial day of elaborate but solemn ceremonies honoring America's Amer-ica's hero dead. These ceremonies are held in the magnificent Memorial Memo-rial Amphitheater provided through the efforts of the Grand Army oi the Republic as a fitting memorial to our soldier dead and a suitable assembly place for the thousands in attendance at the services on Decoration Dec-oration day. Usually attended by the President of the United States, other high government gov-ernment officials and foreign diplomats, diplo-mats, Arlington Decoration day services are to the nation what the local observances are to each community com-munity throughout the land, observes ob-serves a writer in Pathfinder Mag' azine. For the benefit of those who have never visited Arlington cemetery and its magnificent Memorial Amphitheater Am-phitheater a short description of the circular white marble structure will be interesting. The open-air structure covers an area of 34,000 square feet. In the amphitheater are seats of marble for 5,000 people. peo-ple. Several thousand more can find seats and standing room around the sides. On the stage there is roorr for several hundred more. The eastern facade of the amphitheater amphi-theater overlooks the Potomac affording af-fording an excellent view of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the new government buildings, the Capitol and the city of Washington. Just across the roadway road-way from the eastern stairway is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. |