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Show . , , . EVERY MAN WHO SERVED IN WORLD WAR TO HAVE STAR AND INITIALS IN MONUMENT llf ASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Erection " in Washington of the National Victory Memorial building, commemorating commem-orating the American foi;ces In the world war ami complying with the wish of George Washington for a great educational Institution here. is endorsed en-dorsed by Presldt nl Harding in a letter let-ter to all state governments and the commissioner of the District of Columbia, Col-umbia, urging official participation of the states In the project In his bue, to the government, under un-der date of January 9j President H i ding said "I am writing ' on to enlist your Interest In-terest with mine in the Washington and Victory Mci al building which is in course of I eCliOO In Washington. Washing-ton. As you doubtless know, Hip structure Is Intended to be a worthy national memorial of the nervtces of i our armed forces in the world wai , land also to represent a compliance I with the wish of General Washington, Washing-ton, that 8 great educational establishment estab-lishment should be provided here. I These two purposes have been united. In the plans for the memorial bundling, bund-ling, in whose erection it is aimed to I have all the stales participate. The' great auditorium, designed as a meeting meet-ing place for national and Interna-j tlonal gatherings, will have it's ceil-i ceil-i ing studded w ith gold and blue stars ,a blue star for every service man who' served In the war, a gold one for each i who gave his life in the service, with !thu Initials of every man flunking his! I own star. Thus will be produced a jtru service flag of the nation, with its millions of stars; and thai It ua I be given the churuetei of a truly national na-tional memorial, it'is wished that each state should provide for the stars for its Own men. In addition to any other I participation it may choose to as-' Isume. 1 "To make this structure a true shrine of national patriotism, representing repre-senting for OUT country the sentiments thai Westminster abbey and St. Paul's Church attest to Englishmen and the Pantheon and the Invalldei to French-nun French-nun this is the ambition of the earnest earn-est men and women who are carrying carry-ing forward the work of the George v. ashington memorial. "The association is incorporated by law of congress, tho national government govern-ment provides the site for the structure struc-ture and recentlj Its cornerstone was laid. ' I have assurance toward erection Of the memorial; and would be glad if each or the stales would see fit to give the endorsement indicated by some official of-ficial representation, The project has appealed strongly to rue and I know to patriotic men and women all over the land as one of such Interesting na-i na-i in a to deserve generous encouragement." encour-agement." I |