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Show A Living Memorial to x Soldier Dead t 1 1 I i Hilt '-V' M ' I ! I - ' ! fill! n (l 'A ' 1 1 If It . mw' J, : :i : -n 'msri : iiiiir'-Kwt'rM uit , ' J ,f 'sf if fr. A t& " s . ilsS 11) ) x til $ v . , : W V; ? v , ' ' V - 'W . is 5 I f kit Iff rt ft I ,i s PI --L-l - . 1. General view of tne Indiana World War Memorial shrine from the northwest. 2. The Altar to the Flag in the memorial shrine. 3. The statue, "Pro Patria," which stands on the main staircase at the south side of the memorial shrine. 4. The Memorial Hall or Shrine Room with the Altar to the Flag in the center. Is given at approximately seven tons, The purpose of Memorial Hall, or the S Room, is to inspire good citizenship in who visit it. This inspiration will cometto-room cometto-room Itself, its architectural treatment, Its" and lighting, which all form a magnificeni ting for the American flag, hanging in the -' of the room, above which shines the crysti of Destiny. Beneath the flag is placed 'the, of Consecration. It is also presumed ft? room will extend a hand of fellowship ail come to all nations of the world as typif-the typif-the inscriptions on the four sides of the I Around the inside perimeter of the roo: marble wainscot about 17 feet high. In this ble wainscot on the east and west sides : niches, three on each side, which frame uV traits of the leading soldiers of America, F:: ' England, Belgium, Italy and Serbia, pain:-; Walter Brough. Above the marble wi: around the entire perimeter of the rooms allegorical sculptured frieze; the subject o; north wall represents America joining the i! under the conditions of war prevaifc head of war appearing over the world of tt-The tt-The east and west sides are devoted to ft trayal of the great struggle. The south side I cates the contrasting conditions realized t? mate peace and the activities of mankind: these conditions. The sculptor for this work Frank Jirouch. The main architectural features of the are the 16 dark red columns of American:: surrounding the room, the shafts of whi:: approximately 40 feet high ; the color :' marble itself being a symbol. The column;-unusually column;-unusually close together, symbolizin; t-fense t-fense of the nation in their sturdy qua!::; the aspiration of the nation In their ver::. The columns stand on bronze bases wl turn are seated on dark green American :-The :-The capitals are richly decorated in ?: form a noble termination to the shafts. ' Between the corner pilasters and col:::-jacent col:::-jacent to them are groups of flags ol i Allied nations, again echoing the inter:.. spirit of the room. In the four corners ' room are four silk banners of royal blsi which are embroidered the American ea:;! the official seal of the United States. Tt: ners are placed between the flags of tie i symbolically linking them together. The Altar to the Flag is in no way a re': altar In any part of its design but n:1-altar n:1-altar where homage can be paid to the 5--where people can consecrate themselves! I citizenship and patriotism. This is inK 1 be world wide in scope, the four site ' altar facing north, south, east and four marble eagles at the corner of fc' are the guardians of the shrine and t!; stars in the blue marble field above the s represent a united band of states. The If: shrine Is executed in brilliantly 00101)' els, embracing the American golden e"' shield of the United States, the wreath p' ory, the palms of victory and a broad?-hon broad?-hon upon which Is Inscribed in blood red the pledge of allegiance to the flag. Oat!: sides of the altar are appropriate lwc- At each corner of the altar and sit'-' the raised plinth are four marble and ? ; pods representing sentinels of light t-their t-their luster on the apotheosis of the : ' sign, the American flag, whose dl about 17 by 30 foot. Above the Ha? Is of Destiny, n large crystal star symM': ; guidance of the future welfare of thei , Looking down from the north Plaza is the James Whitconib Kile? sidered one of the finest exnnn,ll's , architecture In this country. The soul " the Plaza Is a beautiful square of shrubbery, flower bods and grass, "f, figure Is the graceful Pe Pew mora"', fountain. At the south side of this sl'. the Benjamin Harrison statue. In tho ; corier Is being erected a statue of Lincoln, the gift of Henry Chi.v ' of the Civil war. At his death In M"' ' ' , left n fund to provide this statue. ffltl1 '' vision that it be erected in this near future, n statue of Woodruff World war President, will ho '''''I'l southwest corner of this square. At t end stands the largo federal bulbil'1-1-' to have extensive additions In t'11 It Is hoped that before ninny years l',, tho Plaza will bo surround?'1 l'J structures such 11s tho Scottish 1!" 1 slf.uated on the west side. ' A by W,trl KewwiV U'1 By ELMO SCOTT WATSON jfiSWfHjk HEY tell the story of a philanthro-4 philanthro-4 j pist who, upon being asked to (Js s assist In a World war memorial project, replied "Money for cold l-l stones? Never!" Whether or not SSFr-pS his attitude is Indefensible de- I I pends upon what form It was A T?S' 0 planned to have those "cold n "A 0 stones" take. If they were to be II ' V piled together and topped by one of those hideous cast iron statues, r" " which broke out like an ugly rash all over the nation after the Civil war, perhaps he was quite right, both morally mor-ally and esthetically, in withholding the support of his money. But if it was proposed to erect a memorial of the kind that several states have built to honor the memory of their World war heroes since 1919, then perhaps his refusal is open to criticism. A contributor to the columns of the New York Times, commenting on the words of the philanthropist philan-thropist quoted above, pointed out that in memory mem-ory of the men who "went through the scourge of devastating fire in France, there now exists in one American state a magnificent hospital, in another a school, In another an auditorium, In another a shrine," all of which owe their construction con-struction to the spirit of dedication, the desire to perpetuate the memory of the dead, as the dead themselves would have it not in cold stones but in some vital and inspirational contribution con-tribution to the living." The shrine to which he refers is in Indiana where the project for honoring the memory of her dead heroes consists of a series of splendid buildings grouped around a massive temple which stands in the center of a plaza that Is spread down like a long strip of carpet, five blocks long and one block wide, through the center of her state capital, Indianapolis. Nine years ago, In 1925, the first unit of the memorial structure was erected as the home for the national organization of the American Legion. Le-gion. The fact that the nation-wide activities of this organization are centered here is another reason why this memorial Is more than just a state project, but instead is one that has a special spe-cial Interest for thousands of Legionnaires in every part of the country. The American Legion building, situated near the northwest corner of the Plaza, a magnificently magnifi-cently plain structure finished In Indiana limestone, lime-stone, Is of Greek architecture and of fireproof construction. It contains four floors and a large sub-basement and houses both the national and state organizations of the American Legion and their auxiliaries. Space has been provided near the northeast corner of the Plaza for a companion com-panion building to be erected at some future time. In a sunken garden immediately to the east of the Legion building is Indiana's tribute to her war dead and known as Cenotaph square. On a floor of red and dark green granite sits the Cenotaph of black granite. On the north and south sides of this tomb Is the following inscription; inscrip-tion; "A tribute by Indiana to the hallowed memory of the Glorious Dead who served In the World War." On the north side of the Ceno taph in the floor is a bronze plaque with the following inscription: "In Memoriam, James Bethel Gresham, of Evansville, Indiana, Corporal Co. F. lGth Inf. 1st Division, A.E.F. Killed at Bethelemont, France, Nov. 3, 1917. First member of American Expeditionary Force to lose his life In action in the World War, 1917-1918." At the four corners are majestic columns also of black granite surmounted by eagles of gold. The base is surrounded by grass with pine shrubbery shrub-bery at the corners. The elm trees at the corners of this sunken garden and privet hedges at the tops of the terraces complete the plantings of this area. Above the garden to the north stands a graceful flag pole 80 feet In height, from which flies the United States flag every day of the year. Looking to the south from the Cenotaph, the visitor to the memorial sees the Mall, a large expanse of blue grass with terraces on either side and on both sides of It are walks and grass plots lined with avenue trees and shrubbery. Continuing southward to the next block, the visitor arrives at Obelisk square, an entire block paved with macadam and bordered with grass plots and trees. At the four corners are pairs of large-caliber captured German field guns. Iu the exact center of this square Is the Obelisk rising to the height of 100 feet. Near the base on each side are the bronzes of the sculptor, Henry Hering, representing the four fundamentals on which the hopes of a nation are founded Law, Science, Religion and Education. Educa-tion. In 1926 the construction of the Indiana World ' War Memorial Shrine or main building was started. The foundation for this mammoth structure struc-ture begins about 20 feet below the street level and consists of reinforced concrete and steel girders to carry the enormous load of the walls of the large tower which rises to a height of 210 feet above the street level. The base Is approximately ap-proximately 230 feet wide and 400 feet long, consisting of a basement and a ground level floor which are still In the hands of the finishing finish-ing contractor. The halls and corridors of the basement and first floor will provide the space for a World war museum. In the center on the first floor will be an auditorium seating about GOO persons There will be two other rooms on this floor with a capacity of 250 persons each for meetings of patriotic organizations. About 40 feet above the street level Is the podium or porch which en tirely surrounds the tower of the buiUlin" At this level will be found the cornerstone which was laid by Gen. John J. Pershing on July 4, Between the five large windows In the tower on each of the four sides are six magnifieen stone columns, above which stand the sK heroic figures sculptured in stone, representing Oour otism reaCe' VICt0ry' Ub0rty n,1(1 On the north facade above tho four bronze entrance doors to the ground level floor Is be mscriptlon taken from the law creating the i, h ana World War Memorial which reads; "rec el o commemorate the valor and sacrifice of nu n hers of the land, sea and air forces of the United States and all others who re, dered M it. lul and loyal service at home and oversea, in li World War. To Inculcate a fr i? ,n the nnd appreciation of the pi iv i '"'""R dtlzensh.p. To Inspire VMoS the law to the end that Peace n , , '' may prevail, Justice be admh,," order maintained and UlJ On. a base of pink granite In tho middle of the south stairway to tho Memorhl S 11 w uands the largest sculptura Tbr oL r ,1 f "0m made in Amerlca-Uenry Ilerl gf-l ,"R,eVOr This statue ta 24 feet In height IuJ ?ta' |