Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-18
BIGGEST BELL IN WORLD
PLANS FOR INSTALLATION IN
ARLINGTON CEMETERY.
Congress to Be Asked to Permit Aban.
doned Cannon Metal to
Be Used.

If the plans of leading members of the
Grand Army of the Republic in this city
come to fruition the largest bell in the
world will be placed at an early day on a
commanding eminence in Arlington ceme-
terry. where it's deep-toned tolling can be
heard for miles around. This matter was
brought prominently to the attention or
Lafayette Post, No 90 G. a. r., at Its
meeting last night in Spanish War Vet
Grams Hall, 719 9th street northwest
The subject was introduced by Depart
| ment Inspector ]. Tyler Powell, who paid
an official visit to Lafayette Post. He said
| the proposed bell at Arlington had origin
ally been suggested by former confeder-
ate soldier, Mr.. Frank Hume of this city.
| 1t is intended, added Mr.. Powell, to place 1t
! in a special building In 1.-The silent city OF
! the nations dead across the Potomac and
to have it properly inscribed as monu-
ment or memorial to the American private
| soldiers
| The bell, as indicated, is to be larger than
| any other on earth, surprising in size and
volume of sound the great bell at Moscow,
| Russia. 1t is also proposed to have 1t toned
on Memorial day and whenever soldier is
| buried within the cemetery.
The toling of the great memorial bell
| will, it is conceded. be heard far away into
| Virginia and throughout the District or
| Columbia. so, as Il member OIL l-dldSe
| Post expressed it, the people will know
| when another boy in blue has answered the
| last call of taps on earth and taken his
| departure to the grand army above, there
| to fall in at the call of 'reveille.
Before the Departments.
Inspector Powell said action has already
| been taken on the memorial bell proposition
by the Department of the Potomac, G. A.
R. The matter vas officially brought to
the attention of the department by a reso-
luton offered in Potomac Post by Mr.. w.
| A O'Meara. senior vice commander. 1t
favored the introduction of the big bell in
Arlington and was unanimously adopted.
| Then Mr.. J. Tyler Powell commander
| of Potomac Post, forwarded the resolution
| to the department commander.
The matter considered favorably, it
| is stated at a recent departmental meeting,
| and placed in the hands of a Subcom-
| mittee of the general Memorial day COM
mittee Of the Department of the Potomac
for report at a future meeting of that body.
Inspector Powell said to Star reporter
| that correspondence has already been en-
tered into with some of the largest bell
manufa cturers in the United States, and
| that Congress will be asked at it's next
partment a sufficient number of captured or
condemned cannon to be melted and mold
ed into the biggest bell in the world
At the meeting of Lafayette Post last
night Inspector Powell complimented the
post on its fine personnel and its manner
of conducting business.
DR.. Lawrence Wilson, who attended the
recent reunion of the Army of the Potomac,
at Manassas, gave a graphic description of
the great battle-ground and of the recent
reunion there. Remarks of interest were
also made by Messrs. w. T. Foster, Bris-
coe Goodheart H. c. Campbell H. w
Burns and Lewis Mundheim.
The announcement made that La
fayette Post will send large delegations of
Its members to participate in the Memorial
day ceremonies at Fredericksburg and
Winchester Va