The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-12
IN HIS MEMORY.

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impossible on any other site, and will
be closely related also with Arlngton
the Union are buried. 1t is planned
to have, some day, a memorial bridge
linking the Lincoln memorial and Ar
lington.
The design of the memorial is the
work of Henry Bacon, a New York
architect, approved by the Memorial
commission. His idea was that the
memorial to Lincoln should be COM
posed Of four feaures-a statue of the
man, a memorial of his Gettysburg
speech, q memorial of his second in
augural address, and a symbol of the
United States which he preserved.
Each feature will be related to the
others by means of design and posi-
ton and each will be SO arranged that
it will become an integral part OF the
whole in order to attain unity and
simplicity in the monument. Each
feature is meant to impress the be-
holder with its greatest force and this
it is sought to accomplish by means
of isolation, though not to the extent
if impairing the relation of each fea-
ture to the others.
The Statue.
The most important single object
will be the statue of Lincoln, the plan
being for a seated figure placed well
in the back ground of the largest
chamber. The sculptor has not yet
been selected. This chamber will be
unoccupied by any other object that
might. detract from the effectiveness
of the statue and the visitor will be
alone with it.
The smaller halls at each side of
the central chamber each will contain
| a memorial, one of the Gettysburg ad-
dress and the other of the inaugural
address, in bronze letters on monu-
mental tablets, while adjacent low
reliefs will relate in allegory, Lincoln's
qualities as evidenced by those
speeches.
| While these memorials will be seen
from any part of the hall they are to
be partly screened from the central
chamber by means of a row Of Ionic
| columns.
Surrounding the walls inclosing
these memorials to the man, Is plan-
ned a colonnade forming symbol Of
the union, each column representing
a state-36 in all-one for each exist
ing at the time of Lincoln's death. On
the walls above the colonnade sup
ported at intervals by eagles will be
4s memorial festoons, one for each
state now existing
Where Building Will Stand.
Il By means Of, terraces the ground on
which the MEMORIAL will stand will pe
raised until the building itself will be
As feet n1Rner In6n CHo pIcScut 81 doO'
First a circular terrace 1000 feet In
diameter will be raised II feet above
the present grade and on it's outer
edge will be planted four concentrfc
. | rows of trees. leaving In the center q
: plateau IFS feet in diameter-greatel
) than the length of the capitol In the
center of this plateau surrounded by
wide roadway and walks will rise ar
, eminence supporting a stone terrace
. wall fourteen feet high. 256 feet lone
; and 1876 feet wide. On this terrace
will stand the memorial building OF
white marble. it's lines Of pure Greek
beauty reflected in the waters OF the
: lagoon at the foot of the broad steps
: Started by Cullom.
The movement for this Lincolr
f memorial was started in 1902 by thu
. late Senator Cullom of Illinois, Lin
( coins friend, who died only few
days ago, just too soon to enable hin
to see the fruition of his purpose
From 1902 until last year the plal
. was in progress, final action having
2 been taken under another bill intro
. duced by Senator Cullom in 1910
. Various suggestions as to the form tn
memorial should take were submit
Il ted and considered. among them al
arch on Meridian Hill, memorial a
:" Fort Stevens, memorial bridge t
!, connect Potomac Park with Airing
ton Cemetery, and a government roa
a to Gettysburg. At times there wa
4 considerable feeling displayed In tn
= controversy.
1t is notable that the site finally se
llected by the commission of fine arts
gress itself, is the one first recon
mended by the park commission un
ider the act of 1902. Many of the oh
. jections made at that time to the sit
have passed with the years. The cit
had not developed so far in that diree
ton at that time, the site was not s
l. easily accessible and the ground wa
j. much lower and more swampy.
~ The members of the Lincoln Me
= mortal commission are: William 1
90 Taft, chairman, Joseph c. S. BLACK
= burn, recently appointed to fill tn
n =, vacancy left by the death of Shelh
M Mrs NJ. Cullom; Joseph G. Cannon. Geore
- Peabody Wetmore. Samuel Wake
" Mccall. Champ Clark and Thomas
- Martin.
re Indiana Republicans Celebrate.
ce Indianapolis, Feb. 12.-Republical
10 of Indiana celebrated Llncoln's D1rtl
IT. day with a rally this afternoon. The
will be a banquet tonlgnt. Form
r principal speaker at the rally, und
IS, the auspices of the Indiana Linco
e. league.
al Her Favorite Son.
:. Springfield, Ill, Feb. 12.-Illtnois t
- day did homage to the memory OF n
A great son, Abraham Lincoln. From Il
- Wisconsin line to the juncture of tt
n Ohio and Mississippi rivers. his grea
Al ness was extolled and his words of wi
dom and eloquence were repeated !
. children in the district and city school
ad Business in many places was su
I'd penfied and notable gatherings Of m.
OF anS women heard again the story
L., Lincoln's life and death. Represent
h. tive men from all over the state we
at guests at the arsenal here. at the q
X nual Lincoln memorial banquet and
ad other cities there were similar tribute
sh Suffrn1fsts Are Active.
Nyerv vorlr Feb 12-Celebration