Evening star., 1919-02-23


TIME state OF Idaho had already
made plans for inscribing the
names Of her heroic dead In
the world war on the rocky
face of a huge mountain.
The city Of Brooklyn had dedicated n
bronze tablet in one of her parks, with
the names inscribed OF all the Brook
lyn soldiers who had given up their
lives to date; and announcement was
made that additional tablets would be
erected from time to time until at the
close of the war all the names of her
dead should be preserved in enduring
bronze.
On the day following the signing of
the armistiee. Col. Webb Hayes, son
OF former President Hayes, cabled from
Paris to his home town, to John Nj.
Sherman, president OF the Memorial
Hospital of Sandusky county at Fre-
mont Ohio: IL viii erect a bronze me-
mortal tablet containing the names of the
killed, wounded and died from Sandusky
county in the world war for dedication
on next Memorial day, II accurate list
of names Is prepared" He proposed
that the tablet be placed on the county
courthouse "or other suitable place
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Then, on the day when King Albert
of Belgium made his triumphal entry
into Paris William G. Sharp, Ameri-
can ambassador to France, and a resi-
dent of an adjoining county I'm Ohio.
authorized the announcement that he
would erect in his home town of
Elyria county seat OF Lorain county,
Il similar bronze memorial to the SOL
der dead of the county. He, too. men,
toned a tablet on the county court
house "or other suitable place
Now the beautiful idea has grown.
Instead of tablets. it Is proposed to
erect bronze columns for the engrav-
ing of the names Rumors run in Paris
that such and such counties in this
and that state are provided for. 1t Is
thought that similar columns will
come to be erected generally through
out the United states, decorating coun-
~ courthouse squares and honoring
forever, in their own place. those who
gave up all for world security. And
those who acQuiesce in the plea OF
Col. Theodore Roosevelt that the re-
mains of his son, Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt be permitted to lie where
buried on the field Of battle In France or
in memorial cemeteries where they fell.
will feel that they have their home me-
mortal as well
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White House have done well to start
the honoring Here is wounded
corporal. He is Dalton Hayes Smith.
only Child of former Miss Fannie
Hayes. only daughter of President
Rutherford u. Hayes, who, as a girl
of nine years. went to the presidential
mansion. She married Prof. III. E.
Smith of the United States Navy. now
on duty at the Naval Observatory at
Washington. Several years before
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Webb c. Hayes, one of the few medal
of honor men OF the United State
Army and veteran of each OF the
four campaigns of Cuba. Porto Rico.
China and the Philippines, In each OF
which he served In battle. became SO
impressed with the necessity Of uni
versal military training and instruc-
tion In schools and colleges (partiy
for the physical well l-being Of Ameri-
can youths) that he secured consent
of his brothers and sister to adopt the
seven grandchildren. all boys. of
President Rutherford B. Hayes for
educational and military purposes.
conditional only on their attending
military preparatory schools and taxi
my a four-year military course at the
college, Of their choice.
When America entered the war, four
Of the Hayes boys were at college.
two at Princeton, one at Cornell ana
one at the University OF Wisconsin.
They each at once left college and
enlisted: and at the present time.
with two older brothers, there are
now six grandsons of President
Hayes in the service--two as officers
In the Navy, two as officers In the
Army and two az high privates. until
one became sergeant on the Held or
battle All have been serving for
more than n year In France. The re-
naming lad has Just entered the
mosquito fleet.
Corp. Dalton Hayes-Smith. whom
his uncle took home wounded, en-