Evening star., 1919-05-01

down practically complete in the mu-
| scum. to furnish the prize spot in the
] great collection now being made Of
| relics Of the world war.
Four Chairs in Exhibit.
| Four chairs. in which Gen. Pershing
| and other officers sat when inspecting
! the great map, which is by II feet
| in size. are in the exhibit. These
chairs are placed on a small dais COW
cred with rough mating. Tne side
walls Of the secret map chamber are
| shown. one wall covered with limo
leum of one design and the other wall
with the same sort of covering of an
other design
| Our fighting chiefs in France did not
| go in for STYLE" judging from the
exhibit. There is an old kitchen ia =
BILE, such as may be found in almost
any kitchen. 1t was on this table that
rested many important documents
connected with the prosecution Of
Americas part in the world war. Just
a rough, unvarnished table. it tells it's
plain. unvarnished tale o: hard work
The big map is covered by sliding
door. which may be slid back reveal
ing part or all Of the map. The map.
owing to its completeness was the
only one of its kind in France, and
with the precious information it con-
tained.
Map of Small Sections.
The map is made of small sections
about foot square. and is set up
much as child's jig-saw map is put
together. 1t was shipped to this coun-
try in sections. and put together at
ihe museum. The markers showing
e disposition of troops. allied.
>~lerican and German. were brought
70 this country in boy and placed
on the map anew.
SO great was the interest Gen. Per-
hing took in this map, and its pres
entation to the American people as
war relic. that he personally detailed
live officers from the American head
quarters in France to bring the map
and markers to Washington, and set
up the whole. together with the en-
tire setting" including the sliding
door. the dias. side walls, chairs and
rough table.
Gen. Pershing suggested to the mu-
scum that this map would be of the
greatest historical interest, and that
he was anxious that it be put on dis
play. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that the museum officials were glad
! or the chance to get the map and its
setting. The public, of course. will not
be allowed to sit in the chairs or get
near enough to the map to be tempt
ed to take souvenirs. AS it was in
france, there was a front wall. but
, this wall at the museum will be
represented by a chain behind which
viewers will stand
Complete in Every Detail.
The big map itself shows the COM
| plete disposition of all the be.lig-
! erents the day the armistice was
signed. So complete was the infor-
nation OF the American Army that
both sides. are fresh" and which
tired" The vari-colored markers
plainly show how many more miles
of the line the American troops were
holding November II, 1918. than the
, British troops. Concentration Of
American and French forces for the
great determining drive which was
| scheduled to take place November II.
| and which would have torn the Ger
man lines past all recovery, may be
| discerned.
The museum is rapidly getting its
| relics OF the world war in shane,
Several airpiaf1es already are on dis
play. together with uniforms of all
! nations cannon. machine guns, vari-
| Gus types OF gas masks. propaganda
/ balloons. etc. Two hundred uniforms.
! showing the clothing of European n
soldiers for the past nifty years, have
just been donated by the War De-
partment and will be put on display
at the museum soon.
Special Dhner Dance Mt the Ward