Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-18
THE GREATEST CARLTON
Mighty Tower To Be Erected
at Washington
Which VIII Contain Fifty-Four Bells
md Incorporate In the WnIls War
Souvenirs In n Great Memorial
10 Allied Heroes


artist. j. Marion Shull, has the approvai
of many leaders in national affairs, says
Theodore @. Joslin in the Boston Trans
cript. Within a few years, therefore, n
shaft of granite rising 300 feet Is likely
to grace a height over ooking the Poto-
mac. In us tower will be the finest car
Hon the most expert bell-founders of the
4 world can produce. the bells themselves
cast from the remnants of shells which
once screeched and Numbered In the
! greatest of all wars.
, The structure will be of international
as well as national significance. Each
State will contribute a bell. suitably in
scribed, as will the District Of Columbia,
the Philippines. Hawaii. Alaska, Cuba
and Porto Rico Into the walls. through
gifts from England, France, Belgium and
Italy. and the new born republics. will
be incorporated various war souvenirs
blocks from the sacred churches and
towers Of France. Belgium and italy
which were tumbled in confusion by the
ruthless hand Of hate: and structural
materials from the Marine, Liese Lou
vain and Mons Ypres and Verdun.
Eventually the powers will be permit
ed to give works of art signifyinG the
deeper fraternity of the allied people.
3
! II is the purpose of the directors of the
movement that the carlton shall COM
memorate all the dead who fought side
by side carlton which shall speak forth
from year to year the nations joys and
sorrows; ring out the departing President
and give greeting to the newly chosen
chief: and do homage to the great who
come to the seat of government. Con-
hoz 1,l Ia
200 900 pounds of shell cases salvaged from
the battlefields Of Europe, from which
the bells will be cast, and letters have
been addressed to the ambassadors Of
the allied nations indicating a willingness
to accept quantities of like material as
a gift Of sentiment of their peoples. The
master Of bell masters, Joseph Denyn of
Malines, Belgium, has rendered his serv-
ices to assure final success while the
great bell makers of the world are at
the service of the committee.
With the preliminary work completed.
the committee will begin raising 5000 900
by public subscription, and members of
the American Institute of Architects will
compete for the honor of submitting
the most acceptable design. The tower
will contain "a bells tuned automatically,
greater number than in any other caril-
Ion. The various States will raise the
funds for their respective bells. which
will range in weight from one of a few
pounds to one of ten tons. The State
campaigns. in some instances, may be
conducted by a committee appointed by
the governor. and in others by musical
societies. Each bell will bear an inscrip-
ton Of the States own choosing For
example
In Commemoration Of
the Sons of
MASSACHUSETTS
| Who Gave Their Lives That
Freedom Might Not Perish
From the Earth.
SYMBOLIZE GENIUS OF MANKIND
| From time mmemoral in all lands men
have built towers for worship. honor or
defence, and miles away these massive
structures have stood out against the
skyline as symbols of the genius and glory
of the human race, while from their sum-
mts tidings of JOY and of sorrow have
been shouted to assembled multitudes.
Everywhere bells In church towers have
called people to worship for a thousand
years. In addition. in many countries
nearly every city has had it's own NUM-
cipal bell tower. In most cases these
have been provided only with single bells.
which often have been inharmonious.
but here and there, in foreign lands at
| least fine musical effects have been pro-
duced.
! In the low countries bordering the
North sea. especially in Belgium and
Holland, tower music" has reached a
high development. In Belgium, the CARL
lon composed Of thirty or forty bells has
taken the place of chimes. with a mar
velous improvement in the quality OF
the music Chimes are composed of a
few bells, are rung by swinging, and,
being diatonic. have. narrow musical
range. The bells of carlton are fixed
and immovable. are rung by hammers,
and are played automatically by hand
OH keyboard. like an organ or piano,
The bells of carlton have a range of
four octaves or more, and, consequently,
have almost as many tones and half
tones as piano.
AMERICA HAS NO CARLTON
Carlton playing In the low countries
Is an honored profession. having its
Bauers and Paderewskis, master bell
players known everywhere. Those who
have heard the music on the bells Of
Antwerp or Bruges, of Gent or Louvain.
drifting over a whole city and far int.
the quiet countryside OF a summer eve
ming, do not need to be told how won
derful it is when a master player Is at
the keyboard. For centuries the bell tow
ers of Belgium and Holland have stood
for communal life and service. civil and
religious liberty, individual and national
freedom. In the old days they rang out
the Duke of Alva and his minions. In