New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-27
Brooklyn Unveils
Memorial to 2,7oo
Who Died i'm War
Two Women Kin of Heroes
Faint in Huge Crowd at
Acceptance of William III.
Todd's Gift tn Borough

A memorial to the 2.7so men and
women Of Brooklyn who gave their lives
in the World War was unveiled in Pros
peet Park. in that thorough, yesterday,
the fourth anniversary of the landing
OF the FIRST United States troops in
France.
The tribute stands in the Flower Gar
den, and that section of the park was
crowded with more than $4,000 persons
during the ceremony. Many in the
throng were the widows or mothers of
soldiers whose names were engraved on
the memorial. Two of these were over
come by their emotions and required
the attention of an ambulance surgeon.
Among the speakers were Senator
William MI. Calder, Mayor Hylan, Bor-
ough President Riegelmann of Brooklyn
and several clergymen of that borough.
There was music by the Police Band, the
Police Glee Club, the Gloria Trumpeters
and the Todd Shipyards Band. William
M. Todd, head of the shipbuilding cor
peration, gave the memorial to the city
Park Commissioner John n. Hartman
presided. and after the invocation was
pronounced by the Rev. DR.. Francis w.
O'Brien, of the Greenwood Baptist
Church, he introduced Sanator Calder
This tablet contains the names of
Brooklyn men and women who died on
the battlehelds of France or in camps
and hospitals at home," said the Sena-
tor. Nearly 100000 men from Brook
Ign served in the great war. It was my
privilege to represent this state in the
Senate during the war days | often
look back on that period and think Of
the protests | received from people
here to the enactment of the draft law
and then think of the complete ac-
quiescence to the decree of the govern
ment after it was put into effect
America won the war. 1t was the
man power. and second, the great in
dustrial power--which convinced the
world that when we entered the con-
test the victory was on the side with
which we were allied"
The unwilling was performed by Miss
Natalie Mae Todd, the daughter Of the
donor, who placed a huge bouquet of
American roses on the altar in front
of the figure in bronze of battle
Scared hero looking upward toward
the Angel of Death.
The monument is built of granite and
bronze and is thirty-five feet across
eiAd SnSiS1 1CCI ii lIClSILt lHSIS are
six panels, bearing the names of 2,789
men and eleven women in raised let
tiers. In the rear seventy-five foot
fagpole was erected by the men of
Todd's Shipyards, who donated their
labor.
Mr.. Todd made an appropriate speech
in presenting the memorial, which cost
$4,000, to the city. In response Mayor
Hylan said:
Il accept on behalf of the City Of
New York this beautiful, touching and
fitting memorial to the honored dead
of the Borough of Brooklyn whose
names are here recorded. I understand
that it is the largest and most costly
honor roll in America and that there
are more names inscribed upon it's
bronze panels than appear upon the
honor roll of any other American city"
Other speakers were the Rev. DR.. s.
Parkes Cadman, of the Central Con-
gregational Church; the Ri. Rev. Mgr.
Edward w. Mccarthy, of st. Angus
tines Church, and the Rev DR.. Alex-
ander Lyon, Of the Eighth Avenue
Temple.
Representatives from three posts Of
the American Legion and one post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars were
among the guests, who also included
Mayor P r. Griffin of Hoboken and
city ficials