The Washington times., 1921-07-11
HUGE MEMORIAL
TO Be ERECTED
FOR SERVICE MEN
Kansas City Monument to
World War Veterans Will
Cost 100000.
BY THOMAS WRIGLEY,
international News Service.


international News Service.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July IL
Crowning the hill In the center OF
the city's daily life. a great aesthetic
center will rise in stately magnitude
kansas City's Liberty Memorial"
In tribute to those who served in the
world war.
1t will be dominated by a lofty CEN
tral tower. rising ESQ feet from the
ground at its base;~ symbolic Of the
Flame Of Inspiration" atop Of which.
from an altar erected high in the
skies, will rise a pillar Of cloud by
day. a pillar Of fire by night.
Harold Van Buren, Magonigle, OF
New York, who conceived the Robert
Fulton memorial gate for the North
river in New York and who designed
the Mckinley memorial In Cincinnati.
was the architect whose design. sub
mitted In competition with many other
prominent architects. has Just been
selected by the memorial committee.
His conception of a fitting memorial
was chosen as most expressive In art
Of the desire Of a Courageous people
to show appreciation for a. great
service and to emblazon In sky relief
a great ideal.
The Liberty Memorial" Of Kansas
City will cost 81. .000. 900 and will stand
as one of Americas most magnificent
tributes. In this most truly American
Of cities, located In the very heart OF
America, Get 1t Done" is the slogan.
and with true American push" II IL
done. And with the Liberty Ne
| morial'' II was the same way.
TO CONTAIN MUSEUM.
An ideal site on a rise of ground
facing the great ss.000,000 Union
Station in the heart of the city was
selected. A plot Of thirty-two acres
of land was secured by condemna-
tion proceedings on which the me-
mortal and other buildings from time
to time. will be built. The people
were asked to contribute to the me-
mortal fund. and the sum neces.
sary to get 1t done" and get 1t
done right. was subscribed.
Today the design for the memorial
has been selected and the work OF
translating the final conception into
working drawings and specifications
| is beginning.
The great central tower will be
| flanked by two buildings. one a
small museum for records and mem
orabilia and the other for the use OF
those who came back" a kind OF
| fraternity chapter house for re-
unions and redcdication to the serv.
ice OF mankind.
The base Of the central tower will
, he eighty feet high and chiseled In
It's great front panel will be the in
scription:
ITO forever perpetuate the cour-
age. loyalty and sacrifice Of the pa
triots who offered and who gave
their services. their lives and their
all In defense of liberty and the ma.
tons honor during the world war.
TO BE VISIBLE FOR MILES.
Four figures-the spirits OF Cour.
age, Honor. Patriotism and Sacri.
ce-will guard the Flame OF Inspira.
ton" burning forever upon the al.
tar high In the skies, "a pillar Of
cloud by day. a pillar OF fire by
night"
Back OF the memorial a great axial
mall will extend, a third Of a mile
| long. flanked by trees, and on either
side of this mall additional buildings
will be erected from time to time and
effectively united in a general com.
position without disturbing the sweep
Of lines leading to the memorial.
Mr. Magonigle. in his capacity OF
architect. will serve as adviser In the
letting of the contracts and will super.
wise and inspect the work Of contract.
ors as the erection proceeds. He
will put four or five years Of his lie
into the project" one of the mem.
bers of the memorial association
stated.
But when the great work is com.
rleted a magnificent tribute to the
heroes Of the great world struggle will
stand forth in heroic size. 1t will be
visible from nearly every point In the
city and for miles around, silently I'M
parting its message Of inspiration to
the thousands who toll In this thrfv-
ing city of the Midwestern Empire.