Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-30
SET OUT USES
TO BE MADE OF
WAR MEMORIAL
Community Leaders List Serv'
ice of Building to the
State.
DEMOCRATIC IN PURPOSE

Editors Note-This is the third OF
series Of articles dealing with the pro-
posed war memorial In Indianapolis,
showing the necessity for structure
here that will benefit the entire state
and at the same time pay tribute 10
the sacrifices made by the service men
and showing what is being done In other
states to honor the memory 81 the
veterans)
Assuming that the Indiana war
memorial will take the form Of a
community house of large proper
ttons there follows the consideration
of what such community house
should contain and the purposes for
which it should be used.
Experts have made a careful
study of this question, arriving at
interesting conclusions. These con
cIusions apply particularly to
smaller community houses, but they
could Just as well be applied to a
community building to serve the
entire State.
Albert S. Bard Of the war camp com
munity service. in discussing memorial
community buildings. tells what such a
building should be. Among other things,
he lists the following
L. It should be a meeting place and
social center for the returned soldiers
and sailors of the community. They
have prior claim. In this connection 1t
should provide for the preservation of
relics and records Of the war, especially
those having local significance Trophies,
flags and souvenirs must be exhibited and
kept safe Documents. manuscripts,
books and other memorabilia and his
toricaI records should be properly housed
ASPIRATIONS
GIVEN CHANCE.
- But as the war was not waged or
won exclusively by the men at the front;
as behind them strove the diverse classes
Of a highly complex society. all for the
same end, and as that end was the win
ming Of democratic freedom, so the social
body, in its various voluntary associa-
tions. should be accorded opportunity in
the building to exercise its democratic
aspirations. Meetings places OF various
sizes will undoubtedly be needed more
AMI more. The local Board Of Trade and
Chamber Of Commerce. the grange, the
Red Cross. patriotic, historical and de
fense societies, local charities, Rotarians,
Boy Scouts improvement societies. liter
srv and musical societies. civic Organiza-
tions women's clubs boys and girls
clubs may all claim consideration. with
any other volunteer who needs for sue
cess not only walls, roof and benches.
but also an atmosphere Of culture, a
touch Of human grace as well as physical
presence Of neighbOrs.
Eugene Rodman Shippen of war
camp community service, in a recent
address at Northampton, Mass, empha-
sized the essential points in these words ::
The memorial must serve social or
community interests. Party, class or
sectarian aims must never intrUde. EN-
ployer and employed, Republican and
Democrat, Catholic and Protestant Jew
and gentle. man and women. must stand
on equal footing. Common needs not
otherwise met shall here find their lab
oratory. field and market, so to speak
ART CENTER
PROVIDED.
"s. Closely related to the last men
toned purposes is the exhibition Of
works Of art. It might have been there
included but has been reserved for spe-
cial mention. Few communities have Op-
portunity to see, still fewer to enjoy,
anything Of the myriad forms of beauty
which man has made IS making and will
make more and more. To a large num-
Der Of people art means paintings,
mostly in oils. But were there places to
show them, there would undoubtedly be
hundreds of travelling exhibitions Of
architecture. sculpture and the graphic
arts. Of textiles, ceramics. wood carving,
metal work, jewelry, bookbinding and
other Industrial arts, in addition TO the
many exhibitions of paintings that can
be had at the art centers almost for the
asking. America has been very blind to
her needs and opportunity to wed art to
Industry and make both joy and money
out Of the union. Fortunately she is
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