The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-21
MRS. FRANK CLAGUE
WRITESOFCAPITALLIFE

general. The side groups are thus
outlined against the ominous shad-
ow of the wings of war. From the
i grim determination Of military
courage through the figure of ener-
gy to the figures of chivalry n
| loyalty, the urge is onward and
which alone of the group have the
power to move with General Meade
| into the accomplishments OF the
future. The command is Forward
Many Civil war veterans organiza-
tons attended and General Miles
Governor Sproul Of Pennsylvania
both addressed, the assembiage.
The Botanical Garden now consists
of a ten acre. plot enclosed for
many years by an iron fence, which
detracts from the beauty within
the enclosure to the passenger up
Pennsylvania avenue. This fence
is very 20 TO be removed and then
the very beautiful Memorial to Cen
eral Grant will stand forth in all its
spiendor. This wonderful memorial
vas all but completed several years
ago but the war came on before it's
| dedication. The date for the
yelling of this memorial is set for
| April q, on the one hundredth
| ~niversary of General Grants birth.
The invocation will be by Rev.
| William e. Huntington, president
emeritus of Boston University ana
| first lieutenant in the ~ Wisconsin
| Volunteer infantry. The unveilins
by Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant as
sisted by two great grand daugh-
tiers of General U. S. Grant, the
| Princess Ida Cantacuzene and Miss
Edith Grant. One enjoys and loves
to look at this memorial as it is so
different from the usual. There
are three groups in this memorial,
each of left and right groups equl-
distant from the center, all stand
ing on a long narrow pedestal of
! white marble, the top OF which is
gained by nine wide marble steps.
The highest pedestal in the center
is crowned with an equestrian sta
tue of General Grant and the out
line of the beautiful horse is very
marked. One feels like lingering
for still another look at the sym
metry of the form of that appeal
ing animal with its majestic rider.
At each corner of this center ped
estai are four lower pedestals each
mounted with a huge lion on guard.
At the right of the long marble
pedestal is the famous cavalry
group consisting of seven life sized
horses and riders in action. At the
left is the famous artillery group
of life sized horses drawing the
artillery of Civil war times. Sec
rotary War Weeks will present the
memorial and Vice President Cal
vim Coolidge will accept it in DO
half of the government. This
beautiful memorial to General
| Grant is located in the east end OF
the Botanic Garden at the foot OF
| Capitol Hill and with the fence re-
moved it will be an imposing sight.
The Botanic Gardens ave been
overcrowded for years and their
! grounds are to be extended to the
| Potomac river and in time will be
a spot of wondrous beauty. Trees
and vegetation from all parts of the
is somewhat distressing to visit
there as such a variety of shrubs
are crowded into one little space
where each should have room by
itself. The Mall is the park system
extending from the capitol to the
| Potomac river along both sides o,
West Capitol street as provided
| for by the early plans of the city
by George Washington. Probably
the Mall is two miles in length on
east end of which is the Botanical
Garden and on the west end near
the Potomac is located the Mem
orial to Lincoln, which is to be I'M
yelled on the 30th of May. l heard
Colonel John Temple Graves e
terday say that this vas said to be
one Of the most beautiful memoir
ials ever erected to the memory OF
man. Colonel Graves, the famous
| newspaper man and orator of the
| south, now lives in Washington. DR.
Edgar Vincent was the most rapid
talker | have eve heard, but Col
onel Graves is a close second and
without any apparent effort on his
part, Grating just flows from h:s
lips.
On April, s. a memorial to the
late Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
will be unveiled at Arlington as that
date marks the thirteenth annIVet-
sary of his discovery Of the North
Pole. You have read so much Of
the Snow Baby" know you VIII
be interested in knowing she lives
here and is to unveil the memorial
to her father. Marie Ahnighito
Peary, now Mrs. Edward Stafford,
was born in early nineties as you
| remember and was ahectionateiy
known during her childhood as the
| Snow Baby, because OF her birth
place in the polar regions. The
! memorial consists of a huge
spheroid of white Maine granite
which rests on a massive base.
On the surface of the granite globe
are hewn the outlines OF the con-
tinents. A bronze star is placed
at the north POLE as a symbol of ths
achieve nent by which Peary's
name will ever be remembered.
Admiral Peary died in 1920. He
, conceived the design of the Mem
] orial and three weeks before his
| death dictated the same to his
| wife. On one side in Latin is in
| scribed 81 will find a way or make
! one" which was a favorite quota
| ton of the explorer. On the other
| side Robert Edwin Peary, discov-
erer of the North Pole, April s,
1909" The ceremonies will be I'M
der the auspices of the National
| Geographic society. President Har-
| ding, Secretary of the Navy DENLY,
| other officials and many di6tin-
| glished scientists and explorers
will be present and If it is a pleas
! ant day mother and | are planning
, to 60. cannot close without tell
!! ing YOU of Freedoms Memorial"
,ferected in Lincoln park, east of the
! capitol in memory of the most low
! ed man of modern, times. Abraham
, Eincoln. This memorial speaks
/, volumes to you. The whole his
tory of the emancipation is yours
!, at a glance. Here standing on a
| pedestal is the adored figure of the
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