The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-01-26
WILL HONOR SERVICE MEN.
(Boise statesman


Governor Davis received Friday a
personal letter from President Hard
ing asking the Idaho executive to link
his interests with the presidents in
the erection of the Washington and
/ Victory memorial building which is
being built in Washington.
The presidents letter contains a
vivid description of the detail Of the
ceiling of the auditorium. 1t is planned
to have the ceiling studded with gold
and blue stars for the service men
who died in and lived through the
World war Each state is expected to
provide the stars for the men who rep
resented it in the war
Thus will be produced" says the
president, "a true service flag for the
nation. with its millions OF stars"
The memorial building will serve
double purpose. In addition to being
a memorial for the men and women
who fought in the World war it will
also represent a compliance with the
wish of General Washington, that a
great educational establishment should
be provided in the national capital.
The text Of the presidents letter is as
follows:
THE White House, Jan 9. 1922.
MY Dear Governor Davis: | am
writing you to enlist your interest
with mine in the Washington and Vic
tory Memorial building which is in
course of erection in Washington.
las you doubtless know, the struc-
ture is intended to be a worthy ma
tonal memorial Of the services of our
armed forces in the World war and
also to represent a compliance with
the wish of General Washington, that
great educational establishment
should be provided here.
These two purposes have been uni
ted in the plans of the Memorial build
ing in whose erection it is aimed to
have all the states participate. The
great auditorium. designed as meet
ing place for national and information
al gatherings. will have its ceiling |
studded with gold and blue stars;
blue star for every survivor who |
served in the war, a gold one for each /
who gave his life in the service; with
the initials of every man marking his /
own star.
Thus will be produced true SER
vice flag of the nation. with it's mil
lions of stars; and that it may be Civ
en- the character of a truly national
it is wished that each state
should provide for the stars of its own
men, in addition to any other partici-
patton it may choose to assume.
ITO make this structure a true
shrine of national patriotism. repre-
ienting for our country the sentiments
hat Westminster Abbey and Saint
'aul's church attest to Englishmen.
md the Pantheon and Invalides to
is the ambition of
he earnest men and women who are {
forward the work of the '
George Washington Memorial associa- I
ion. The association is incorporated 5
" law of congress; the national gov /
rnment provides the site for the I
tructure; and recently its corner f
tone was laid. il
Il have assurance that the city of
Washington will give generous assist il
nee toward erection of the memorial, a
nd would be glad if each of the states "
ill see fit to give the endorsement in e
icated by some official participation s
he project has appealed strongly to
a nd 70 q
omen all over the land. as one of p
ich inspiring nature as to deserve f,
enerOus encouragement al
Very sincerely u
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