Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
LINCOLN MEMORIAL
DEDICATED TODAY BY
GRATEFUL NATION
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evidence of tho greatness Of his
vision, stood other old and feeble msn
In the gray OF tho southern oonfeder-
ncy who had como also TO pay homage
Mt Lincolns feet.
Officers and men Of tho British nag
ship Raleigh, nod at Washington navy
yard. werc mingled with tho thousands
Of Americans who stood to hear what
FORMER President Taft and President
Harding had 10 say
Tho speakers rostrum was at the
head Of the wide stairway that leads
10 tho square marble bulk of tho mo-
mortal, wherc tho statue OF Iancc1n
In the only occupant OF tho stately
chamber that houses II. Below
stretched the grcat crowd and tho am
plifiers from tho roof Of tho memorial
carried tho words OF the speakers far
ecross to the wooded sweeps OF lawn
on either hand that reach toward the
monument to Washington and toward
the looming bulk Of the capital In tho
far distance beyond.
Tho statue shows Lincoln In the pose
and with tho expression that have Ions
been cndcared to American hearts. !,
In cut from a solid block OF georgia
marble and from the base OF the statue
itself TO tho head OF the seated fiEurs
is nearly twenty feet. Above the
statue on tho back wall Of the mcmor.
iaI runs the simple legend that tells q,
the greatness OF THU man and OF the
, love his countrymen. north and soutf
alike. have come TO bear his memory
The sculptor has scen Lincoln a. Lin.
coins son. here today despite ago ant
innrmities 20 attend the ceremonies
often must have seen him in ~. wher
he sank back In his heavy chair at hi,
desk In the White House and broode,
over tho havoc that civil war woul,
make. The ns,ire is relaxed with arm
butspread on tho arms Of tho chair
the wide shoulders arr pressed bacl
for support but tho head II erect. an,
tho quiet. Gaunt. deeply lined face 4
but the setting for the brooding eye
looking thoughfully. almost in cor
rowing pity over tho memories OF tn
scenes they Witnessed. OF tho sorrow
they knew.
There were others who participate
IN the ceremonies besides Chief Juetic
Taft and President Harding. Their
wac little handful of veterans VIII
, solemnly and with full ritual dedicate
the colors In honor OF this dead leade,
There also WAS DIR. Robert X. Mote
TO speak for tho negroes OF Americ
' TO whom Lincoln gave freedom. an
y there wrs Edwin Markham who req
= tho poem ~ hie own written 20 com
l memorate thie day.
Bet aside from those, the tr,but
. TO Lincoln was rendered. by the gren
: macs OF simple Americans who In
toilcd early In tho day to places {
vantage about the memorial to tai,
their silent part In the solemn tran,
Ter OF the marble temple from III
= keeping Of thoee who built It fc
= America. to those who will guard
= and preserve IL for America and pas
, II on 10 Americans 10 come.
r.. Gift 81 tho Natisa.
- The lincoln Memorial, the aift I
n the nation 20 tho memory OF Abraham
lincoln. IL ono Of the worlds mo-
beautiful structures and tho Greate
shrine OF tho man who saved n
Union. Impressive In ia simplicit
the memorial probably IL the n,astc
piece of all public buildings and M,
p MORALS in the United States.
u stands In Potomac Park facing n
| Washington Monument. and its col
struction was begun on Lincoln
birthday anniversary In 1914. TT
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This monument TO Lincoln IL
large rectangular building OF viii
marble. designed by Henry Bacon,
a New York architect. II has a beau,
ful setting on a direct eA and we
y, line with the Washington Monume
and tho nations capitol and rises 1
4 feet above the level OF the park.
I. is composed OF four principal fe
turee--s statue OF the man, m
es mortal OF his Gettysburg address.
A. memorial OF his second inaugural n
Id dress and n symbol OF the Union
c. the States.
a. The most important object In Il
memorial In the statue OF Lincoln
,g marble. by Da MEL Chester Frenc
g. New York sculptor. placed in the ce
nd trail hall whore. by virtue of its il
ta posing position in the place Of hon,
ed it predominates all else. The stat
n Is colossal In size and yet distinctive
re personal. IT represents Linco
n seated. in thoughtful mood, and
the first thing that meets the e
I'm as one passes through the INNER
Il colonnaded entrance. Smaller hal
as one at either side of the central h;
RI contain monumental tablets In VIII
'or deeply incised letters reproduce We
Oh for word. Lincoln's Gettysburg &
1r' dress on the left wall and the addr
on made by him at his second inaugu
~, ton on the right wall. Above tn,
:. are two large mural paintings
NY Jules Guerin. 4 New York artist, {
typifying Emancipation" and