Evening star., 1922-03-25
MEADE ceremony
PLANNED TUESDAY
Program to Mark Beginning
of Actual Construction
Work on Memorial.

A simple but impressive ceremony,
to celebrate the commencement of the
actual construction work of the Meade
memorial, which has been under con-
sideration for ten years. will be held
in the Botanic Garden Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock, Col. c. o. Sher-
rill, superintendent of public build
ings and grounds. announced today.
Coincident with this announcement.
the superintendent states that the di-
rector Of the Botanic Garden has con-
sented to the removal of the iron
fence around the garden as an initial
step in the moving of the garden to
a new site south Of the Capitol. In
this connection. Col. Sheriff. said:
This has been a source Of contro-
proper Mall development and the ad-
vocates of the retention Of the Bo-
tanic Garden at the present site
waged for the past twenty years. 1t
is now contemplated that the Botanic
Garden will in the near future be
transferred by the chief Of engineers
to the director of the Botanic Garden
on the site of the old James creek
canal south Of the Capitol.
VIII Bdhish Eyesore,
I'm these areas it will be possible to
develop a beautiful series of green
houses and flower gardens. to the
great advantage of the area at pres
ent so horribly unsightly. There is no
area within such a short distance of
the Capitol that demands Improve
ment more than the area lying I'M
mediately south of the Capitol and
the Botanic Garden grounds, and
with the cooperation Of the archi-
tect of the Capitol, the director Of the
Botanic Garden and the office of pub
lie buildings and grounds, 1t is hoped
that this eyesore will be converted
into a thing Of beauty and JOY forever.
I'VE thus see another great step
forward toward the realization Of one
Of the most vital elements ofs the
LEnfant plan of the City Of Wash
its beautiful areas of turf and mag
nificent driveways and open vistas
through which the Capitol can be
seen through the entire distance of
the Mall from the Lincoln Memorial.
Few people realize what a wonder
fully beautiful structure the Capitol
will be when It can be seen through
the Mall"
Features Of Program.
The program to be carried out
at the garden in connection with tine
Meade memorial will be announced
later, Col. Sheriff. said today. How
ever. it is known that Secretary
Weeks and Gov. Sproul of Pennsyl-
Hania will make brief addresses and
| that representatives of many Civil
War Veteran organizations, especial
ly those from the Army of tho Po-
tomaa will attend.
Immediately after this ceremony
the contractors for the memorial.
Simon & Simon of Philadelphia, will
commence active construction and
push the memorial rapidly to COM
pletion. The full size model of the
memorial has already been complet-
ed, Col. Sheriff. said, and accepted
by the two commissions charged
with the work.
The construction Of this tribute is
in the charge Of the national Meade
Secretary of War John w. Weeks.
Senator Frank B. Brandegee, chair
man OF the Senate committee on the
Library; Representative j. Gould,
chairman of the House committee on
the Library; William c. Sproul, Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania, and the
| Meade memorial commission, appointed
by the state of Pennsylvania, which has
| appropriated 100000 for the design and
construction.
Charles Grafiey Of Philadelphia,
the sculptor. has surrounded. Gen.
1ryffh e,f~~ hf6p he
says, are essential to the character
of great general. They are, mill
tary courage, energy. fame. loyalty.
| chivalry and Progress.
Sculptor's Interpretation.
According to Mr.. Grahey's inter-
probation Of the memorial, the general