The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-28
HARDING WILL
HONOR MEADE
President Will Break
Greund for Memorial
To General.
So
EXERCISES TODAY
Botanic Gardens Site for
Monument to Victor at
So Gettysburg.
EXERCISES TODAY

At the exercises attending the
hroaking of ground for. the con-
struction of a monument to Gen.
George sGordon Meade. this after
noon al 2.39 o'clock, President
Harding will turn the first spadeful
OF earth that will mark the begin
ming Iof a memorial to the victor
o. the Battle of Gettysburg. in the
Botasic Garden grounds west of
the Capitol
Assisting President Harding in his
task will Governor William c.
SproiI. OF Pennsylvania. in behalf
os the Meade Memorial Commission
Of PENNSYLVANIA. Senator Frank Il.
Brande<ee. on behalf of Congress,
and two George Gordon Meades now
living. grandson and great-GrandsOn
OF the general President Harding
will be accompanied, by Mrs. Hard
ing. Chief Justice and Mrs. TAFT
win s@pd.
Gen. Miles TO Give Address.
The principal address of the day
will be- delivered by Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson. Miles. representing the
Army of the Potomac. Governor
Sprou will deliver an address on
behalf OF the state OF Pennsylvania
which. through an appropriation Of
5000, goo. made the memorial pos
sible.
The exercises will be called to
order by. Secretary of War Weeks,
Chairman of the National Meade
Memoir l Commission. The invoca-
ton will be given by Rev. Il. +. Nc
Bride. department chaplain o: the
G. 4. Il. OF the District. The cOlors
will be presented by a detail of ex-
soldiers from PepnsylVania under
the direction of DR. Henry A. John
son. G. \. r. The flag of the nation
will be raised on the actual site %
the monument by George Gordon
Meade. grandson Of Gen. Meade. Rev
II. X Fulton. chaplain in the Re-
serve Corps, will speak the benedic-
ton.
VIII Use Historic Spade.
The historic spade used at the be-
ginning of the Lincoln and Airing
ton memorials will be used In
breaking the ground. The memorial
will be erected near the northwest
corner of the Botanic Garden at a
point near the intersection Of Third
Street and Pennsylvania avenue.
EuCol. e. o. Sheriff.. superintendent
OF public buildings and grounds
Announces that the director of the
Botanic Gardens has at last con-
scented to the removal of the iron
fence around the site. This actor
will open up the vista from the
Capitol TO the Potomac and result
in the further development Of the
Mall along lines laid out in the
original L'Enfant plan for the City
of Washington.
Work of Charles Graney.
The statue is the work of Charlie!
GTafiey. Of Philadelphia. who ha!
surrounded the general with figures
representing military courage, en-
erEy. fame. loyalty. chivalry anC
progress. These figures have theii
origin in a figure representing thu
spirit of war which occupies thu
rear center The figure of Gen
Meade occupies the front center Of
the Grhup. The architects are 81
mon and Simon. OF Philadelphia.
At the ceremonies today a de-
tail Of. United States soldiers from
the Third Battalion. Sixty-fourtf
Infantry, Fort washington. will
United States Marines from the Ma.
rire Barracks will serve as ushers
Music will he furnished by the
ARMY, Music School Band, directed
by W. j. Stannard.