Evening journal., 1922-05-29
new HONORS
FORLINCOLN
Dedicate Another Memorial
TO Savior of the
Nation"
PRESIDENT TO
BE SPEAKER
BY HERBERT w. WALKER

BY HERBEkI W. WALhEf
Omitted Press stan Correspondent. l..
WASHINGTON, May 20 Omitted
Press) America tomorrow will
pay honor and tribute to Abraham
Lincoln.
Tow ering above the winding wa
ters of the historic Potomac, the
100000 Lincoln Memorial, glis-
tening in Immaculate whiteness
against the bright green sweep OF
upper Potomac Park. Is to be for
mally dedicated by America, through
President Harding. to the memory
of the savior of the Nation"
Thousands are expected TO gather
on this Memorial Day to attend the
dedication services. And just across
the river. in Arlington cemetery,
thousands more will lay wreaths on
the graves of those who fought with
Lincoln to save the nation. and on
the graves OF those who since the
Civil War Presidents time. have
laid down their lives to maintain
ideals of American liberty. officials
fittingly chose this Memorial Day on
which to perpetuate in everlasting
white marble the name of Lincoln.
President Harding will give the
principal dedication address. With
the president will be a host of dis
tinguished personages Of the coun-
try, including Americas World War
president, woodrow Wilson, VIII
liam Howard Taft, chief justice of
he Supreme Court, and a member |
Of the Lincoln Memorial Commits !
sion and leaders OF the fighting |
forces Of the nation.
Back Of Americas leaders will be /
grouped detachments from the army. |
navy and marine corps. and thous-
ands Of citizens, all gathered to pay /
tribute to the martyred president.
Plan of Washington
The Lincoln Memorial is part Of
the Mall. or Plan OF Washington.
conceived more than a century ago.
at one end OF which is the capitol.
monument 70 the government; TO
the west. the inspiring tower to
George Washington; and still fur
ther west, along the Potomac. the
memorial 10 Lincoln.
The Memorial is classic in its sheer
simplicity. It's isolation. accentuated
on an elevated mound as feet above
the river. adds prominence and dig
nifty, typical the outstanding posi-
ton occupied by Lincoln in Ameri-
can life.
1t is composed OF four distinct fea-
tures-a statue OF Lincoln, a memo
rial Of his Gettysburg address. a
memorial OF his second inaugural
address and a symbol OF the union
OF the United States. Each feature
is so related. by design and position
that unity and simplicity are main
tanned throughout in the monument.
IAncoln's statue is exactly in the
centre OF the Memorial, unobscured
bv any object nearby. Two smaller
halls are at each side Of the central
space. each OF which contains
of the Gettysburg
address, the other OF the second
inaugural address. II
symbol of the Union
Surrounding these memorials IS a
representing the symbol
of the Union. Each column repre- I
sents a state-36 in alone for ,
each state at the time Of Lincoln's
death. on the walls appearing I
a above the coionade and supported at ]
intervals by eagles are 4S memorial '
festoons, one for each state existing '
at the present time.
BY means of terraces the ground ,
M the site OF the memorial IS raised !
until the memorial itself is 40 feet =
higher than grade. First, circular I
terrace 1000 feet in diameter Is q
raised IL feet above grade and on
It's outer edge are planted four rows q
Of trees, leaving a plateau In the
center 775 feet in diameter, greater
than the length OF the capitol. In I
the center of this plauteau, sur F
rounded by a wide roadway and 1
walks, rises an eminence support C
Ing a rectangular stone terrace will O
IA feet high, 256 feet long. and 1S6
feet wide. on this rectangular ter Fl
race rises the marble Memorial. All
the foundations OF the steps. ter
races and memorial are built on
concrete piling.
The total height OF the structure
above the finished grade at the base
Of the terrace Is 80 feet. The colon
made is 1sS feet wide. the columns