The Washington times., 1923-05-19
DC. MAUSOLEUM
: PLAN DEFINED
BY BUILDER
Arlington Abbey, Communal
Tomb, to Be Erected on Scale
of Paid-up Demand.

Frank E. Hunt, president of
the United States Mausoleun
Company, in an interview with
a representative of The Times,
discussed Arlington Abbey, the
magnificent community mapso.
leum that his corporation pur-
poses to erect on Arlington
Heights in Virginia.
THE people Of Washington and
vicinity" said Mr.. Hunt up to
the present time have had no op.
portunity of taking advantage OF
this form of entombment for their
dead 1t seems odd, too, that
Washington has been passed by
when so many large cities of the
country have one or more OF these
beautiful structures dotting their en-
virons.
Ground burial is not only un.
satisfactory but is insanitary. and
has always brought the sting of
grief and a feeling OF reluctance
70 those who had lost their loved
ones. The method has been fol-
lowed to a certain extent because
It was the established custom and
because mausoleum entombment
was impossible for people of mod
crate means.
MausOleums to Increase.
1.-THE community mausoleum has
voided both these reasons. Fin.
fonbment is so far superior to
ground burial that its advantages
have instantly been recognized
wherever ope of these buildings
has gone up.
Space in one of them costs no
more than interment. A COMPARE
son of the two methods will ex-
plain why, within the next decade,
the community mausoleum will be
found experimenting the cemetery
In all parts of the civilized world.
ST have been identified with sew
eral community mausoleum projects
in other cities. / would like to
say that Arlington Abbey is going
to be structure which. for beauty
of design and permanency of char
acter. will rank favorably with any
building of its kind in the United
States.
ut will be erected on a plot OF
ground of approximately four acres
In extent. lust across from the
EOuGn &dIc Vi fAItIHSlOH ACLIlCIGi
1t will face toward the cemetery
and win afford magnificent view
of Lincoln Memorial and the Monu
ment, with beautiful Washington
In the distance.
THE materials used in its con.
structiori will be granite, marble.
concrete and steel. Granite will
form the exterior walls. while white
marble will be used in the interior.
THE chapel will occupy the cen
Ter Of the building From it will
run off fhe several corridors ION.
tanning crypts. de luxe sections and
family rooms.
1.-THE chapel will he one of the
features Of Arlington Abbey. TIL
will accommodate several hundred
people and will be finished with
simple elegance, in keeping with the
dignified beauty Of the building
Cathedral windows of stained glass
will let in the sunshine and lend
an atmosphere OF peace and sane.
tity to the surroundings
From foundation to roof the con.
etruction Of the edifice will be such
as TO make IT impervioua 10 the
fAvaEes Of time and enable II TO
stand throughout the centuries.
Plan Of Financing.
"Only the space that has been
contracted for before the building
te started will be included in the
structure. This company is operat-
Ing on the sold first plan. While
no money is required or accented
ut the present time, all space in
the building will have been sold
when the foundations are started.
This will be paid for on the install.
nent plan as the building is being
erected.
THE Guaranty Savings Bank. OF
this city, will be the depository of
a bond placed there by the United
States Mausoleunn Company guar
anteeing the completion Of the
building down to its smallest detail !
Thus the buyers of space have
every hazard eliminated, because,
before penny il paid, a bond IL
IN deposit insuring completion of |
the building.
When thu building is finished
the United States Mausolsum Com. i
LIAny will turn over ownership to
the owners of space. The title will
be vested In them and their heirs
forever.
The sum Of $40 for each crypt
sold goes toward an endowment
Lunu' ne interest LnereKrO1 il
TO be expended In the everlasting
upkeep of the building and grounds. |
"TA4s fund will be placed in the
hands of committee selected from
owners Of space in the building. |
This committee win have charge
OF its expenditure.
The lawns will be heautified with
great trees and profusion Of flowers. |
Arlington Abbey will be nonsec.
tartan, but will MAINTAIN exclusive.
ness at gil times and refuse space
to undesirable characters
Frederick J. Rice. banker and !
prominent attorney. of Washington,
has interested himself in the de.
velopment Of the abIoery from the
start, To him is due much Of the
credit for having the structure
erected adjacent Washington. To
him also belongs the praise for
many artistic and beautiful fea.
lures that will be included in the
structure"
Hunt is president Of the Frank
z. Hunt Construction Company
which plans to build many COM
fnunity mausoleums throughout the
country. He has given many years
OF study to the subject and Ia an
authority on mausoleum construc.
ton.