The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-24
Heroes Honored
In the Capital
OF the Nation

Every succeeding Memorial day-or
Decoration day. ~ II II oftentimes er-
roneoshy cslbsd-comes 10 the Ameri.
tan nation with added meaning. All
sver the country there are Thousands
0ho Will decorate the graves Of loved
Soas. who had mourned for them In
he absent cemeteries In France, or
Belgium. or England. This year many
aSs with -. Al through the year col.
0o esrta0ss have escorted to the great
AStngton cemetery. just across the
Potomac hver from WashinEton. the
saFtAly remains Of the gallant Ameri-
ean boys vhs left home and country
10 cross he seas and stop the onward
nash Of tAs Hun. Sometimes thess
buFisl prseessaons accompanied. With
Highest military honors, few. some
unaa large Numbers Of the dead.
throoGA the streets Of Washington to
their nnsi resting place In beautiful
Afllpgtsa. AID % II has been all over
The eoustry. Memorial day 10 . holl-
Gay in the true sense-a holy day. In
Washingtsa II 10 especially observed.
for At Washington II 10 not only the
silent resting place Of the heroes Of
three wan, but In Washington wreaths
and decorations are placed also before
The statues and memorials OF the
earlier heroes Of the nstion-those OF
the Revolution. the War Of 1912, and
the Mexican war. Washington In in.
deed City Of Memorials, writes Guy
Elliott Mitchell In Grit.
All Held In Love.
To describe all the public memorials
N Washington would require many
pages. They range from small ex-
quisite structures. such us the Archie
Butt fountain erected south Of the
White House TO that beloved member
Of the newspaper fraternity in Wash
lngton and aide TO President Roose-
welt. victim OF the Titanic, 10 the
great group Of statues OF Marquis La
fayette, Count Rochnmbeau. John
Paul Jones and General Thomas.
known as the Rock Of ChicknmauGa.
and others who fought either for
American freedom or the Union.
sNvi NV au luS 'pVu puI uHh
niches Of the nations capital vet filed
with memorial statues and monu-
ments There are many projects which
are under way and others that are
certain Of fulnllment. A splendid gov
ernnent park has recently been com
pleted 10 the north OF the main body
ef the city. ahd already II contains y
beautiful equestrian statue OF Joan
rArc presented by the French citi-
tens Of New York city and the statue
u Dante presented recently by the
italian government. Here also will
Ae erected BY congress = splendid
memorial 10 Presideht Buchanan.
Daaiea Webster. who himself has .
splendid statue In Washington. once
aaid that President Andrew johnson
psspose1 70 span the Potomac with
6Iches Of ever enduring granite sym.
bolical Of the FIRMLY established union
sf North and South" This Ia now
bearing fruit The magnificent Francis
Scott key memorial concerts wash.
tngton with Virginia and Arlington.
while another great 3s,OO.nO bridge
tower ds~a the Potomac In to connect
Washington with virginia and the
boulevard leading 10 Mount Vernon.
The bone OF Washington.
To the Titanic vietirs.
Another beautiful memorial is TO he
erected In eommemoration Of the vic.
inns of the Titanic disaster. Yet nm
ether striking memorial figure is to be
. statue Of Alexander Hamilton. our
lrst secretary Of the treasury. erected