The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05

Swinging westward again the eye glimpses the bold heights along the south of the river rising above the nearer Potomac lies while beyond roll the colorful hills of Maryland. fold on fold.
 To the northward only from the Cathedral runs level land, the narrow back of the ridge on which it stands. Up and down that ridge along the busy way of Wisconsin avenue flows an end- less traffic for the three western out lets of Washington, the highway of motor traffic, the route of Braddock's march to Ohio.
 To Lie in Marble Vault.
 h such surroundings there is grow ing up a stately house of God with the impulse for it's structure springing from all that man has found best through the years in the church building artis- try of the old world. And in a deep marble vault beneath will lie among men and women who like him saw vi- sions and fought for lofty ideals Wood- row Wilson, war President of the United States.
 As in the stately old cathedrais labroad the crypt covering the yat..k flor honored dead is set below the main floor of the building. All services are now held in it's deep recesses, dim in the half light of high windows that give only an upward glimpse through carved stone walls to the open air. There is an air of great peace and quiet about it, remote even from the busy sound of the building work above and around.
 A low doorway opens into the corri- dor that leads down into the chapel, its arched top below the level of the eyes as one turns to the steps that lead down to it. And above that door, through which Woodrow Wilson will be carried tenderly next Wednesday to sleep in the place of beauty and quiet runs this legend, carvd deep in the graying stone work:
 The Man Of Peace
 The Man of Peace."
 His surroundings will not be strange to the war President as he sleeps be- meath the chapel floor. He stood in this place many times in life, although of different faith, to pay honor too great occasions. It was there he went in 1918, less than a week after the Armis- tice that ended hostilities of the great war was signed, going as President to
 
 ing. And now he will come again in the democracy to sleep awhile among these fellow Christians of another faith who so gladly make him welcome.
 That was the decision reached today by Mrs. Wilson. The day of her long. brave fight for her stricken husbands comfort and peace could not end, even with his death Upon her must fall the duty of decision as to the manner and place Of entombment, the weighing of the claims of the nation to pay highest honors to the dead against her knowl- edge of his dislike of the show and stir of heavy ceremonials.
 The whole machinery of government stood ready to surround the fallen chief tain with all the honors men have de- vised to tender their great dead. Presi- dent Coolidge placed every agency at his command at the disposal of the be- reaved family in arranging for the fu- neral. The army, navy and marine corps stood ready to play their part in a great pageant of sorrow such as only men who have been commanders-in- chief of Americas fighting forces may know.
 Would Render Him Homage
 There were those in high place who argued strongly that it was befitting that Woodrow Wilson, the war Presi- dent. should be given up for time in death to the keeping of his countrymen that he might be rendered the homage they would do him for the greatness of the place he had held. For his entomb- ment was offered that shrine of Ameri- can patriotism, the memorial amphithe- atre at Arlington where America's Un- known from France holds his faithful watch forever. No bubble, Mrs. Will son was told, would be permitted to keen
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