The Washington times., 1925-08-01
MEMORIAL
AREAHE.RE
AIMED
Reservation Along Virginia
Shore Is Proposed for
Such Structures

Fl
reservation along the shores o.
the Potomac river between Airing.
ton National Cemetery and the
National Capital, upon which will
be erected all memorial structures
to Americas greatest citizens il
receiving consideration today By
park experts.
The suggestion is the result Of
announcement of the launching Of
an effort to erect a $1,000, 00C
memorial to William Jennings
Bryan. The list of sites within
the District for such memorial
is now limited, it was stated.
The possibility of construction OF
such a memorial within the Mall
area is remote, as every available
portion of this land is reserved
for proposed Government struc-
lures.
Location Called Ideal.
The Virginia reservation, as pro.
posed, it was stated, will furnish
ala ideal site, not only for the pro.
posed Bryan memorial but for
many similar memorials. 1t was
suggested that if difficulty Is ex.
perienced in locating a site for
| the proposed Roosevelt memorial
construction of which is to begin
next spring, it might appropriately
be located on the Virginia shore
as companion structure.
The proposed memorial area
would be divided by the mangifi
cent memorial approach to Airing
ton National Cemetery from the
also would be crossed by the me
mortal boulevard to Mount Vernon
and to the Shenandoah valley, &C
cording to present plans.
The appropriateness Of the site
would be heightened by the fact
that the ground adjoins Arlington
| Cemetery the most sacred ground
in the nation.
Cheap Land Available
The necessary land. could now
be acquired very cheaply, it is
stated, as it is entirely undeveloped,
Much of the land already is owned
by the Government in the Airing
ton farms reservation. The entire
river front from the, site of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge for
thee-quarters of a mile to Rosslyn
was purchased this summer by the
A LIT oil pY.{d
mission.
The value of the land will be in
creased tremendously by the conf
pletion of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge and the system of memorial
neer officers hold.
Construction of the proposed
Bryan memorial on a site just to
the south Of the memorial bonle
ward to Arlington Cemetery is sug-
gested. This site is at the foot of
the knoll in which the body of tae
Commoner will. be laid to rest to
day and tie grave site furnishes
a commanding view of the site
proposed for the memorial Grave
and memorial would be linked by
an almost direct road, already laid
OAI as d pOIlLOII VI Tie ATllIlSlO
bridge project.
Roosevelt Memorial
Construction of the Roosevelt
Memorial. for which $1,000, 900 n.
ready has been raised, at a point
close to the shore of the Potomac
directly across from the Lincoln
Memorial and in a line with that
memorial and the Washington
Monument and the Capitol, was
suggested today. This would keep
the monuments to Washington
Lincoln and Roosevelt, in the same
line and the Lincoln and Roose.
welt Memorials, on either side ot
the river, would balance each 9th
err.
Location of the Roosevelt Me,
mortal at this point, it is stated
would be in entire harmony with
the Arlington bridge development
1t is now proposed to construct
granite bridge from Columbia
Island to the Virginia shore on a
continuation of the line from the
Capitol through the Lincoln Me
mortal, directly to the foot Of the
proposed Roosevelt Memorial site
and to carry the Lee Highway from
! this bridge directly west over the
brow of Arlington Heights.
With the Roosevelt Memorial at
this point, a broad plaza could lie
constructed in front of the me
mortal, similar to that to be laid
out in front OF the Lincoln Me-
mortal.