Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
Stately Memorials
For Dead Greeted By
Dawn Memorial Day

Chicago, May 1S.-(P)-America, In
the "carry on" spirit Of Flanders
Field and the Argonne, is keeping
alive the memory Of her World war
dead.
The pinnacle Of tribute to the
heroes Of Decoration Day this year
will have been raised to new heights
as states In the Union add to me-
MORALS which already are represent
ed in millions Of dollars.
Even while these stately piles of
masonry take form in statues. stad-
iums and buildings, green parks hold
open invitations and tree bordered
highways stretch far into the coun-
try, still other memorials. are being
planned.
st, Louis Is constructing a me-
mortal plaza and building group at
cost of $15,000,000. Nebraska's new
capitol, on which $9,000,000 was ex-
states fallen sons. Indianapolis will
have a ten million dollar group of
memorial structures.
In Chicago, approximately $1o.-
100000 has been put into beautiful
memorials, one of which is the
horseshoe stadium at Grant Park.
Liberty Memorial" a 217 foot grey
stone shaft, topped with bowl in
which fire will burn continuously, is
| nearing completion at Kansas City.
The University of Texas Million
Dollar Memorial Stadium soon Will
be completed. Equally impressive
memorials are in Michigan. Wis
consin and other states of the MID
die and North West.
A million dollar building, in which
| is patriotic Hail." is Los Angeles
outstanding recognition of service.
| Memorial Highway" lined with six
| hundred trees, runs from Seattle to
t Tacoma. In San Francisco. friends
of veterans have contracted for
group of buildings. in civic center,
| to cost 100000.
An area of several acres In City
| Creek Canyon, within the shadow OF
| Utah's State capitol, has been trans
| formed into Memorial park. Alumni
| of the University of oregon plan
million dollar court on the campus.
| Hawaii's principal tribute. now
! under construction. will house a
swimming pool and provide Tor
other recreations dear to isiand
! In the 4 eIIHcSoCO GAL
imposing memorial in the annex
! building to the state capitol. Wander
| bilt University has the Alumni
Memorial Hall, which stands in
! honor of the institutions war dead.
"The Campanile" has been erected
/ at Louisiana State University 10
memorabilia it's heroes. Florida mas
appropriated $4,000 annually to add
to a fund of $4,000 for use IN con-
nection with a department OF Amer
| icanism at the University of Florida.
I Montgomery, Ala, has 100000
/ hospital in memory of former service
| men. A new bridge, constructed at it
| cost of 100000, spans the Alabama
river on the Birmingham and Mont
| gomery highway, and probably Will
! be known as Memorial Bridge. e.
| One of Connecticut's principal me-
MORALS is a large hospital at Man
! chester. dedicated to veterans.
| Numerous memorials are in Massa-
! chusetts, among them being build
! ings in Athol and Lowell There is
| a bridge at Portsmouth. connecting
! Maine and New Hampshire. One OF
Vermont's tributes is a building at
| Brattleboro, in which bronze tablets
| carry the names of sac veterans.
| Delaware, one of the smallest
| states, mas TWO OIL the HoSt luples
sive memorials. Wilmington COM
| tributed a bridge at a cost of $1,000
900, while the state university estab-
lished a large library.
| Many small memorials are in New
York City, but definite action on
! 100000. provided by the municipal
! government two years ago for suit
! able tribute, yet is to be taken.
| Other memorials to cost upwards OF
| $15.000,000 also are in the planning
| stage.
Binghampton. N. Y. has erected a
] bridge over the Chenango river.
| while Penn Yam is the site of a
soldiers and sailors hospital.
| Pennsylvania plans to extend its
memorials to France, where tributes
will be erected at five places at
! which troops from the state saw ac-