Evening star., 1927-03-13

Nation" as~"gateway to the West and
workshop of the world" concluding
his speech as follows:
is for the power in the hands of those who
I is for the intellect which springs in tended
is for .the.teamwork of muscle and OF
t is for the tr4umphs won for happier human
S is for the sacrifice her progress e'er de-
is for the banner bright. held In serving
U is for. unconouersbIe. the spirit of her
il for her reverence for common and
is for the gifts she's made. which to all
is for her hsppiness-the Lincoln dream
come true
Apropos of an effort being made by
loyal citizens associations to have re
located In Washington as an historic
landmark the gates that are to be
removed from West Executive ave.
nue., between the White House and
the State. War and Navy Building. as
new entrance to the Soldiers Home
grounds from North Capitol street or
elsewhere, interest has been aroused
in the three memorial gates on the
east side of Arlington National Gene
terry.
1t is not generally known that the
new entrance on the southeast corner
of the Arlington grounds leading ia
the new portion, which contains most
of the graves of the World War dead
is eventually to be named "Pershing
gate" 1t would have been named
before now, only that Gen. Pershing
is still very much alive and the
precedent has been against naming
such memorials at Arlington until
after the hero has died.
The north gate on the Arlington
east frontage has two stone columns
on which are inscribed, respectively
the names ord" and "Weitzel." The
middle, or Sheridan, gateway consists
of a stone tablet bearing the name
Sheridan" surmounting two pairs OF
columns inscribed. respectively, with
the names Lincoln" Grant" Stan
ton" and Scott" The six columns OF
these two northern gateways were
part OF the north portico of the old
war Department Building demolished
in 1879. The south, or Mcclellan, gate
way consists Of a massive arch OF
stone inscribed Mcclellan" resting
upon two columns bearing the names
Hooker" and Burnside.
On either side of the main entrance
to the State. War and Navy Building
from Pennsylvania. avenue are a mum
Der of interesting war trophies. They
| include two bronze cannon captured
at Santiago in 1898. and cast at
Douay, respectively. in 1898 and 174S
There is an s-inch bronze how
itzer surrendered at Yorktown Oc
| tober. 1871. Two small cannon were
taken In the war with Mexico
and are named after the evangelists
San Mateo" and san Marco" Ar
original 42.pounder Rodman gun. used
| In the defense of Fort Sumter. which
was reinforced and rified in Richmond
| by the Confederates, was later recap
tured by the Federal forces.
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The Sword of Washington" and
! the staff of Franklin" are still pre-
served as memorabilia in the State
Department Library. The sword was
| one of four bequeathed by Washing
| ton to his four nephews, and was in
| turn wilIed by Samuel Washington tc
! his son, by whom it was presented tc
Congress In 1s43
The staff was bequeathed by Fra nix
! lin TO Washington. my friend and
the friend of mankind" The will de-
| scribes II as my fine crab.tree walk,
ing stick, with a gold head curiously
wrought In the form Of the Cap OF
Liberty. 1t was presented to me from
that excellent woman, Madame de For
bach. the dowager Duchess of Deux
| Points"
Lehr Fess, parliamentarian of the
| House, who is leaving to enter the
practice of law in Toledo, Ohio. is tax
ing with him a very interesting
souvenir of his service. This is the
hardwood gavel used by Speaker
Longworth during the entire session
of Congress, which closed on March
| 4, while Mr.. Fess stood daily at his
post on the right side Of the Speaker
advising him regarding parliamentary
decisions.
The Columbia Institute for the Deaf
which adjoins on the east the Patter
son tract. or Camp Meigs, which is tc
be acquired for park and play
ground, is the first established schoo
of higher learning for deaf mutes and
occupies tract of 100 acres. These
grounds were laid out by the noted
1
sted. At the eastern end of tn.
campus is the gymnasium, the interio,
arrangements of which were planned
by DR.. d. A. Sargent. director of the
Hemingway Gymnasium of Harvard
University.
| In the center of the campus In q
statue-group in bronze, representing
| DR.. Thomas II. Gallaudet of Hartford
Conn.,, teaching his little friend. Alice
Cogswell, to form the letter "a" The
sculptor was the famous Daniel O.
French. This statue was erected nv
the deaf people of the United States
in commemoration of the centennial
of DIR. Gallaudet's birth.
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The site to be acquired for the nev
Supreme Court Building, between
| First and Second streets, East Cant
! tol street and Maryland avenue. north
east, is in part occupied by THE Old
Capitol Building" the corner portion
OF which has recently been the home
OF the Woman's Party. This building
| was erected to accommodate the
houses Of Congress during restoration
OF the Capitol after 1t had been burn
| ed by the British in 1914. In front OF
| this building President Monroe took
| the oath of Office, March 4, 1917.
Until a short time before the War
of 1912 this site was a garden. Then
| the corner was occupied by Coolidge :
| Hotel, which soon passed into Tonalin.
sons, and was operated during 1912.
| IA. when 1t was burned by the British.
Led by Daniel Carroll and William
Law, a committee of citizens under
took to provide a temporary building
for Congress. Unbaked mud and trees
uncut were within few months con.
were assembled with such celerity
that the building was turned over to
the Government on December 4. 1915,
Here both branches of Congress held
their sessions until their respective
chambers in the Capitol had been re.
| stored.