Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
New Memorials to Add to Beauty of National Capital

cided when Buchanan was in the pub
lie eve, the Supreme Court upheld
slavery and John Brown conducted nus
famous raid at Harpers Ferry. Buch-
anan has been bitterly criticized for
his attitude when the Nation was drift
ing into civil war, for before he left
ofice Fort Sumter fell and several OF
the Southern States had left the
Union.
LAR different events and times will b.
commemorated in yet another mon
ument that will be reared in Wash
ineton at an early date.
The Navy and Marine memorial. "a
national monument, concentrating
our sea services" has recently baeu de-
veloped to its full size and IS now IN
the foundry, ready to be cast in bronze.
With the fund COLLECTED UP TO last
year the honorary national committee
having the plans for the memorial In
charge has completed all Architectural
plans and enlarged the memorial to its
full size in every detail OF the tot
100000 fund for the memorial the
amount raised tn c2vc is about $780, 900,
and the organization is now devoting
its efforts to raising the found to about
100000 or 100000 before November.
This will enable the organization to
start the erection of the memorial here
and complete the central granite plat
form and steps, pedestal. bronze waves
and gulls which form the substance of
| the memorial.
LAS we raise the balance of the fund
We will add the two outer platforms,
William Fellowes Morgan, jr, chairman
Of the executive committee says.
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only sea monument" will not be a war
memorial. the organization points out.
ut will glorify no individual, no bat
| tie, no war The memory of the gallant
Americans who have persisted at sea in
war services will, of course, be re-
deemed by it from oblivion and per-
petuated unto future generations. Thu
scope. however, of this monument il b.
tar vaster than war memorial, for this
will be our everlasting tribute of honor
and gratitude to the men who have
served and who are serving our coun-
try in all branches of the sea service
Its dedication to all Americans lost
at sea will. besides, make of it the only
shrine on American soil to the memory
of more than 10000 Americans who
have found their last resting place be-
meath the waves"
The base of the memorial 1873 feet
by 100 feet in its extreme dimensions,
is to be built of sea-green granite. and
consists Of three series of steps and
three memorial platforms. These steps
progress in wave-like movement toward
the central portion. where will arise
the pedestal, terminating in the wave
and the graceful flight of the seagulls.
The gulls will rise IS feet above the
ground. Suitably inlaid in the memo
mortal platforms will be the insignia of
every State In the Union.
On the back of the wave will be the
dedication panel, in the shape Of a
large escutcheon. surrounded by ma
rine concentrations, with the official
shields of the United States Navy and
the merchant marine placed on the two
sides. of the wave. The pedestal from
which the waves arise is 80 feet wide
by So feet deep.
The architect Of the memorial is
Harvey Wiley Corbett, former presi-
dent of the Architectural League of
New York. and the sculptor is Begni
del Plata.
The armature In the monument Is its
novel feature, and is said to be the
first time in history that dynamic eff
fects of quite audacious character are
reached through the use of a most
modern means-steel arrnature." The
engineers of the Titjin & Lang branch
Of the Todd Shipyards Co. have under
taken this steel framework construc-
ton. keeping in mind ali possible vio-
lence of winds and weight of ice and
snow to be encountered on the bank
of the Potomac.
In addition to this main bidder
srmature. there are two other forms Q:
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