Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
MEMORIAL
TO DRAW THRONG
Canada and U. S. to Join in
Peace Messages at Dedi-
cation Friday.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio, July 28.-Dis-
tinguished representatives of the United
States and Canada will meet on this
Lake Erie island on Friday, July 81,
to dedicate the Perry Victory Memorial,
352-foot fluted Doric column, which
commentaries the triumph in naval
engagement on this inland sea of Com
modore Oliver Hazard Perry and his
men over the British fleet on Septem-
Der 10, 1913.
No boasting Of naval triumphs will
mark this dedication. Instead, the
peace that has endured between these
two great nations for more than a
century will be the theme Of the
addresses.
The shaft, rising from a plain and
seeming from a distance to protrude
directly from the water, overlockS the
scene Of the famous engagement and
the border line between America and
Canada. The corner stone was laid
in 1913 and the memorial, in an I'M
finished state, first was opened to the
public in 1916 But Is years were to
elapse before the white shaft. the sec
ond highest monument in the world,
would be formally dedicated. Since
1918 the title of the monument has
passed from Ohio, as projected by
group Of States, to the Federal Gov
eminent and its maintenance intrusted
to a Federal commission created by
act of Congress.
Ohio Acts as Host.
The column and it's plazas and APP
proaches are constructed of MaSsa-
chusetts granite. 1t is as feet in
diameter at the base and the walls
are feet, 8 inches in thickness. An
elevator runs to the top, where
granite parapet is capable of accom-
modating 800 persons. At night it is
fioodlighted. On the walls of the
rotunda are tablets containing the
names Of all persons engaged on the
American side in the battle Of Lake
Erie and the names of those who
helped build the American fleet. The
architect was Joseph H. Freelander of
New York The park embracing the
memorial contains IA acres.
Ohio will act as host to the official
dedicating party. with Governors of
States participating in erection of the
memorial in the places of honor ar
ranged by Gov George White. The
Pennsylvania Gov. William M. Brucker
of Michigan, Gov. Louis L. Emmerson
of Illinois, Gov. Phillip La Toilette of
Wisconsin Gov Franklin D. Roosevelt
of New York, Gov. Norman Case of
Rhode Island and Gov. Elem D. Samp
son of Kentucky.
United States Senators representing
the same States will be in the Official
party together with Represents tives,
the State officials of Ohio and 100
other men and women who drew rec
ogniticn in bringing about plans for
the dedication.
Tablets to BE Unveiled.
In connection with the dedication
four bronze tablets in the rotunda will
be unveiled. The first reproduces in
full the agreement of 1917 between the
United States and Great Britain
which resulted in naval disarmament
on the Great Lakes and the unfortifled
border that has existed since proc
/ lamation of the treaty by President
Monroe on April %, 1918. This is
known as the Peace Tablet" 1t will
be unveiled by former associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. John H.
Clarke. and Edwin A. Scott, president
of the Canadian Club of New York.
Woodrow Wilson. The original text
was placed in the corner stone. along
with other historical documents, on
July 4, 1918. The third tablet was
written by William Howard Taft and
the text of that, too was placed in
the corner stone. 1t will be unveiled
by State Senator Robert A. Taft OF
Cincinnati, Ohio. son of the former
President. The fourth tablet was writ
ten by Henry Watterson, who was pres
ident of the Kentucky Perry Memorial
Association and vice president of the
Federal commission.
(Copyright. 1917