Evening star., 1933-11-05
40 honor the memory Of that great COM

ITO honor the memory Of that great con,-
pany of true Norsemen who. though at peace
with all men, dared to defy the perils and
horrors of war, and in a nghtful service
endured fearlessly to the end. This monument
is set up by their friends and admirers in
Great Britain" Around the edges Of an insert
it is said: Erected by the Norwegian Club"
Like Norway and Sweden. Denmark was not
officially party to the World War, but its
citizens did render service to the allies, hence
find memorial of the late war in Copen-
hagen. It consists of a large bronze figure Of
a woman with wings standing on square base
of stone. Beneath this is much larger base,
around which are depicted nOn-combatant
sailors who are apparently trying to save them
selves from wreck. This tribute was erected
to the memory Of the Danish merchant sailors
lost while furnishing foodstuffs to the allies
or at least this is what the Germans accused
them Of
The Germans too have honored their
unknown soldier, and cnly recently, in Nurem-
berg nearly one million NaZis formed before
the tomb in that city with their leader. Adolf
Hitler, and his chief of staff, Ernst Roehra, to
do honor to the occasion and take part in the
ceremony.
IN WASHINGTON we have number Of me-
! MORALS relating to the World War but none.
of course, means quite SO much to us as the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in which was
placed, on Armistice day, November IL, 1921,
the body of the unknown dead which was
brought from France and arrived in this city
on board DeWeyS flagship the Olympia which
docked at the Navy Yard on November g.
From here it taken to the Capitol. where
it placed in the rotunda and guarded by
four soldiers preparatory to Its removal 70
Arlington for rerterment.
The funeral pageant upon this occasion. was
IOy,y IN no apIf fho
OF President Harding in line with former Presi-
dents Taft and Wilson was an occasion, the
like of which may never be repeated again.
Indeed, it would be impossible at present, for
We now have but one living ex-Presdent. At
Arlington, President Harding delivered IN
address to the large crowd that had assembled
there for the funeral rites.
Prom the first, it seems the tomb was
regarded as a temporary one, since the time
for preparation was so short that the location
the terrace in front of the arnphitheater had
TO be quickly decided upon. But five years later,
Congress authorized the Secretary of War to
secure design for monument to cost $4,000
and placed the acceptance Of the design in the
hands OF the Arlington Amphitheater Commis-
sion. the American Battle Monument Commis-
sion and the Commission Of Fine Arts The
award was made to Thomas Hudson JONES'
sculptor. and Lorin1er Rich, architect, Of New
York City It Is said that when the memorial
Is entirely completed, its cost viii approach
100000.
All the Presidents have shown keen interest
in Armistice day and the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier and President Harding Is found
placing wreath upon the tomb on November
IL, 1922, while the following year the press
announces that former President Wilson spoke
from the porch Of his s street residence to a
crowd which had assembled there on Armistice
day. Last year. on Armistice day the new tomb
at Arlington was formally dedicated
Elsewhere in Arlington IS the Coast Guard
Memorial, erected by the personnel of the
Coast Guard; the Canadian World War Cross
erected by the government Of Canada in
honour Of the citizens of the United States who
served in the Canadian army and gave their
lives in the Great War, 19l4-1918," and the
Soldiers Memorial Cross, dedicated by the
Argonne unit Of the American Womens Legion,
I'm memory of our men in France, 1917-18"
| mortal, in which the District people
naturally take much pride, was dedicated
on Armistice day, two years ago Upon this
occasion Frank B. Noyes introduced President
Hoover. who accepted the temple for dedication,
previous to which Mr. Noyes spoke OF the
$4,000 men and women from the District who
served in the armed forces Of the Great War,
and Of the 499 sons and daughters of WASH
hngton who gave their lives in their country,s
service.
John Philip Sousa, native son, was present
and led the band in playing 1.-The Stars and
Stripes Forever" one of his own stirring
marches.
This memorial is marble band stand and
occupies an attractive place in grove of trees
in Potomac Park, south of the Rejecting Basin.
It is built of Vermont marble, is Doric In
design; is At feet high and A feet in dianeter,
and large enough to accommodate band of
30 pieces. It's supports include II f1uted
columns, surmounted by a dome. Since its
dedication. base feet in height has been pro-
vided, around which are carved the names Of
the heroic dead. Two stairways, on opposite