Evening star., 1935-09-15
SECOND DIVISION
SITE DEDICATED
100000 Memorial Project
Starts at Rites-Gen.
Harbord Speaks.

Members Of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps joined together shortly
before noon yesterday to dedicate the
site Of the 100000 memorial to the
I'd Division. A. E. F.. the only divi-
sion Of the American Army that repre-
sented both the land and water forces
of the United States in France.
Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, one
Of the three commanders of the divi-
sion during the war days, was the
chief speaker and, using the same
spade that turned the first earth for
the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb
Of the Unknown Soldier, broke ground
for the memorial to the 5,l50-odd men
who died In action as members of the
historic division.
Gen. Harbord credited the success
OF the I'd Division to its unity Of
pride and affection" and each in
dividual soldiers knowledge that his
comrades would not fail him under
any conditions"
This beautiful monument" he con-
tinued, will be more than a mere
memorial. 1t will be rather an imper-
ishable decoration which We, the sur
vivors, place gratefully upon the dust
of our dead comrades to testify to our
deep, enduring love and admiration
for them"
Platoon Snaps TO Attention.
AS Gen. Harbord finished his ad-
dress, he stepped from the specially
built speakers stand to take the spade.
A platoon of Infantry from Fort
Washington. Troop F, Sd Cavalry OF
Fort Myer; Marine detachment
from Washington Barracks and
company Of sailors from the Navy
Yard, snapped to attention to present
arms. The color guard was made up
Jointly Of men representing the three
services
Preceding Gen. Harbord's address,
Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely, U. S. A,
retired, who commanded a brigade of
the End Division during the war.
recounted some Of the exploits of
the famous fighting unit. The divi-
sion, he said, sustained tenth of
all the casualties of the A. E. F.,
captured fifth Of all enemy prisoners
taken, and gained twice as much
ground as any other American di-
vision.
He also paid tribute to Lieut. Gen.
Omer Bundy, who preceded Gen.
Harbord as commander of the divi-
sion, and Maj Gen. John A Lejeune,
Harbords successor. Gen. Bundy,
one Of the three men to attain the
rank Of lieutenant general during
the war, was present.
Division Harmony Example.
ANY one who says the Army and
Navy cannot get along" he said,
needs only to look at the End
Division" AS the audience applauded,
Gen. Ely added:
"Admirals and generals who can't
get along will be tanned soon enough"
The addresses were preceded by
brief concert by the United States
Marine Band, under the direction of
Capt Taylor Bransin. Col. Alva ].
Breasted, chief of chaplains, U. S.
Army, said the invocation.
In the speakers stand we're seated
John Russell Pope, prominent archi-
tect and designer Of the memorial;
James E. Fraser, sculptor of the
monument; Admiral William H.
Standley, chief of naval operation. and
other officials Of the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps.
Mai. Frank E. Mason Of New York,
who recently succeeded the late Maj.
Lucian Vandoren as president of the
| Second Divisioo Association, acted as
director of the program and intro
duced the speakers.
Stand for Veterans.
A special stand, beside that Of the
speakers, was reserved for members
of the division and their families.
Several hundred spectators lined the
roped-off area directly south OF the
White House on Constitution avenue,
where the memorial will stand.
The monument will be of granite in
huge, solid blocks, each weighing 30
tons or more. On a large panel of
each side will be carved the names of
small French villages and sectors of
| the battle front made famous by the
victories of the I'd Division.
Between the panels here will be a
large arch symbolic of the gateways
of Paris, and before the arch will be
an upright flaming sword 16 feet in
height, ca which the Indian head in
sigma of the division will be en-
boSsed
Including its approaches, the memo
rial will be 26 feet high, 80 feet wide
and 40 feet Deep The surroundings
will be appropriately Handicapped.
Formal dedication will take place
next July, when the Second Division