Evening star., 1938-05-29


the Nationwide observance
= will be Arlington National Cemetery,
Americas beautiful Valhalla on the
banks of the historic Potomac.
This hallowed resting place of the
heroes of peace, as well as war;. Is
the largest of the SO national burial
grounds and, contains the graves of
more than $4,000 men and women.
Here, too. is the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier. Before this shrine
J last year more than 100000 visitors
stood reverently.
OF all those buried at Arlington
the greater proportion saw service in
the World War The next largest
number is accounted for by men who
the States. At Arlington also are
the graves of 9 soldiers of the Revo-
luton and of Is men who fought in
the War of 1872 OF the latter IA
are unknown.
Arlington contains many beautiful
memorials, such as the Maine
Monument. dedicated to those who
lost their lives when that battleship
was sunk at Havana just 40 years
ago. Built into this memorial are
the anchor and the mast of the
Maine and inscribed upon it are the
names of the lost. Other such me-
MORALS include the Confederate,
Rough Riders, Coast Guard, Argonne
Cross and Canadian Cross.
The Arlington Amphitheater,
beautiful, classic structure, contains
the numerous decorations awarded to
the Unknown Soldier by foreign gov
ernments, cities, organizations and
individuals.
THE memorial character OF Arling-
- ton is carried out in the designa-
tions of its numerous drives and
walks, a roll call of distinguished
leaders, such as Roosevelt Lee, jack
son, Custer. Kearney, Mckinley. Gar
field, Miles, Doubleday, Mcpherson,
Wilson, Meigs, Porter, Grant, Clayton,
Dewey, Jessup. Mcclellan, Sheridan,
a Sherman. Schley and Humphreys.
Located just few miles from Ar
lington, the largest of national ceme-
teries, is the battle-ground Cemetery,
smallest of all the Federal burial
grounds, containing less than 11s
acres with but a. graves 1t is the
scene of an engagement in the defense
of Washington in the War Between
the States.
William Howard Taft. who occupied
the presidential chair and the office
of Chief Justice of the United States,
is buried at Arlington. As commander
in chief of the armed forces of the
country he was entitled to interment
here, and he himself chose the spot
rwhere he was to lie eternally. Here,
too, are the graves of Oliver Wendell
Holmes, who carried with him through
his long and useful life as jurist the
scars of wounds received during the
War Between the States; William Jen-
nings Bryan, who saw service in the
Spanish-American War; Harvey w.
Wiley, pioneer advocate of pure food
legislation, who was Civil War vet
eran; Gen. Leonard Wood, who
climaxed a notable career as Gov
ernor General of the Philippines, and
sAGen. Nelson A. Miles, distinguished
chief of staff.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, famed
orator and agnostic, and Admiral Rob-
ert Peary, discoverer of the North
Pole, at Arlington now are undis-
turbed by the clamor of controversy.
THE great French engineer who laid
- out the Capital City. Is buried
upon an eninence which commands
panoramic view of the metropolis he
visualized more than century and
q half ago. Maj. LEnfant held COM
mission in the United States Army.
Symbolic of the indissoluble Nation
forged in the hot fires Of the War
Between the States in the Confederate
Memorial at Arlington. At its base
are buried several hundred men who
fought for the Stars and Bars. Like
wise symbolic of the commingllng OF
North and South at this Valhalla Is
the beautifully restored home Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee; the mansion in which
he made the most momentolls decision
slbf his career. But a few feet from
the lovely mansion is the burial place
of Gen. Sheridan, who shook hands
with Gen. Lee in little farm house
at Appomatox.
In 1864 the first soldiers were
buried in the northeast corner Of
tho grounds, and the first soldier
to be inferred was William Christ
!. man, member of Company G of the
= 9th Pennsylvania. During the first
year 5000 soldiers were buried there,
and interments have increased steadily
until now more than $4,000 lie within
its confines.
The year 1877 marks IN important