Report Of The Special Commission Appointed To Identify The Graves Of The Men And Women Of Massachusetts Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country In France And In Other Foreign Countries During The World War

Author : Massachusetts Memorial Commis Countries
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ISBN 13 : 9781332130610
Total Pages : 34 pages
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Download or read book Further Report of the Special Commission Appointed to Identify the Graves of the Men and Women in Massachusetts Who Gave Their Lives for Their Country in France and Elsewhere During the World War written by Massachusetts Memorial Commis Countries and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Further Report of the Special Commission Appointed to Identify the Graves of the Men and Women in Massachusetts Who Gave Their Lives for Their Country in France and Elsewhere During the World War: March, 1922 Even a limited competition was found to be more expensive than could be met by the appropriation of the State. It remained for the Commission to make a selection from the list provided, and they did so. By unanimous vote, Daniel Chester French, having a studio near Stockbridge, Mass., was chosen. He promptly accepted the honor, and, in a conference with the Commission, suggested as collaborator, Mr. Henry Bacon of New York, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial at Washington. These names were at once presented to the Governor and Council as the choice of the Commission, and they were confirmed Aug. 10, 1921. The Commission learned that Mr. Bacon and Mr. French had been associated for twenty-five years in producing and giving an artistic setting to public monuments that the one or the other had contracted to erect. The statue of Lincoln within the memorial at Washington was the work of Mr. French. Mr. French approved the suggestion of the Commission that Mr. Bacon should accompany Mr. Robinson as adviser in the selection of the site near St. Mihiel, and the Governor and Council approved the rearrangement of the items in the budget to provide for his expenses. The chairman, the secretary and Mr. Bacon sailed for France August 17, and arrived in Paris August 24. With as little delay as possible, Mr. Robinson obtained an appointment with Ambassador Herrick, showed his credentials from the Governor of Massachusetts, and left with him a copy of the following letter: - Department of State, Washington, June 20, 1921. To the Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States of America. Gentlemen: - At the instance of the Honorable Calvin Coolidge, Vice-President of the United States, I take pleasure in introducing to you Mr. Walter A. Robinson of Arlington, Mass., chairman of the Memorial Commission for Massachusetts Dead of the World War in Foreign Countries, who is about to proceed abroad. I cordially bespeak for Mr. Robinson such courtesies and assistance as you may be able to render consistently with your official duties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.