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way of memorials. It not 
only affords, in a measure, 
great opportunities tor 
sculptural adornment, in 
portrait or other statuary, 
to immortalize such indi- 
viduals or incidents as its 
promoters may desire, 
but in its auditorium, and 
whatever other chambers 
may be provided, it pre- 
sents means and opportu- 
nities for preserving rec- 
ords and relics, concen- 
trating business affairs, 
public and private gather- 
erings of those interested, 
and the appropriately ob- 
serving of memorial ser- 
vices and ceremonies. 
It is possible to make 
of a memorial hall a sol- 
diers’ monument in a very 
broad sense. 
eluding the statue on the dome is eighty feet. 
Messrs. Floto Bros, of Steubenville, O., are the 
contractors for the work. 
There would appear to be a growing tendency 
among the G. A. R. organizations to examine into 
the merits of memorial halls when considering the 
question of erecting monuments to their departed 
comrades, and in many respects with good reason. 
When we look at the utility of the hall in com- 
parison with the monument, the former possesses 
many advantages over the latter. It may be made 
more pretentious and imposing, and provided it be 
constructed of granite or such like durable mate- 
rial, it will be of similar permanence. Further than 
this, it may be made to serve a rich purpose in the 
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