Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1920 — CORNER STONE INDIANA MEMORIAL BUILDING [ARTICLE]

CORNER STONE INDIANA MEMORIAL BUILDING

Indianapolis, Oct. 8. A stone | from the bridge across the Marne 'at Chateau-Thierry, where the Yankee forces checked the tide of I German invasion Will be the cor- । ner stone of the Indiana War Mei morial building, according to announcement by Dr. T. Victor Keene, member of the national executive committee of the American Legion for Indiana. V The stone probably will be the center of ceremonies which the Legion will hold in this city Armistice Day, November 11. - “The French Government,” Dr. Keene said, through a delegation of the Knights of Columbus, has presented to the Legion a large stone taken from the bridge over the Marne at Chauteau-Thaerry, where the- American forces made the stand which stopped the German tide, and later resulted in victory for the Allies. The stone has been carefully marked and is accompanied by historical documents establishing its authenticity. The Legion in turn has presented the. stone to the department of Indian?-1 to be used as a cornerstone for the ( war memorial building which will I be the Legion’s national headquar- j ters. This brings to Indiana one । of the most historic monuments in tiie United States, and establishes here something which in point of interest will be comparable to Plymouth Rock 100 years from now. The national organization of the Legion has been seeking this historic treasure for many months, but for a long time the French government refused to permit it to be• taken out of-France. However, the - ] government decided to present it to the Legion, arid the decision of the Legion to give the stone to the department of Indiana for the cornerstone of the memorial gives the state a center of historic interest which cannot be duplicated. The stone is now in the possession of this department and probably will be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies in connection with the Legion’s observance of Armistice Day. It will be remembered that the General in commaad of the American troops at Chateau-Thierry where this stone was located was General Omar Rundy, of Newcastle, who gained nation-wide fame for his order which turned the tide of battle.