War Memorial to Veterans

It has been proposed to erect a memorial flag-staff, in honor of the soldiers of Cambridge who fell in the Wars of the Revolution and of 1812, at the junction of Garden street and Massachusetts avenue. The only monument which Cambridge has to her soldiers is the one dedicated to the men killed in the Civil War; no recognition is made of the heroes of either of the other wars. Between eight and nine thousand dollars will be needed for the erection of this flagstaff, which will be set on an ornamental bronze pedestal, resting on a sub-structure of granite, surrounded by a seat of the same stone. A bronze eagle and ball will surmount the staff and around the pedestal will be four tablets bearing the names of the soldiers and patriots who lie in the old burial ground nearby.

The money is being collected under the direction of the Hannah Winthrop chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and on the Advisory Committee appear the names of President Eliot and a number of other prominent Harvard graduates. Big contributions are not expected; the smallest subscription will be gratefully received. Subscription blanks may be signed at the Co-operative Society, Amee's, Kent's, and at the Cambridge Savings Bank.