| Show CORNER STONE PUT IN PLACE Army War lIar College Begun Under Auspicious Circumstances ROOSEVELT MADE A SPEECH 4 MANY M NY WASHINGTON NOTABLES WERE WEBE RE P f I Washington Feb 21 In the pres presence presence I ence of an assemblage of distinguished I people including the president of the th United States members of the cabinet I and of f congress c ns ess justices of the su supreme I preme court representatives of for foreign foreIgn i eign powers and others eminent in the life of the nation the cornerstone of I the army war college was laid here today with impressive military and Masonic ceremonies The occasion was rendered notable and interesting by addresses delivered by l y President Roosevelt Secretary of War Var Root and Major General S B M MYoung MYoung MYoung Young president of the war ivar college The site selected for the new build building ing is on the reservation of the Wash Vash Washington ington barracks at the foot of Four and street cere ceremonies ceremonies monies marked the beginning of a pro project project j ct which has been fostered by the president Secretary Root and others oth rs interested in the advancement and thorough training of or the United States army While the foundation of the new structure which is to be practically practically unique has been only just be ebe begun gun Bun the plans contemplated by the war department and by congress in include elude dude the construction of an entirely new ne set of buildings on the arsenal grounds Among other structures there will be a hospital barracks harracks of oC officers quarters and an administration 4 building all ail to be handsome and of oC the most approved architectural de do sign Statute of Frederick rederick Tho The army war college grounds have been selected as the site of the statue of oC Frederick the Great GreatS which Emperor William WilHam has proposed to present to the people of the United States A pic pie picturesque pIcturesque feature of the ceremonies to today today today day was the participation of the mill mili military tary About 1000 troops representing the various branches of the war ice I e took part in the exercises They The were drawn from the several army posts in Washington and vicinity and were in command of Major W M Black JUnck of the corps of ot engineers I President Roosevelt accompanied by his military aide Colonel Theodore A BIngham left the White House in a carriage at 11 He was es escorted escort cort d to the war college grounds by jy j troop E of the Third cavalry In other carriages members of ot the cabinet ac accompanied accompanIed accompanied companied the president Two non noncommissioned noncommissioned noncommissioned commissioned officers both skilled horsemen rode on each side of ot the presidents carriage to control the horses homes in case they were frightened by the firing of salutes or otherwise and two privates were detailed to each of or the other carriages as a precaution against accidents ae As the president and I party part entered the grounds the pres flag fla was run to the top of or the flagstaff and a section of the Fourth battery light artillery fired the presidents salute The assembled troops paid the president the honors j prescribed by b the regulations I Masonic Ceremonies Grand Master George GeorgeN N Walker of the District of Columbia grand lodge I of Masons R and other officers of the grand lodge in carriages were es escorted escorted escorted to the war college grounds by the Second cavalry band The ceremonies incident to the lay ing of the were Impressive sire sive The invocation was pronounced by the Right Rev Re Henry Y T Satterlee bishop of Washington the assemblage standing uncovered during the prayer After music by the band President Roosevelt was Introduced by General Gillespie chief of or the engineers U S A The president resident was given a cor dial ovation Secretary Secreta Root followed the president president dent lent after another selection by the band General S B M Young Toung Toun president of the war college then an address Grand Master Walker assisted by other officers of the grand lodge of t Masons of or the District of Columbia then laid the cornerstone of the new building in accordance with the im Ira impressive impressive ritual of or the Masonic fra ira fraternity The ceremonies were con concluded concluded eluded by a benediction pronounced by Bishop Satterlee |
