| Show I UNITING TIlE THE BLUE AND GRAY Md May link In the chain binds together the one warring factions of the north and south vas as forged today by the ded ot of IL a monument or erected to the memory ot of the men who wore the ry grey ns as well Veil as those thole who wore the blue and nud who died In mortal acrobat on the bloody field ot of The event which Is probably without a In the history of oC the wend fOrM was al graced by the tho pre presence ence ut of the ent ot of the United States by many Inan members of his bla cabinet a tOO or more mure of Unit United ell Stat Slates trice Inca as al almany many of coni COngees the rov gov governor of Maryland and men from aU all parts ot of the There also were hundreds of veterans who hu fought pr the lest Io t cause and thousands fought for forthe the side Ide that proved vI Side Sideby by side Ilde shoulder houlder to r they tH stood uncovered throughout hout t ceremony mony which marked the CIOnI nil ot of the monument from the r to the national A great crowd of others other bad com coins the ad adjoining d joining country to witness t ii ole ele and to greet the chief o of If the nation The trim traIn which brought the dent ent the members or of his hll biDet lid acid the Ure congre congressIonal lonal party from toll ten reached the battlefield at peon They The wOre were by CIo So Join Jolin Waiter Waller 8 nIth of Maryland and star Ita Adjutant General Saunders a de tion ot of th the of the Maryland Murland Na National I Guard several posta of the Greed Arm Army of the Republic ef f till the or of Maryland Members ot of Camp erate veteranS l camp of Sons Soli ot of VeteranS of both armies lid nd survivors of Mary far farland Maryland land artillery which with the Confederate troops trooP and I Itself at AnUta Th Thee were ware drawn drar up UI in ID Un line to greet the who hI I together WIth Ocr Smith watched them 11 as tM i In review The dedicatory wee we opened by Co Cal R H who wb Introduced Gen Oso Henry Hary K Ie Douglas Donel d drector rector tor of r was WAt ot of feted by the Rev nv U 11 who was va by Ge Ga John Valter Smith In un en add address e welcome Cot Taylor u of the An of ci WaIT lend land then presented U m t to the th national nt Tue lIce HOD Ihu fleet nett at war II hi a liner brief addrell 4 It on behalf at the United States Statu Thea followed short Ihor Ad AdI I mainly Of eg a reminiscent nt oat ill John Jolin U Brook James Jamea Orlando N B Wilcox J 1 E 3 Duryea atoll Slur Dur tows end Ind Dante an and others uthera who wr were Prominent oti on the opposite aides ot of the great struggle ona These were re followed the lion Ceo Geo of New NewYork York Tork and other members of the United States Statu Seste and house ot of Represents lives The band played to the Chief and Gen Osa introduced President McKinley who bo delivered the a address of the day The Th 1 President t 11 upon pon bathE In introduced said that h be was al hot lIot lIota a aware 11 that tha t hI be was U to tomake tomake make a speech on the occasion and therefore hd had prepared no set oration u II ha be should otherwise have Ilan done U Ste cOoke bri briefly ft ot of tb the spirit ot of which hd inspired the erection ot of the to the soldiers ot of b beth th 14 of the I te I conflict The of the and lit ho said 4 could woric nothing but good for forthe forthe the entire country Tilt Ties exercises closed with a Uon b by the Rev William Deme me |
