Show 44 HAIL TO THE CHIEF I 1 I 1 the nation honors the tile hero of the by to him itil the rig est monument ou oil earth by western asad press to the 11 feb 1 21 I about people gathered in tho tile temporary beats seats at the base of the eion mon monument umen t tod to d day ay to listen to the formal ceremonies attending ita its dedication and delivery to the nation by the monument association the day was very cold and raw the spectators eat sat with their hata bats on and coitt cout c liar bars untried tin the tile proceedings were orad with by the marine Sla ritie buil 1 wt 10 stand in in at reel the r be anait 1 u d i jn nce c a we were re ta taking king such wi tu to ecamp in in order d or to restore ciri ul to their feet the ceremonies by the ii grand lodge of tile dietrict district of columbia were conducted under the direction of gland grand master myran IV porter in in which certain historic relics relies with winch which gen washington was intimately connected were brought into uee use the tho gavel used was one prepared and used bv by general washington as grand master blaster pro tern tent in in labina the corner stone of the national Nati onil capitol on the lath of september 1703 17 A sacred volume waa was also produced belonging to the fredericksburg lodge no A 4 vir ginia upon which washington took the first vows of masonry there were other documents as that belonging to st jolina johns lodge no 1 city of new york upon which on the of april 1789 he lie took the oath of of or fica Us first president of the united states also the great light belonging to the lie alexandria washington longeno Lod lodge geNo no 22 alexandria va ulion which he be as master received the vows of mit initiates lates there was also produced th tho 0 apron o 0 worn by him which was worked by malarae lafayette also a golden urn contain ine inz a lock of life his hair belonging to the grand lodge of massachusetts the les lesser leser er light one of three sperm candle candles borne in funeral procession sion senator sherman and IV W cor coran delivered suitable addresses then col thos L cagey casey of the engineers gi corps in in appropriate words delivered the monument to the president of the united state states president arthur in in accepting the monument eaid said tellow fel I 1 ow cou countrymen en before the dawn of centuries whose eventual yeara v ears will soon hae have faded into the pas past t when death had but lately robbed this republic Ite public of its most beloved and illustrious citizen the con gress of tho the united states pledged the faith of tile nation that in in this city bearing his honored name and then thenus as now no the i seat of the general government a m nent should be erected to commemorate tile great events of his military and political life the 1 he stately fi column that stretches bea heavenward venward from the plain whereon we stand bears witness to all who behold it that the covenant winch which our fathers made their children have been fulfilled in the comp completion letioa of tins this great work and patriotic patr otic endeavor endea or there 13 abundant cause cause for liati national onal re i dichia tor for while thid this structure shall endure it ahall be to all mankind a steadfast token of the affectionate and reve rent recard in which tins this people continue ti to hold the memory of washington illg ton klell may lie ever keep the foremost place in ill the hearts of his countr countrymen the faith that never welver faltered llie the wisdom broader and deeper thau any learning tai taught iUt i in n sell echo the tile courage that shrank froin nu peril and o 0 A aa dismayed bv by no defeat the loyalty t that bat kept all selfish purpose subordinate to the tile demand kt of patriotism and honor the displayed itself in in and cabinet alike and arid above 1 aa 1 I that harmo harm orilous moua union of moral and intellectual qualities which has never found its parallel among men the these seare a the attributes of tho tile character ch fracter which tho the intelligent t thought ought 11 of this country ascribes to tile grandest fi figuro anro 0 of f tho the past but oilier other and more eloquent lips than mine ruine will to day rehearse to golitha you the story of ins his boblo life and its glori ous achievements to myself haa has bestial been assigned I 1 in ill the fulfillment of w inch I 1 dono 0 wa president of the united and in behalf ot of the tile people receive this inona monument from thy the hands of its builder it dedi dedicated cited from froni this thia time forth to the immortal name and memory of george lV washington 11 the president read his address in in a firm and arid clear ailt ar lone tone and at I 1 Us conclusion cheers broke jorth and were lie hearty arty arul and prolonged upon a bignal from file chairman senator sherman tile assemblage broke into cli cheers cers the military militar y nabe el ed into line the civic bodice bodies and distinguished particia participants parti cip ants in in the tile proceedings of the day sought their carriages and arid tho procession under the of general sheridan took the lindof march match to the capital the avenue presented a brilliant scene during the progress of the pageant thousands of people thronged thron ged tho the sidewalk and arid occupied the grand stands erected on all reservations along tho the line of tho the march many buildings were w handsomely dc decorated orated with it llaga g s and bunting ab about t half past twelve tho head of the procession turned tho the corner of street and pont avenue and entered on the erit broad and straight course of a mile to tho the western boundary of tho the capitol in order camo came general sheridan accompanied by ills his chief of stair staff 0 brigadier Bria adler general albert ordway IT 11 8 volunteers and 24 aides dc deca caius in showy allow army ani forside forsi ie there were adso aiso honorary r taff men trien representing the states 9 and territories among them were the i following from california thomas C lion llon john 11 II kinkead oregon E 1 D appleton arizona lion ilon J IV V eddy idalio idaho major william montana Mo atana hon lion martin Bla ginnie new now mexico lion F A manzanares Manzan Alanza arcs utah llam phrene mcmaster Mc Mastor washington territory lion 0 C S voorhees wyo ining lion M E post next in ord anler er came the first troops of the philadelphia ladel city cavalry organized in 1774 capt I 1 li bund blind grubb commanding which was assigned to duty as escort to tho the marshal of tho the day the U S marine corpa corps and tho the ancient and honorary llou artillery company of massachusetts organized in 1633 this attracted marked attention then there caino came the connecticut foot guards organized in 1771 the german Fosi leers of charleston S C organized in richmond light infantry blues organized iu in 1793 then came various other milita military ry orga organizations masonic bod ie th the president diplo matic corps the members of the ju di ciary visiting governors members of congress officers of the army and navy grand army of the republic post civic or par participants in laying th the e cornerstone of the monument etc the president was frequently aly cheered along the route lie ile rodo rode in a barouche with secretary freling hudsen the procession was reviewed by r the president from the east front of the capitol the review continued until two when the president and cabinet repaired to tho presidents room in the capitol where they took lunch before proceeding to the hall flail of the house of representatives at the national wash washington ington monument association entered the ball hall of the house of representatives which had been closely seated with chairs by the removal of the mem mer bere desks and appropriately decorated tho the association marched in and took the seats assigned it in front and a little to the left of the S speaker pe akers desk shortly afterwards gen sherman and staff e lend loud clapping clap pine of hands the president and cabinet next appeared and the large assembly arose and heartily applauded as the chief executive and hid lihi advisors passed down the main aisle and were assigned seats in the space direct ly in front of the speakers desk the supreme court the judi iary of the district and the diplo matic corps followed and flanked the tile presidential party and at the senate preceded by its officers was escorted to the space reserved for it its presiding officer edmunds proceeded to tho speakers desk where here the tile cavel was courteously handed him by speaker carlisle in calling the assemblage to order ordee edmunds made ninde a few appropriate remarks r was then oll ered lored by rev drevs revs SA A lV V alii ali of tho polish church near mount vernon va the marine band played hail flail columbia and then edmunds expressing his regret that mr winthrop was necessarily absent introduced representative john D lone long of mass who proceeded to read winthrops oration |