The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-12
A GALA DAY AT DAYTON.
The President and Other Distinguished
Guests at the Soldiers Home,
The New Monument Unveiled With
Appropriate Ceremonis'.
Special to the Star,

Special to the Star.
DAYTON, o., Sept. 12.-The president,
Mrs. Hayes, Rutherford and Fannie
Hayes, General Carroll. Hon. Chas. Eos.
ter, Ii. l.. Mack, of Sandusky Register;
Gen. Buckland and General Manager
Brown and superintendent Howard, of
the g., s. s. G. r. r. arrived last evening
from Springfield. Men, women and chill
dren thronged the depot and streets to
the utmost extent, and cheered the
President as he stepped into the oar
riage, and the Fourth Regiment Band
played an inspiring air. The Committee
took the distinguished guests in charge
and escorted them th Mr.. Anderson's
residence. At P. NJ. The grounds about
the house were lighted with lanterns
and reflecJors, which made the vicinity
as light as day.
After receiving visitors the President
addressed the populace briefly, referring
to the manner in which he had and
would administer the Government. A
general hand-shaklng then took place.
AT 10 O'Clock the Board OF Managers of
the Soldiers Home arrived anu paid
their respects to the President,
The clly this morning Is in whirl of
excitement. Every one are in their Sun
day attire, and the streets are deco
rated with bunting. The companies of
the Fourth Regiment assembled and
marched to Anderson's house at $3.50
this morning to escort the Presidential
party 10 Home-avenue Depot The mill
tary formed at Audersou's residence
about 8 O'clock and moved down Jeffsr-
sun street to bird, and thence to Home
avenue Depot in the following order
Fourth Regiment Band, Company A, OF
Dayton; Company Y, Emmett Guards; |;
ompany G, OF Hamilton; President
ter; Mayor Rouse, Morgan Wood, Presl.
mittee.
DAYTON, o., Sept. 12-12 M.-The
President and Board OF Managers ar.
rived at the Home at 10:3), and were re-
| ceived at the north gate by the Brown
Guard and escorted to headquarters
salute OF twenty guns was fired as
soon as the visitors arrived. A revie "
and inspection of the veterans of the
| Home then took place. Upon the ter.
mination OF the review and inspection
| the President ana Managers were es.
cOrted to The grand stand, where
the ceremony of formal welcome took
| place.
Excursion trains from Xenia, Ciucin.
natl and other places, arrived at The
grounds about II O'Clock. The number
OF visitors is estimated at over $4,000
| G oVernor Brown, OF The SO diers' Home,
made his annual report and address ol
| welcome.
| The President replied in neat speech
of thanks, followed by Major General
Benz. +. Butter, Judge Il. L. Bond, oi
| Baltimore, ana others.
| At noon the mo- ming exercises closed,
and eleven hundred soldiers Sat down
to dinner. At 2 O'clock the eX X3rcises
were re umed, and the procession moved
20 the monument as follows:
| Fourth Regiment o. N. G., Veteran
Post No. Il. A. R., home band, Brown
Guard, President OF the United States
Honorable Board OF Managers, Invited
guests and veterans OF the war OF 1912
IN carriages, Hibernian Benevolent So.
ciety, home fire department, German
| Veteran Association, veterans OF the
Mexican war, Lookout Lodge No. 500
|. y. g. T., members of the Historical
ana Monumental Society, home drum
corps, veterans Of Home, citizens.
| The following is the order Of the ex.
ercises that was observed at tho dedi,