, 1877-09-13
President Hayes Visit to the
Soldiers Home at
Dayton.
dwelling Of tho Monument to Com
rnemoTato the Deeds OF Union
Soldiers.
Addresses By thc President, Secretary
Mccrary, Gen. Bntlcr, and
Others.


~" aio1'e croHos oi fGople had gathered along
t''e route ani around the residence Of Mr, An.
uefeoo. where the President is stopping, while
tnousands Of othcEs were on their war to TIM
beautiful grounds. At $3.50 ths military c,,,u.
paoles assembled at tire armory and malc,t,.l To
INC residence Of Mr. Anderson, from whcne1
thes escorted tic Presidential! party n the dc.
po' Oh tne honc-aTenuc cars, where they took
the train for tho grounds, and tho President
ana oartr proceeded to tho Home in their car.
F1a2c8. They arrived at the north cato
At $500 where they were received tyy
tho Brown Guards and eeconcd ta thc
headquarters, a salute OF twenty.onc guns bcInu
Tired a. tue distinguished visitors arrived on the
grounds.
q grand review and inspection Of nearly 8. 600
veterans took place al 10 o'clock, after xhtc,,
the President wns escorted to tho grand stantf.
"herc Col. Brown, Uuvcsnor Of the Ilotue1 rrati
Short address Of wclcomc, after which
GEN. BENJAMIN r. BUTLER,
President Of the Board OF Manarers of TIM
ffomc, said:
!. CoxRAnEs o7 THE CENTRAL DuASc,t or r,,r
soti1ens' lioxE:, On ttta. lie eIcl,th rccurr.na
I,rl br ths aia Y % S9r hy y.e a tLc enth made
s see sls', inp.o.emcn1, not Only iu .Es groands @ IL
yss y" GFss' ssiss s,sse sepea,snSs Fl Il
good and tlne soldiers Of tr ari1 Of The itcnnhic
e. Eps nsfG fr "a ,s fepre,eat tose Who tghi
eon1sry; 70 bccome natiun powerful cnuu:h to
snoy, ssps S % sseants upon ~, liberties, md strons
so nnaer 10 to q IL
TO ihis Government such 4. no other tody Of n;c1'
anues I'M the heaTsns does bear: Kings md Princes
ean,ns as y, to taks te banners and tfophe
ana cassIed away. ard they hang tho banners up.
ana an !, p'is u r. ttops. ad shox the xo!k. o
bat our Government, coming from the peopls
saa wsi. o. .na tue e,r pe1pe: pa't u which ,oa
War cs ae "on IT. Gsns, e. .ox .''ess Of ths
rnde. are she national lropl!!s@ which il,c * Hcnmh
ac Of America exhibits to the world Of thcjr iii.
here together and aay to ail nc?, scc how renrh.
lc caecs }9l her d!sahlcI VETERANS These ar our
!shwsh; sh"n lChssf'.l have. On other occasions
dlseipltpc aud administrator Lat say hcrs nav.
Iof tle information Of I'll concerned, we hsys rc.
oa q sexa sSs o. n,'E II s9
o! nnJ ndain!stration Of our commandment or yuur
on1ssfs: en-. IT, NJ ono; not ono We ha,a teanl
ME; ;not thai Know comes fron. w1nf or knowl.
enssnI g! M tic etfcum'tance'. used il. .ay ia yuu
g. IT, pfs f;p Il SysS sye I
.Sr !4tts y not ctcn onu person We Ia.. ieasd
sines coming here that IL doing wrunx. / lejIcss
&c 4sxt ali The e..ofcio member. of the uoarJ1
-. slaens, Chief Jatsice an1 Secretary uf Wnr,
~; to:.,x ss H., xe fts " those msbcE: anil
MY a. sna Dr. poss,t9 o snS "s - has
trct tk,t inv rur,}r, f.n.i - t1naInk 0Mt eho"
will .cc lu i, ihat w. ,n .t,ht pah Win ~.
fI.auyitnr,l Nv "'' 'A''A1a' o' our tFnsa'
il"w VII We hare done our wors you, reuc,.
,s gas Rsoas: must say. have alro to say thai for
et nsefs. arc here. with two s!,Igls cxcepttonr.-
"s detained hy slekne.s. aud tho other yt,r Gen.
~ s,ns of d",hs @ dsty 1oT the 70 tc ~
s. ~ orihs hoFe and {ou attest yuuf ar.
,,,, ~ H., oe'ae " Rnoo solnrs here that you
vnn ~ ~ H. III p.e..n, ~ VIZ NY th. honor to present
- ~ l, ssstuemt oi the thlttd States. tiattn.
e.tem w state now a thn head Ut the
G.cn.s,. r. , ,s liz os Of M most powerful Governments
shoM ss,'s ~ vxarl for vi. old comrades. snu,s Of
~ Mn @ ne tce"sntxes and fur all Of whom he feels
Ill.,. ivy ts o. 1s,% nhs x%e1 fot anothe, Fcllorsol
rakslpHyr uArxs' ncu&nxs
lawns ane lfcs'asnt arose mud spoke briefly rs fol-
C,....
tns Inv i. :Sn not Ths cEest
esy VIZ q Ill., IT, p,"n md 4 ctizsn, who
Re rsee fos tbs eca snG' me y M, wslsSe
ss, n upon me. anu their pa,r,Utte attach-
THn memt 10 t'o Gcsctnn'ent of the t'nttsd slatea
onanh u ne father" an! " make perj~.ual tic
Iniit u r9. sons!atona. liberty which the fathefs
VIII a saefsss s VII a'w:Js s
~ iaen aaa women VIZ pray That tho Supreme Nurr
~ " NE In'seFsF VIII forever haye them, Que aud
@''' N ln special caro- a,,d kc"rinE.
. ekcNKfAhr A'CHAHr.
~ the c!nsc HF thu Etcsilcntfs remarks, Gen,
Butler introduced Secretary OF War sirt.faTy'
who saI ~ "1' -"e~'"e'
VETERAN so.psu.. r &no,x NJ, h,. j., .
siIne n X, * a. saad e. ~ afs:
soldier nf tks Ts"nh,i. H'Ess tnsn J., ' saolsti
hs nl,l.. - .sx ~. -, !taI sna!! aloS
shs aundse n ~ e.: IT,: >, s a@ an,i taat from
It'll fhtnE lisa j., 80 ~ et .u .toatn speaketa,
;,ca ~ H. ,sn,h iH tns seas hnan1aheS Q! Tho
aI..rsss xnn ~ ., ~ p"rii ~. 49,. eahhoe
rndss {nr I} ~. tx" w.. hnn Ia ~ com.
xnm Il ia xrrsts ' "a'v ~ e"nt - sha9e with
ecni to rnnr =. &C., -, H. .,,r ~" " M N.
cnnf.r.sj t.nr"%Ss X; '"o nns ana " Nnach fou
mi so,r rnmtr,: III GMJ m. , u!"n yourselves
e,.'. sv"t 10y oa Ma! speak 70 1ou ~
for We all trlon, together In that great br0thrr
tt'a q An,srtean ciltztm* Hut yuA wefa sodjrrs
~ we'' a. cit!:srs. y hilu Tou wsEe In active
En- ~ ~, 3oa Mste sll ctlxrns, and when
ssatn sq aec M s,"v u H., u ass 70. fc.amet
IsIe. A. eI.t1"n, cakins VIII + Ene 9 en,sSa o.
Lle sentiment of ths gfcat b~7r If ths ec, 70 W
lcg 10 ASSURE you tEat you asu on oos puI. sua hi
hs necip|cnsa Of lhe earnest sYmpa,ay mi ati
tcfH EE4tttuue. unty n In +n