, 1881-10-19


o!-t.cEcmontcs Corlfr. The President slook |
hands with the distinguished PERSONS pres
ettt. n line WIS then formed md tic party |
THE GRAND BTAND, |
whcro tho ceremony uf laying tho corner
atOno Ut tho monument was to take placc
al,,dcr tic auspices of tho Masonic fraiurnl-
IL. Tho Musonlc procession looked lnpos-
inR, will, tho Tylcrs with drawn swords, tho
Stewards bearing white rods, tic Master Ma
sons, Deucons, Secretaries. nlld 1rcasurers,
six obreast, followed by visiting brall,ren
aud tho t;rnnd Communicates of Virginia
a,ul utt,cr *'ta.cs. All illesn wers but the Hs-
cDrt tn i,1t;i'rrsfttcnt ut the United States,
tho cs1HIsat officers. tho conRrcsanel,, tho
Nationa, Etlests, md tic army nint llnyy
officers, win were Intended also by MI tho
traops Ut nit arIlls nf tic xerylce In cninp.
President Arthur Wns loudly cl,cerelf by the
crow,l .lurng tho march to tho 9ralnl staild.
Whcu nil had taken the plnces assigned
them
Tilt: cEtsEaInStEs
wero opcncli Will, prayer By tho lscr. llobcrt
Nelson, grandson If Gov. Nelsnn, wllu cnl,-
,tInuslc.i tic Virginia militia ut Yorktown.
lie t'lnnkotl God fnr the 100 ycnrs Ut blessing
yottclsafcl i!1ts country, for Washington.
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IONS Ot tIeupln 0lhl 1lllftecn coluhles accom-.
plsslIed TIC great work. a'ld now no,on'Nn
people anu thirty'elsllt atftes arc Celebrating
1t. lAnlc'pat1'E III tal's calenEnt'oh wv rep
resenta,ives Of tho French Nnllon,' Ilafe ns
tne lhsltat'nn III l'Is h"'eT!1li>e't' ARa1'i
FRENCH sobtlef3 treat Aslisfleaia soli' ai'a
rfehch Vessels again rue ofR lu'er.
\ MODEL. or THE MONUMENT IN III: ERECTED
Is here betnre us. Thirteen female figures
representing the tllirteen c0'oll'cs seem to
support OIL their shoulders column inscribed
Will tile names OF tho thffly"e,sht States'
| md crowned VIII, the fi2aro or Jiberfy. Ih1s
| elnbodlcs ale nlen that from llo thlfteelt
colonies arc" ti'e tn'r1y'eigat o1h1es ana
sprung tho trnest AMI lioss tl!of"tigN anu
genuine liberty ever on]oycsl bs my people.
On the four ss|les OF tho llase, ainl carrying
Out tic original leS1R1t OF elo tnl'tine'!taI
Congress, are c'nbll'is OIL the al!latlce n'-
tween tIlb Ul1!to'l Statos a'Hl his Most ohrls'
tlAn Majesty, md "'.eel''ct narrative Vt filo
surren'ieru " Earl Gorl'wa1lls. AMI now, M
MI appropriate. opctllils u our cclebrath!'''
thu cornerstone HE tin monument WILL lG