The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26
WASHINGTON II MONUMENT 10 VI i,
The Ceremony of Defeating the Wash.
tngtOn Monument Executed Ac.
cOrding to Programme.
A Scene Of Brilliancy Such as the Ma,
tional Capital Has Seldom. if
Ever Presented.
eloquent 0rations by 4. c: winthrop
and John w. Daniels, with Some
Minor Addresses.


Minor Addresses.
The ceremonies attending the completion of
the Washington Monument, the highest struc-
ture ever created by human hands, at the CITY
Of Washington on tho 2lst inst, were of an i'm
posing character. The celebration was in two
parts, one at the base of the monument and
the other in the hall of the house of represent
tatives where the principal oratlons were de-
ivored.
AT THE MONUMENT
The day was cold And disaereAaMe. The
military arrived betimcs, tho brass bands
were marskaled to their places. the troops
come to a rest Senator Sherma ...,rr,., nr
the joint congress ,:S..ai commiss;on from the
sc--..or or the stand, at II o'cloc! allied about
SOO people to order, and said SOL. ching about
the people keeping their hats on, These re.
marks were greeted with lively stamps, for the
opportunity was good ono to re store circulation
to chilled limbs and extremitics. Senator Sher-
man then proceeded to give brief history of the
monument, from the organization of the WASH
ington Monument Association in 1873: and tho
laying OF the corner st0n6 On the 4th Of july 81
that year to its completion in 1885, He was
followed by W. W. Corcoran, the philanthro-
pist, who described at length the part taken
on the initiation Of the project and tho con-
struction of the Monument society.
The Masonic ceremonies BY the Grand
Lodge, District Columbia, which then fol-
lowed, were brief. The proper fanetionaries
declared that the square, the level and the
plumb had been applied to the obelisk> ard
shat its corners we're found t3 be sduarG, It'll
course level, it's walls skillfully erected ac-
cording to the plumb. Grand Master Myron
0cQfforoh dvn1
wine and oil, emblems Of refreshment and
Joy, and, in the course of the mystic cere-
monies, brought into use certain historic
relics with which Gen Washington wAe im=
mediately connected line gavel USED was
one prepared for and used by Gen. Wash
laying the corner stone of the national cap
ltol on the Sth Of September, 1893, sacred
volume belonging to Fredericksburg Lodge
No. 4, of Virginia, upon which Washing
ton took the first vows Of Masonry, and that
belonging to St Johns Lodge No. !. city
a. %p New Y2 9a upon Se n. 81 the a s9h e
office as first President Of the Jul United cd
States; the great light belonging to
Va, upon which he. as worshipfai
master, received the vows Of the initiation;
the apron worn by him, which was worked
tanning iSck Of his lair, belonging 70 't the
grand lodge of Massachusetts; the lesser
light, one OF the three sperm candles borne In
Washinsftch's funeral procession, were exhib-
tied The address of the grand master con-
cluded as follows;
Know We all We people that we be Free Masons,
loyal and trne citizens obedient to law and
conspiracies against the tr'le Foyernment The
t1nleoethl Washington, himself Free Mason, de
Voted his hand, his heart, his sacred honor. and
Of conscience, Of speech and of action, and from
his successful leading has arisen this nation. To
him and the memory Of his deeds grateful peo-
pie have erected this memorial in the capital
which he founded and which viii bear his name
10 remOtest ages, monume mt towering above
other monuments as his lowered above other
men.
The monument was then formally de-
livcred to President Arthur by Col.
Thomas l. Casey, the engineer.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's ADDRESS.
President Arthur in accepting the monu-
ment saidi
Fellow Countrymen: Before the. dawn Of the
century whose eventfui years will soon have
Iaded into the past, when death had but lately
{ ,9t thls IEeRa9iic Of It's most beloted and
States pledged the national faith that in this
city bearing his honored name, and then, as
now, the seat Of the general govrnment, mon
ument should be erected to commemorate the
great events OF his military and political life.
The stately column that stretches heavenward
from the plain wherein we stand bears witness
to all who behold 1t, that the covenant which
our fathers made, their children have fulfilled.
In the colnpettQt Of this great work OF patriotic
rejoicing, for. while this structure shall be to
all mankind a steadfast token OF the
at1 If! and reverent regard in
the memory of we'll may he e eSeq
keep the foremost place in the hearts Of all his
cou1trymen: The faith tt a. never faltered, the
wisdom that was broader and deeper than any
lean ming taught in schools, the courage that
shrank from no peril and was dismayed by no
defeat the loyalty that kept all selfish purposes
subordinate to the demands Of patriotism and
honor. the saRacity that displayed itself in camp
and cabinet alike. and above all that harmonious
union Of moral and intellectual quarters which
has never found its parallel among men. These
gent thought of This century ascribes to the
grandest figure of the last. But other and more
eloquent lips than mine will TO- day rehearse to
e sS1y Of his n1s a Se sn it: . Eo
simpler and more formal duty, in the fultilment
Of which do now, president of the United
States, and in behalf of tho people, receive this
declare it dedicated from this time forth to the
Universal! name and memory Of George WASH
1ngtOn.
The PROCESSION
The procession was then formed by Gen:
Phil Sheridan, assisted by brilliant staff, and
an honorary staffreprescnting all the states and
territories. The following were on the homo
rary staff: Iowa, COL VIM P Hepburn;
Minnesota, Col. G. W. Johnson; Wisconsin,
Gen. J. Starckweather; Dakota, Col. VIM:
Thompson; Montana, Hon. Martin Maginnis
The procession was composed of a large
body of United States troops and military COM
panies from many States, including the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery OF Massachusetts, or
ganized in 1868, and other very ancient organ
izations; Masons, Odd Fellows anda variety Of
civic organizations.
Pennsylvania avenue presented a brilliant
Thousands Of people thronged the sidewalks
and occupied grand stands erected on all reser-
tations along the line Of march.
At the capitol there was q vast attendance;
and the hall of the house was crowded with
the most notable people of the land.
CALLED TO ORDER.
Its presiding officer, Mr. Edmunds, pro,
ceeded to the speak RS desk where the gave
was courtously handed HIM by Speake,
Carlisle. In calling the assembly to order
Mr.. Edmunds said:
Gentlemen: You are assembled pursuant to a
concurrent order OF the two houses to celebrate
the completion of a monument to the memory o.
the first president Of the United States. 1t /.
not only memorial but an inspiration tina
shall live through all the generations Of ou1
day inaugurate and celebrate by ceremonic!
which have been ordered by the two houses.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. s A
Wallis, of Pohick church, near Mount Vernon
Va. The Marine band, stationed in tn,
members lobby. played Hail Columbia,
and then Mr.. Edmunds, expressing his re-
greet that Mr.. Winthrop was necessarily alb
sent, introduced Representative John D
Long of Massachusetts, who having beer
loudly applauded proceeded to read
WINTHROPs GRAFTON.
After referring to the fact Of his having dcliv
cred an address at the corner stone LAYING OF thu
monument thirty years ago, and giving
an GU, line Of the enterprise and the many diff
culties which had now been overcome by tn
commission, the orator said of the monument
Heuceforth and forever it shall be lovingly ass0
ciated, net only with the memory of him II
whose honor it has been erected, but with an er!
OF assured peace, unity and concord, which
would have been dcarcr to his heart than tn
cOstliest personal memorial which the toll ant
treasure of his cOuntrymen could have con
structed. The Union is itself the all-sufs!cien
and only sufficient monument to Washington
The Union was nearest and dearest to his Krea
heart "The Union in any event" were the mos
emphatic words of his immortal farewell ad
dress Nothing less than the Union would eve
have been accepted or recognized by MIN as
monument commensurate with his services an
his fame. Nothing less ought ever to b
accepted or recognized as such by us, o
by these who shall rise up, generation
alter generation, to do homage to his memory
For the grand contamination which we celebrat
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