New-York tribune., 1885-02-22
DEDICATION CEREMONIES.
LISTENING TO TWO ORATORS.


WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-With tho mercury down
almost 10 zero and with northerly breeze blow
ing. n spinkling of ticket-bearers began to hii
up the seats of the grand stand at the base OF inc
Washington monument at 10 O'Clock this morning
Among the first to arrive old gentleman WIN
long wlte hair and finn clear-cut lea'u'.S'
II was Ebenezer Burgess Ball, of Louden Couh'!'
Va. The military arrived betimes-the ofasS JAM
wero marshalled to their places the troops c"'n' ~
q rest. .c
Senator sherman. the chairman of the JOINT Con
pressional Commission, frem the cehtrai s'""
Mt II o'clock. called about 500 people 10 o,uoi
He related in detail the movement to provlde
monument for the perpetuation Of the fame OF
Washington. and announced the order OF exer-
c,ses. The Marine Band then played short piece
Of music. Prayer was offered by the
Rev. Mr.. Sutcr, of Christ Church, Alex
andria Va and Or. j. Z. Weiilhe'
president of the Columbia University, read the ao
DRESS prepared by w. w. Corcoran, to whom nad
been assigned the honor of representing Tue part
taken in the initiation OF the project OF construc-
ton of the monument by the Washington Mohu-
ment Society. Of which he Is the HIS, 'ioo-pie''
dent r
Rrief Masonic ceremonies by the Grand Lodge OF
the District of Columbia then followed Inc
functionaries declared that the square. the Lever
and the plumh had been applied to the obelisk ana
that its corners we're found to be square, its courses
level its walls skifully erected according TO the
nlap. Grand Master Myron NJ. Parker scattered
corn and poured out wine and OIL emoiems Oh
nourishment, refreshment and Joy ana oroueh'
into use certain historic relics Win WHICH oen-
oral Washington was intimately connected.
The gavel was prepared for and used
by General Washington MS "ranu
Master pro tenn in laying the cornerstone OF Inc
National Capitol on September lS 1913 Inc sa-
cred volume belonging to Fredericksburg Lodee'
No of Virginia, upon which Washington took his
first vows of Masonry; that belonging to st. Johns
Lodge upon which Oh April 80. 17o9 he took the
oath of office as the first President of the United
States: the Great Light belonging to the Alex
andria- w ashington Lodge, No. %, of Alexandra,
Va. upon which he as worshipful MASTER received
the vows OF initiates; the apron worn Dy hiln, nun,
which was worked by Madame Lafayette; golden
urp containing lock OF his hair, belonging 10 thc
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,; the Lesser
Light" one of the three sperm candies DoIhu i.n u
Washington's funeral procession, were eShlpiteu.
The address of the Grand Master concluded as 1oi
lows;
Know ye all ye peolpe, that we be Free Masons loyal
and true citizens, obcdient to law and order ana can
be concerned IN plots and c9hspraceSs yS nsaS
Free Mason devoted his hand his heart his sacred HONOR
and need be- his life aso to the cause ei
leading has arisen this Nation To him and the mcnot o
his deeds grateful people nave erectea % is & heT his
name to rcmotest ages, monument lowering aoo'o
other monuments as he lowered above other men
A PRAYER by the Grand Chaplain asking the
blessings of nourishment. refreshment ana
10Y upon all who were assembled and re-
spopse by the brethren, " SO mote it be, amen,"
brought this part of the proceedings to an end
To Colonel Thomas l.. Casey, United States
Engineers was assigned the duty Of presenting the
part taken b5 the General Government in the con-
struytion of the monument and OF delivering 1t TO
the President of the Uaited States. This he did In
q brief speech.
President Arthur, who was received with cheers,
responded as follows:
rtIow.CoUNTRYMEN Before the dawn OF the century
whose evcntfl wears will soon nave faded into the past
when death had but lately robbed TINS t:epuDc Us
United pledged the faith OF the Nation that In hio
city bearing his honoted name ana then s nov S
scat OF the General Government, monument noun
be erected to the 1e stnev column that
stretches from the plain wherson we stand
bears witness to all who behold H. that tne %,h
In the completion of this great york St paF%G TSocnc G
deavor there is abundant cause ior Hason % m "a al
mankind steadfast token OF the ahectionatc ana rover
ent sa in wSn ' Ws sGPg nSS he ever Keep the
foremos, place in the hearts Of his countryineh' -. ~
broader and deeper than learning taught IN schools
the courage that shran from no perl ana "y
defeat the loyalty mat kept az selIsh p' u.s. ,s
dfnate 20 the demands Of patriotism ana hon9iL%ihe %
displayed ltsclf IN camp
and above all that harmonious union OF moral ana
intellectual qualities which has never found It's laraie
anon men-these the attributes OF character ~hieh
the intelligent thought OF this century aseioe 10 te
grandest figure OF the last :. ,. III, -
But other and more eloquent lips than nine VIII T." W
day releasc 10 you the story Of his noble life ana IT'S
glorious achievements. To myself mas been a5sshen
90 nnw rs President Of the United states and in behalf
of the people receive ms monument @ ir0 M sJ tn forth
10 the and memory OF George Washington
Upsn signal from the chairman senator sher-
man. the assembage broke into cheers. lhe mill
tary wheeled into liue, the CIVIC bodies ana dlS-
tingushcd participants in the proceedings OF the
aav soupht their carriages, and the procession.
under the marshalship of General Sher-
idap. took up its line Of march to the Capitol.
Crossing the monument ground to Seventh-st., the
PROCESSION turned INTO Pennsylvania-ave. at the
State. War and Navy Department building. Penn
sylvania-ave presented a brilliant scene. Thou
sands of people lined the sidewalks and occupied
the grand stand that had been erected
en- all of the reservations along the line OF march,
MANY buildings were handsomely decorated with
flags AVID long lines of col ored buntIDgs. Although
the snn shone brightly and the air was dry and
clear the temperature was much below the 1reezng
noint and the spectators were c0npelcd
To stamp their feet and indulge IN other c1er-
cises for relief from the piercing cold IL was ABOUT
half past 10 o'clock when the head Of the process
sion turned the corner OF Fifteenth ST. and Penn
sylvania-ave and entered on the broad aiiu stIaig.
course of a mile TO the western boundary OF tnc
Capitol ground.
The ceremonies in the House were of course the
eliminating features of the days exercises.
Admission to the galleries restricted TO those
holding tickets and oven the holders of these
found 1t prudent to occupy their seats two and
three hours before the exercises began. On the
Aoor the desks had been removed and replaced by
chairs Iu fact every bit of available space had
ben utilized The members of the House were IL
xheir seats early awaiting the coming OF the Prcsi
dent. A few foreign attaches of tho legations had
taken seats in front of the Speakers desk. Every
-aueo1ncr ,xnnld hc preetel by the more nndlg