The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-02-26
WASHINGTON MONUMENTS i
The Ceremony of Defeating the Wash
ington Monument Executed Ac-
cording to Programme. T..
A Scene Of Brilliancy Such as the Ma
tional Capital Has Seldom, if
Ever Presented.
Eloquent Orations by r. G. Winthrop
and John W. Daniels, with Some
Minor Addresses,

EiOquent Oratl0ns by Il. G. Winthrop
> and John w. Daniels, with Some
, Minor Addresses.
The ceremonies attending the completion Of
the Washington Monument the highest struc-
ture ever created by human hands, at tho city
of Washington on the 21st inst, were of an inn
. posing character. The celebration WAS in two
parts, one at the base of the monument and
the other in tho hall Of the house Of represen-
tatives Where the principal oratlons were de-
lvered.
AT THE MONUMENT.
,,; Inc Gay was cold and disagreeable. The
military arrived bedmes, the brass bantls
were marshaled to their plaaes, the troops
come to a rest Senator Sherman, chairman of
the joint congressional commission, from the
center Of the stand, at II o'clocS called about
fb be PEOPLE PEOPLE to order and said soothing about
marks were greeted with lively stamps, for the
opportunity was good one to restore circulation
to. chilled limbs and extren1ities. Senator Sher-
man then proceeded to give a brief history of the
monument, from the organization of the Wash
mgton Monument Association in 1913, and the
laying Of the corner stone on the 4th OF July Of
That year to it's completion in 1885 He was
Followed by W. W. Corcoran, the philanthro-
on the Initiation of the project and the con-
! struction Of the Monument society.
The Masonic ceremonies by the Grand
Lodge, District Columbia, which then fol-
lowed, were brief. The proper funotionaries
declared that the square, tho level and the
that its corners were found to be square, it's
course level, its walls skillfully erected ac-
cording to the plumb. Grand Master Myron
M: Parker scattered corn and poured out
wine and oil, embiems of refreshment and
Joy, and, in the course of the mystic cere-
MONIES brought into use certain historic
relics with which Gen. Washington was i'm
mediately connected The gavel used was
one prepared for and used by Gen. Wash
! ington. as grand master of the fraternity IN
laying the corner stone Of the national cap
1tol OF the Slh 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
of New York, upon which on the 3Oth Of
office as first president Of the United
States; the great light belonging to
Washington Lodge No. ~, Alexandria,
master, received the vows of the initiation;
the apron worn by him, which was worked
by Madame Lafayette; golden ling. con-
tanning a lock Of his hair, belonging to the
grand lodge Of Massachusetts,; the lesser
Westinghouse funeral procession, were exhib-
tied The address Of the grand master con-
Guided as follows: !
Know We all We people that we be Free Masons |!
loyal and true citizens, obedlent to law and
order, and can never be concerned in plots and
conapiracies against the true government. The
immortal Washington, himself Free Mason, de-
voted his hand, his heart, his sacred honor and
If need be, his life also, to the cause Of freedom
of conscience Of speech and Of action, and from !
his successful leading has arisen this nation. To
pie have erected this memorial in the capital j
which he founded and which will bear his name |
20 remotes5 ages, a monume Mt towering above !
other monuments his lowered above other ,
The monument WAS then formally de-
livered to President Arthur by Col
Thomas l.. Casey, the engineer.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR's ADDRESS.
President Arthur in accepting the monu-
ment said:
Fellow Countrymen: Before the dawn Of the
S century WHOSE eventfpl years viii soon have
robbed this republic Of its most beloved and
1llustrious citizen. the congress of the United
states pledged the national faith that In this
now. the seat Of tho general govrnment, mon
ument should be erected to commemorate the
great events Of his military and political life.
Tho stately column that stretches heavenward
from the plain whereon we stand bears witness
to ali who behold 1t, that the covenant which
our fathers made, their children have fulfilled.
In the completion OF this great work OF patriotic
endeavor there Is abundant cause for national
rejoicing, for. while this structure shall be to
al 9.o1 mankind a., steadfast token Of the
the memory of WASHINGTON, we'll may he ever
countrymen. The faith tt q, never faltered, the
wisdom that was broader and deeper than any
Learning taught in schools, the courage that
defeat the loyalty that kept all selfish purposes
subordinate to the domands Of patriotism and
honor. the sagacity that displayed itself in camp
and cabinet alike, and above all that harmonious
union OF moral and intellectual quarters which
has never found it's 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 day rehearse to
70 myself has BEEN assened
simpler and more formal duty. in the tulhl!mentt
Of which do now. as president of the United
monument from the hands Of It's builder, and
declare 1t 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
on honorary staffrepresenting all the states and
territories. The following were on the homo
Minnesota, COL G. VI: Johnson; Wisconsin,
Gen. j. Starckweather; Dakota, Col. VIM.
Thompson; Montana, Hon. Martin Maginnis.
The procession was composed of large
BODY Of United States troops and military CON-
and Honorable Artillery OF Massachusetts,, or
ganized in 1888, and other very ancient organ
izatons; Masons, Odd Fellows and variety of
civic organizations.
scene during the progress of the pageant
Thousands Of people thronged the sidewalks
and occupied grand stands erected on all reser-
vations along the line Of march.
- I~Ak
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 speakers desk where the gaveI
was courtous1y handed him by Speaker
MIR. Edmunds said:
Gentlemen: You are assembled pursuant to
concurrent order of the two houses to celebrate
the completion OF monument to the memory OF
not only memorial but an inspiration that
shall live through all the generations Of ON
PosteIity, as we may hope, and which we this
day inaugurate and celebrate by ceremonies
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 ii the
members lobby, played Hail Columbia"
and then MIR: Edmunds, expressing his re-
greet that Mr.. Winthrop was necessarily alb
sent, introduced Representative John D.
Long of Massachusetts, who having been
loudly applauded proceeded to read
WINTHROP'S GRAFTON
After referring to the fact Of his having deliv.
cred an address at the corner stone LAYING Of the
monument thirty-seven years ago, and giving
an outline Of the enterprise and the many diff
culties which had now been overcome by the
commission. the orator said Of the monument
Henceforth and forever it shall be lovingly assc-
ciated, not only with the memory OF him in
whose honor it has been erected, but with an era
of assured peace, unity and concord, which
would have been dearer to his heart than the
cOstliest personal memorial which the toll and
treasure of his countrymen could have con-
structed. The Union is itself the all-sufficent
and only sufficient monument to Washington.
The Union was nearest and dearest to his great
heart. "The Union In any event" were the most
emphatic words Of his immortal farewell ad-
dress. Nothing less than the Union would ever
have been accepted or recognized by MIN as q
his fame. Nothing less ought ever to be
accented or recn0nized "a snch nv ns or