Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-11-30
GENERAL A. M. WINN.
A MONUMENT UNVEILED TO HIS
MEMORY YESTERDAY.
the Golden West Honor the
Founder of their Order.

| oneer plat, at the City Cemetery, at P. N. yes
terday
, The procession formed at Tenth and K at T
NJ, headed by the First Artillery Band 1t wa
composed of the First Artillery Regiment, tn
Itslian military company, Sacramento and Sun
set Parlors y. s. G. W., Califa Parlor n D. G
W. Sacramento Society of California Pioneers
Sons of Veterans, Grand Army Posts, city ant
county officials and citizens in carriages. Tn,
procession entered the Ninth-street entrance a
5 P. IL, and marched to the Pioneer plat, in tn,
center Of which stood the tall granite column K
be dedicated, the front of which was veiled witt
a large American flag. The members of the Y
S. G. W. were brought up in line on the east side
of the plat, in front of the monument. To theil
right and little in advance were the member,
of Califa ParlOr. To their left, drawn MP in
line, were the Pioneers. The band was stationed
north of the monument A finelydecorated
| stand for the speakers was erected few feet
| south of the statue.
| Long before the proces sion reached the GENE.
tery many hundreds had already arrived, and
| the ceremonies were witnessed by between two
and three thousand people.
! As soon as all had taken their positions the
| First ARTILLERY Band rendered piece of appro.
| pirate music.
Charles F. Montgomery, the President of the
| Day, was introduced by Grand Marshal Folger
| Mr. Montgomery made a short address and
introduced Rev j. F. Won Herrlich, who made
| the opening prayer.
| quartet OF Native Sons next sang an appro-
| PIRATE anthem.
| PRESENTATION OF THE MONUMENT
| Chairman of the Winn Monument Commits
sion, Charles NJ. Belshaw, presented the monu-
ment to the n. 5. 6. W. in the following appro-
! pirate remarks:
M. Prsside1lt, Brother Natires. Ladies' and GEN
uenlen: 1t lis with feelings of reverence Eand
| pride that stand before you to day. l revere
| the memory of that dear old man which we this
| day commemorate, and / am prond in the
knowledge that the Native Sons of the Golden
/ West have at last given substantial proof of
\ their gratitude to this grand old pioneer Gen
eral A NJ. Winn, the founder and protector of
our beloved organization. The monument
Whicn stands before you to-day serves not only
10 mark The resting-place of our beloved god
| iather, but is mute witness to the prosperity
ana energy OF the Native Sons of the Golden
! West When time shall have passed. aud we
WHO are here to-day shall have been laid away
III our final resting place, then will this granite
column call to minds of generations yet unborn
the native sons and many viii be the bright
| "reminiscences of our present band of loyal sons
scattered throughout our Golden State. Worthy
Grand President, on behalf of the General Winn
monument Commission, | have the honor of
presenting to you for the Native Sons of the
Golden West, this magnificent monument Nav
1t be constant reminder of the duties we owe
20 1od, our country and each other, and let us
nope as thls mass OF stone crumbles and decays
that the Order of the Native Sons will Continue
to enlarge and prosper in friendship, love and
charity.
THE ACCEPTANCE.
Grand President NJ. A. Dorm said:
Mr.. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: A work
! has been accomplished. By the patriotic and
| generous contribution 10 our Order, there has
6een erected to its founder lasting and spleu-
dld monument. And on behalf and in the
name OF the Grand ParloT of the Native sons of
| the Golden West, l have now the honor 10 ac-
| cept at your hands this finished product of the
4 CO s1,.v,
you that your committee, having been invested
with extraordinary powers, was expected to give
US something which would be both enduring and
appropriate, and which would fttinPly commem-
orate TO al succeeding generations the virtues
! OF him whose ilustrIOus name il bears The
work which now stands before rs silent of
| tongue but filled with the voice of the ages,
gives satisfactory assurance that in you our con-
| hdence has not been undeservedly repOsed
| Your choice of the granite of California as the
material OF which IL was to be composed could
| not have been more happily made | know no
material which could more fittingly represent
| the strength and depth of the character of the
founder of our Order than the granite; for while
| 1t forms the foundations of the earth it vet
/ reaches highest toward heaven and into the
realms OF eternal silence.
You have wisely caused it to face equally to-
ward tue four quarters OF the globe. Let the
| truth become thereby known unto all succeed
| ing generations, as il is now to us, that he of
| whom this monument is in commemoration had
no blinded or shriyeled side, brt was full
soul open to the light and filed with the love of
man, which caused him to gather together that
| little band from which our Order has sprung
\ Gratefully, then, on behalf of this great Order
| l accept from you this monument -
And here and now, in the presence of this as
sembly. do dedicate it to the sentiment of loy-
atty, freedom and nativity. And until our Order
| shall nave passed away until there shall re-
main in this broad land no man capable of self
| sacrifice, or whose heart beats to pure and
| lofty devotion; until the earth shall be rolled
| ar f,r.l
move in their appointed paths until then may
| il stand in the early morning and in the sunset
| light; chaste in thought, pure and noble in It's
| execution a symbol unto the generations of the
| gratitude that fills our hearts.
| And now my brothers. on this day of public
| thanksgiving, and we retire from these
solemn services, let us give thanks unto God
| for the manifold blessings we enjoy let Us rev.
| erentiy pray that as the years 90 by we shall
! grow stronger and richer in our own lives and
fuller IN the fruits of our labor, until we shall
| have finally realized in a splendid and perfect
| success the dreams the hopes and the aspira-
tions of him who is now silent forever.
THE NATIVE DAUGHTERS.
delegation of the Native Daughters went
| upon the platform and presented beautiful floral
| offerings Mrs NJ. X. Grunsky on behalf of
Califia Parlor, made the presentation speech as
! follows:
| Mr.. President. Ndiirs Sons. The organization
| of Natire Daughters of the Golden West being
| founded, indenticaIy with that of the Native
| Sons, upon principles which must foster and
| perpetuate a pride in and 4 love for the grand
aud peerless State of our birth, well as yener-
| alton for the noble pioneer fathers and mothers
| who gave it to US, Califa Parlor No. y, N. D.
| q. W, desires 20 unite with you in doing honor
| to General A M. Ninn. who, in laying the
| foundation stone of the Order Of Native Sons of
| the Golden West, became as well (although in
| directly the founder of the organization of
| Native Daughters.
AS an expression of that desire Califa Parior
! presents these flowers.
Music by the band-"America"
THE GRAFTON.
Charles L. Weller, the Orator of the Day, spoke
as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Eottue Sons otlhe Golden
! West: We have gathered here to-day to pay our
tribute OF love and affection to the memory of a
man whose name will last so long as the Order
| of Native Sons shall endure aud whose labOrs
in our behalf viii be blessed by thousands yet
| unborn, who, IN the future years viii gather
here to look with grateful eyes upon this monu-
ment their fathers have erected.
General A N. Vim, whose last and greatest
! work we hsVe cCmmemorated, was born in
| Pennsylvania on April p 1919. After reaching
the age of twenty. one he removed to Jackson
vile, Ohio, where he married. When twenty
four, he went with his family to Vicksburg
Mississippi, where he remained until 1S49. In
this year ever 10 be remembered in the history
OF our beloved State when thousands of the
best and bravest from the rock-bound coast Oi
New England, the broad savannahs of the
South and the ibOundless praires of the West
locked 10 the new Golconda on the shores ol
the Pacific, General Winn arrived in Sacra
memo; and from that tire until the day of his
death his life was bound by strongest ties to
the future Of the State he loved so well-evel
taking an active part in public affairs. He was
one of those who organized the first city gov.
eminent Of Sacramento. in the year 1919, and
was q member Of the Council and the second
Mayor OF that city.
General Winn was appointed by Governor
BRrnett-the first Civil Governor OF the State
a BrigadieT- General, and he took lively in
terest in the National Guard, which has since
grown to be such a powerful organization; the
. pride Of our State and the best defender of tho
liberties of free people.
General Wiun was always firm believer II
fraternal societies and aided in the establish
ment Of the first odd Fellows Lodge in the
State, and ever took warm interest in Its wei
, fare.
Moving afterwards 20 Sonoma, he there spen
his declining years on ground rendered historic
as being the first place on Californias soil wher,
'blows were struck for liberty. and at the rip,
old age of 70, was on the Goth of August, 1888
gathered TO his fathers.
Thisin brief is the career of the man who's
name We have assembled this day to honor
And why, it may be asked. are we here. The an
! will 10 fnflnd in ha baor pf DatfI-