The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-06
MEMORY OF GARFIELD.
IMPOSING cEREmoNIEs AT rHnprpr.
CATION OF HIS MEMORIAL.

CATION OF HIS MEMORIAL.
h Prcsidennt. e-President. Cablnse
Members, Senator'S. Representatives and
Many Prominent Persons Prosent-Ex.
Gov. Cox, of Cincinnati, Delivers . Fine
Address Of Eulogy.
The Garfield memorial, In Lake View
cemetery, was dedicated Memorial day with
imposing ceremonies, in the presence Of
many distinguished people from all
over the country. The memorial
is a colossal structure, towering
t65 feet above the eminence 10 the
cemetery, which overlooks the city aud
surrounding country, and was erected as .
.:ost of $3.50, 900. /.
The Exercises of the Day
Began with a parade Of military and civic
societies, the procession forming In the cen.
GER of the city and moving to the cemetery, .
distance of five miles. The city was filled
With strangers and thousands of people
lined the streets through which the pro-
cession passed. The decorations along
the line Of march and oil over the city
acre the finest ever seen hero. The pro-
cession moved at l o'clock.
In the first division were the society of
sahe 42d regiment, Ohio volunteer infantry,
(Garfield's regimentA, Grand Army of the
Republic, and Sons of Veterans. Thu Sec
ond division consisted OF militia organiza.
lions from Ohio and other states, which;
were accompanied by Gov. Campbell, Of
Ohio, and staff, mounted. In the third
division were the first Cleveland troop
cavalry aud detachment Of marines and
sailors from the United States steamer
Michigan, as an escort;
Tho President and vice.Prosident,
members Of the cabinet, Gen. SchoReld,
senators and representatives in congress,
the orator Of the day aud other distin-
guished guests in carriages, aud nine
other divisions, consisting OF civic and
other societies, and brought up with citi-
Eens on foot and in carriages.
a vast concourse of people had
preceded tho procession to the
cemetery, and when the exercises began
there We're thousands congregated about
the great stand Oh which were seated the
distinguished guests.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Hayes,
president of the Memorial association, pre-
pAAC0S IN LAlu0AlC6 Adn Oc0u buuK
by u chorus, he madc a few opening re-
marks. AT the conclusion OF prayer by
Bishop Leonard, Ex-G Governor Cox, Of
Cincinnati, delivered the Grafton Of the
day. In the course of his remarks he
said:
Ex-Gov. Cox's Address.
sy fellow-citizens We have come hero to
dedicate this mem rial to ono OF our co ntry's
yyurthinS NurtuEk 10 mt TIM 1npY,epfs,1 nm
which filled the streets of our cities with
funeral pageants nine years ago. limo heals
aIl wounds. anil ii Is our privilege to think OF
the depaitsd statesman WHO was once our
friend aud neighior, as his charactey
Is already an historic ono. Analysing
not tortured by grief too poignant. and racall-
ing his great qualities and his big hs arted
human sy!npatfies in contingencies full of
real, if sober pleasure. 1t is we'll tlut tiiA
memorial should he built here III tho capital;
city of the Western Reserve" a. ho
himself was 10 type of the Western TO.
servo boy. His marble ellgy I'm Ter
tiis dome il a sort OF Hpo.heosis
of Western Reserve MANHOOD. 1t tyliiies the
courage Of the men and women who p!antsd
new homes where savases still roamod. Ply,
steal visor Of body and limb and tireless indus
try had TIL y, nnd soaring purpose an unfalter-
ing will. Standing in the presence of this Gar
field statue. many u young soul, conscious OF
kinship in self-dorenlcnce. in longing for
cultivation and for IL noble care r. aud possibly
MISC In capacity and will. may form Hsrirn-
tions and purposes nB noble us this scuiptuied
form and MS pure us the marble i'll which it ia
chtse'cd. 1t will be tho ri.htful pr vilogs of
such m one to idealize the chn-actsr whi.t
serves rs his model and stimulates his best am.
billions. This structure and the statue it covers
means TINT Gartield's countrymen see IN him,
and in what he did 30 mucil that
iS urnrfh1y nj imitation o~S r,orAlIN.
exhibits aud interprets the critical
p.,iol of our national life through which We
have Just passed. that they have wished to
einbody in imperish .ble stone the memory Of
it. They desire that it shah teach many gem
erations to emulate the good qualities which
fitted him to lead in good directions and TO seek
that honor in good mems memories which
comes by subordinnting selfish ends to tho
common good.
Gov. Cox then traced Garaeld's career
from his birth to the tomb, and closed
with n brilliant peroration on the martyre1
president.
The HalleluJah Chorus,
by Handel, was next sung, after which
President Harrison, Vice President Nor.
ton, the members and ex-members Of thu
cabinet, generals Of the army and the. gov
ernor of Ohio, were presented. Presiden
Harrison then addressed the assemblaee.
20, Weep for the Brave" was sung b
the chorus. This was followed by bri
ceremonies by the knight Templars, aft.
which the doxology was sung and the bon
ediction pronounced. This closed the ex-
ercises and the crowd returned to the city
WORD FROM PARNELL.