The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-05-18

shines only in the reflection Of her onspring's
fame. Her virtues were not created; they
were only discovered by the marvellous career
Of her iilus'rlous son.
THIS MEMORIAL
might indeed be due to her because OF who she
was. hut II Is far more due 10 her because OF
what she was. II Is ia her own right and as
the type ~ her sex. her people aud her race.
that she deserves this tribuf. stone. There
were ten thousand Mary washngtons among
the mothers OF the revolution, aud In honoring
ter
WE HONOR THE MOTHERHOOD or HEROIC DAYS
and heroic men II was In his character all
sufnclent In every emergency that dis
played the oycrtowering greatness ~ George
Washington. and II Is not doubted that this
character toned and shaped ~ his moth
er > hand. The principles which he applied TO
nation were simple and elementary truths
which she first imprinted upon his mind Ia the
discipline Of home
HE TRACED THE HISTORY
of the mother OF Washington from her
birth on the 30th of November. 1906. at
the plantation home OF her father. Col.
Joseph Ball. in Lancaster county. Va,
on the banks Of the Rappahannock.
where the river broadens as il blends
into the Chesapeake bay. through all
the eventual years Of her life down TO
her death at her home in Fredericks-
burg on the 25th of August. 17s9, and
closed an eloquent peroration by say
ing:
ONCE AGAIN THE MAY TIME BREAKS
| with its sunshine its veriure and its blossoms.
over the land whose hills and plains were
shaken and whose homes were shattered by
the thundcrs OF war. but no more do the long
lines come cleaning on to the deadly fray, no
more Is heard the noise OF the captains and
the shouting no more are seen the garments
| rolled In blood
YET HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
| and mighty host again IL marshaled upon
| these plains. Manhood Ard womanhood and
childhood are here. the people have come from
| far and wide: the old masonic lodge OF which
Washington was member and the volunteer
| sodiery are gathered here. and our noble
chief magistrate and commander-in-chief-
who fills the seat OF Washington and Jackson.
| they are all here TO lift up
THE PURE IDEALS or THE REPUBLIC.
| and TO imbibe and impress the lessons OF this
consecratcd day
Il prophecy" says Thomas Carlyle. that the
| world will once more become sincere a believ-
ing world, with many heroes In IL. a heroic
world. II will then be victorious world.
never till then" Fireslde lessons and the
mothers love must make 1t so. sincere believ-
ing, heroic victorious
IN SCENES LIKE THIS
are tokens OF fulfilment OF the prophets vision.
| Patriotism. kneeling by this good woman >
grave invokes its inspiration and prays Gods
blessing on the land OF Washington
A brief address by Mr. Lawrence
| Washington, a lneal descendant Of
the mother Of the first president,
closed the programme at the monu-
ment.
After Senator Daniels grafton Gov.
O'Ferrall presented. on behalf of the
Mary Washington association of Fred
erclSsburg, set of engrossed rcsolu-
tons to Mrs. Waite. expressing thanks
to the national association for the com
pletion Of the monument
THE PRESIDENT HOLDS A RECEPTION.
President Cleveland held reception
after the exercises at the Mary WASH
ington house shaking hands with sew
eral thousand persons While the
president was holding his reception
most of the other distinguished guests
were entertained at masonic banquet
a: the opera house given by the lodge
in which George Washington was
made mason. At this banquet.
which began at 3 o'clock the principal
speaker was
vrcE-PREsrDENr STEVENSON.
A poem in honor of the occasion was
read by the author. George Alfred
Townsend.
THE MONUMENT.
The monument to the mother Of
Washington. unveiled to-day, Is an
obelisk of white marble, fifty feet high.
Its base consists of three courses, tho
upper one bevelled aud surrounded by
die bearing the simple inscription