Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16

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Mayor Wnrkick.
word that I would be false to freedom
false to country, false to conscience were
to fail to say that the immigration the
chancellor of the diocese of Philadelphia 50
braVeiy and eloquently deprecated is the
greatest danger that threatens us ma
American honor. happiness freedom. law.
order, Constitution and government to
study this question most carefully.
" iie open and uns,larded stand our gates
AM through them presses wild. motley throng
Men from the Volga and the Tartar Steppes,
,, aSa:Mre'sss . hinres from thu ii"anE iln,
Flying the Old Worlds poverty and scorn:
These. bringing with them unknown gods and rites.
These. tiger Passions here 10 stretch their claws
II street and alley what strange tongues loud,
Accents OF menace alien to our air.
Voice" m that ,,,t once me tower Of Babel knew,
10 leave the gates uncuarlcd: TN thy breast
Fold s"rr"w's children, soothe the hurts OF fate
Lin the down'r"'len. but with hand of steel
Stay those who 10 thy sacred portals
To waste the gifts of freedom. Have care
Lest from thy brow the clustered stars he torn
AE,l tranrlcd in the dust. For of old
The ihr'nsinE G"ihs ard vindas trainplct Rome,
And where the temples Of the Caesars stood.
The lean wolf unrolested made her lair
The time may not be far distant when
these throngng Cloths and Nandals will at
tempt to tear the clustered stars from the
brow of liberty: If it shall come during
time the veterans of Grant and Lee would
stay with hands of steel the accursed
crime. and if the attempts to tramole in
the dust the gifts of American freedom
should be delayed beyond the day of the
veterans of the north and the south, their
sons unitedly and with ona accord would
defend American liberty, law, order, Con
s;itution and government
The rest of the program of exercises
which was concluded after The Stars re-
port closed. was as follows:
The North. Charles +. Warwick, mayor
Of Philadelphia: The South. Gen. VIM. A.
Hemphill. Atlanta Ga; \ Reunited People
Archbishop p. J. Ryan. Philadelphia; song
The New Rosette," Miss Louise Nanotte
Orndorn. Baltimore Army Of the Potomac
Gen. James a. Beaver, Pennsylvania: Army
of Northern Virginia. Gen. William r.
Aylett. Virginia: The Meaning of the War
Chas. Emory Smith. Philadelphia.
A Campfire Tonight.
The visitors from the north and south
will meet again tonight in Central Hall
anG enjoy the pleasures o. a genuine camp
fire. with the Accomplishments Of hard
tack, bean soup and coffee. The intel
lectual treat of the occasion win be of
more exalted character and the addresses
Will be full of historic interest. The eX-
erctses will begin at 1870 pm. and the fol!
lowing program will he rendered:
pennsylvania and Gettysburg" General
D. H. Hastings, governor of Pennsylvania ::
poem written for the occasion) Mrs. Nir-
ginia Frazer Boyle of Tennessee; phil
adeiphia," Councilman George Hawkes. of
Philadelphia: Grand Army of the Re
public" General Ivan n. Walker of In
diana.
Description of the Monument.
The monument which will be dedicated at
Antietam tomorrow is an imposing shaft
of Barre granite seventy-three feet in
height. Beginning with base of fourteen
foot
to a height of 8 feet inches. upon which
cap base, feet square. and polished on
all sides, rests a solid die 6 feet 6 inches
in height by feet in width. and weighing
nearly thirty tons. Above these are plinth
and nodded granite work, feet in height
ana from this rises the shaft, 81 feet .
1nches. The design Is simple. but ut the
same time massive and majestic. Upon all
four sides of the base Immediately below
the pedestal. are these words: Second
Brigade. I'd Division, I'd Corps, Army OF
the Potomac
Upon the front face of the nedestal 1vil
be these words:
THE Philadelphia Brigade
Fought Here
September H. 1862
Loss, $40 Men"
Next to the right the pedestal will con.
tain this record:
The Philadelphia Brigade Was ORGANIZED
In lS6l Under the Presidents Call
For Three Years Troops"
Upon the third side is the Organization
of the brigade. as follows:
The Philadelphia Brigade was Compose(
The Goth Pcnna. Vols
The list Penna Vols
The I'D Penna. Vols
Inc 1Hth Penna Vols
opon the fourth side of the pedestal i,
The Philadelphia Brigade Took Part in Al
Inc Principal Battles of the ARMY of
Inc Potomac From Balls Rlnff
10 Appomattox; Loss. 3,O15 Men,
Arrival Mt Antietam.
upon arriving at Antietam station tomor
re-" morning the whole party will TAX
carriages to the Dunkard Church. wher
governor Lowndas. his staff and the de
tachment OF the National Guard of Mary
Ehd and the naval reserve will be |,
waiting. Upon the arrival of Goyerno
hastings and staff the governors salut
Will be given by the naval reserve battery
under commend of Captain Emerson.
welcome will be extended by the governo
ol Maryiand 10 Governor Hastings an,
staf Mayor Warwick and city councils q
Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Brigade an,
distinguished visitors, after which the par
ty Will march to the monument.
Unwilling and Exercises.
After the distinguished guests will hay
been seated upon the PLATFORM the transfe
of the monument by the contractor, Her
man Kotten, to the Brigade Association
will be made. The address of acceptanc
will be made by Commander John W
Frazier Of the association. The monumea
will then be unveiled by the members o
the Antietam monument committee, whic
consists of Fred. Middleton, chairman
jacob Wildemore. William F. Mcnamara
Richard N. Somers. Sylvester Byrne, Jane
Balm. John E. Reilly. L. A. Schank. Ben
ton o. Severn, H. b. Newman, William q
| Mason. Joseph E. Garrett, John Reed. Rob
| ert E. Brett, Thomas Furey, Paul A Lewis
| Robert Mcbride. Harry l.. Franks, Chas
| c. Wartman. Joseph L. Wilson, Samuel "
| Arbuckle. Francis ]. Keffer, Elijah Gun
dey. Amos P. Meconnahey. Joseph McCar
| roll and John Bowers.
The grafton will be delivered by Cam
John E. Reilly of the Goth Pennsylvan nj
Volunteers. Appropriate selections will b
| played by the band and addresses will b
made by Governor Lowndes of Maryland
Governor Hastings Of Pennsylvania an
Mayor Warwick of Philadelphia. The trans
| fer of the monument to the trustees of tn
| Philadelphia Brigade Association will the
| he formally made nv Rev T Dotorson :,