Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-17

arches will be forever open to show that
letters will always respond to the cali of
civilization"
Other Talks.
Mr. Edward w. Mealey of the Hagers-
town Bank said that his institution had
taken charge Of the money raised fer the
monument, but he wished to say that Mr.
townsend had procured il all himself, and
further, that it had all been spent and ac-
counted for Mr.. James f. Taylor, the
Well-kno~n war artist, made short
speech, and Mr.. Townsend introduced Mr.
Natnaniel Page and Mr.. Crosby S Moves
as men who had greatly aided in erecting
nne monument and who were also bright
Iishts IN the galaxy of war correspondents
Capt. McElroy of the National Tribune told
something of the great battles that had
been fought in the immediate neighbor-
ncod OF The gap. He said that il was ro
disparagement to the other correspondents
who had so vividly portrayed the scenes of
the war, to say that he believed and had
renewed Tor thirty years, that Mr.. George
Ailred townsend was the prince of them
all, and that his letters under the sigma
tCre OF Cath" sent from the armies dur
ing TIE great struggle, had done more TO
INFORM the people of the country of how
tne great struggle progressed than any,
tning else. He recalled Lincoln's remark
after che of the battles when the great
PRESIDENT had said that We would never
Know what had really taken place until
fl.
he paid hiRh tribute to the courage of
the army correspondents, who had almost
invariably stayed in advance Of the army
and had placed themselves in const ant
physical danger, not from any direct orders
from superior officers, but simply out of a
sense OF duty to the general public in an
enort TO secure ard lay before their read
crs correct accounts of the great events
General III. V. Boynton also paid a high
tribute TO the army correspondents. He
salu that MI townsend, Mr.. Page, Mr..
MOVES, Mr.. Taylor and the host of brilliant
ara energetic men who had followed the
armies during the had performed as
great work and dangerous as the
men who had fought the battles During
the war with the army correspondents al
ways on hand IL was impossible for any
commander to distort facts or give a
wrong impression in any of his official
reports. The beautiful monument here
ne SAID, was an example of the energy of
one of these correspondents. Mr.. Town
send had conceived the idea and had un-
falteringly carried il out and the beautiful
structure which was being dedicated to-
TO him.
General Fullerton likewise paid a tribute
TO war correspondents in general and 10
Mr.. Townsend in particular. Mr.. Smith
meyer the designer Of the memorial when
called upon, said that he was rot an orator
but that his speech was the monument
itself. and that its language was the clamor
of the chisel, the hammer and the trow.,I
Mr.. Edwin b. Hay was the last speaker
OF the occasion. and made a characteristic
talk. He said Mr.. Townsend had made
this hillside to bloom as garden and that
now he had added 10 IL this monument
which from now on would form a note
worthy part of the history OF the war
During the exercises Mrs Tom G. Moves
sang with splendid effect and a fife and
drum from the regular army added stir
to the affair.
AT dinner. which was served in the large
library of the host, Mr.. Townsend re-
cited several original poems relating 10
the experiences and life of the war cor
respondents.
The special train down from Gapland
was run though the mountains in SPLEEN
did fashion. 1t was under the direction
of Conductor w. l.. Richards and Engineer
VIM. o. Suffer-