The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-22
OLD IRoNsIDE,' CENTENNIAL


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OLD IRONSIDEs' CENTENNIAL
Her Launching Celebrated With Impress
sive Ceremonies at Boston
Boston. Oct. 1.-Untow2rd weather
condition. interfered with the out-ot-
door exercises today, marking the CEN
tellniui Of the United States srigate Con-
st:ution. Rain fell throughout the fore
noon, giving a bedraggied appearance
TO the decorations IN honor OF .tle coca
sion. Long before the hour assigned for
the exercises 10 begin the historic old
South church was filed TO IT'S utmos:
capacity.
Among those present In the church
were many Daughters OF the American
Revolution. whose organization had a
prominent part IN bringing about this
tia. representative United States gov
ernmeifs officials and representatives OF
foreign countries. mayors OF New Eng
land cities, members Of congress, OF the
iegisla lures. and OF the governors coun-
ell, and OF the officers Of the North At
lan;ic squadron.
Governor Wolcott acted as presiding
officer and delivered the opening ad-
dress, referring In eulog.stic terms to
the vessel in honor OF which the ami
versary Was held. and the patriotism
which marked her history.
Governor Wolcott introduced Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant secretary OF the
navy, who spoke in part as follows:
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launching was the beginning Of our navy
az We know il today. II was fifteen
years after the launching of the Consti-
tu:ion and her sister snips before TINT
proud flag which menacel us was hum
bled. and during that fifteen years there
We're many people who objected 70 the
maintenance OF a navy.
at was because we had the Constitu-
ton and her ester ships that we came
Uu; Of the war with credit. and il Is due
to a policy contrary to that which
prompted 4he introduction OF such vee-
sells tha: n recent years brought US 10
danger OF the greatest national dis
.honor."
At THE poin; Major William H. Gar
land OF Boston, who was a powder boy
on board the Constitution in her famous
battle with TIE Guerrero, was presented
10 the audience, and Governor Wolcott
himself led In three cheers for the vet
eran.
Mayor Quincy OF Boston then deliver
ed a shor: address Professor J. W.
Churchill OF Andover read Oliver Wen
del Holmes poem, odd Ironsides"
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dience briefly.
The historic address OF the day was
then delivered 10y Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge
Senator Lodge, after dwelling at some
length on the history AMI victories Of
the glorious old ship. spoke particularly
OF the way in which our small but well
equipped navy OF that day more than
retrieved on the waters ne reverses
which tardy administration and 4 halt
ing foreign policy had invited on the
land. He said:
England and Europe received vs.ua-
be instructions from the war q which
tri. battered Old snip ~ the sign and
symbol, out we Americans We're taught
a great deal more. He had learned nat
weak defensslessness meant var, eni
strong armed readiness meant peace.
honor ana quiet. i - vel % note tina.
the lesson o; wise preparation, taught 5y
sle war Of 1872 ana always worth re-
eTnmberinZ. IS even more important now
than then. tor today wers are fought n
= few mon rs. while y takes years to
Guild modern SHIPS ard cas-; rifisa guns
Weakness AMI Gear and defenseIsssne.s
mean war eri d:s1ouo-. Readiness.
preparation and courage mean honor and
peace Where We were unpTeparei IN
1872 ne suffered: Taere We were pre-
pared ve properei and vi11.catei or
national existence"
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