New-York tribune., 1899-10-07

1'0- '4-S4' PROCEEDED. Ihe monument was pre-
sented to the city and county Of Peoria by Mrs
Lucie B. Tying and accepted on behalf Of the
county by John c. Kingbury. chairman OF the
Board Of Supervisors and on behalf Of the city
by Henry ". Lunch Mayor OF Peoria
TRIBUTE TO THE NATIONS DEFENDERS.
An address was given by Nj Kingnan. fol-
lowed by the President. who dedicated the mon
ument n formal address He said:
Fellow Citizens: ! am glad with my fellow
C!ll~vis ol Peoria County and members = the
Grand army of the Republic and the Ladies
Memorial Day Association q stand about the
mon uIneAt dedicated 10 patriotic service and
ill -Isioll leNotlon III tn holest cause for which
--aNh.ha ever engaged. This monument awakens
sacred memories. fellow citizens and that is irs
purpose. = was erected by these patriotic
women, that Il might fo- all time perpetuate
z glorious page 4 American history Il tells
the V hole story cf The war the siege The march
plIOuac. battle lire the sufferings and sac
-,-.l,, o., ne oFaSe men Who from 81 10 -
-.'-,'- '1- mas Great apQlause) Il tells every
page of the history ~ that civil struggle and its
-l4-Hiiha corsuwmation az Arrorlattox Court
Iiouse when Grant accepted th~ surrender from
- ana We were kept a Nation united AGAIN
1oreyer. loud ap1iaus-l
go, ' ...7 ~ 9urnent tApplause) I Ike this
''4ool t4at face t0-day-the defence of the
III, 'DI@-rs) That is what de do whenever
AM Wherever trat flag Is a-sailed enthusiastic
ana i', l9nged apIlaIsel And with Us war al
ways sleeps when the assaiants = orr flag con-
sent % Grant terms # unconditional sur
render Great and continued aqplauseD Ny
5s-. -c,.lens 90 not intend 20 make speech
nothing of patriotic sentiment 10 that which has
already been uttered But 7 desire . EXPRESS
IN this presence my appreciation not of the
--loute that was paid o. the President " the
Ln.ted States. hut tn- tribute which the people
ot Eror.a city and Peoria County have faii to
me brave -feriers of the American flag In
uine or olr greatest peril prolonged ap-
plause]
You are proud ~ the monument You sboyrl
oe prol - the demonstration today which i4l
70 i's unteilins SIX thousand ch.dr-n from
the schools marching nv wl-h the Tag Z s-ars
ir thelr hands and with the love - country
IN their hearts, lAp0lause) could not IN.
s. n. that M country was safe loud APP
plause. God bless The schools ~ America
applause Cod bless tre patriotic women ~
The United states laVrtaus-) ard the
patriotic band thft projected AMI carried th
m nlInent Q a successful coucusi0nt Con
unued ar1iause1 And must rot close with
Peoria Indeed. you have everything ir Peoria
ar artist - such high skill. born p your own
city 70 conceive and execute this noble rnong-
again for this splendid 5e7ons,rat.or ~ ra-
triotism and devotion 70 duty. Lonc continued
applause
,-, ~ he as-otses u. ne- .'g par ,ooH parl N
Mrs. Mckinley Mrs Hitchcock and Miss Bar
'.i' ~. 'aia and ers i-ken for short
5uie-l, IN -h.r r~i,.e a- -r~c,,,l 's' bs az,
as Mrs Mckinley eei- slightly ndisposed
GIFT To THE pprsrnr>-r
AT ne reception a. Mr. Greenhuts house. the
fIeslHeh' received me slit, on behalf % the
c.l-zens or Fe Tia ~ an elaborate historical
Alouf po'iray .ns me beauties ~ the city and
''.i- anu a"t'-i 1I'i4s o4 IT'S l' 'il-
.s. l". -...- s.-1' All. ~ vas mo- ~
-. q. 1a.-es u la'ri1,-c --ca c1Ia.'lena,ig
ne w4rk ~ Consr.ss and t5s Aaminls'ra Lon
~ ,a-i -l-E on ..1 var ana meeting me PROD