The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-06-02
THE BLUE and TIE GRAY.
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Hold Memorial Services at
Fredericksburg, Va.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET WERE THERE.
The Principal Incident of the Day
was the laying of the Corner
Stone of the Fifth Corps Monu-
mert in thu National Cemetery
Souvenir for VirEinin MasOns.

Fredericksburg, Va. May 26.-On
ii,e very ground over which the old
Fifth corps charged at Frederick
burg, President Mckinley. his cabinet
and Gen. Miles, yesterday witnessed
the laying of the cornerstone of 4
shaft which will perpetuate. in bronze
and granite, the heroism of the Army
of the Potomac. 1t was an impressive
ceremony, and rendered the more so
by the fact that among the hundreds
who witnessed the event were noted
leaders of both the federal and the
confederate forces. The monument
was the personal gift of Gen. Daniel
Butterfield, to the National Memorial
association. This in itself was a
unique feature, as the battlefield mon
uments heretofore have been mostly
the gifts of corporated societies or
furnished by popular subscriptions.
The president and his cabinent were
welcomed at the courthouse, which
"dS OeCOIdttu Win ~ >of
ors, and the various corps flags of the
Army of the Potomac. Welcoming
speeches were made by prominent
veterans from both sides of the civil
war, and afterward the president held
an informal reception at the home Of
st. George Il. Fitzhugh, where he was
welcomed by hundreds of the town
folk, both white and black.
The President and Party.
The special train from Washington
Grrived at 11:1O and found the whole
population of the staid old Virginia
town grouped about the depot or
maSsed along the main street with the
national colors appearing everywhere.
The SPECIAL carried all the members Of
he cabinet except Secretary Wilson.
There also were in the party Gen.
Nelson A.. Miles and his chief aide,
Col. Michler, Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
troIner Adjt.-Gen. Ruggles, who was
colonel of the presidents regi-
ment during the war, and the Marine
band.
Reception on Arrival.
The train was met at Quantico by u
reception committee from Fredericks-
burg, consisting of Hon. Horace +.
Crisman, Maj. T. p. Morris and Post
master John NJ. Griffin, who accom-
panied the presidential party to Fred.
cricksburg, where they were turned
over to the Inequalities of the local
committee.
Procession and Exercises.
The procession formed at the depor,
and. headed by the Marine band
mo, at once to the courthouse,
where the public exercises were held
and AZ. official welcome rendered -
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac. The addresses of welcome was
delivered by ST. George r. Fitzhugh,
md h response was made by Gen.
Martin Il. E. Mcmahon. The Grafton
of the day was delivered by Gen.
DaGiel Z. Sickles.
Mr. FItzhugh's Address
Mr.. F~itzhugh'S address was a strik.
ing piece of oratorical work. lie paid
the highest tribute to the army of the
Potomac and to their confederate
opponents. saving tina. to erase the
names of the Spotsylvania battlrfclGs
from the history OF the American
army would be to rob it cf half its
glory. The same blood shed on the
Fredericksburg fields. he said. still
flowed in the veins of the American
soldiers. wherever the American arms
might be in the future, whether those
who bore them were c~N-fcderals or eX-
corfcderates, or descendants Of the
two, they would stand shoulder to
shoulder, and their record would be
enc that would take no luster from
the glory won by the Stars and Stripes
un the bloody battletilcds OF Virginia
President Mckinley and hi, cabinet
officers %applalded his sentiment
heartily, and the speaker was Justify
cheered by the large audience.
Luncheon mt the Opera House.
The exercises at the courthouse
were followed by n luncheon served in
The opera house to the members of the
soc.ety. the ladies and invited guests.
This was over by two o'clock, after
which the president held a brief re.
cep,ion at the residence of MI. St.
George i. Fitzhugh, before the party
proceeded to the national cemetery for
.he ceremonies incident to the corner
stone laying of the Fifth corps onu
ment.
COrner Stone Laying.
The corner stone of the monument
was laid by Gen. Daniel Z. Butter
field. lie had prepared for the coca
zion n handsome silver trowel appro,
priltely inscribed, and after the cere.
mony this was presented to the Ma.
sonic ledge of Fredericksburg.
SURROUNDED BY MYSTERY.
Herbert NOyeS, FOuud Shot In Gle ye.