The evening times., 1900-05-30
EXERCISES AT ANTIETAM.
The President Attends the soldiers
Monument Dedication.

ANTIETAM, Nd. May 30-The FreSi-
dent and party. including Secretaries Roo,
Long, Gage. Hitchcock. and Wilson. and
Attorney General GIiggs. and numerous
Senators, Representative, and Grad
Army veterans. arrived al ARtietam at
l1:40 O'Clock this morning on the PIesi-
dents special train over the Bal imo-e and
Ohio Road. Mr.. Mckinley vas warmly
greeted on alighting from the train. and
shook hands with many Of the c.oxd.
The hfty-eight members Of the party
were driven to the Antietam battlefield
ground in carriages and the dedication
exercises OF the Maryland Soldiers Monu-
ment began
The President did rot make an address.
as was expected. The addresses were made
from a stand in front Of the DunkaEd
Church, opposite the monument
After the speeches lunch was served in
four tents. On one side CT the PRESIDENT 5
tent was General LOngstreets. and on the
other the tent for veteran Union Odicers.
Lunch was served the speakers ma other
members Of the party in aLOther large
tcat. and afterwards the whole Presiden-
N-e- party Hd5 A-lNE4 a4EALA NAE Da-L4E-
ground.
The dedieatory exercises began with mu-
sic by the Fifth Regiment Veteran Corps
Band. Col Benjamin F. Taylor introduced
Gen Henry Kyd Douglas as director Of the
ceremonies and prayer was offered by Rev.
e. F. Clarkscn.
Gov. John Walter Smith followed with
an address Of welcome, during which he
paid warm tribute TO the soldier dead,
and the band rendered Maryland, Ny Ma
TylsHd."
Col Benjamin F. Taylor, president Of
the Antietam Battlefield Commission, then
presented the handsome completed moRu-
ment 20 the National Government. IL was
accepted in q felicitious speech by Secre-
tary Root in behalf Of the Government
| Hail Columbia" was then rendered by
! the band, and brief addresses were made
/ by Gems. John r. Brooke. James Long
/ street, Orland B. Wilcox. J. Z. Duryee
| and Senators J. IS. Foraker, &c. Burrows
I John W Daniel, and other prominent
l Union and Confederate soldiers
After two mere band selections. Dixie
I and Yankee Doodle" remarks were mad
/ by Representative Mcclellan and severa
[ Senators ald Representativss. ''HzI
I 10 the Chief ard the sta.
| SpangIeG BaEaer'' were rendered b
1 the oand, and the Rev William IIms
| concluded the ceremonies vita q benedic-
ti0n.
Among the Presidents party were Sera-
/ tors Lodge. Daniel KCau. NcCCuas. Has-
I ley, and Clark OF Wyoming. RePTeselta-
( tives MCCIcIia, Mahou. Baker and
/ Denny Of Maryland. General and Mrs
( Longstreet. Gems joe Wheeler, Z. a. Car
man. A ". Greely. H. y. B5ynton, J. r
l Wilson, Surgeon General SceTnbeTg. RCzl
/ Admiral Melville Col J. W Fairfax Gel
/ Ben F. Taylor. and Col. Osmun LatrO5e.
The Maryland delegation came down 20
| the dedication on q special train Of eleven
! cars from Baltimore. bringing the Union
/ Veterans. Some CT the party were Gov
/ john Walter Smith and his secretary, S
| X Dennis; State Treasurer Murray Van
/ Diver. 1CjL- Gen John L Saunders Gen
! Allison Wilmer. WIllOuglby Smith. Fran
/ cis T Waters. Col c H Chipley Reuben
I Foster. George NJ. Upshur. and Lee Carry
I Major Gen John R Brooke also came with
Z this party.