The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES
UNUSUALLY INTERESTING.
THE VAHALLA DEDICATED
Formal Dedication of Hall Of Fame
Concentrating Americas
Greatest Men.

New York, May 30.-Although there
threatening signs of rain
throughout the earlier part of today,
Memorial day exercises in this city
we're carried out with more than usual
interest. Important events in the
days programme were the military
parade, which was reviewed at Madi-
son Square by Governor Odell ana
Mayor Van Wyck; the exercises at
Grants tomb, where WI Ting Fang
made an address, and the dedication
Of the Hall of Fame at New York
university, at which Chauncy M. De-
pew delivered the Grafton.
The parade included the Old Guard,
acting as an escort to Governor Odell,
several detachments of United States
regulars, a number of militia organi-
cations and a battalion of United
States marines and all Of the local
posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. In all there were about $4,000
men in line. The feature or the par
ade was the firing of a salute by the
naval post opposite the statue of Far
ragut in Madison Square. At Grants
tomb, WI Ting Fang, Chinese minis
ter, in accordance with instructions
given by Ii Hung Chang some years
ago, placed an offering of flowers on
the stone coffin containing the gener-
ais remains. Mr.. WI also delivered
an address.
The ceremonies at the dedication of
the Hall Of Fame we're opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hill
lis. Senator Chauncey M. Depew then
delivered the Grafton. Following the
grafton Chancellor McCracken of the
university in an address made formal
declaration opening the hall. The I'M
yelling of tablets was then begun.
Tablets were unveiled as follows:
Washington. tablet-By the Society
of Cincinnati, represented by Asa
Bard and Talbot Oliphant.
Lincoln tablet-By the Military Or
der of the Loyal Legion, represented
by Lieutenant General John M. Scho'
field, United States army, retired.
Webster tablet-By the Daughters
of the American Revolution, repre-
scented by Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks, Mrs.
Daniel Manning and Mrs. Samuel
Verplanck.
Franklin tablet-By the Colonial
Danes, represented by Mrs. E. D. Gil
lespie and Mrs. William Reed.
Jefferson tablet-By the Sons of the
American Revolution, represented by
Samuel E. Gross and Edward v. Ga
zoam.
Clay tablet-By the Daughters of
the Revolution, represented by AIDE,
line w. Sterling, Mrs. Nathaniel S
Keay and Mrs. Henry Sanger Snow.
Adams tablet-By the Sons of the
Revolution, represented by Morris
P. Ferris and Ernest H. Crosby.
Grant tablet-By the Grand Army
of the Republic, represented by Allan
G. Bankwell and Theron E. Parson.
Farragut tablet-By the National
Association of Naval Veterans, repre-
scented by Frederick E. Haskins, w
H. Banks, Rear Admiral Daniel Kelly
J.. E. Smith and Lieutenant Command
er P. J. Doherty.
Lee tablet-By the United Daught
ers of the Confederacy, represented
by Mrs. Edwin G. Weed, Mrs. M. F
Meades, Mrs. w. w. Read and Mrs
Partner.
Marshall tablet-By the American
Bar association, represented by Ed
ward Wetmore, VIM. B. Harkslowel
and Austin J. Fox.
Kent tablet-By the Bar Associa
ton of New York, represented by ex
Judge James M. Varnum.
). Story tablet-By the American
Academy of Political and Social Sci
ence, represented by Samuel McLind
, say, James T. Young, James B. Hill
and Edward T. Devine.
Peabody tablet-By the Peabod.
Educational fund, represented b.
J. L. M. Curry and H. N. Somerville
| Cooper tablet-By Edward Cooper
Abram S. Hewitt and r. Fulton Cut
, ting.
. Stuart tablet-By National Acade
my of Design, represented by Franz
Dielman, H. w. Watrous, ]. G. Brow
: and Eastman Johnson.
: Fulton tablet-By the American So
, ciety of Civil Engineers, Represented
by ]. ]. Rees and Charles Warrel
Hunt.
Morse tablet-By the American In
stitute of Electrical Engineers, repre-