Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-10-17
Democratic Pilgrims From Missouri
Gather at Historic Mon
ticello.
FINE GRANITE MONUMENT DEDICATED.
1t is Presented to the State of Vfr-
ginia i'm Behalf of the Jefferson
Club of st. Louis and the State of
Missouri-SOme OF the Addresses
Delivered.

ceremonies this afternoon.
The handsome granite shaft was
surrounded by a great mass of patri-
otic disciples of jefferson when the
time arrived for the dedication.
Each member of. the st. Louis JEFF
ferson club carried a small, white silk
flag on which is printed in gilt let
tiers: Jefferson Club, ST. Louis
These flags were planted in the
ground around the tomb of jefferson.
The metallic box that was inclosed
i'll the monument contained the sig
natures of all of the pilgrims, a copy
of the constitution and bylaws of
the Jefferson club, a pamphlet de-
scribing the pilgrimage and its object
and a parchment record, which says:
This monument was erected while
Theodore Roosevelt occupied the
chair of Washington and jefferson as
president of the United States, and
while the whole nation was mourning
the death of President William Nc
Kinley, who succumbed to the bullet
of an assassin and anarchist, on Sep
TENDER IA. last past. The members
of the jefferson club, in common with
Ill ID CIllLChS, oODlOAO AIS AooA
assassination"
The special train bearing about
two hundred and seventy-ive demo-
cratic pilgrims arrived at 1915 this
morning. The IL coaches were dark,
as the majority of the pilgrims were
asleep. A few escaped, however, and
gave one end of this city a touch of
Jefferson club enthusiasm.
Every pilgrim was up early, and
the dining Dom of the Gleason house
was a scene of activity for several
hours before nine o'clock, the hour
appointed for taking carriages to
Monticello. There were a number of
democrats who came down from
Washington to greet the democratic
pilgrims from Missouri. Among them
were Col. c. w. Combs, formerly of
St. Louis, but for years a messenger
in the national house of representa-
tives; Congressman Lloyd, of the
First Missouri district, and Joe p.
Johnson, post office inspector in
charge at New Orleans and formerly
of ST. Louis and Warrensburg. At
9:45 the Continental drum corps and
field band of the Jefferson club start
ed for Monticello, and was followed
by the members of the club and Wis
itors in carriages.
The ride to Monticello was thor
oughly enjoyed by every visiting pill
grim. The road, running as it does,
through the hills and along the noun
tain sides, afforded glimpses of beau
tiful scenery. The majority of the Wis
Si0rc arrival ot Mnnfiaa1ln about II
o'clock, and spent an hour inspect
ing the spacious grounds, the rooms
and pictures of the historic old man.
sion and enjoying the picturesquely
beautiful panoramic view that greets
the eye in every direction from the
front steps of Jefferson's Did home.
The members of the Jefferson club
were cordially welcomed by Hon. JEFF
ferson NJ. Levy, the owner of Month
cello, who returned from Europe in
order to greet the visitors.
At IL o'clock the Jefferson club
quartet rendered Down in Virginia."
and then Mr.. Levy stepped to the
front of the broad stone steps of the
mansions portico and in a brief, but
appropriate, speech welcomed the JEFF
ferson club to the historic home of
Thomas Jefferson.
Mr.. Levy led the way to the granite
monument, donated by the club, and
which stood about one hundred yards
to the northeast of the front of the
mansion, covered by the American
flag.
Prof. Henning w. Prentis delivered
some appropriate remarks, and while |
the club quartet sang america" the
monument was unveiled by Madame
Karl Won Mayhoff, the sister-in-law
of Hon. Jefferson M. Levy.
Pro. Prentis then deposited the cop
per o in the receptacle provided
for it, containing the records of the
pilgrimage and other pertinent mat
ter.
The party then returned to the
mansion steps where, after Hon. Har-
ry B. Halves read a letter to Hon.
Jefferson B. Levy from Hon. David B.
Hill hat was full of democratic senti-
ment and regrets at his inability to
be present. Hon. NJ. T. Benton, of
the Fifteenth Missouri district, pre-
scented the granite monument t. the |
state of Virginia in behalf of the JEFF
ferson club and the state of Missouri.
The monument was accepted for the
democracy of Virginia by Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, Gov. j. Hoge Taylor being
ill at home and unable to be present.
Ex-Gov. William J.. Stone delivered
an address on 1.-THE Declaration of
Independence" His address took a
wide range in all hat appertains to
the life work of Jefferson and named
him as the greatest of all the great
men Virginia had produced.
The last address was by Frank NJ.
Estes, of st. Louis, on the University
of Virginia, in which he took occasion
to speak in high praise both of the
institution and its illustrious founder.
The party left for Charlottesville
about two o'clock thoroughly well
pleased with their visit to the shrine
of democracy.
Tonight they attended a banquet
at the Fayerweather Gymnasium hall,
University of Virginia. At the pan
quet the toasts and responses were
as follows: 1.-THE University of Vir-
ginia," Prof. VIM. NJ. Thornton, Uni
versity of Virginia; "The jefferson
Club, Harry b. Halves, president JEFF
ferson club; 1.-THE City of ST. Louis"
Rolla Wells, mayor of ST. Louis;
State of Missouri" Hon. James
A. Reed. mayor of Kansas City; .The
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