Evening journal., 1901-10-18
MONUMENT READY
FOR UNWILLING
Shaft Is in Memory Of Valley
Forge Heroes
Late President MeKiRleT and Other
Officials We're 10 Have Attended
ihe Exercises

The first monument erected at Val
ley Forge i'm memory OF the Revolu-
tionary soldiers who died there during
the winter of 1777-S. win be unveiled
and dedicated with appropriate exer-
oises tomorrow
It has been erected at a cost of
nearly $4,000. hy the Daughters of the
Revolution, the money having been
contributed by the members OF the gen
eral society from all over the United
States. The shaft is of New Hamp-
shire granite. fifty feet high and
stands on a pedestal OF the same ma
terial ten feet square AT the base of
the shaft rs carved the American flag.
containing the thirteen stars of the
original States In its blue field. Under
meath this Is the seal of the Daughters
Of the Revolution On the front of the
pedcstg, Is This inscription:
Erected by the General Society,
Daughters of the Revolution, to the
soldiers OF Washington's army who
sleep at Valley Forge 1777-S'
he principal addresses at the dedi-
cation Of the monument viii be made
by Governor Stone and Miss Adaline
Wheelock Sterling. president general
of the society Tho Hon BOies Pen
rose, Peter Boyd. Governor Hum and
others viii also make addresses.
The dedication exercises have been
wholly changed by the death of Frosi-
dent Nchlnlev. who had eypressoa bis
intent u of being present Secretary
John d. Long was expected to deliver
tie 0rau0n but sent his regrets az the
time hc was summoned to his laugh
-Crs traihbcd. The committee saw
l'ri siCCnt Roosevelt last week lie was
much Interested, and regretted 'ha
early 'ttc which would prevent his ac-
ceptance. Invitations have been sent to
thc Proc ldont. members of the cabinet.
miitory and naval officers. Justices ~
the @urfemc Court, members of She
Senate and House, governors of the
thirteen original States governors
OF other States. officers of an
.atrinlic ORGANIZATIONS and hlrtorlcl.
sOcietlCs and the City Troop. of nLila-
cclpma
Tie sons of the Revolution will ate
tend. and the Governors of many
States. The State societies of the
Daughters of the Revolution will send
wrea.hs. The Governor of Rhode Island
regrc.ting his inability TO De present
has ordered a costly floral emblem for
the occasion
Mrs. Nathaniel Seaver Keay first
Vlce-president general and State regent
of Pennsylvania, Is chairw0man of the
Committee on Arrangements and Re
cepti0n, which consists of the general
officers of the society and board. the
Pennsylvania officers and board. and
an state regents. The officers of the
PENNSYLVANIA Society are Mrs Nathan
iel Seaver Keay. State regent: Mrs.
Carleton Montague Moody. State vice
regent; Miss Mary Augusta Kent
State secretary; Mrs. o. La Forrest
Perry, State treasurer, Mrs. Robert
Heberton, State registrar. and Mrs
Henry Thomas Kent. State historian.
The work OF collecting the money
and erecting the monument has been
under the auspices of the Colonial
BENJAMIN Franklin and Past and Pres
ent Chapters, all of PHILADELPHIA. In
little more than q year the money
was raised, and reported at the annual
meeting of the society i'm New York
last Spring
The land which Major ]. Heston
Todd has decided TO the society is 30x33
feet about the monument with am en-
trance from the Valley Forge road ten
feet wide and 36l feet in length. This
Is TO be laid out properly fenced and
concreted, and permanently cared for
by the society.
The ground was decided at the time
that the Daughters of the Revolution
determined to present q bill. askina
Congress to obtain this encampment
ground of 100 acres for national res.
ervation Their bill was introduced I'M
December last. i'm beth houses. and will
be pushed probably at the coming ses
sion