Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-31
GENERAL GRANTS TOMB
AND THE HALL OF FAME
THE SCENES OF NOTABLE ME-
MORTAL DAY EXERCISES IN
NEW YORK CITY.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND IN LINE.
MEMORIAL TABLETS UNVEILED
WITH FITTING CEREMONIES.
ADDRESS BY WEE TING FANG.

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there were threatening signs of rain
throughout the early part of to-day, the
Memorial Day exercises in this city
were carried out with more than the
usual interest. The important events
on the days programme were the mil
itary parade which was reviewed at
Madison Square by Governor Odell and
Mayor Van Wyck, the exercises at
Grants tomb, where WI Ting Fang
made an address and the dedication
OF the Hall OF Fame, at the New York
M. Depew delivered an Grafton.
The parade included the old guard,
acting as an escort to Governor Odell,
several detachments of U. S.. regulars,
a number OF military organizations, a
battalion of United states marines and
II of the local posts of the G. A. R.
In all there were about $4,000 men in
line. "A feature of the parade was the
firing of a salute by the naval post OPP
posite the statue of Farragut in Madi-
son Square.
At Grants Tomb, WI Ting Fang, the
Chinese minister, in accordance with
instructions given by Lii Hung Chang,
some years ago, placed an Offering of
flowers on the stone coffin containing
the Generals remains. Mr.. WI also
delivered an address.
The ceremonies at the dedication of
the Hall of Fame were opened with
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hollis. Senator Chauncey M. Depew
then delivered the GRAFTON.
Following the GRAFTON, Chancellor
McCracken, of the New York UNIVERSE
ty, in address made formal declaration
OF the opening of the Hall.
The unwilling of tablets was then
begun as follows:
Washington Tablet, by the Society of
the Cincinnati, represented by Asa Bird
Gardiner and Talbot ELEPHANT.
Lincoln Tablet, by the military or
der of the Loyal Legion, represented by
Lieut.. General John M. Schofield, U. s..
a., retired.
webster Tablet, by the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. represented
by Mrs. C. w. Fairbanks, Mrs. Daniel
Manning and Mrs. Samuel Verplanck.
Franklin Tablet, by the Colonial
DANES, represented by Mrs. E. D.. Gill
lespie and Mrs. VIM. Reed.
Jefferson tablet, by the Sons OF the
American Revolution, represented by
Samuel E. Gross and Edward V. Graz
zan
Clay Tablet, by the Daughters of the
Revolution, represented by Alkaline w.
Sterling, Mrs. Nathaniel S. Keay and
Mrs. Henry Sanger Snow.
Adams Tablet, by the Sons of the
Revolution, represented by Morris T.
Ferris and Ernest H. Crosby.
Grant Tablet, by the Grand Army OF
the Republic, represented by Allan c.
Blackwell and the Hon. E. Parsons.
Farragut Tablet, by the National AS
sociation of Naval Veterans, represent
ed by Frederick E. Haskins, W. H.
Banks, Rear Admiral Daniel Kelly. J.
~ Smith and Lieut.. Commander 2. J.
Doherty.
Lee Tablet, by the United Daughters
of the Confederacy, represented by Mrs.
Edwin G. Weed, Miss M. f. Meares,
Mrs. w. w. Reade and Mrs. Parker.
Marshall tablet, by the American Bar
Association, represented by Edward
Wetmore, VIM. B. Hornblower and Aus
tin G. Fox.
Kent tablet, by the Bar Association
of New York, represented by ex-Judge
James NJ. Varnum.
Story tablet. by the American Acad-
envy OF Political and Social Science, rep
resented by Samuel McC. Lindsay,
James T. Young, James B. Dill and Ed
ward T. Devine.
Peabody tablet, by the Peabody Edu-
cation fund, represented by ]. L. M.
Curry and H. N. Somerville.
Cooper tablet, by Edward c. Cooper,
Abram S. Hewitt and r. Fulton Cut
ting.
Stuart tablet, by the National Acad-
envy of Design, represented by Frank
Dielman, H. w. WatroL-, j. G.. Brown
and Eastman johnson.
Fulton tablet, by the american Soci-
ETY. of Civil Engineers, represented by
J. ]. r. Grees and Charles Warren
Hunt.
Morse tablet, by the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers. represent
ed by Carl Herring, Charles M. Stein
metz. Canon Silleck Dunn and F. Wiley
Dunn.
Whitney tablet, by the American So
ciety of Mechanical Engineers, repre-
OVllCQ ny ItOl. lNODCt II.
Audubon tablet, by the American So
ciety of Naturalists, represented by
VIM. T. Sedwick.
Gray tablet, by the Botanical Soci-
ETY. of America, represented by DR.. Ben
jamin Johnson, Prof. Byron d. Hal
stead, George w. Atkinson, Prof. N. l..
Britton and DR.. l.. NJ. Underwood.
Edwards tablet, John Willis Baer, of
the Society of Christian Endeavor.
Mann tablet, by the National Educa-
ton Association. represented by DR.. ].
M. Green, c. j.. Baxter, Frank A. Hill
and st. l.. McCutcheon.
Beecher tablet, by the Y. NJ. C. A.,
represented by Lucian c. Warner. AL
fred Marling and Frederick B. Schenck.
Claiming tablet, by TIE New England
Society, represented by George H. Sar-
gent.
Emerson tablet, by the New York
Norma college. represented by Nellie
L. r. Goodwin. Emma Pearl Beattie,
Claribel Sprague and Eleanor Gutter
man.
Hawthorne table,. BY the Peter Coop
i High School, represented by Eliza
beth Day, Sarah Eustis, Marie Glass
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