Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-07
CA NE ROOSEVELT
5 It Was Dedicated Yesterday
Afternoon.
MANY PATRIOTIC SPEECHES
Secretary Hay Made a Notable ADJ
dress.
COMMISSIONER MCFARLAND SECRETARY MOODY
GEN. TORRANCE, GEN. BINGHAM, GOV. BLISS
OF MICHIGAN AND OTHERS SPOKE

The dedication of Camp Roosevelt yester-
day afternoon really marked the opening of
the thirty-siXth annual encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic. 1t was indeed
an imposing gathering of the survivors OF
the memorable conflict. Begrizzled veter-
ans. many of whom will never attend an
other encampment. stood for fully two
hours and listened to the words of patriot
ism as poured forth by Secretary Hay, Sec
rotary Moody, Commander in-Chief Tor
rance and other well-known personages.
In a temporary pavilion. erected in the
center of the White lot and in plain view of
the Executive Mansion, the exercises took
place. Fully 10000 persons were present
Among those who occupied seats on the
platform were many who gained fame both
in civil and military life. The exercises
which began at 43o o'clock, lasted until
after the sun had disappeared beyond the
western horizon and yet the vast multitude
was anxious that the speakers should con-
tinue.
Comparatively few of the assemblage had
ever heard Secretary Moody. The new Sec
rotary of the Navy, although he spoke
temporaneously. displayed the fact that he
is an orator. His words We're couched in
the best of language although simple, and
the earnestness of his delivery brought him
into favor with his hearers. Frequently
he was interrupted by applause and the
crowd was anxious for him to continue.
Secretary Hay. representing the Presi-
dent of the United States, made the address
of welcome. This man, who was a conf
Dental adviser to President Lincoln. who
served his country a diplomat abroad,
and later held the highest position in the
cabinet of President Mckinley being con-
tinued in the same capacity with President
Roosevelt, made a mastery address. 1t was
classic in its composition. He read his
words from manuscript and he spoke in
n ha sad
was the fact that he was visibly touched at
the great conCourse of old soldiers and
equally apparent was it that he was moved
to greater flights of oratory when the
cheers which were frequent, punctuated his
words.
Mr.. Brainard H. Warner chairman of the
citizens executive committee which has
had in charge the arrangements for the
encdmpment presided. Sitting on the
speakers platform. besides Secretaries Hay
and Moody. were Postmaster General
Payne. Commissioner H. Is. f. Macfarland
Gen. Ell Torrance. Governor Bliss of Michi-
gan, Commander B. F. Bingham of the De-
partment of the Potomac and several
others.
Before the Exercises.
Before the arrival of the speakers the
crowd, eager and expectant. stood upon the
benches in order to obtain a better view
In the great assembly the various colored
corps badges stood out conspicuously
against the blue coats of the veterans
Among the most noticeable We're the yellow
badges of the Army of the Potomac; the
green of the Green mountain boys of Yer
mont; the white of the MaSSa chusettS and
North Dakota the old gold of West Nir-
ginia; the red of the Ohio, the blue of Hi
nois and many others
on the outskirts of the main crowd was
a small army of photographers. who made
lasting impressions of the scene. Here and
there. sitting or reclining on the green
sward were knots of old soldiers risling
rheumatic pains, uncommon thing for
them, as they talked over old times and