The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-05-31
FLORAL MONUMENT
UNVEILED BY CHILDREN
A Tribute of Respect to
Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Randle's Addfess-Times News.
boys Band Takes Part in Exer-
cises at Congress Heights.

The school children and citizens OF
Congress Heights, together with large
crowd from Washington, ittingly OBJ
served decoration Day yesterday after
noon by defeating beautiful floral
monument to Andrew Carnegie Nearly
1000 school children took part in the
ceremonies.
The exercises took place at 3 o'clock
In the center OF handle Park, at Con-
gress Heights.
The Times Newsboys Band, composed
Of over forty-fve pieces, rendered music
appropriate TO the event. thousand
school children sang patriotic songs dur
ing the unwilling of the monument OF
flowers erected In Randle Park in honor
of Mr.. Carnegie.
Colonel Randle's Address.
Col. Arthur E. Randie. the originator
of this unique innovation upon the Gus
toms OF the day. spoke as follows:
While others are honorins the dead.
we s<e paying tribute to the living. We
know men during life feel the tender
chords. OF gratitude. touched by kind
words and good deeds, but when dead
1t is our selfish memory OF them that
prompts the impulse to applaud the
great works Of these who have gone be-
yohd the goal OF appreciation: and the
glory given them is lost to them. and
rebounds only to the glver.
~ 10 fon 81,
withheld until the play of life is over,
and the curtain is down, and the actor
is gone; the audience alone hears the
re-echo from an empty stage, but a
tribute to the living is unselnsh. because
a beating heart shares the glories of
merited honor to the giver.
A Live Man.
Andrew Carnegie is a live, living
man. One touch OF his noble pen erects |
a monument for the living more last |
ing than any mausolcum to the dead.
This emblem to tho living Carnegie |
is a symbol of the monuments he is
erecting. not to the dead. but to the
living, and es generations come his
great work will raise man to a higher
sphere in all walks of life.
II is the living he is honoring, tho
most beautiful lessons his princely
gifts have taught
Among the other speakers we're o. T.
Crosby. Congressman Eddy. W. W. Horn
and Hon. John NJ Langley, who com
nended the occasion and lauded Andrew
'a~nerfa
After the ceremonies Edward s.
schmid presented the children a num-
ger OF pet animls.
The Floral Monument.
The monument was OF flowers twelve
y twelve feet and twenty-four feet high =
picture of MIR. Carnegie and his name s
vas upon the monument. S
Tablets were placed among the flow Q
rs on the four sides OF the pedestal {
the following names: +
President Roosevelt. Senator James o
lcMillan, Senator W. A. Clark, Repre-
tntative ]. W. Babcock. Mr.. R. T. VIII !
on. Senator NJ. S. Quay, Capt r. p.
Iobson. Senator A. p. German, Mr.. 8
rank A. Munsey, Hon. John s
:. Ross. Maj. John Biddle. G
on. II. b. F. Macfarland., Mr.. =
c. Glover. DR.. C. A. walcott, Senator o
NJ. Dcpow. Mr.. Charlie. II O
ramp, Mr.. George ". Young, Governor
II. Longino, Senator A. J. McLaurin. U
on. A. F. Fox. Mr.. Charles E. Hooker. u
r. J. S. Williams. Patrick Henry, Mr.. a,
I'm NJ. Allen. Gen. T. c. Catchinss. Gen.
'e Wheeler. Admiral George Dewey. W
tmiral w. S. schley, Gen. Nelson A. "
lies, Henry C. Corbin. Governor w. r.
erriarn, Senator T. c. Plat Mr. Henry ir
atterson, John Jacob hstor. Cornelius 81
J. PierpoAt Morgan, william
innings Bryan, C. E. T. Knox, ]. ]. s,
arlington. d. T. Crosby. C. A. Stevens, TO
sse b. Wilson, George Seufferlc, A. A. or