Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22
STARTS NEW VAR COLLEGE
lupoiRg Os-sDsry MErkl tbs laying q
TIE Conner etons
PREsOtsT ROOsEynT IS PRESENT
terr~tnry Rect stakes ADDRESS e.
which ~. Traces Growth 81
Ar3y sna Tells WhT ths
S-hsei is Ne-e-sary.

GAsETNGTON. Feb Hl-In the presence
e an asssmhlAgs q d~istinEuishsd people,
including the president o. Ehs United
States. memberf q the cabinet and Of ron
rrsEs. justices q the supreme court, rep
reEsutstires q foreign powers and others
eminent IN the lie Of The nHuun- The cor
n-s-EtoDs o. the E-my vnr ueilsEs was laid
herp TO-DAY with impressive military Hna
Masonic ceremonies.
Ths occasion vHs rendered sfpeciEIly
n5tsb8s and interesting ~ addresses DE-
nvsrsd ~ Presi6ert Roosevelt Secretary
q War Boot and Major Generals s N 3
TsunE. president q the VIZ college. The
STE Hslected for the new building is on
tbs reservation q the WEshinEun bar
rtrkF a. the fsot q Fuur and oDe-hBf
street.
TDdsF1s ceremonies marked the begin
min 81 q project which has been before
fhs president. Secrsrury Root and others
interested In the Advancement and Thorough
training - the United States Amy. while
thH tounoRtion q the DeW structure which
d 70 be practically uujpua. has been only
1uu begun. the plans contemplated ~ the
Wa department ana BY congress tnclnds the
cunEtructiun Of al entirely new set Of
buldirEE On the arsenal grounds.
amung other structures. there win be a
hospital barracks. o1hcsrE quarters ana
az adniniErrEtion building al 10 be hand
suns and q the most approved Eruhf1scs-
urIl design The EruT wHr college Eruunds
have beer selsc1sd as The site o. the statue
q Frederick The Great. which Emperor WI
liam has pruposed TO present TO the people
q the United States
FieturesQue Feature.
A piCturescue feature Of The ceremonies
To-Day wa the participation Of the uiitnry.
About 1000 troops. representing the various
mtnchss q The war service. took part in
the exercises They were drawn At the
HeEerzl army posts IN Washington u
vicinity and vsre in command Of MAJur
william N BIsck OF the corps Of enEtn-
esr1-
President Roosevelt. accompanied by his
military side. Oolonsl Theodore A. Rinr-
ham. LEFT the White House in q carriage
a. II O'clock Hs was escorted to tbs wEr
college grounds by trDop \ q the Third
cavalry In other carriages meuherS Of
the cabinet accompanied the president.
Two n0n-oommisEioDsd ~of8ners. both skilled
hursemen, rode On each Eide q the preEi-
dents carriage 70 control the horses II
case they we're friEhtened By the n-4nr
uf Ealutes on Otherwise. and tive prfvEtes
were detailed TO each Of the other car
riEgss As q precEufion EeE1nst arr3deutA.
As the president and party sutsrsd The
grounds. the prsEident's hAg was run 70
The top Of the flagstaff and q section Of
The Fourth battery. nEht artillery. fred
the presidents salute The assembled
troops paid the h1norE prescribed by TIE
-egulEtiuns-
Grand Master George 4 walker II the
district of Columbia grand lodge Of Mnsuns
and Othsr ufncsrB u The grind lodge IN
carr1RSRk. were escorted 70 the wsr cuIleEs
grounds by the second cnwRlry band.
The cerem0piss incident 20 the layinr
- the c-orneHtans were JtnsureHsixs. Ths
invOcGtipn was pronounnee hy RI. Rev
Henry Y sattsr2ss, Epfseossa bishop ..
Washington. ths nsssmblREs standing IN
covered curing TIE prayer.
Speech II the Prenaaen-
After music by the band President Roose.
welt Was introduced by General Gillespie
chief 0f snEinssrA- The president wa,
given a cordial ovation He spoke as Col.
luvs
Geu1emen and LADIES': Il should be 1
mAIler q pride and coaGrBtnlHuen 10 ever
American citizen interested N nhe Welfarl
q ms country that to-day We lay the f0un
Etone a q building, lhe erection q
securing The sfhrienT q The. United state,
army, a shep lass Important thar ma
marked by the enactment a the law 4
crente q general star. buf 8 Etep supple
DenrtnE The passage q the ACT. roundup
II on and rendering II q q far WIDER ant
tRr deeper uBefuineHE-
One weird nrst 70 rhe nation. ana rhal
another wur1 10 the EruT- To the MARIO,
trEt. II has vel been sale fhRf the suroE
way 10 invite national disaster Il for
nation 70 he opaleul. aggressive and m
armed ApplRuse) The nation thar 1
rich. thar IN 10 hiEh-Hptr11ed as 10 he auue
what cnreless q giving 0nense and tina
Fef re-rA1ns frum that preparedness whc.
~ absolutely necessary n efficiency IN VA
a. ever 10 be ~Ehown-Euch q nation as LAWN
dsep thu foundation for Humiliation and ais
AEter-
Play Part IN rhe Wsr4d-
As q people. Nhsther Ne VII OF not "
hEre reached the EtAEe When We must piB.
a great pErt IN the world. II 10 not ope
te Us 10 decide whether or nor NE EhR
play q Al We have 70 decide h Whether "
hal play II vel or IL The parI IL befnr
VA We have 10 play n All that 81 restH &c
u 70 Do IL 10 say thEr We win play
well tApplauas0
This nation has BY the nsrS rrund {
events ben turced into a position Of Eorl
puWeT DIMES IL isS1 few years Il IA
resp1us hIl1ries resting uD0n n here IN n
ocaden1 and In he Orient aE vel II car
uot oeas these respensihiliriss Alright Unlsl