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1H new WAR COLLEGE.
Corner Stone Of the Army Institution
Laid at Washing ton with
Much Ceremony.
4 PLACE FOR TRAINING OF OFFICERS
'rre.,dent Roosevelt. Secretary Root
aad other Members of the Cabinet,
Together with Many DistinEuished
Guests, Attend the ceremony-Fine
Dt.,lay of Government Troops.

and other Members OF the CaDiHes'
To.ether with Many Dlstinguished
chests. Attend the Ceremony-Fine
display of Government Troops
Washington, Feb. 23.-1n the pres
ence Of an assemblage of distinguished
people, including the president OF the
United States, members OF the caoihe'
and of congress, justices OF the SUI
preme court, representatives OF lot
eirn powers and others eminent IN 1he
life of the nation, the corner stone OF
the Army War college was laid mere
Saturday with impressive military ana
masonic ceremonies.
The occasion was rendered especial
IL notable and interesting by address
es delivered by President Roosevelt
Secretary of War Root and Maj. Gen.
s. NJ. j. Young, president OF the war
college. The site selected for the new !
building is on the reservation OF the
Washington barracks, at the foot Oh
Four and One-half street. Saturdays
ceremonies marked the beginning OF a
project which has been fostered by the
president, Secretary Root and others
interested in the advancement and
thorough training of the United States
army. While the foundation OF the
new structure, which is to be practic-
ally unique, has been only just begun,
the plans contemplated by the war de-
partment and by congress include the
construction of an entirely new set OF
hn
Among other structures, there will be
a hospital, barracks, officers quarters
and an administration building, all to
be handsome and of the most approved
architectural design. The army war
college grounds have been selected as
the site of the statue of Frederick the
Great, which Emperor William has pro-
posed to present to the people of the
United States. A picturesque feature
of the ceremonies Saturday was the
participation of the military. About
1000 troops. representing the various
branches of the war service, took part
in the exercises. They were drawn
from the several army posts in Wash
ington and vicinity and were in COM
mand of Maj. w. NJ. Black, of the corps
of engineers.
Troops Escort President.
President Roosevelt, accompanied
by his military aid, Col. Theodore a.
Bingham, left the white house in a
carriage at IL o'clock. He was es-
corted to the War college grounds by
troop E, of the Third cavalry. In
other carriages members of the cab
met accompanied the president. Two
Mon-commissioned officers, both
skilled horsemen, rode on each side
of the presidents carriage to control
the horses in case they were fright
encd by the firing of salutes or 9th
crwise, and two privates were de.
tailed to each of the other carriages
rs n precaution against accidents.
AS the president and party entered
the grounds the presidents flag was
run to the top of the Flagstaff and
q section of the Fourth battery, light
artillery, fired the presidents sa-
lutte. The assembled troops paid the
president the honors prescribed by
the regulations.
Grand Master George H. Walker, OF
the District of Columbia grand lodge
of masons, and other officers of the
grand lodge in carriages were es
corted to the War college ground.
by the Second cavalry band.
The ceremonies incident to the
laying of the corner stone was i'm
pressive. The invocation was pro
nounced by the Rt. Rev. Horny Y
Satterlee, bishop of Washington, til,
assemblage standing uncovered dur
ing the prayer.
Address by President.
After music by the band, Presiden
L. Gillespie, chief of engineers, Unit
ed States army. The president wa
given a cordial ovation.
Secretary Root Speaks.
Secretary Root followed the presi
dent, after another selection by the
band. He spoke in part as fol
lows:
mot to promote war, but to pre-.
serve peace by intelligent and ade.
Quate preparation to repel aggres
sion, this institution Is founded.
Is n growth, and not new departure
it is natural and necessary develop
ment of the views with which Gel
Grant established the artillery schot
at Fortress Monroe, Gen Sherma
established the infantry and cavalr
school at Fort Lcarenworth. and Gel
Sheridan established the school of ar
plication for cavalry and light artil
Jerry at Fort Riley. Following III
came policy an engineers school o
application, school of submarine de
tense and an army medical schoo
were afterwards established.
ut is the design of the board of con
troll and direction of the War col
lege already provided by general OF
ders, that the best men from the pos
tchools shall be graded Np to TIL
I.eavcnworth college and the speci,
service schools; that. tho best me
from the Leavenwartl, college an
&he special service schools shall
graded up to the post gradual
course of the War college. there t
ftndy md confer upon the grea
problems. of national defense, of mil
ltary science and of responsible com
mand."