Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-06-24
dwelling at CIermOnt.

In the little town of Clermont,
marked only as the home of Former
Governor Larrabee, over 5000 people
assembled on Friday in recognition of
the reunion of the Twelfth Iowa regi-
ment, the presentation of the Lincoln
monument and the unwilling and
dedication of the magnificent bronze
statue of Hon. ID. B. Henderson, both
works of art being the gift of Hon.
William Larrabee. While the presen-
tation of the Lincoln monument and
the address by Mr.. Larabee was at
tended by an unusual amount of in
terest, it was the magnificent bronze
statue of Col Henderson toward
which the eyes of the comrades of the
Twelfth Iowa turned. The ceremony
was most impressive. AS the folds
were released by Miss Helen Larrabee,
the youngest child of the former
governor, disclosing the magnificent
work of art, there were none present
who failed to catch the solemnity of
the occasion, while Col. Henderson,
at the base, allowed his tears to fall
unrestrained. Upon the statue were
draped two flags, one the flag which
led his company into the engagement
in which Col Henderson lost his leg,
and which is still dyed in the blood
of Lieut. Cole. who lost his life there.
The other. a flag made and presented
by Miss Screens, then preceptress of
Upper Iowa University, and whose
presentation speech was most effec-
lively read by Miss Beulah Wright, of
was the same song by Mrs. Chas. D.
Neff, of Upper Iowa University, sung
from the same score used at the pre-
sentation of the flag, when the hoary
heads now bowed with age, were the
brave and gallant boys who enlisted
in their country's cause from old Up
per Iowa University. Some of these
boys came from far-off states, but
they were nearly all there, $50 of
them, who looked at and listened to
Col. Henderson with unconceaied ad-
miration, and it was they who &C.
cupied seats of honor and cheered,
laughed and cried with every word of
their beloved Dave. Senator Dolliver
was also present and made an address
which was full of fevor and patriotism.
The evening exercises consisted of an
address of welcome by Mr.. A. H.
Loomis, and a response by Hon. r. w.
Terrill; reading by Miss Beulah
Wright, of Upper Iowa University,
1.-THE Man Without Country, rem
dered in truly artistic manner, and
talk by P. r. Woods, of Shiloh as
seen today, followed by love feast
of old comrades A genuine camp
fire was held. Astounding in stories,
memories and good cheer, of the days
so rapidly falling beyond recall with
the passing away of comrade by com
rade At II O'Clock the midnight tat
too called close to one of the hap
piest days of Clermont, and incidental
ly one of the pleasantest memory for
many DAY for the hundreds of old
boys of and not of the Twelfth Iowa.
Among these of note who were present
were Hon. and Mrs. Larrabee, Hon.
and Mrs. Henderson, Col. Sweeney,
former member of congress from the
Fourth district of Iowa; Col Simp-
son Of Kansas, Col. Rood of Mt. Yer
non, Congressman Haugen of North
wood. Major Reed of Chicago, Major
Terrill of Manchester, Abner Durham
color bearer; Hon. V. B. Dolliver of
Fort Dodge, Mrs. S. B. Zeigler of West
Union, Mrs. Otis, nurse of Twelfth
Iowa, Capt. Merry of Dubuque, Col.
Sturdevant of Minnesota.