Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15

people and were filed to overflowing. After
thes review of the military parade, park
seats were placed in the court in front of
the center stand for the accommodation of
700 more spectators, and almost three times
that number were banked behind the ropes
to the south of the monument. The side
walk on the north side of the extension of
Pennsylvania avenue, in the rear of the
center stand was left open and spectators
were massed here, on the south steps of the
Treasury building, in the building itself
and in the windows and on the roofs of
all the buildings from which a view of the
ceremonies could be obtained. In the
broad parking to the south of the monu-
ment the several thousand troops who par
ticipated in the parade were massed
throughout the ceremonies.
President and the Parade.
President Roosevelt and the members of
his party, escorted by a detachment of
Winter. walked from the White House,
through the grounds to the south thereof
and by way of the east gate of the White
stand, shortly before the time set for the
exercises to begin. He had hardly eX-
changed greetings With the distinguished
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music of the bands told of the approach of
the parade. The procession came down
18th street and turned into the extension
of Pennsylvania avenue. The route from
18th street lay through the court in front
of the stand, entering through the open
space between the east and north stands
and west stands. Despite the fact that the
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maneuvels to get into proper alignment
showing Lieut.. Gen. S. b NJ Young and
his staff came first after the platoon of
mounted policemen.
Then came Col. Winfield s. -EdgerIy. I'd
United States Cavalry, commanding the di-
vision made up of the troops of the regu-
lar army, and his staff The Engineer
Band from the Washington barracks, fol-
lowed. leading the engineer battalion. un-
der the command of Major Burr Follow
ing the engineers came two battaiiOlS of
coast artillery from Forts Washington,
Hunt and Monroe The 18th Field Battery,
from Fort Myer, was next in line. under
command of Capt. Stephen NJ. FoOte fol-
lowed by a squadron of the I'd Cavalry, in
cluding Troops f, F, G and II, commanded
by Major Augustus p Blocksom. a COM
pany of the hospital corps was next in
rank, and then came a detachment of ma
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ems, from the marine barracks here and
from Annapolis, Md A detachment of sea-
men from the United States warships sta
toned in nearby waters brought up the
rear of the regular army detachment. The
second division of the parade was com
manded by Brig. Gen. George II. HarrieS
and included the District National Guard.
The 1st Regiment, commanded by Lieut..
Col Burton r. Ross, was first in line. The
I'd Regiment. under the command of Lieut..
Col. Richard A. O'Brien, was next, follow
ed by the 1st Separate Battalion, colored.
The 1st Field Battery, d. c. N. G., came
next, preceding the Naval Battalion, under
the leadership of Lieut.. Commander Ran
dolph y. Brummett. The rear of the pro-
cession was brought up by the detach-
ments of the engineers, signal ana hosplal
corps.
Within a short time the procession had
passed out, the park seats were arranged
in the space in front of the stand and the
guests were shown to their seats by the
members of the reception committee, OF
which Mr.. Fred D. Owen, who had design
ed all the decorations and had charge of
the arrangements for the seating, was
chairman. Promptly on the hour Gen.
Grenville NJ. Dodge, president of the So
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee and
chairman Of the Sherman statue committee,
presented Rev. D. J. Stafford. ID, who
offered a short prayer
The Invocation.
Father Stafford said:
almighty and Everlasting God, Father
Of all nations, look down upon us and bless
us. Upon this happy day we lift our hearts
to Thee in gratitude. We thank thee for
the unparalleled progress of more than
hundred years, by which Thou hast dis
tinguished us among the nations of the
earth We thank Thee for our glorious
history, our boundless resources, our riches,
our treasures our great liberty. We thank
hot In, hn
raise up able leaders for Thy people-lead-
ers who by courage, ability and sacrifice
saved the nation. Give us the grace to per-
petuate the memory of great men, not only
IN monuments of stone and brass, but still
more in our hearts. by the emulation of
their example and the imitation of their
virtues. By them Thou dtdst save the
Cnion the Union one and indissoiuble, and
by Thy protectiOn-invincible forever Give
us the grace, oh God. above all to know
Thee and love Thee.
Gen Dodge then made short speech. IN
which he described the statue and gave
It's history. He said:
Address of Gen. Dodge.
I will give a brief description of the
statue. At the time of the death of Gen.
Sherman he was president of the Society or
the Army Of the Tennessee. That society
resolved to erect in Washing
ton suitable memorial to It's great COM
mander and with the aid of Congress. has
given you this splendid, life-like work Of
art.
Immediately after the great review of all
the armies in Washington Gen. Sherman
went to his home in ST. Louis. At that
time was in command of that department,
and in describing this review to me Gen.
Sherman said that he had witnessed the
march of that magnificent and splendidly
equipped Army of the Potomac, and felt
great desire that his army should make as
creditable appearance. After the re-
view of the first day he returned to his
command across the Potomac and called
around him his commanding officers and
told them what he had witnessed urging
upon them the necessity of their making
known to their commands the necessity for
them to brush up and put forth their best
efforts in conduct and marching the next
day. He said he rode at the head of his
column up Pennsylvania avenue, when he
reached the rise near the Treasury Depart
ment he turned and looked down the ave-
nue. and saw his old army coming, with
their old spirit, energy and swing and was
satisfied they would do their best; and he
believed it was the happiest and most sat
moment of his life. The crowd
seemed to appreciate his thoughts and
welcomed him with a great ovation. The
sculptor. Carl Rohl-Smith, has endeavored
to present Gen. Sherman in bronze as lie
at that moment, and you can all
appreciate how ably and satisfactorily he
has accomplished his work.
The two allegorical figures represent
War and Peace" the effects of which
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