The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-22
The Diplomatic Group.

The Diplomatic Group.
Ten minutes later. escorted by Troop
d, Seventh cavalry, the Ambassadoriai
party left the German Embassy for the
barracks. The personnel of this party
and the order OF their carriages was
First, the Ambassador and Major Gen
eral Gillespie with their aides, Lieu-
tenant Martin and Captain Alxord;
second, the Baroness Speck Won Steru-
burg, mother, Mrs. Langham and her
sister. Miss Langham escorted by
Colonel Allen; third. the Baron Won
dem ssche-Haddenhausen and Mr..
Scheller-Steinwartz and their aide.
Colonel Sharpe; fourth. Commander
and Mrs. Hebbingaus and Lieutenant
Colonel Kerr; fifth, Mr.. Won Verdy du
vernois and Mr.. Diedrich. with Captain
Nolan.
The Presidential Party.
To Troop A, Seventh cavalry. fell the
honor of escorting the Presidential
Iarty. which moved at a rapid trot
down Pennsylvania avenue and along
the route followed by the preceding
cavalcades. The presidential party left
the White House in carriages at !,
o'clock in the following order: The
President, the Secretary to the Presi-
dent, and the Presidents aides. Colonel
Bromwell and Commander Wfnslow;
Mrs. Roosevelt and Major McCawley;
the Secretary of State; the Secretary
of the Treasury; the Attorney General;
the Postmaster General; the Secretary
of the Navy; the Secretary of the In
terror; the Secretary of Agriculture;
the Secretary of Commerce and Labor;
the Acting Secretary of War and his
aide, Brigadier General Story; and Mrs.
Oliver and the Misses oliver escorted
by captain Niche.
AS each party started, the escortins
troop formed line and rendered the ap-
propriate honors.
Firing of Salutes.
Formed in lines to the west of the
old main road through the washington
Barracks were all of the foot troops
participating in the ceremonies: Two
batteries of field artillery were station
ed in the south battery of the post aud,
upon the arrival at the gates of the
several groups, fired the prescribed
salute, Lieutenant General Won Loew-
enfield, receiving fifteen guns; the Ger
man Ambassador, nineteen guns and
the President twenty-one guns. AS
each group passed in front of the line
of foot troops the prescribed honors
were rendered. AS soon as the Presi-
Dental group passed down the line the
troops moved promptly into a position
facing, south and directly in front of
the Presidents stand, forming the
fourth side of the square enclosing the
statute.
The firing of the Presidents salute of
twenty-one guns had barely finished
when his carriage reached the west
stairway of the War College Terrace.
The entire assemblage arose as he as
cended the grand esplanade and re-
manned standing until the Master OF
Ceremonies, Major General Gillespie,
had escorted him to his seat in the
front row of the presidents stand and
directly to the right of the statue. The
Presidents flag had been hoisted over
the stand as soon as the first gun OF
his salute had doomed forth. 1t was
lowered as the President left and was
returned to the White House in the
custody of his escorting troop of cav
airy.
Unyeiling of the Statue.
The official progra mme began with
the Invocation by the Rt. Reverend.
DR.. Satterlee, the Bishop of Washing
ton. Major General Gillespie then ad-
dressed the Amba ssador.
AS he closed his address, Major Gen.
eral Gillespie turned to the Ambassa-
dress and, offering her his arm, escort
ed her to the edge of the statue where
were fastened the Silken cords attach
ed TO the American and German flags,
in which it was shrouded. Gripping the
cords firmly one in each hand the Am
bassadress had but to give one tug be-
fore the silken folds loosened from
around the figure of Frederick the
Great. Straightway twenty trumpeters
of the army drawn up in front Of the
Presidents stand sounded a military
blare of welcome-one prolonged note
and as the flags slowly parted the
American to the right and the German
to the left, the Marine band struck up
the German National Anthem. Instead
of falling TO the pedestal the flags, by
an ingenious device, were hoisted te
the top of flag poles on either side or
the statue and unfurled to the breeze
amid the inspiring melody of the Ger
man hymn. The Ambassadors was
gowned in gray velvet and were a hat
or chinchiila.
Lieutenant General Won Loewenfeld
was then presented by the Master of
Ceremonies and, as the special cons-
missioner OF the German Emperor,
transferred the statue to the custody
OF His tMajesty's personal envoy. Bar on
Sternburg, the German Ambassador.
.rhe Lieutenant General briefly address
ed the Ambassador.
Baron Sternburg's Speech.
Baron Sternburg, the German AM
bassador. presented striking appear
ance in his sky blue uniform with silver
trimmings and high boots and wearing
the tartar cap Of ermine, adorned in
front with a white aigrette. He was
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