The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-09

outer gates OF the post luo uApic-
mats, with the exception of the Ger
man ambassador and his staff, drove
informally to the esplanade to await
The arrival of the official party which
came in three groups. They arrived
in inverse order of rank, the military
group first, then the diplomatic group,
and lastly the presidential group, each
under escort Of a troop OF cavalry.
To troop A, Seventh cavalry, fell
the honor Of escorting the presidential
party, which avenue along the route
followed by the preceding cayalcades.
The presidential party left the white
house in carriages at 2 o'clock In the
following order: The president. the
secretary to the president and the
presidents aids, Col. Bromwelll and
Commander Winslow, Mrs. Roosevelt
and Maj. 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 interior, the secre-
tary OF agriculture, the secretary OF
commerce and labor, the acting secre-
tary Of war and his aid. Brig.-Gen-
Story and Mrs. Oliver and the Misses
Oliver, escorted by Capt Niche. As
each party started, the escorting
troops formed line and rendered the
appropriate honors.
Two batteries OF field artillery were
stationed in the south battery Of the
post and, upon the arrival at the gates
OF the several groups. fired the pre-
scribed salute, Lieut-Gen. Won Loew-
enfield receiving fifteen guns, the Ger
man ambassador nineteen guns and
the president twenty-one guns.
The firing OF the presidents salute
OF twenty-one guns had barely finished
when his carriage reached the stair
way Of the war college terrace. The
entire assemblage arose as he ascend
ed the grand esplanade and remained
standing until the master OF cere-
monies, Maj. Gen. Gillespie, had escort
ed him to his seat in the front row Of
the presidents stand and directly to
the right Of the statue. The presi-
dents flag had been hoisted over the
stand as soon as the first gun OF his
salute had doomed forth.
The official program began with the
invocation Of Bishop Satterlee. the
bishop Of Washington. Maj Gen. Gil
lespie then addressed the ambassador.
In closing he turned to Baroness Won
Sternburg, and, Offering her his arm.
escorted her to the edge Of the statue,
where were fastened the silken cords
attached to the American and German
flags in which It was shrouded. Grip
ping the cords firmly, one IN each
hand, the baroness, with a tug. loos-
ened the silken folds from around the
figure Of Frederick the Great Straight
way twenty trumpeters Of the army
drawn up In front Of the presidents
stand, sounded a blare OF welcome,
and the Marine band played the Ger
man national anthem.
Baron speck Won sternburg made
he address OF presentation In behalf
If the German emperor. He referred
o the friendly feeling existing be-
ween Germany and the United States,
md expressed the kaisers hope that
he sentiment would continue and
Srow.
Addressing speck Won sternburg,
he German ambassador, in his speech.
4 acceptance, President Roosevelt
aid:
In accepting the statue given us to
lay through you from the German en-
'eror, accept It not merely because
is the statue Of a mighty and terri
lie soldier but accept Il as a symbol
+ the ties of friendship and good will
which trust as the years so on viii
ind ever closer together the Ameri-
an and the German peoples.
There is kinship Of blood between
he Two nations We OF the United
tates are Of mixed stock
I'VE have In our veins the blood OF
he Englishman and the Irishman. the
erman and the Frenchman, the
the Duschman. the Scan
inavian. the Italian, the Magyar. the
inn. the Slav, 30 that to each OF the
reat powers Of the old world we can
aim a more or less distant kinship
= blood; and to each strain OF blood
e owe some peculiar qhallty in our
ltional life or national character"
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