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


a military blare of twenty trumpets,
whose prolonged note of welcome rang
out sharp on the crisp November air
and was echoed far down the Potomac,
the bronze statue of Frederick the
Great, presented to the American peo-
pie by Emperor William, was unveiled
this afternoon by the baroness Speck-
Von-Sternburg, the wife of the German
Ambassador. This beautiful American
woman was the central figure in an
elaborate ceremony, which was marked
by great military and official display.
the Emperor by his personal envoy,
the German Ambassador, who made a
brief address. The President made the
chief address of the day and accepted
the gift on behalf of the American
people. Remarks were made by Lieu
tenant General Chaffee, Chief of Staff.
Major General Gillespie of the Gener-
al Staff, Master of Ceremonies. Lieuten-
ant General Won Loewenfeld, one of the
special commissioners sent to the un-
yelling by the Emperor, and
Charlemagne Tower, American Ambas-
sador to Germany.
Seldom has the National Capital wit
messed more brilliant and distinguish
ed aSsemblage than was gathered on
the grand esplanade of the Army War
College around the pedestal of the
statue. Immediately back of the statue
on the Presidents stand. which was
completely covered in red, white and
blue bunting and decorated with Amer
lean flags, sat the President and his
Cabinet, the German Ambassador and
the Baroness Speck Won Sternburg,
Lieutenant General Loewenfeld, and
Major Count Won Schmettow, the En-
perors special commissioners to the
unveiling, and the entire Diplomatic
Corps. al in full uniform. On stands
to the right and left of the statue We're
officers of the army and navy in full
dress uniform, the members of the Su-
preme court, members of Congress and
other invited guests. directly in front
of the pedestal of the statue were
grouped the members of the German
societies from various parts of the
Country WHO CdLIle lO "dSIiiASl lOi Ioi
the ceremony.
Within the gates OF the Army War
college along the line of march TO the
esplanade were stationed the troops in
attendance.
With Cavalry Escort.
Early in the day washington was
alive with marching troops and before
noon mounted policemen gathered along
the line of march. BY 1 o'clock Penn
sylvania avenue contained a steady
stream of carriages filled with dipio
mats and army and navy officers whose
brilliant uniforms excited general at
tention and were the signal for the
gathering of the crowds along the ap-
proaches to the War college. The
Presidents flag was taken from the
White House in the afternoon and
placed in the custody of the command
er of the washington barracks, ready
to be raised the moment the PRESIDENT $
carriage was announced at the outer
gates of the post. The diplomats. with
the exception of the German Ambassa
dor and his staff, drove informally to
the esplanade TO await the arrival OF
the official party, which came in thres
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.
The Military Group.
Promptly at 1 o'clock, Troop B,
Seventh cavalry reported to Captain
Grote Hutcheson, General Staff, for
duty as escort to Lieutenant GenerL'
Won Loewenfeld, Adjutant General to
the German Emperor. From the Lieu
tenant Generals apartments the cavai-
cade moved at rapid trot The order
of carriages was: First Lieutenant
General Won Loewenfeld and Lieuten-
ant General Chaffee. with their aides
Captain Dickman and Captain Hutche-
son; second, Major Count Won Schmet'
tow and Major Duvall; third, Brigadie'
General Grant and Captain Gallagher;
fourth, Major Won Etzel. military at
tache OF the German Embassy and
Major Goethals; fifth, Mrs chaffee
Miss fvhaffoa and Mrs Hutchason.