The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-20
STATUE OF FREDERICK Gift Of Kaiser to the
 United States. .UNVEILEDAT THE CAPITAL President Roosevelt Accepts
 for the Nation. Wife of Ambassador sternberg, who Was an American Girl, Pulls
 the Strings Which Reveals
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 Washingtno, Nov. l9.-Hailed by a military blare of twenty trumpets, the bronze statue of Frederick the Great. presented to the American people by Emperor William was unveiled this afternoon by the Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, the wife of the German ann bassador. The ceremony was marked by great miles of display. The statue was presented on behalf of the Elm peror by his personal envoy. the Ger man ambassador, who made a brief ad- dress.
 The President made the chief address of the day and accepted the gift on be- half of the American people. Remarks were made by Lieutenant General Chaffee. chief of staff: Major General Gillespie. of the general stan. master of ceremonies: Lieutenant General Won Loewenfeld. one of the special com missioners sent to the unveiling by the emperor and Charlemange Tower. Amreican ambassador to Germany.
 A Brilliant Company.
 Seldom has the national capital wit messed a more brilliant and distin- guished assemblage than was gather cd on the 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 American flags. sat the President and his cabinet, the German Ambassador and the Baroness Speck Won SternberE, Lieutenant General Won Loewenfeld, and Major Count Won Schmettow, the emperor's special commissioner to the unveiling and the entire diplomatic corps. all in uniform. On stands to the right and left of the statue were 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 members of German societies from various parts of the country. i.
 Within the gates cf the- army war college along the line of march to the esplanade were stationed the troops in attendancA.
 The Parade Begins.
 Early in the day Washington was alive with marching troops. and by I o'clock Pennsylvania avenue contained a steady stream of carriages with dipio- Ah1to anu aHmS navy OUlCClos sLil moving In the direction of the warcol- lege. The diplomats, with the excep- ton of the German ambassador and his stan. drove informally to the esplande 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 undcr escort of a troop of cavalry.
 Troop B, Eleventh cavalry, escorted Lieutenant-General Von Loewenfeld, adjutant-general to the German Elm perior. From the lieutenant generals apartments the cavalcade moved at 1 o'clock at rapid trot
 Ten minutes later. escorted by Troop D, Seventh cavalry, the amlnssadorial party left the German embassy for the barracks. To Troop A Seventh cav- airy, fell the honor of escorting the Presidential party. which moved at a rapid trot down Pennsylvania avenue and along the route followed by the preceding cavaIcades. The Presiden- tial party left the White House in car riages at 2 o'clock. As each party started, the escorting troop formed line and rendered the appropriate honors.
 Hollow Square Formed.
 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 sta- tioned in the south battery of the post, and, 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 rest twenty-one guns. As each group passed in front of the line of foot troops the prescribed honors were rend- cred. As soon as the Presidential group passed down the line the troops moved promptly Into position facing south and directly in front of the Pres ident's stand, forming the fourth side of the square enclosing the statue.
 The firing of the Presidents salute of twenty-one guns had barely finish ed 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- mained standing until the master of ceremonies, Major-G General Gillespie, had escorted him to his seat in the front row of the Presidents stand.
 The Presidents flag had been hoisted over the stand as soon as the first gun of the salute had boomed forth. It was lowered as the President left and was returned to the White House in the custody of his escorting troop of cav airy.
 The official program began with the invocation by the Right Rev. Dr. Sat- terlee, the Bishop of Washington. Ma for General Gillespie then addressed the Ambassador.
 Statue Unveiled.
 As he closed his address. Mator-Gen- eral Gillespie turned to the Ambassa- dress, and offering her his arm. es- corted her to the edge of the statue where were fastened the silken cords attached to the American and German flags. in which 1t was shrouded. Grip ping the cords firmly. one in each hand. the Ambassadress had but tO give one tug before the silken folds loosened from the figure of Frederick the Great Straightway twenty trum- peters of the army, drawn up in front of the Presidents stand. sounded a mill itary bIare of welcome-one prolonged nod-aud as the flags slowly parted. the American flag 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 to the top of poles on either side of the statue and unfurled to the ,h<sAzea amid the tnspirtnR melody .ol