The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-11-21
BRONZE STATUE OF FREDERICK
THE GREAT UNVEILED AT
WASHINGTON.
GREAT MILITARY AND OFFICIAL EVENT
PRESIDENT, GERMAN AMBAssA
DOR AND OTHERS DELIVER
ADDRESSES.


presented to the Am an people by
Emperor William, was unveiled during
the afternoon by the Baroness Speck
Won Sternburg, the wife of the Ger
man ambassador. The ceremony was
marked by great military and official
display. The statue was presented on
behalf of the emperor by his personal
envoy, the German ambassador, who
made 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 Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief
Of staff; Major General Gillespie of
the general staff, master Of ceremo-
nies; Lieutenant General Won LoWen-
field, one of the special commissioners
sent to the unveiling by the emperor,
and Charlemagne Tower, American
ambassador to Germany.
Seldom has the national capital wit
messed a more brilliant and distin-
guished assemblage than was gather
ed on the grand esplanade of the army
war college around the pedestal of the
statue. Immediately back of the sta
tue 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 Stern
burg, Lieutenant General Won Lowen-
field and Major Count Won Schmettow,
the emperor's special commissioners
to the unveiling, and the entire diplo
matte corps, all in full uniform. On
stands to the right and left of the
statue were officers of the army and
navy in full dress uniform, the mem
bers of the supreme 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.
Within the gates of the army war
college along the line of march to the
esplanade were stationed the troops
in attendance.
Batteries Render 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 the prescribed
hOnors were rendered.
The official programme began with
the invocation by the Rt. Rev. DR..
Satterlee, bishop of Washington. Ma
jor General Gillespie, the presiding
officer of the day, then delivered an
address.
AS he closed his address Major Cen
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 it 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 around the figure of
Frederick the Great. Straightway
twenty trumpeters of the army drawn
up in front Of the presidents stand
sounded military blare Of welcome
one prolonged note-and as the flags
slowly parted, the American to the
right the German to the left, the Ma
rine band struck up the German ma
tional anthem.
Lieutenant General Won Lowenfeld
was then presented by the master of
ceremonies and, as the special COM
missioner of the German emperor,
transferred the statue to the custody
of his majesty's personal envoy, Baron
Sternburg, the German ambassador.
Baron Sternburg was introduced by
Major General Gillespie and accepting
the custody of the statue from the
commissioners, formally presented the
gift, on behalf of the emperor, to the
American people, through their pres
ident, in a brief speech. After the
president delivered his response the
assemblage arose and with uncovered
heads remained standing through the
playing OF America" by the Marine
band. Speeches followed by General
Chaffee and Ambassador Tower and
the ceremonies closed with benedic-
tion by Rev. Paul A. Menzel, pastor
of Concordia Lutheran church.