Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-11-20
WITH GRAND AND
IMPRESSIVE FORM
The Statue of Frederick The
Great Is Unveiled.
PRESENT OF EMPEROR WILLIAM
The Ceremony Was Marked by Great
Military and Official DispIay-The
President Made the Chief Address
and Accepted the Gift.

and Accepted the Gift.
Washington, Nov. 19.-Hailed by a
military blare of 20 trumpets, the
bronze statue of Frederick the Great
presented to the American people by
Emperor William was the unVeiling
this afternoon by the Baroness Speck
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 Ger
man ambassador, who made a brief
address. The president made the
chief address of the day and accept
ed 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 ceremonies; Liuetenant
General Won Loewenfeld, one of the
special commissioners sent to the un.
yelling by the monument on the tow
err by the American ambassador to
Germany.
Seldom has the national capital wit.
messed more brilliant and distin-
guished assemblage than was gathered
on the grand Esplanade of the army
war college around the pedestal of the
statue Immediately back of the stat.
ue 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 Loew.
enfield and Major Count Won Schmet.
tow, the emperor's special commission.
ers to the unveiling, and the entire
diplomatic corps, all In full uniform.
On the 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 supreme court, mem
bers of congress and other invited
guests. Directly in front of the ped.
estal of the statue were grouped mem
bers of German societies from various
parts of the country.
Within the gates of the Army and
Navy college along the line of march
to the esplande were stationed the
troops in attendance.
Early in the day Washington was
alive with marching troops, and by
o'clock Pennsylvania avenue contained
a stream of carriages with diplomats
and army and navy officers, all NOV.
ing in the direction of the War college.
The diplomats, with the exception OF
the German 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 diplomat.
ic group and latly the presidential
group, each under escort of a troop OF
cavalry.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies
the benediction was pronounced by
Rev. Paul A. Menzel, S~$Htor of Con.
cordia Lutheran church.
The emperor's gift is a replica in
bronze of the statue which stands in
his palace at Potsdam, the Original
being the work of the sculptor, Profes-
sor Uphues.
1t is upon a pedestal of massive
granite Frederick is standing erect,
his right hand resting on his military
staff and he looks sharply ahead. The
sculptor has vividly portrayed the pow
erful vigor which was so striking a
characteristic of the German army