The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-20
Statue of the Great Frederick
at the National Capital.
GREAT MILITARY DISPLAY
WATCHED BY BRIL-
LIANT ASSEMBLAGE..

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 chiet
address of the day and accepted the
gift on behalf Of the American people.
Remarks were made by Lieutenant
General Chahfee chief of staif: Major
General Gillespie of The general stan
master of ceremonies; Lieutenant Cen
eral LOCWenfeld. one OF the special
commissioned sent 70 the uiVeilrg by
the emperor. and Charlemange Tower,
American ambassador 20 Germany.
Brilliant Scene.
Seldom has the national capital Wit
messed more brilliant and distin-
ruished assemblaEe than WAS gathered
on the grand osplauade 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 Speech. Yon Sternburg,
Lieutenant General Won LOewenfeld
and Major Count Won Schmettow, the
emperor,s special comm issioners to the
corps. all i'm fun uniform. On the
stands 10 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. Di-
rectly in front of the pedestal Of the
statue were grouped members Of Ger
man 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.
Streets Filled With Troops.
Early in the day Washington was
alive with marching troops, and by ]
O'Clock Pennsylvania vanue contained
a steady stream of carriages filled with
diplomats and army and navy officers,
all moving in the direction of the war
college. The diplomats. with the eX-
ception Of the German ambassador and
his staff. drove Informally 70 the es-
planade to await the arrival of the Of
fetal party. which came in three
groups. They arrived in inverse or
der of rank. the military group first
then the diplomatic group and lastly
the presidential group, each under es-
cOrt of troop of cavalry.
Troop B. Seventh cavalry. escorted
Lieutenant General Won Loewenfeld,
adjutant general to the German en-
peror. From the lieutenant generals
apartments the cavalcade moved at l
clock at a rapid trot
Ten minutes later, escorted by troop
d, Seventh cavalry, the ambassadOrial
party left the German embassy for the
barracks.
To troop A, Seventh cavalry, fell the
honor Of escorting the presidential par
ty which moved at a rapid trOt down
Pennsylvania Avenue and along the
route followed by the preceding caval-
cades. The presidential party left the
White House in carriages at 2 o'clock.
AS each party started the escorting
troop formed line and rendered the
appropriate hOnors.
Salute Fired.
Formed in lines to the west of the
old main road through the Washing
ton barracks were all of the foot troops
participating in the ceremonies. Two
batteries of field artillery were sta
toned 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 LOe-
wenfeld receiving fifteen guns, the Ger
man ambassador nineteen guns and the
president twenty-one guns. As each
group passed in front Of the line Of
foot troops the prescribed honors were
rendered. As soon as the presidential
group passed down the line the troops
moved promptly into a 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
-
when his carriage reached the west
stairway of the war college terrace.
The assemblage arose as he ascend
ed the grand esplanade and remained
standing until the master of ceremO-
MES, Major General Gillespie, had es
corted him to his seat in the front row
of the presidents stand. The presi-
dents flag had been hoisted over the
stand as soon as the first gun Of his
salute had doomed forth. 1t was low
cred as the president left, and was re-
turned to the White House in the Gus
tody of his oscorting troop of cavalry.
Ceremonies Begun.
The official programme began with
the invocation by the Right Rev. DR..
Satterlee, the bishop of Washington.
Major General Gillespie then addressed
the ambassador in these words:
Mr.. Ambassador: IL is pleasing Of
flee. as we'll as most high honor, to
preside at the ceremony of the uuveil-
ing Of the statue OF Frederick the
Great. presented to the people of the
United States by his majesty William
the Second. the German emperor.
The master mind which conceived
and executed the brilliant movements
eliminating i'm the decisive victory at
Leuthen. four allied powers opposing,
will challenge in the future. as it has
challenged in the past. the admiration
of the thoughtful military student.
Frederick the Great exemplified in
his character the highest attributes of
the soldier and the system Of orgaUi-
zation, training and maneuver Of
troops instituted and practiced by him
has had its happy fruition in the SPLEEN
did imperial German army of today.
1T is therefore most appropriate that
the statue of this illustrious soldier.
distinguished alike as stTategist and
tactician, should stand in front of the
American war college. which the con-
gTess Of the United States has wisely
provided should be erected upon this
spot for the promotion of higher edu-
cation I'm military science and tactics
I'VE feel in our hearts, Mr.. Ambas-
sador, that the international act we are
now to perform in the dedication of
the statue of Frederick the Great. in
which the ambassad0ress. Baroness
Won Sternburg. has so kindly and 50
graciously consented 10 share. can
have but one desired effect of drawing
more closely the bonds of friendship
and good viii which now so happily
unite the great empire OF Germany
with the great republic Of the west.
the United States Of America"
Statue Unveiled.
As he closed his address Major Cen
eral Gillespie turned 20 the ambassa-
doress and, Offering his arm, escorted
her to the edge of the statue. where
were fastened the silken cords attached