The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-16
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G. A. R. MEMORIAL
WINDOW DEDICATED
Veterans Assist in Ceremony
at Dayton's Bluff German
M. e. Church

A memorial window in honor of the
Grand Army of the Republic was ded-
icated yesterday afternoon at the Day
toms Bluff German M. E. church,
Fourth and Maple streets, in the pres
ence of delegations from all the local
associations of veterans and of veter-
ans families. 1t was through the con-
tributions of veterans, mostly members
of the Dayton's Bluff church, that the
window was added when the church
was remodeled last fall
Before the exercises began at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon the church
was densely crowded and many per-
sons were trying unsuccessfully to gain
admittance. Those that had entered
were admiring the effective draping of
national flags about the pulpit and
along the gallery railing. The tall
memorial window in the south wall was
hidden behind great flag almost COW
cred with black crepe. The flag was
said to be that which will float here
after from the dome of the marble cap
itol.
Capt. Burger Presides
Capt. Joseph Burger, of the Second
Minnesota, who did much towards Sc
curing the G. A. r. window, took his
place as chairman when the opening
voluntary, Marchant's "Marche Mill
taire," was played by the organist,
Miss Minnie Boettcher Capt. C. E.
Cassler, bugier of the Sons of Veter-
ans, then sounded the inspiriting "as-
sembly call" Capt Cressy, chaplain
of the Thirteenth Minnesota, repeated
prayer, and two young girls, Lillian
femme and Eloise Koeneke, appeared
at each side of the memorial window.
They loosened cords that permitted the
great flag and it's funereal drapery to
fall gradually and reveal the symbolic
window.
The height of the window is seven.
teen feet, the width eight feet four
inches. At the top an American eagle,
perched on the national shield, Occu-
pies a broad circular frame. From the
eagles bill droops streamer with the
national motto in gold, "E Pluribus
Unum.' Beneath the eagle, and in the
center, of the window, is an oblong
space showing the principal design
an idealized battle scene which some
of the veterans understood as relating
to Gen. Thomas last stand at Chicka-
mauga. A resemblance to a Minnesota
volunteer killed at that battle was
seen in the countenance of the Union
soldier who is represented as dying
alone after the, battle line and all his
comrades have passed by. Over him
hovers, in cloud of supernatural
light the Savior, comforting the last
moments of the sufferer with a vision
of the Christian patriots reward
Smaller oblongs at either side of
the central space are occupied by
crossed flags.
At the base of the window appears,
on the left side, Union soldier, wear
Ing the uniform of the COS and bear
ing musket; on the right stands,
sword in hand, private of the ma
rine corps
The unveiled window was formally
presented to the church by the chair
man, Capt. Berger, president of the
German-American Veterans associa-
tion.
Window Conveys Own Lesson
The window, said Capt. Burger,
would convey its own lesson. 1t would
be due recompense to the veterans
among the congregation, thus to re-
mind them that they were not forgot
ten and that their services were not
ignored. 1t would be an Inspiration
for the younger members of the church
and Sunday school to have before their
eyes an ideal of devotion to God and
country.
Rev. A. l.. Koeneke, pastor of the
church, accepted the window on be-
half of the congregation. He said that
the church would ever cherish the gift
not only as a beautiful decoration Of
the new building, but still more as a
noble, eloquent sermon upon the duty
of the Christian and the citizen
Col. G. L. Trowbridge conveyed to
the donors of the window and to the
church the congratulations of Gov
Johnson. Had Mayor Smith not been
h. y IL
ltat1ons as the municipal executive;
and would have mentioned that the
Dayton's bluff church had secured the
only G. A. r. memorial window in st.
Paul.
Speaking for his comrades of Acker
post, G. A. R., Comrade George N.
Lamphere extended brief congratula-
tions. S. B.. McCulloch, past com
mander, spoke for Garfield post, g.. A.
r. Col A. Rose had intended to rep
resent on the pulpit platform those
members of the Union Veterans union
who were present, but he had been
called away. The patriotic symposium
was closed temporarily by Edward g.
Rogers, who made an address.
S. S. Scott, post commander of ST.
Paul Camp No. 1, spoke for the Sons
of Veterans: F. E. Krembs, president
of Camp M. NJ Carleton for the Society
of the Army of the Philippines, and
4. SOiill dOS n. L. " bIiGIl LOT the OnlIoQ
Spanish War veterans. Members of
the ladies' relief corps were disap-
pointed that their department COM
mander, Mrs. S. Fischer, had not been
able to take her place in the pro-
)gramme.
Hon. Albert Scheffer, who recently
returned to st. Paul from New York
city, gratified his former neighbors
and his war-day comrades with a
short speech, expressing warm ap-
proval of more G. A. R. windows as
instructive monuments to patriotism.
Ushers included Edward Wolter-
storff, William Kern, of the Spanish
American War Veterans. and George
Burger, Walter femme, John Pepper,
Carl femme Edward Il. Miller, George
femme and Walter Miller, all Sons of
Veterans.
The reception committee was con-
posed of Grand Army veterans
Charles femme, Charles Pepper,
Charles Metz and Peter Beckendorf