The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-14
Beautiful Bronze Memorial to
the Martyred President Un-
yelled at Columbus, Ohio,
Today In Presence of Thou
sands of Spectators.
GOVERNOR HARRIS AND
JUSTICE DAY BOTH SPOKE
Alice Longworth Barred Statue
Five Years Today Since
Death of Mckinley.

Annotated Press to The Evening Times.
Columbus, o., Sept. 14.-Tribute was
paid today to William Mckinley, pa
triot and president, when the Mac
Neill monument to Ohios illustrious
son was unveiled in the presence of a
gathering that included many distin-
guished visitors from all parts of Ohio
and from other states as we'll. The
statue is. placed at the west entrance
to the state capitol grounds, where
vast crowd of people gathered to wit
ness the unveiling ceremonies.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
Governor A. L. Harris. Senator John
w. Daniel of Virginia and Justice Will
liam R. Day of the United States su-
preme court were the principal par
tic1pants in the ceremonies. The in
vited guests included many men who
were intimately associated with the
martyred president in public life.
Grand Army veterans from all parts
of Ohio were in attendance. Conspicu-
GUS among them were General R. B.
Brown of GAINESVILLE, national COM
mander of the G.. A. R., and General
Joseph w. Mckay, national command
er of the Union Veterans Legion.
The program opened with selections
Of patriotic music, following which
Dr. Washington GLADDEN. delivered the
invocation. Governor Harris delivered
brief address and then introduced
Mrs. Longworth. who had the honor
OF pulling the cords that loosed the
drapery of flags cOncealing the monu-
ment.
The daughter of the president was
given the signal and she seized hold
of the ropes with a quick, determined
grasp that bespoke the Roosevelt spirit
through and through. She gave one
pail and then another. The crowd
stood as one man, eXpectant and in
tent. Another quick pull, and within
a moment the starry folds about the
monument began to shake apart.
Gradually they dropped away and off
the heroic figure, and all at once they
fell from the monument in heap and
the whole work stood revealed. AS
the statue came into full view it's mag
nificence was strikingly presented to
the people. A mighty cheer, such as
welcomes the great ship as So, slides
Into the water after the christening.
was heard, and the band struck up
America
Governor Harris acted as master OF
ceremonies, and made short speech
In which he referred most eloquently
to the great man who passed from
earth fve years ago today and to the
artistic beauty of the monument which
n. A. MacNeill had modelled to per-
petuate the Mckinley name. Governor
Harris presented Mr. MacNeill, who
was received with great applause. It
was at this juncture that Mrs. Long
worth was given her cue to pull the
ropes that released the draperies COW
ering the monument.
Justice Day, who was member of
MIR. Mckinley's cabinet and one of his
most intimate personal friends. was
greeted with hearty applause as he
stepped forward to deliver his address.
He spoke in his usual earnest way and
frequently was applauded. Justice Day
was followed by Senator Daniel, who
spoke at considerable length and ex-
tolled President Mckinley. Both ad-
dresses were sincere eulogies of the