The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
KEYNOTE IS FRATERNALISM Blue and Grey in Vicks- burg. THE TEMPLE IS DEDICATED In Memory of Illinois Soldiers
 in Seize. Men and Women of National lmpor- tance Attended the ;xercises, Governor Vardaman Cordially
 Welcoming His !orth-
 eru Visitors.
THE TEMPLE IS DEDICATED

vicksburg Miss, Oct. 2G.-The ded- ication of the magnificent Illinois Memorial Temple in the VickshurE National Park, took place today un- der the most favorable auspices.
 A clear and beautiful "ctober day set the seal of it's approval upon an occasion which was alike delightful -one to the men who wore the grey and those who wore the blue. Frater- nalism was the keynote of the speech es and as the spirit of the greeting which was exchanged when the Con- federate veterans from Mississippi and Louisiana met those from Illinois William J. Calhoun was the ora tor of the day and addresses wer, made by Governors Vardaman of Mi$- sissippi. Governor Deneen and Mir. Mathis. president of the 1llino's Monument Commission and others. The monument was accepted on be- half of the United Staates govern ment' by General J. C. Scofield. who represented the Secretary of War on this occasion.
 The booming of cannon and the mu- sic of bands added to the spirit of |, the dedication. The parade. which preceded the dedication. was one of the gretest events Of It's kind in the history of this section. The troops wore composed of the 1st Illinois regiment of infantry. the infantry of the State of Mississippi and a battal. ion of artillery from Mississippi Hundreds of carriages containing mel, and women of national reputation. were in line.
 The crowd which thronged tho streets was composed of thousands passed by became one of continuous
 roar. rising to It's highest point as the strains of Dixie" and Yankee Doodle" mingled on the air Among the invited guests of the State of II linois who attended the exercises were: Mrs. John A. Logan and her 1 daughter, Mrs. Tucker; Rear Admira!
 Bowman H. Mccall. U. $. N.. who commanded the Marblehead in the l Spanish- American wal, a.d Major
 ,seneral Eugene A. Carr, U. .. A, the only surviving Illinois division
 commander of the Vicksburg cam : paign
 Distinguished Men Present.
 Others from Illinois were. Cover 1 Deneen, his sister; General Thomas
 wescott. adjutant general of Illinois: General E. c. Young. commanding ! third brigade: Colonel B. R. Bliss Judge Advocate General: Colonel H. s Dietrich. Inspector General of Rl- | he Practice; James A. Rose, Secretary of State: James Mccullough, Auditor of State: w. IF. Stead, Attorney Gen. eral; Len Small State TreasurGgi AL l ford Bayliss, Superintendent of Pub | lie Instruction.
 l Tomorrow night, a joint Union and | Confederate camp fire will be held In a large building rendered by the local camp of Confederate veterans. The Illinois Memorial Temple Is a 1 magnificent structure. consisting of a
 marble dome. sixty-two feet high and | ffty-four feet in diameter w'ah flights
 of marble stairs leading to 1t. It cost
 S2OO.00O.
 | On the interior are inscribed in
 bronze the names of every one of the l 3G.00O Illinois soldiers engaged in the 1 engagements which the Vicksburg Ma | tional Park Is intended to commence l rate.
 The State of Illinois appropriated
 s26O. 900 for monuments and memorial
 markers in the Vicksburg park and the
 memorial temple which has just been
 completed is the principal one.
 Illinois had seventy mine commands
 in the Vicksburg operations during the ! civil war.
 Thomas o. Harris. private secretary
 to Governor Blanchard of Louisiana. | arrived today and paid his respects to l Governor Deneen and explained Gov | ernor Blanchard's inability and regret l at not being present. He added that l the Louisiana Executive would meet | the party at Baton Rouge Sunday and
 accompany them to New Orleans.