Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
HONORS PAID BY
OLD SOLDIERS
Statue of Gen. Mcclellan Un-
yelled Today.
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
Cabinet Ministers and Army and Navy
Officers Present.
MRS. MCCLELLAN SPECIAL GUEST
Notable Street Pageant, in Which the
Military Organizations Participate
Grand Army Represented.
MRS. MCCLELLAN SPECIAL GUEST

President Roosevelt, cabinet officers army
and navy officers and men prominent in
civil life participated this afternoon in the
ceremonies attending the unwilling of the
statue to Gen. George B. Mcclellan, which
has been erected in this city by the Society
of the Army of the Potomac Hundreds of
old soldiers are in the city to attend the
unwilling ceremonies. OF these visiting
veterans, about two-thirds are from the
Army of the Potomac, of which Gen. Nc
Clellanv was commander, the remainder
being members of the societies of the
armies of the Ohio, Cumberland and Ten
nessee.
The monument was unveiled at Connec-
tcut avenue and Columbia road az 2:31
O'Clock, Brig. Gen. Henry c. Dwight, pres:-
dent of the Society of the Potomac, presia-
Ing over the ceremonies. Right Rev. Henry
Y. Satterlee, bishop of Washington, opened
the services with prayer. after which Brig
Gen. Horatio c. King of New York gave
brief history of the statue The unwilling
of the statue by DR.. George Mcclellan was
followed by a salute by the 4th Battery
United States Field Artillery. Addresses
We're made by President Roosevelt, Maj
Gen. Daniel E Sickles, Major Gen. o. o.
Howard and Major Gen. Granville NJ.
Dodge
The parade of the troops past the statue
will be under the command of Mai Gen.
]. Franklin Bell chief of staff of the
United States army.
The military parade, which will be re-
viewed by the President, will be the clos
ing feature of the unwilling ceremonies
The troops, consisting of all the regular
army. navy and marine forces near Wash
ington. the National Guards of the Dis
trict of Columbia and the state of New
Jersey. will assemble on Washington
Heights, north of the statue. and COM
mence marching past the Presidents stand
Immediately after the benediction The
Grand Army men win. form on both sides
OF the line Of parade and the troops Will
march between the lines
The I'D Infantry. Col. Philip Reade COM
handing. which arrived in Washington yes
terday on the transport Sumner from the
jamestown exposition. will take part in to-
days ceremonies. The regiment will return
to Camp Captain John Smith, at James
town.
Formal Ceremonies.
The formal dedication of the equestrian
statue of Gen. George Brinton Mcclellan
took place shortly after 2 80 o'clock The
stands. which are in triangular form
around the memorial statue, were crowded
with invited guests, the central figures of
course, being President Roosevelt and Mrs
Ellen NJ. Mcclellan, widow of Gen. George
b. Mcclellan
There was great crowd assembled In the
vicinity of the statue. and the appearance
of both President Roosevelt and Mrs Nc
Clellan were signals for outbursts of ap-
plause.
The presiding officer was Gen Henry C.
Dwight. the retiring president of the Society
of the Army of the Potomac.
Program of Exercises.
The program as announced by the COM
mittee is as follows
Invocation by Right Rev III SattarIaa
bishop of Washington.
Brief history of the statue by Brig. Gen.
Horatio c. King. N. Y. N. c., brevet
colonel United States Volunteers.
Unwilling of the statue by Dr. George Nc
Clellan.
Salute by 4th Battery. United States Field
Artillery.
Music. 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner
Parade of troops past the statue Mai.
Gen. j. Franklin Bell. chief of staff United
States army. commanding
Address by the President of the United
States.
Music overture from "Semiramide," ION
70 the Field of Glory"