The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-23
HONOR PAID To
WAR GOVERNOR
Morton Gets His Need of
Praise at Monument
Unwilling.
HANLY MAKES ADDRESS
Physicians Forbid Widows Attend
ance-Exercises Conducted Under
SOldierly Auspices.
Especial to Lake County Times.)


governor, oliver Perry Morton. whose
memory was honored today by the IN
VeiHhs OF a monument on the east
piazza OF the state house did not get
! 70 come down to see the homage maid
10 her dead husband. This was the
one unfortunate circumstance that
saudened the hearts of the thousands
VINO were present at the ceremonies
this afternoon.
Mrs. Morton has been central ea
ure in these exercises She has go
the greatest possible interest in all 80
the preparations incident to If she
has passed her personal criticisr ~
the Morton figure that stands out with
native holiness of the man himself a.
the main entrance of the state house
AND at the climax she was missed
ana the climax, she missed.
II was decided yesterday afternoon
that she could not be present; she was
700 Ieeole' in the estimation of Drs A
W. brayton and Warren King. She
was enfeebled mentally as well as
physically.
Ioday was the day of the soldier
the old soldier and the present soldier
morton was the soldiers friend. and
~ IS Htung that theirs should be the
largest degree of homage Hundreds
OF soldiers came during the morning
from the o. A. r. posts over the state |
some as individuals, some in speciaI |
cars some as q. A. r. members. Soma |
ds soldlers only not members Of the |
" A. K All were welcome; all were |
cared tor each got his small share of |
the credit and glory of the DAYS
events
AND the present day soldier contri- |
buted his share to the day. Three hat
tallons of the Indiana national guard.
headed by Col. Harry B. Smith. com
poSeu OF tour companies of thirtv-two
men and three commissioned officers
each took part in the parade. They
came in from the army post where
they have been camping for almost a
week, and participated in the parada
that preceded the exercises at the
monument. At the monument tbev
served as guard to keep the streets
clear and to keep that part of the
lawn reserved for the old soldiers clear
TOR their exclusive use.
Inc parade was short, and better for
t. Inc heat was such that the old
|eterans could not have stood much Of
march At most none of them had
10 march over half mile though Tho
suardsmen had a march of a mile and
half They escorted down to the
monument. the governor and his partv
n carriages, and on the way picked nm
hree brtgades of the G. A. r. yeter-
ms, who were headed in the parade :
~ Oliver Morton Post No. 1. G. A r {
II Terre Haute. To this post was
given the position of honor in the !
parade. ;
Inc plaza was filled. The platform c
obtained the members of the commits i
ION, the reception committee. and old &
PERSONAL friends of Governor Morton. 7
UGH as Isaac Jenkinson. Richmond: w r
(. McKeen, Terre Haute, and a dozen g
r fifteen others; the crowd packed c
tself in on the south lawn. on the
treets that were not cleared: the old c
oIdlers marched west on Market b
treet, directly into the north lawn Of h
ne state house, facing the speakers g
latform There was some confusion h
getting seated, but that was soon $
YER The sun dipped enough behind +
he state house to afford considerable n
ellef from its heat. Everything was +
eady. and there was a pause. p
Suddenly the three bands of the In II
fana national guard, massed near the
lonument started to play America s
Everybody arose from their seats-the n
0Idiers. the crowd, the people on the -
laza and the platform. The bands a,
iayed few notes alone. Then .,
rave voice in the crowd started TO q,
ng the national song; a few moro =
aught 1t up, and the crowd got brave; 4,
nd every one Joined in: the afternoon =,
1ercises had begun. -
After the singing Of America. the
ev Joseph S. Jenekes, an old personal -
lend of Morton, pronounced the in
'cation and the double male quartets, o,
d by +. NJ Loomis. gave a selection. n
he Rev. D. r. Lucas, secretary TO the =,
gave a short history of -
lie entire movement looking to the r,
ection of the monument, tracing the =
rowth from G. a. r. resolution to ~
10 appropriation of $4,000 bv the =
,-lei d assembly OF 1soo' the appoint de
ent of the commission by the gov
nor, and the erection of the nonu-
ent itself After this the double n
lartet sang again, and the monu
ent was unveiled. the mechanism of
e unveiling being pulled by young =
liver Perry Thorck Morton. the
'andson Of the war governor. and
9 son Of Walter Morton Of Hartford,
mn
Then DR.. Warren King, president of =
e commission, made an address. pre- =
nting the monument TO the state. At
+ which Governor Hanlv on behalf =
the state, accepted the monument in i
speech eulogizing Morton. the law -
r. the statesman, the governor. the o.
pporter Of Lincoln, the man. Morton. -.
"a iaah-this. IN brief, was re
s'1eiiie q Governor hanly's address by
ths ceremonies incident 70 the IN OF
iAihs OF the monument 70 Oliver ba
Try Morton. this afternoon Making to-
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