Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-05-30
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Ourselves and Public Servants.

Roosevelt AMI party accompanied by
Woo President Fairbanks, arrived
here today at l0;fS a. m. from the
funeral of Mrs Mckinley at Canton
IN attend the ceremonies incident TO
the unwilling OF a monument to Ma
Gen. Henry w. LaWton, at which
PRECEDENT Roosevelt had consented to
make the principal address
The presidents car was attached
10 passenger train No. ii on tho
Ch veland division of the Big Four
The president ana vice president were
met at the depot by large reception
committee in carriages, at the head
,f which were Senators Severidge
and Hemenway and Representative
ovsrstreet They were at once driven
IA the Fairbanks home in North
Meridian street, where luncheon was
served.
MASSES OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
Vice President Fairbanks. Gov. Han
Il. and Secy Lieb rode with the prcsl-
dent Al the depot and along Meridl-
an street for two miles crowds press
ed against the street ropes At Monu-
Ilcnt place University square aud 81
clair park nearly 10000 school call
tlrpn were lldNStu W EiNNA 'll' lN'-''. r
dent All business was suspended,
schools and factories were closed ana
every building decorated
The weather, though cloudy, was
pleasant
At the Fairbanks home the members
If the reception committee were intro
duced to the president, after which ne
received the clcrgymen Of the city ana
tine members of the ThirticUh Indians,
l.awton's old regiment
President McGregor of the Indiana
association of county commissioners,
presented The president with a gold card
hearing an honorable membership
Seated with the president aud vice
president nj luncheon we're 10 guests
Including Gov. Hanly, Senators Bever-
idge and Hemenway, representative
Dvelstrcet members of the president
party. Mayor Bookwalter. Chairman
New of the Republican national COM
,Oittee: James WhitComb Riley, Mere
dlth Nicholson and other officers of the
a. A. Il. and otheI' organizations.
Following the luncheon began the Tor
nation Of the march to the courthouse
grounds for the unwilling ceremonies
Tine parade was south on Meridian
street through Monument Place, TO
Washington and east TO the courthouse
square AT Alabama street, two miles IN
length and through solid banks OF pe9-
ple. who gave the president an enthusi-
astic greeting.
PRESIDENTS ESCORT.
Acting as escort TO the president
We're three battalionS of infantry ana
one battery of artillery oil me resu-
Lar army. Thirteenth Infantry COM
pany ana one artillery battery OF the
Indiana National Guard, veterans OF
The G.. a. r. and other organizations,
military and semi military.
Al the courthouse grounds elaDof-
4, n1 HaN n
scat several thousand people, tnclud-
ing the veterans of the G. a. Il, The
streets surrounding the monument
we're packed with people for many
squares.
on the platform were Mrs. LawtOn
and her three daughters.
PROGRAM.
The program of exercises included
AZ Invocation. by Rev Or. Lucas. an
ADDRESS by Gov. j, Frank Hanly, mu-
sic by the Seventh regiment band,
the reading OF a poem dedicated to
Gen Lawtop by James Whitcomb
Riley, the Introduction of the presi-
dort by Gov Hanly, and President
Roosevelts address.
GOV. HANLY'S ADDRESS.
Gov. Hanly presided at the cere-
monies and, following the Invocation
by the Rov DR.. Lucas, formerly chap
lain of the National G. a. r.. said
Amid the rain and mists of the
morning, Dec 10. 1899 between the
mountains and jungle at San Mateo,
in the island of Luzon, beyond the
sea, Henry w. Lawton fell in battle
under his country's flag, with his face
towards its foes
Death came 10 him as he desired
81 should come. upon the field of bat
tle. at the head OF his command,
amid the joy IF conflict and the fash
of guns--a soldiers death. quick ana
PAINLESS
Following a tribute 10 tho dead sol
dier, Gov. Hanly said;
And now we are come, mighty
concourse, too great to reach with the
human voice. or to number, receive
from the hands OF the commission
whose proud privilege II has been to
procure 1t, and 10 unYeil in this dis
tngulshed and gracious presence a
sculptured image Of his, so true to
HE, so sontient with all and Of lines
so perfect as 10 have been conceived
only by genius by ones best moments
ana fashioned by hands Of consume.
mate SKIN and unusual artistic power
Let II be unveiled that you sir, the
nrsl citizen OF the land he served.
ana you. madam, and yours-you ana
yours whom he loved so well ana for
whose welfare his only concern was,
although a thought OF death--nlay be-
-.f'N -" ''ahA1 dNi W. NAlfHElAit hNA
mat we, his countrymen, ana our
children. may look upon IL. Let Il
stand here through the glad spring
tlne, through tho glow Of the sum
iner, the mellow beauty of autumn
and the thick Of winter storm, as an
evidence that Indiana does not forget
nor sons, nor her people the benefac
lers. Lot It stand here through all
INC multiplying years that arc 10
ecme, a silent but eloquent and Inn
pressiye teacher 20 the countless thou
sands that shall pass this way, of the
NUN his life and deeds eNempliied -
THE MONUMENT,
The Lawton monument is the result
or the work Of the Lawton monument
commission, formed In 1900, soon after
me death OF Gen. Lawton IN the Philip
pines The Commercial club aud the
hoald Of trade co-operated IN the for
nation OF the commission which raised
shooO BY popular subfcrintion Daniel
chester French OF New York had