Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-13

Father D. ]. Stafford of st. Patrick's Cath
ole Church.
Regular troops and a portion of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
participated in the ceremonies incident to
the dedication. They included four troops
of the 18th United States Cavalry. a bat
talon of United States Field Artillery and
a provisional battalion of four companies
and a detachment of the Naval Battalion
of the National Guard of the District of
Columbia.
The President. accompanied from the
White House by Lieut.. Gen. S. B. NJ.
Young. United States army retired, and
Maj. Frank p. Mccoy, one of the chief
executives military aids was met at Fort
Myer by Capt. Prestons troop of the 18th
Cavalry and escorted to the gates of
Arlington cemetery. where the remainder of
the military and naval contingent joined in
for the march to the draped monument.
Company Assembled on Stand.
The distinguished company assembled on
the stand from which the President deliv-
cred his address included Ambassador
Jusserand of France, Baron Rosen, the
Russian ambassador; the naval and mali
tary attaches of the German and Japanese
enba sSes: Assistant Secretary Oliver of the
War Department, Assistant Secretary New
berry of the Navy Department, Gen. J..
Franklin Bell, chief of staff of the army;
Admiral and Mrs. COwles; Mrs. Hamilton
Fish. mother of Sergt. Ham Fish, the
first man killed at Las Guasmas; Mr.. Briel
of New York Gen. John NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
Jordan, Miss Smith, Gen. Dimmick, Sec
rotary Loeb. Commissioners Mcfarland.
West and Bidde, Senior Don ]. Domingo de
Obaldia. the minister from Panama; Con-
stantine Brun. minister from Denmark
Minister Hauge of Norway; Sylvino Gurgle
do Amaral of the Brazilian embassy; II. G..
Grant Watson of the British embassy; Ma.
Kunshige Tanaka japanese embassy; E.
l.. Chermont. Brazilian embassy; Lieut..
Commander Namoi Tamguchi, Japanese
embassy; Lieut. Col B. R James. British
embassy; Col Raspopoff. Russian embassy
Mai Cheun. Siamese legation Major Ko-
mer, German army; Major S. L. Fanson
and Major J. I. knight, quartermaster' s
department.
The music was furnished by the United
States Engineer Corps band. 18th u. s.
Cavalry band and the Brigade Band of the
Nationa lGuard.
present was a large delegation of Spanish
War Veterans. Other societies represent ed
were the Society of the Army of Santa go
| de Cuba Army and Navy Union. C. A r.,
Army of Tennessee Association. Oldest In
habitants, 18th Army Corps. Confederate
Veterans. Daughters of the Revolution
George Washington Memorial Association.
Ladies' Auxiliary of Union Veterans
|
Legion, Ladies' Auxiliary G. A. r., Sons of
Veterans and Washington National Monu-
ment Society.
Spanish War Veterans.
The only unpleasant feature of the after
| noon, if it may be spoken of as such,
was the ordering from the field by the COM
| mander of the Department of the District
OF Columbia, United Spanish War Veterans
! of his command. on the ground that dis
| courtesy had been shown by the failure of
| those in charge of the exercises to assign
| the veterans a proper place during the ex-
ercises.
Umbrella-Covere Throng.
| BY 4 O'Clock there was big umbrella.
covered throng surrounding the monument
| and the three canvas-covered stands. one
! for the President and invited guests and
the other two for the public, all of which
| were well filed.
| little before 430 o'clock a salute of
| twenty-one guns from the battery stationed
| nearby marked the approach of the Presi-
| dent and his escort. The ellipse surround
| ing the monument was occupied by the
| speakers stand were guarded by the cav
| airy. The bands played and the crowd
| cheered long and loud us the President
! reached the stand of honor and took his
seat
| Chaplain IT, A. Brown. L. S A. who was
| the chaplain of the Rough Riders during the
| SpanlSh-American war, began the exercises
with an invocation. and after the bands
played Nearer, Ny God, 10 Thee" Mrs.