The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
Addresses $500 at Valley
Forge Oh Patriotism.
LAUNCHES MONUMENT IDEA
Declines to Discuss Politics. but
Outlines His Conception of an
Ideal Leader-Grand Lodge Refuses
TO Abolish Eiks' Teeth as the
Emblem of the Order.

Philadelphia, July 19.-For furtherance
of the boom Of Senator P. c. Knox for
President the Republican campaign mana
gers led the Elks down to Valley Forge
to-day, where they spent part Of the day
listening 10 Knox's speech.
Beyond defining his ideal OF a leader
Of the people. the Senator. however,
touched neither upon national nor State
politics. He said:
we are indebted for the establishment
/ and preservation Of our institutions OF
/ free government. not to those who think
only Of serving themselves and 20 that end
would sacrifice their country; not 10 those
who think only Of defeating the oppc-
ton and to that end would sacrifice the
+ world but to those who think only OF
the welfare OF their country and to that
/ end would sacrifice themselves
/ Senator Knox left little doubt on the
minds OF the 2.500 Elks as to whom he
meant. and they cheered him wildly.
starts Movement for Monument.
Senator Knox, in the course Of the day,
gave impetus 10 the movement 10 per-
suade the nation 20 turn Valley Forge
into a home. a garden for the spirit of
! independence. As result Of the work
that he did. It IS probable that very
shortly a monument. costing a quarter Of
million dollars. will be erected there in
honor OF the men who made the country's
/ liberty possible and then preserved it.
In the Niederwald on the Rhein. IN
/ Germany" said Senator Knox, after he
had started the agitation for the patriotic
project. there is such a monument as I
I have In mind. II was built by the Ger
mans to commemorate the establishment
Of the empire.
1T has been planned that the thirteen
original States shall contribute statues 20
! a series Of monuments al Valley Forge.
| to commemorate the work Of Washing
ton and his patriots. Rhode Island has
already appropriated money for this pur-
! pose. and Maine is about 10 do likewise.
/ Now, the grand monument that I have IN
mind would cap the whole project. perpet-
uating the patriotism that has always
pervaded this place"
Nothing but Valley Forge.
II IS likely that EIks all over the coun-
try, acting semi-officially, will subscribe
the money that will turn the eyes of the
Union toward the spot where Washington
and his men remained frostbitten and
half-staryed. while the British were hav-
ing gay times IN Philadelphia.
Senator Knox was on the ground early,
l.r,
near by, Mayor Reyburn also came in an
| automobile. accompanied by Joseph KLEIN
mer and Clarence Wolf Flags covered
the historic inn, and bunting draped from
the trees. Patriotism pervaded every
where. When Senator Knox was asked
about the Presidential boom, he smiliugly
shook a bell, that he had in his hand. It
was one Of the small replicas of the Lib
| erty Bell. that had been given out at the
inn. Nothing but Valley Forge to-day, '
| he said
EIks' Teeth TO Remain Emblem.
Congressman J. P. Wanger. Of the
NOrristown Lodge Of Elks. made an ad-
dress Of welcome and introduced Senator
/ Knox with the words: He is the man
who was Attorney General for McKin-
| ley and Roosevelt, who Is the Junior
Senator Of Pennsylvania. and the proba-
| BILE next President of the United States. &"
At the Grand Lodge meeting this af-
/ ternoon former Grand Exalted Ruler Mel
wins resolution to abolish elks' teeth as
| emblems and save the animal from ex-
| tinction was howled down Finally a
committee was appointed TO probe into
the slaughter and to report at the next
! session.
Prior to taking adjournment, the Grand
Lodge elected Col. Albert J. HoIey, of
HackensaclS, n. j., to fiji the vacancy
in the board of grand trustees caused by
the death of John D. O'Shea last night.