The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-12
They Are Making Great Prepa-
rationS to Take Part in the
dwelling of the Statue of
Oliver P. Morton.
EFFORT MADE TO GET
A LARGE DELEGATION.
Mass Meeting Will Be Held on
Sunday, July Fl, and at
That Time Detailed Plans
Will Be Announced.

Great preparations are to be made
fby the old soldiers of Wayne county
to take a prominent part in the cere-
mony of unveiling the statue of Oil
Iver p Morton, war governor OF In
diana and son of old Wayne county,
which event takes place at Indiana
polls on Tuesday, july %. Sol Mere
dith post, G. A. r., is taking the lead
in this movement. The veterans of
this post believe that inasmuch as
lOliver p. Morton was native of this
county it behooves the people OF
WAYNE to be most conspicuous when
tribute is paid to this great statesman
and leader.
At a meeting of Sol Meredith post
Thursday evening it was decided to
inaugurate movement to send big
delegation to the Morton statue I'M
yelling and committee composed or
John A. Markley. J. r. Milliken, j.
f. Davenport, Michael Griffin and Al
len w. Grave was named to formu-
late plans. This committee will prob
ably arrange to have a band or drum
and bugle corps accompany the del
vide special badges to be worn by
those who make the trip.
Invitation to be General.
Not only ali the members of Sol
Meredith post will be asked to be
included in the delegation. The COM
mittee will invite members of all the
other G. A. r. posts ii the county and
tIa
old soldiers and sailors in the county
who are not members of any G.. A. H.
post. An invitation will also be ex-
tended the Denver Brown post, Span
ish-American War veterans, and the
Sons of Veterans posts in the county
to be represented. If a big delega-
ton is secured the trip to Indiana
polls will probably be made on a
special train
A week from next Sunday there
will be a mass meeting of old soldiers
at a place to be determined on by
the committee later, and at that time
THE plans of the committee for at
tending the Morton statue unveiling
will be announced and all features
of the trip to Indianapolis discuss
ed
Grandson to Unveil.
Oliver Perry Morton, s years old,
Ithe grandson of Morton, will unveil
the statue erected in honor of his
grandfather at the east entrance to
the state house on the afternoon of
July %.
Young Morton is the son of Wal
will draw the cord that pulls the veil
from the monument at the request of
the widow of Governor Morton, his
grandmother. The monument COM
mission left the matter of selecting
some one to perform this service to
the Morton family, and they promptly
selected the little son of Walter Nor
ton.
At the meeting of the Morton Mon
.ument commission Thursday the pro-
gram for the dedicatory exercises July
23 was arranged in general way.
The unveiling exercises will take
place at the monument at o'clock
Immediately after the c. A. r. of the
state and regiment of the National
Guard has given short street pa
-rade.
G. A. r. Participates.
The exercises will open with music |
by band to be selected later by the
commission. 1t is probable that a |
band from the camp of instruction at
Ft. Benjamin Harrison will be select |
ed. Immediately after the opening |
number the Rev. Joseph s. Jenckes. |
formerly a well-known pastor of In /
dianapolis and an intimate friend of |
the Morton family will offer prayer I
The invocation will be followed by /
music.
The Rev. ID. r.. Lucas, secretary of 1
the Morton Monument commission. +
will then make a report of the work 4
of the commission. w r. King. 4
chairman of the commission. will pre-
sent the statue to Governor Hanly +
Oliver Perry Morton will then draw 1
the cord that unveils the statue and +
this will be followed by an address +
from the Governor. who will receive /
the monument on behalf of the people /
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