The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-16
GRAVES LIFE
TILL JULY e
Mrs. Oliver Morton Prays
She May Live to Witness
Husbands Honor.
NOW REPORTED DYING
Widows Illness Drawback to Plans
For Dedication of War Gov
ernor's Monument.
(speclnI 70 Lake County Time..l


indianapolis. July Leone week
from today the monument erected TO
the memory of Oliver p. Morton will be
| unveiled and dedicated Aside from the
sickness of Mrs. Morton. nothing seems
to stand in the way OF satisfactory
! and complete observance Of the unveil-
ing. Today, when the reception com
mittee. composed altogether of local
men, was given out, the details of the
exercises We're practically completed.
VIII Mrs. Morton be well enough to
take any part in the exercises to the
memory of her husband? This is the
most important question that holds the
commission in charge of the affair up
in its work Mrs. Morton was TO have
been given special honor. in the parade,
on the platform, at the camp fire at
night. She has been reported to be
dying several times, but yesterday she
was reported better. And this has been
the report for several days past.
It is thought probable, however. that
however much better she may get, she
VIII not be able to take any part in
the exercises. She has expressed the
desire that she might live until this
monument to the memory of her hus-
band was formally unveiled. and it may
be that she will be alive on that day.
But she will not be able to take any
active part in the days program.
The Program.
The program as finally arranged to-
day is as follows: Music by a band;
invocation by the Rev. Joseph s.
Jenckes; song by a double quartette;
report Of the secretary of the commits
sion by the Rev. d. r. Lucas; presen-
tation of the monument to the state, by
DR.. Warren King. Greenfield. president
of the commission; and address by
Governor Hanly.
The parade will be participated in by
three battalions of the Indiana Ma
tional Guard and by the members Of
the several G. A r. posts over the
state. The guard will escort the gov
ernor down to the speaking stand and
on the way will pick up the g. A. r.
formation. Arrived at the monument,
on the east plaza Of the state house,
the G.. A. r. members viii file in on the
state house ground, where there will
be reserved seats for 1000 If necessary,
and the three batta1ions will dispose
themselves about the platform to keep
the crowd from the places reserved.
Grandson to Withdraw the Screen.
Seats will be reserved on the plaza
and on a platform on level with the
plaza, extending over the steps and
sidewalk Then about five feet above
the plaza and this platform over the
sidewalk will be erected another plat
! form on which the speakers and those
who take part in the exercises. in
Guiding oliver Perry Morton. grandson
of the war governor, will sit: The
grandson is to pull the mechanism that
releases the flag from about the monu-
| ment.
| On this platform, too. will be several
! old personal friends of Morton, includ-
| ing Isaac Henkinson, Richmond; Riley
Nick cen, Terre Haute; and many from
indianapolis and other cities, so that in
all there will be about fifty on this
elevated stage. These are to be the
old friends who stayed at home during
the war and gave Governor Morton the
support that he needed here.
1t is probable that none of the gov
ernors who have been invited to at
tend. will be able to get here. All OF
| them responded to the invitations sent
out. and several especially expressed
the hope that they could come. One
or two may come. but there will be nc
| large representation.