The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-30
H'KINLEY MONUMENT
DEDICATED AT CANTON
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81 The President. The other was TO pro-
tect the grounds from trampling feet
Two thousand soldiers of the regular
army and 1000 of the Ohio militia pro-
tected presidents Roosevelt and other
notables here and kept the crowd from
breaking through the ropes that lined
al the downtown streets. The regulars
were under command OF Brig. Gen j.
NJ. X. Davis. ,n.,,
President Roosevelt arrived al 1O-1 d.
m over the Pennsylvania and Eas
driven to tho high school Dulolne'
United States cavalry formed his escort !.
At the school 100 boys and slris wet ~
grouped on a large stand ana dfessetu ~ ~
form a flag. Nearly 5000 otner sch9ol
children were grouped on elsner SUI Stuo'
spangied Banner"
From the school the President was
driven to a large stand in the squIa1ir e
from which he reviewed the paraoe- fld..
toons Of police. dismounted. ana UnHcu
States cavalry headed the paIaIls,
There were six brigades' win merry Sdl "
$1,000 men In line. President Mckinley ;
regiment, the Twenty-tnird Ohio Vol
unteer Infantry, was the hrst bIigaosS
with G.. A. R Veterans Spanish -Ai.lerl-
can War Veterans. American Netsr IN
|
/ United States and Sons OF Veterans.
Makeup of Second Brigade.
The Gate City Guards, of Atlanta.
| Ga. and the washington Infantry, OF
Pittsburg, were in the second brigade
with the Tippecanoe Club. o. Cleveland
the Mckinley CONNIE, noration Club. Of
Pittsburg, and officials and citizens OF
/ Niles, Akron, and Alliance.
The four brigades OF the second d.
vision consisted Of uniformed men from
| a score OF fraternal orders
/ The streets crossing the public square
had been made a court Of honor Hopes
/ of eyergreenS were strung on eltheI
ride of the streets from the tops OF
/ stats mounted IL bases that bore Nc
/ Kinley's monogram.
! While the parade marched out through
/ the monument grounds. President
Roosevelt and soc others, who included
/ the guests OF honor. were served a
! luncheon in the Auditorium
The President was driven from the
! Auditorium TO the monument. The pa
rade was kept marching while the led
cation ceremonies were in progress q
| keep the crowds away from the mOnu-
mcnt while the President was speaking
The dedication opened with invocation
by the Rev. Frank NJ. Bristol. Of Wash
] ington. Governor Harris. OF Ohio. was
president OF the day. He made tho
opening address, and Justice Day TOT
lowed with an address that told Of the
building Of the memorial.
/ Then came the formal unveiling of 9
bronze statue OF Mckinley that stands
! at the entrance Of the monument. Mis-;
Helen Mckinley, OF Cleveland. niece 81
| President Mckinley, pulled the cord
that released the fiags that covered the
statue
James whltcomb Riley recited hi
( poem, and the Grafton OF Presiden
| Roosevelt followed.
The 'Star-Spangled Banner" sum
by all present with the G. A R ban
Of Canton leading. had preceded tn
! speaking ''Americn' closed the cere
I monies Bishop HJrsJmann. or CIeve
land. pronounced the benediction-
This was the second great crowd tina
has filled CantOn's streets. The frs
was when William Mckinley. shot dow
| IN Buffalo was brought home dead an,
the nation gathered at his bier Tn
buildings that were draped the day Il
black were gay today in the colors o
his country
The bodies Of William McKIaley an,
his wife lay side by side in the grant
sarcophagi at the heart Of the monu
ment. They are simply inscribed 'WHl
lam Mckinley and Ida Mckinley"
/ The casket Of the two Mckinley chill
dren are lodged IN inches in the mort
wall
When the dedication ceremonies wer
over. the audience passed through tn
monument, following President Roose
Welt and the other guests q honor
Later, persons outside the Gordon o
troops were permitted to pass through
the monument. two by two.
Immediately after the ceremonie
President Roosevelt and his party LEI
Tor keokuk, Iowa, where they will ioil
the Inland Waterways Commission 10
is trip down the Mississippi