Evening journal., 1907-09-30
MONUMENT TO MCKINLEY
Is UNVEILED AT CANTON
President Roosevelt Chief
Speaker at the Ceremonies
Marking the Tribute Of
100000 Subscribers
TO Memorial Fund
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By THE JOURNALS Special Wire
CANTON, o.. Sept S0.-An address
by President Roosevelt and a poem
written and recited by James whit
comb Riley were the features. OF the
dedication here to-day OF the $4,000
Mckinley memorial monument, built by
countrywide subscription OF 1900, 900
small subscriptions. Hundreds Of
prominent men. representing Congress.
the army, navy and State governments
took part In the ceremonies. The crowd
In Canton numbered i100, 900. Surround
Ing towns were nearly depopulated. and
special trains brought nearly 10000
people from Western Pennsylvania and
Ohio. The preferred 5000 on the
islands had secured their tickets OF the
Mckinley Memorial Association. A
stand TO seat another 1000 was built
yesterday. The general public was ad-
mitted TO this stand as they came. II
was filled hours before the exercises
began.
Two thousand soldiers OF the regular
army and two thousand OF the Ohio
militia protected President Roosevelt,
and other notables here and kept the
crowd from breaking through the ropes
that lined the down town streets. The
regulars were under Brigadier- General
Davis.
President Roosevelt arrived at 1918
a. M. over the Pennsylvania, and was
driven TO the square to the High, School
building United States cavalry formed
his escort.
School Children Sang
AT tho school 1900 boys and girls
were grouped on a large stand and
dressed TO form a flag. Nearly ifive
thousand other school children were
grouped on either side. All sang
America" and the ,"Star Spangled
Banner"
From the school the &, President was
driven to n large stand in the square,
from which he reviewed the parade.
Platoons OF police. discounted and
United States cavalry. headed the pa
rade There were six brigades with
lnearly 10000 men in line.
President McKinleys regiment, the
esd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. was IN the
FIRST brigade with G. A. r. veterans
Spanish American war veterans
American veterans OF foreign service.
Loyal Legion OF tho United States ana
Sons Of Veterans Colonel w. $.
Rogers, Ohio commander G. A. r. tho
18th United States Cavalry Band.
mounted. headed the first brigade.
The Gate City Guards, OF Atlanta;
the Washington Infantry. Of Pittsburg.
were in the second brigade. with the
! "Tippccanoe Club" Of Cleveland, the
Mckinley Memorial Club, OF Pittsburg
and officials and citizens OF Niles.
Akron and Alliance.
Fraternal Orders in Line
The four brlgades OF the second a.
vision were composed Of uniformed men
OF a score of fraternal orders.
While the parade marched out
through the monument grounds. Presi-
b dent Roosevelt and 500 others, who in
b cluded the guests Of honor, were served
a lunch In the auditorium down town.
The President was driven from the
Auditorium 20 the monument. The
parade was kept marching while the
dedication ceremonies were I'm progress
to keep the crowds away from the
monument while the President was
speaking.
The dedication opened with invoca-
tion by Rev. Frank M. Bristol. OF
Washington. Governor Harris, OF Ohio.
was president Of the day. He made
! the opening address and Justice Day
followed In an address that told OF the
3 building Of the memorial Then came
the formal unveiling OF bronze statue
of Mckinley that stands at the entrance
OF the monument Miss Helen McKin-
Hey, Of Cleveland niece of President
Mckinley, pulled and released the flags
= that covered the statue.
James Whitcomb Riley recited his
poem, and the oration Of President
Roosevelt followed.
"The star Spangled Banner" sung by
= all present. with the G. A. r. Band. Of
Canton leading. had preceded the
speaking,
America" closed the ceremonies.
e Bishop Horstmann. Of Cleveland, pro-
I nounced the benediction.
When the dedication ceremonies were
e over the audience passed through the
r monument, following President Roose-
;. Welt and the other guests Of honor.
o WEATHER.