Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-22
. No Military Pageant, But Some Mem
orable Addresses.
HIGH TRIBUTE FROM CLEVELAND
Former Secretary of State "Purest and
Most Patriotic Man."
Said Grover.

President Cleveland's first cabinet, former
United States senator and the first Amer
lean ambassador to the court of st. James,
was unveiled here this afternoon with
exercises of the simplest character. There
will be no military pageant and the cere-
monies will be confined to addresses, prayer
and the singing of hymns. The absence of
former President Cleveland. who is i'll at his
home in Princeton, caused many express
sions of regret. Mr.. Cleveland was to have
delivered the principal address, and in his
absence the address was read by John
Bdssett Moore, professor of international
law at Columbia University Other partici-
pants in the ceremonies will be Judge
George Gray of the United States circuit
court and the Right Rev. Leighton Cole
man. DID, bishop of the Protestant Episco-
pal diocese of Delaware
Great Crowds Present.
The weather is clear and warm and great
crowds from all parts of the state were in
attendance to witness the unwilling Mrs
Mary Clymer Bayard widow of the states
man to be honored. arrived here before
noon from Washington, accompanied by
her daughter.
The memorial occupies a commanding
position at the entrance to Rockford Park
The location is a triangle formed by three
avenues and overlooks the city of Whining
ton, where Mr.. Bayard was born and where
he lived during all his life. Its design is
simple, but imposing, and in its entirety it
comprises the most pretentious public mon
ument in the state. The statue itself is of
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pedestal OF Brandywine rock. five feet high,
Two sides of which are to be ornamented
with bronze tablets. One tablet will bear
the inscription:
Thomas Francis Bayard born October
30. ISIS. Died September Is, 1898"
"Bayard is the purest and most patriotic
man know.-Grover Cleveland"
The other tablet will contain a brief rec
ord of Mr.. Bayards public services.
Modelled by Miss Stillma..
Around the base OF the pedestal is an
exedra seat with a radius of seventeen and
one-half feet the bac kof which is five feet
high, laid in four courses of Brandywine
rock The space between the semicrcular
seat and the front is of cement and the ap-
proaCh is by three granite steps. The ped
estal stands in the center, with the statue
facing the east
The statue. which was modelled by Miss
Etie Stillman. now Mrs. William Richie
VI l%oIlt'il, anu cast dl Il bronze lOunQry III
Surrey, England was given by unknown
friend Of Mr.. Bayard TO the Bayard Me-
mortal Association, which pledged itself to
insure its proper settingup and unwilling.
To the left OF the exedra circle a stand
was erected for the unwilling. Seats have
been provided for the officers of the me-
mortal association, those particip ating in
the exercises and the invited guests j.
Harvey Whiteman, president of the me-
mortal association, presided. Among those
who Will be in attendance are members of
the Wilmington Board of Trade to the num-
Der OF more than five hundred the men,
bers of the Bayard Legion Democratic AS
ISOLATION, the oldest political organization in
Delaware, and members of other civic
bodies
Character of Mr.. Bayard.
After an invocation by Bishop Coleman
and the singing OF This is the Day Of the
Lord by the Delaware Saengerbund, Chair
man Whiteman introduced Judge Gray, who
delivered an extended address on the life
and character OF Mr.. Bayard.
The reading of Mr.. Clevelands address by
Prof. Moore followed, after which the
statue was unveiled.
In MI Cleveiand's address he said:
We are here TO commit TO the keeping of
years 10 come and to future generations
Il lasting and constant reminder of a noble
life, We dedicate this imposing monu-
ment not to the heroism which war and
strife create, but to the heroism of civic
courage and the achievements of peaceful
patriotism And We seek to beautify it's
massive strength by votive offerings from
loving hearts.
What we do here is not for the dead, nor
Is II for ourselves alone. We reveal to
sight a witness which as long as our ma
ton lives shall testify to American citizen
ship everywhere, OF lofty patriotism. OF
civic righteousness, of unseltish endeavor
and OF knightly courage. 1t shall testify.
too. OF time when the saving vigilance OF
I'm Tod A
ward and gave warning of the approach or
any insidious foe of our nations peace and
welfare, and Of time, when in the actual
presence of national perplexities and doubt,
the loyalty of our people was neither ham
pered nor misled by sordid motives, petty
partisanship nor class animosities:
Then for Il party,
Then all for the state;
Then the great man helped the poor,
And the POOR man loved the great.
The Clear Views.
My association with Mr.. Bayard began
with our mutual participation in the re-
sponsb.ltes of the highest public service.
need not assure you that such a relation
Ship could not exist between us without
going further and giving to each clear
view of the others qualities of heart and
creating a mutual feeling of personal af-
lection and close comradeship. And thus
! came TO know not only the patient wis
dom OF my colleague. but the heart of my
friend. 1t was like fire. for IL was warm:
IL was like snow, for it was pure; it was
like death. for il was strong" Deep in
this heart he closely held beyond the gaze
even of many who knew him well rev.
erent realization of guidance and living
kindness surer and better than humanity
offer; nor did he doubt the Divine
goodness which reserves final rest ana
peace for mortals who look with humble
faith and hope beyond the gate of death.
With placid confidence, but in spirit OF
deep humility, he was willing to rely upon
the mercy and compassion OF God for
refuge and peace after life's fitful fever"
But he firmly believed there was an apti-
tude in the heart OF man which could be
cultivated to yield in this world a balm
for the wounds of life. 1t was not long
before his death that he wrote the follow
ing words in a private record OF his
thoughts:
After the experience OF more than three
score years If / were asked for the best
recipe for happiness-for an exaltation
above the power of material conditions-I
should say devotion to a clear belief
strengthened into conviction-which was
usually under the shadow of adversely.
That the more il was opposed and threat
ened the more clear Its demand for faith
full adhesion, and that joy springs out of
such conditions that mere success can never
know and which enables man to smile in
secret happiness, when others deem him
an object OF sympathy and pity.