Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-10
WATERTOWN'S DAY
Soldiers Monument Unveiled Be. fore a Large AssembIsae
 -Lilley's Speech.

years ago, was dedicated. Although the weather was trihe chilly and rather cloudy large crowd for Wa tertown was present when the monu- ment was unveiled by Miss Rather inc L. Barnes, daughter of MT and Mrs William G. Barnes of this city.
 Watertown was gayly decorated for the occasion and not only were all the business houses draped In pa triotic colors, but many 0f the pri- vate residences were decked out in fitting fashion for the dedication of the monument.
 The exercises began at 1880 o'clock this afternoon. Buell. Hem inway, president of the Soldiers Monument association, presided. In connection with the dedication of the monument were several speeches the principal address of the day be- ing delivered by General o. o. How ard, U. s. A., retired. General How ard will be remembered as having given the commencement address at the graduating exercises held at Pc lis by the class of 1908 Crosby high Other speeches were by Governor Woodruff, Congressman George l., Lilley, the Hon William E. Curtiss of New York and Professor William H. Burr of Columbia. Remarks were also made by the Rev William T. Holmes, John L. Sake, commander of Wadhams' post, G. A. R., Hor- ace D. Taft, the Rev H. N. Cunning ham and Mrs Kate w. Noble of this city.
 The monument which was dedi- cated this afternoon stands in front of the Congregational church on prcAerty still owned by the church but which will be deeded to the town next week The monument is 36 feet surmounted with a bronze eagle weighing 670 pounds. The shaft is of an excellent quality of white granite which came from Barre, Vt. Its base is 12 f1et square. The names of the Water town men who participated in the Civil war are inscribed on the bronze plates on the side of the monument The fund for the monument, which cost $5,000, was started five years ago, One of the principal contribu' tors was Caleb Hickox, whose wish it was to have the monument built on land owned by the Congregation al society 'or in the Evergreen ceme- tery.
 s The officers of the Soldiers monu- ment association are as follows:
 President---Buell Heminway.
 First vice-president-Dr c. w Jackson.
 Second vice-president-C. B. Mat toon.
 Third vfce-president-Howard M. Hickcox.
 Fourth vice-president-W. J. Mum son.
 Secretary and treasurer-E. w. Wheeler.
 Advisory and soliciting committee -J. B. Woolson, the late Thomas Shields, E. B. Lockwood, Paul klimpke, H. c. Scott, T. F. McGow- an, A. T. Blakeslee, Merritt Hemin- way, c. w. Atwood, F. N. Barton, w. H. Beers, H. D. Taft, A. A. Stone, s. Mclean Buckingham and J. L. Scott.
 Wadhams post, G. A. R., with John L. Sake in command, assembled at tehir rooms on Bank street about 12:30 this noon. They mached to Exchange place where they took a special car to Watertown.
 The following is Congressman Lil- ley's speech:
 I congratulate the people of Wa tertown for the erection of this i'm posing shaft to the memory of their heroic dead, not because of the at- tractiveness it adds to this already beautiful town, but because of what 1t means, the sentiment it speaks ill concrete form.
 Although you are among the first to raise memorial to the heroes of the Rebellion, this one shows that gratitude for their sacrifices and deeds has remained in your hearts undiminished by the peace and pros perity that too often impels us to for get their causes.
 It was creditable that the fathers of tbis generation paid similar trib- ute to the wars martyrs, but they had a fresh sorrow and a personal acquaintance with the martyrs to quicken their impulses.
 Most of you did not know them. Your only motive is keen apprecia- tion of the deeds and what they mean to lang of liberty, not a sense of personal loss.
 This monument speaks your praise as we'll as theirs, because it is an ex- pression of deep conviction and abid- ing patriotism unsnfiuenced by the personal grief that stimulated your fatheres.
 So long as we erect memorials to those who have raised the level of manhood we have ideals and so long as we have ideals we strive to have their virtues.
 The raising of this monument is largely waste of our means If it does not inspire in us sober reflec- ton of our own responsibilities. Let it remind us that peace hath her vic tories no less renowned than war. Let us remember the security and welfare of the republic are menaced now as we'll as when those brave sol diers fought. by the selfish. the greedy. the breakers of the law. the fomenters of class hatred, and that to make secure the blessings of a free land. for which they fought. we must enlist in ceaseless war.
 We may never have erected to us beautiful shaft like this. but if we aro faithful fo the frunortanf dutfou