The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-06-24
GIVES
THEM GOLD MEDALS
Wright Brothers Officially Hon
ored by Federal, State and
/. City Authorities.

Dayton. Ohio, June 21.-The natiOnaI
government, the state and the city In
which they live today paid tribute to
Wilbur and orville Wright. the avia-
tors.
Standing on a platform not far from
their unpretentious little ~aeroplane q G
tory, and almost within sight of a. field
where they first struggled with the
problem OF aerial navigation, General
Allen, chief OF the signal service OF
the army, assigned BY Secretary Of
War Dickinson, presented the Wright
brothers the gold medals authorized by
congress.
At the same time were given them
official seal OF the state of Ohio. and
another from the city of Dayton. Tho
state medal was presented by Governor
Judson Harmon. OF Ohio. the local
medal by Edward e.. Burkhart, mayor
OF Dayton.
Foreign Enjoys Present,
Baron Kogoro Takahfra. the Japanese
Cuban minister, were among those at
the ceremony.
Received Deep Homage.
In the city in which a few years ago
they began h obscurity their first ex-
periments with flying machines, Or
Vile n Wilbur Wright yesterday re-
ceived the homage Of their townspeo-
VA 41SSO tCa ~ va doS IN al0AAU0c
meath triumphant arches, through
streets decorated with models OF their
a~eroplanes and praised IN public
speeches, the Wright brothers appeared
the least conscious that anything un-
usual was going on.
When that part OF the program
was reached which a Re-
sponses by the Wrights," Wilbur
and Orville each arose and said:
THANK you, gentlemen"
When the fireworks were over last
night Wilbur turned to Orville and
we have to get UP early"
Left Nothing Undone.
Fluttering in banners and gay dec
%orations Dayton left nothing undone
to honor the aviators. Business was
suspended save for the sale of toy
airships and post cards illustrative Of
the Wrights' home, the modest 2-story
frame dwelling in Hawthorne street
and Huffman prairie, eight miles east
Of Dayton, where in 1905, the Wrights
made their first long a~eroplane fight.
Lemans, France, the scene OF many OF
the European flights Of the Wrighta'
machine, was remembered in a banner
which bore these words: THE three
great cities, Dayton, Washington and
Lemans, France" After the salute OF
cannon, ringing OF bells and blowing
of whistles, with which the day began,
49, q .lkSkA ~ q
park beneath the trees.
Dayton "Methinks."
Jonathan Dayton" representing the
founder of the city and dressed In
colonial costume and a wig, with a cast
of characters, presented a pageant. The
crowds were SO great that people
viewed the spectacle from fences, trees
and housetops. Casting his eyes sky
ward, Jonathan Dayton said: Me-
thinks I see two great objects like gil
ganttc birds coming from fine eastward
as IL riding on the wtngs OF the morn
ing. What manner Of birds can these
be?"
They" interspersed another charac-
ter, ARE none other than two of Day
toms illustrious sons coming home aft
er foreign trips with the greatest in
v%ention of the age. Let US welcome
them"
1t was after they had received this
welcome that Wilbur and Orville
Wright. sitting as spectators on the
platform. arose and said: THANK you.
gentlemen"
A few minutes after the
the Wrights were back In their work.
shop, where the windows were covered
with anvas to keep out the gaze OF
the curious.