The National tribune., 1909-07-08

heard in 'Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground"
The sculptor of the monument. Mr.
j. Massey Rhind, genial gentleman of
undoubted genius. was presented to the
audience. but contented himself with
smiling his pleasure at the ovation he
received.
The Address.
Hon. J. Hampton Moore. member of
Congress from Pennsylvania, paid
magnificent tribute to THE Enlisted
Men"
I'm honoring the founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic we are
paying tribute to the soldier of the civil
war who fought upon land and sea. He
is familiar to the present generation as
the veteran, griZzled and gray He has
become a benign, historic figure, typlfy-
| ing Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty in
the personal as in the National sense.
and has earned the undying gratitude
of the American hearts, than which
perhaps no greater tribute has ever
| fallen to martial hero.
Veteran tho we regard him now,
| it is we'll to remember that he was of
| the youth and flower of the land when
he marched forth to battle 4S years
ago"
Rev. DIR. Henry C. Couden pro-
nounced the benediction. The ceremo-
MES terminated with the singing of MY
Country, 'Tis of Thee
The Parade.
Following the close of the ceremonies
President Taft took a position by Com
mander-in-Chief Nevius. while the
troops passed in review, under the COM
mand of Gen. Wotherspoon. preceded
by platoon of police. There We're
nearly 1000 in all. Then followed the
District National Guard, under COM
mand of Gen. George H. Harries.
Past Commander, Department OF the
Potomac, G. A. II.
Col. Thos S. Hopkins, as Chairman
of the Executive Committee, had charge
of all the arrangements for the unvail-
| ing, and to him is due all the praise for
the successful termination of all these
years of hard labor.
The following are the committees
connected with the raising of the funds,
conduct of all the work and of the un-
vailing:
The Benjamin Stephenson Memorial
| Committee-Chas. A. Partridge, Chair
man, Chicago, ILL.,; John McElroy, Sec
retary, Washington. d. c.; Louis Wag-
ner, Treasurer, Philadelphia, Pa; Jas
Tanner, Washington, d. c.; Thomas s.
| Hopkins, Washington, d. G.
j. Massey Rhind, sculptor.
Executive Committee-Thos s. Hop
kins, Chairman; John McElroy. Col.
John Tweedale, u. S. Army; George H.
Patrick, James Tanner, Arthur Hen
bricks, James l.. Davenport.
Committee on Reception-Edwin Fl.
Holbrook, Commander of Department
of Potomac, G. A. R., Chairman; Past
Department Commanders, Department
of the Potomac, G. A. r., A. H G. Rich
ardson. George E. Corson Harrison
Dingman, Charles c. Royce, Samuel S.
Burdett, d. S. Alexander, Newton NJ.
Brooks, Jerome B. Burke, Charles P.
Lincoln, VIM. S. OdelI. NJ Emmett
Urel, ]. NJ. Pipes, A F. Dinsmore, S. E.
Faunce, Nathan Bickford, John Meet
roy, Thos. S. Hopkins, Arthur Hen
bricks, Calvin Farnsworth, George H.
Slaybaugh, Israel w. Stone, B. F. Bing-
ham, I. G. Kimball, A. Hart, A. P.
Tasker, B. P. Entrikin, Newton Ferree,
John S. Walker
Committee on Arrangements and
Ushers-Frederick D.-Owen, Chairman;
Sidney l. Besselievre, Frank L. Biscoe,
Frederick C. Bryan. John D. Carmody,
Chester M. Clark, John c. Dalphin, U.
S. j. Dunbar, Francis F. Gillen, Harry
o. Hall, Samuel Herrick, Edwin A. Hill,
Earl G. Marsh, II. S. McAllister, Wall
lace d. Mclean, F. l.. Molby, Wilton d.
| morrill,, Henry Moser, Henry w. Sam
| son, Frank r. Wheater, Francis B.
Wheaton, John L. Writ, DIR. VIM. D.
| Writ.
| Designs for the court decorations
and unvailing contributed by Frederick
d. Owen, George c. Hough assistant.