The National tribune., 1909-11-11
THE LOYAL MARYLANDERS.
\ Splendid Monument Erected to Them
in i.lltimorc.

n Snlcnuiu monument Erected 10 lIichi
In iclltimOrc.
The 10000 soldiers whom Maryland |
sent into the army as her contribution
TO the maintenance of the Union have
waited 45 years for proper public recog- |
nition of their services, but it came last
Saturday in the unvailing in the pres
ence of an immense audience of $4,000 |
people of a splendid monument. The
monument is the result of a movement
kept before the public for years by
committee of veterans of whom Past
Commander-in-Chief John r. King is
the Chairman. In 1906 the General
Assembly appropriated $4,000 for this
purpose and the citizens of Baltimore
represented, by their Council, provided
the funds for erecting the pedestal.
| The monument was erected upon a
| beautiful site in Druid Hill Park near
the base of the high elevation contain
| ing the city reservoir. This hill af-
| forded n fine position from which an
/ immense crowd witnessed the cere-
monies. Gov. Crothers, of Maryland,
with his Staff, was present, the Mayor
| of the city, a number of Municipal
tofficerS and prominent leaders of Balti-
more society. The Union veterans of
Maryland turned out in force. and
marched proudly to the place under
| Grand Army banners. In the parade
were troops from the Regular Army,
| including two troops of cavalry and n
battery of artillery from Fort Myer and
the National Guard of Maryland, with
the famous 5th Md, the crack regiment
| of Baltimore. Past Commander-in-
Chief John r. King, as Chairman Of the
| Commission, presided, and in an elo-
quent speech presented the monument
to Gov Crothers. In accepting the
monument on behalf of the State, Gov.
lCrOtherS made brief address, paying
! n high tTiDnta tn thp who the
| blue on land and sea during the great
| istruggle. In turning the monument
| over to Mayor Mahool he congratulated
the City of Baltimore upon having the
addition of such a beautiful monument
to embellish Baltimore's splendid park.
| The Mayor accepted the monument in
a fitting speech and it was then un-
vailed, a grandson of Col. BENZ. +.
| Taylor, Commander of the Department
| of Maryland, being one of the boys who
pulled the cords. With them Were
| three veterans representing the Army
and Navy. Col. Daniel Tatum, Senior
| Vice Commander of the Department of
Maryland, furnished the flags. Battery
e, Sd U. S. Art, fired the salute and
| the band played the "Star Spangled
Banner" Maj. John I. Yellott, 1st Po-
tomac Home Brigade, delivered fine
address on the services of the Mary
! land troops and their value in preserv-
1
address Comrade King introduced Mr..
Adolph Weinman, the sculptor of the
monument, who was received with
cheers. Rev. ]. Wynne Jones, Past
| Chaplain of the Department of Mary
land, offered the invocation and Com
rade B. f. Clarkson. of the Methodist
| Episcopal Church, pronounced the BEN
ediction. The troops then passed in re-
view and the assemblage inspected the
monument.
The Monument.
The monument does not depend for
Its interest upon its cost, but upon its
high artistic merit 1t reflects the
greatest credit upon the sculptor, who
abandoned entirely the commonplace
ideas to do something of great origin
ality as well as of the highest artistic
excellence. 1t represents a young SOL
dier starting off to the war, with alle-
gorical figures of Duty and Glory point
ing to him the way that he should take.
This bronze group stands upon high
granite pedestal and around the base
is semi-circular seat of highly pol
| ished granite. On the front of the
granite base is inscribed: Erected by
the State of Maryland to commemorate
the patriotism and heroic courage of
her sons who fought on land and sea
for the preservation of the Federal
Union in the Civil War. 1S61-1865."
On the bronze group is an inscription
as follows: "Fatti Maschil, Parole
Femme" Deeds are masculine, words
are feminine).
| This is the motto on Lord Baltimore's
| Coat of Arms. On the north side of
| the pedestal is q marble tablet with a
| fine representation of a scene on ship
board, with the sailors manning a heavy
gun. On the south side is a similar
tablet representing Cavalry and Infan-
4 . 1T. ..,ND
are exceedingly spirited and artistic.
On the rear is another tablet with the
Coat of Arms of Maryland.
Distinguished Guests.
| Among those present we're ex-Post-
master General James A. Gary, Adjt-
Gen. Henry NJ. Warfield and a number
of retired Army and Navy officers. A
delegation of 20 comrades from Wash
ington went over to attend the cere-
/ monies, and met there number from
Delaware, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
That unique and highly credible organ
| iZation, the Grand Army Club Of Mary
land. kept open house all day Satur-
l. day for the entertainment of visiting
veterans Comrade John r. King. the
President, was assisted in entertaining
the visitors by Capt George w. john
son. Maj. A. J. Crockett. Maj. Gus
Schmidt, Col. VIM. y. Elben. Col. Geo.
II. Hartman, Col. J. Woodfin Minfie,
Col. Benz. f. Taylor and Past Com
mander \. A. Reese. The Grand Army
veterans in the parade were under the
command of Col. b. +. Taylor, the De-
partment Commander, with Robert C.
Sunstrom as Assistant Adjutant- General.
The Army and Navy Union was under
the command of Commander Foster 3.
Davis. Gen. J. Edward Browne, Ma
tional Commander, and Col. Benz. Ever
ingham, Chief of staff, were also pres
] lent. Maj. George f. Landers, Com
mandant of Fort McHenry, was the
Chief Marshal.