The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-12

In tribute TO the memory OF a great son
and TO enjoy the presence Of a favortte
living son the Indiana Society Of Wash
ington assembled last evening at the
Arlington Hotel
! In the morning sons and daughters OF
| the HoosieT State from all over the
| country assembled in Statuary Hall
at the Capitol for the unvelling OF
the statue 70 Gen. Low Wallace. Last
evening the soldier, diplomat. and author
was further commemorated by Indianians
residing in Washington, and the favorlte
| living son. none other than James Whit
comb Riley, who had graced the morning
| gathering as poet at the unveiling of the
statue. came to his own people TO receive
| from them a genuine HOOsier welcome and
then 10 recount 10 them. through his own
verse. the life which they had left behind.
and which he has immortalzed for all
time
Famous Poet AppIauded.
Other favorite sons were there last
night and each contributed TO the sue
cess Of the gathering In his own peculiar
way, but it was Riley's night. az the
storm Of applause attested. when Presi-
dent A. ". Tracy. in introducing him
said every man, woman. and child was
anxious TO hear Indiana's beloved poet.
Nor did the outburst Of applause detract
fEsm the spirit Of fitness Of the occa-
sion, which was primarily in honor Of
departed greatness.
The gathering was in every respect the
most notable Of the meetings OF stare
societies this season and attracted a
throng which completely filed the as
senbly hall at the Arlington
--efore the exercises. in which the MANY
sides Of Gen. Wallaces character uela
delineated. there was reception. In
ne receiving line were President A u
Tracy. OF the Washington Indiana So
ciety, and Mrs. Tracy, GOV. T. r. Mar
shall. Of Indiana, and Mrs. Marshall.
Senator and Mrs. Shively. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Wallace. OF Indianapolis. son and
daughter-in-law OF Gen. Wallace, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John W BOehne Rep-
resentatiye and Mrs William 4. CulI0p.
Representative and Mrs William r Cox.
Representative and Mrs Lincoln Dix and
Miss Dix, Representative and Mrs Ralph
lam o. Barnard. Representative and Mrs.
Charles A. Korbly, Representative and
Mrs. John A. NJ Adair, Representative
Martin A. Morrison, Representative and
Mrs. Edgar d. Crumpacker. Representa-
tive George ". Rauch. Representative
and Mrs. Cyrus Cline. Representative and
Mrs. Henry a. Barnhart, Senator and
Mrs Albert J Beveridge Capt. J. p
MegTew and Comptroller Traceweu. 1Ir.
and Mrs. ". H. Fox. William Allen
Wood, ana AIr Riley.
Seated I'm Auditorium.
The guests We're presented by Mrs. J. P.
Megrew and F. f. McCalip, and. having
passed the receiving line. took seats I'm
the auditorium. The assembly hail was
decorated with the Stars and Stripes and
an abundance of palms, laurels and cut
flowers At the rear of the speakers plat
form was bank of palms, ferns and lau-
rel, with the Stars and Stripes above on
either side Of the seal Of Indiana.
President Tracy presided over the liter
ary and musical exercises. The Marine
Band Orchestra was in attendance. and
PLAYED throughout the reception After
selection by the Hoosier Quartet. COM
posed Of Perry Arnold. Thomas l. Jones,
Owen Penny, and Arthur Deibert. Capt.
J. ?. NegTew delivered an address on
Sen. Wallace as q soldier, remarking.
during a significant pause, that there
vas no stain Of treason about the statue
unveiled yesterday. He sketched the mill
AIRY career of the hero, recounting.
among other things, that there were pres
mt in the audience Charles NJ Robinson
nd Thomas Z Purcell. members of Gen
Vallace's old company. organized by him
n Indianapolis before the civil war and
-nown as the Montgomery Guards. This
ompany became the nucleus of the regi-
nent which Gen Wallace afterward COM
handed
Sings soprano Solo.
Miss Edith StoweU sang a soprano solo.
With violin obligato by Mrs. r. VI.
)ickey and piano accompaniment by
irs. T. 1. Jones. President Tracy then
resented Mr.. Riley and the applause
ras deafening. When finally the hand
tapping and cheering had ceased, the
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