The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-12-09
STEUBEN HONORED
BY UNITED STATES
Statue Of Washington's Drill.
master Unveiled.
CEREMONIES ARE ELABORATE
President Taft, Ambassador Won Bern.
storff and Congressman Bartholdt
Among the speakers-oer-
man Societies In Parade.

Washington. Dec. with elabo
rate ceremony the United States gov.
eminent today did honor 10 the mem.
DRY OF Gen. Baron Frederick William
Augustus Won Steuben. the German
officer who came 10 this country In
IT'S and became the drillmaster OF
George Washington's army. a bronze
statue OF this man who contributed so
largely 10 the success OF the colonial
troops was unveiled at the northwest
corner OF Lafayette square and
great military and civic parade was
held
The formal exercises attending the
unwilling began at o'clock and Sec
rotary OF War Dickinson presided and
made the opening remarks The 9th
ers who delivered addresses eulogiz-
ing Baron Steuben were President
Taft. Count Won Bernstorff. the Ger
man ambassador. DR.. Charles J.
Hexamer OF Philadelphia. president OF
the German-American alliance. and
Congressman Richard Bartholdt Of st.
Louis. The program was varied by
songs of America and Germany sung
by large chorus from the German
societies. An enormous crowd was
present TO witness the ceremonies.
Military and Civic Parade.
Immediately after the unwilling OF
the statue the great military and civic
parade was formed Mai Gen. VIII
lam II. Carter was the grand marshal
and his chief OF staf was Major T.
Allen of the Eighth Cavalry. Detach.
ments OF infantry. cavalry and artil.
lery from various nearby posts rep
resented the army. and from the navy
there were large number OF blue
Jackets The National Guard OF the
District of Columbia also was out in
full force. In all these were several
thousand troops in the parade. The
civic part Of the procession was made
up chiefly of members of the German
societies from all over the United
States. and they were here TO the
number OF about 5000 TO do honor to
their famous countryman.
II was a most impressive parade.
Mai. Gen. Cuno Won Steuben. a direct
descendant of a brother OF the RevO-
stationary hero.
Statue Work OF Albert Jaegers.
The statue OF Baron Steuben was
designed by Albert Jaegers and Is
highly praised as a work OF art Con
gress appropriated $4,000 for the
monument. and later appropriated
$4,000 for a replica which is 20 be pre-
scented TO Emperor William and the
German empire. Cass Gilbert and T,
r. Johnson designed the architectural
features OF the monument.
The statue stands IL feet from the
spurred boots TO the cooked hat The
German officer is represented as
general OF cavalry in Continental uni
form The form is half enveloped in
a voluminous military cloak. which
hides both hands. one Of which rests
upon the concealed hilt of his sword.
The Order OF Knighthood. conferred
upon him by Frederick the Great,
hangs upon his breast. and the mill
tary coat is unbuttoned and thrown
back
The pedestal on which the bronze
statue stands is a trife less than 20
feet high II is OF granite. and is
fianked by two bronze groups. One
of these is entitled "Commemoration."
IL represents America. female figure.
the upper part OF the body nude. in
structing a youth in the history Of his
country. She is seated. and the lad
is kneeling al her feet and holding up
before her the roll from which she is
reading
The companion group is called
Military Instruction soldier in
the prime of life, a nude figure sur
mounted by an ornate helmet. holds
an empty scabbard in his left hand,
while with his right he is pointing his
explanations of the use OF the sword,
which is in the hands OF a young man