Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-14

Tie pioneer explorer, the early trap
per and hunter, the members OF the
early military expeditions, the first
surveyors to seek the trail for the
trans-continental railways, the early
navigators of the Missouri river back
in the first half of the last century
he first settler upon these broad
prarics with his faithful wife and
/ chldren-all these, living and dead
are entitled to the greatest consider
a, ion and kindest remembrance by
all those who follow to enjoy the
fruits of an empire discovered con
CURED and handed down to future
generations by the honest, courageous
and sturdy pioneers.
Introduction Of the Sculptor.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. JEWELS
remarks Mrs. Amidon then introduced
to the federation and those assembled
the sculptor, Mr.. Leonard Crunelle
of Chicago. He was greeted with a
burst of hearty applause, and was
deeply touched at this cordial recep-
tion Mr.. Crunelle said that he wish
ed it were possible for him to show
his appreciation to the people of the
state for giving him the opportunity
to do the work that he loves best.
AS he concluded he was again the
recipient of a great amount of ap-
plause.
Orator Of the Day.
DR.. Frank l.. McVey of Grand
Forks, president of the University of
North Dakota, was then introduced
as the orator OF the day. His address
was a masterpiece of it's kind, and
appears in full upon page 2 of this
issue.
Thousands Of People Present.
AT the close of DR.. McVey's address
the entire assemblage repaired to the
capitol lawn where the statue of
SakakeWa was veiled with a large
American flag. The capitol grounds
were already thronged with a large
able to gain entrance to the house
chamber for the dedication ceremon
les and the windows and porticos OF
the capitol building were filled with
eager spectators. Fully five thousand
persons were in attendance to witness
the unveiling ceremonies.
The Unwilling.
/ Mrs. n. G. Young, president of the
federation, gained the attention of the
vast cOncOurSe, and turning to Judge
b. F. Spalding, said:
ut gives me great pleasure to pre-
sent in behalf of the North Dakota
Federation of Women's Clubs to you
Judge Spalding, representative o.
Governor Burke and the people O.
North Dakota, this statue"
The ribbon encircling the flag wa.
released by Miss Beulah Amidon o
Fargo, and as the veil fell away from
the magnificent work of art, the regi
mental band of the Fourteenth U.
infantry struck up 'The Star Spang
led Banner" the people cheered, ant
murmurs of appreciation and wonder
ment fell from the Ups of those wh<
gazed upon the beautiful figure.
Mrs. Young then continued her pre-
sentation speech. She mentioned thu
struggles of the federation to assure
the erection of the statue. 1t was tt
be hoped that the good work which
had thus begun would be continued
and that more monuments and me
MORALS be erected in the future by
the women of the federation.
Acceptance of the Statue.
Judge B. F. Spalding, who was ap
pointed at the last moment by Gov
ernor Burke to act as his represen
tative on this occasion, then accepted
the monument in the name of the
state. Judge Spalding said:
One cannot fail to appreciate the
honor of standing in this presence
for few moments today, even when
doing so only in the capacity of proxy
for our distinguished chief executive
and fully aware of the keen disap
pointment you experience by reason
of his unavoidable absence.
Little of good would be accomplish
ed in this world were the minds Of
our youth and even those of adults
not imbued with worthy ideals. The
women, both singly and collectively
in their various great organizations
have always held to view worthy
ideals. Indeed, but for them I fea1
the world would often have pursued
it's course with no incentive but tc
exist in the most primitive fashion
Womankind is distinguished from
mankind very largely by it's excess OF
sentiment. Without this element in
the composition of the human race
there would be no ideals. If their ex
preston of sentiment is evidenced by
the ideals set forth by the teachings
and achievements of their organiza'
tons, were their only reasons for ex.
istence their foundation and rsornof11.
alton are amply justified. The high
est ideal of the cultured and Chris
tian mind is that of service. In our
western civilization, we are at first
prone to overlook the existence of
this fact. With the progress of the
events like the advance of education,
the requirements of culture and of the
ethical and religious sense, it becomes
apparent that the power to render
service is the only real value In life.
If interpret accurately the sentiment