The National tribune., 1910-06-30
THE MONUMENT TO GEN. CUSTER
Unvailed at Monroe. Mich, in the Pres
ence of the President Of the United
States and 200 People.

June and were red-letter days
for the city of Monroe, Mich. On June
| 3 there congregated in that city about
| $50 survivors of Clusters Michigan cav
airy Brigade, with their wives. sons
and daughters, making in all about 500
At l o'clock each regiment, the 1st,
| 5th 9Th and 7th Mich. Cav, held their
Reunions in separate halls, the meet
ings consisting of roll calls, reports of
committees, reports of the deaths since
the last meeting and the election of
officers ]. F. Cotton, of Mount Glenn
ems, Mich, was elected President of
the 1st regiment and Burt F. Parsons,
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Secretary; E. r.
Starkweather, Nashville, Mich, Presi-
dent of the 5th regiment, and B. F.
Johnson, Almont, Mich, Secretary; Jas
II. Kidd. Ionia, Mich, President of the
9Th regiment, and John II. Dennis, of
Hastings, Mich, Secretary; Ross II.
Holmes of Detroit, President of the
7th regiment, and ]. Q. A. Sessions, of
Ann Arbor. Mich, Secretary.
| The Brigade Association elected VIM.
/ o. Lee, Port Huron, as President, and
Thomas w. Hill, of Cleveland, o., as
Secretary and Treasurer. Detroit was
| fixed as the place of the next meeting
of the Brigade Association, the date of
same being left to the Executive Com
mittee. The meeting was grand sue
cess, the Brigade Association being re-
ceived by Mayor Martin, of the city of
Monroe, which reception speech was
responded to by VIM. o. Lee, President
of the Custer Brigade Association, after
which Serator-J. c. Burrows, of Michi-
gan, was introduced and gave a very
patriotic talk. Every one of the COM
radeS and their wives wore the Custer
red necktie, which made a very stclIing
appearance. The State presented each
member of the brigade present with
H. l.-x. I, lsrA
of Custer on one side and a cut of the
monument on the other. on the morn
ing of June the State Militia, COM
pany of the Regular Army and numer-
Gus G.. A. r. Posts fell in line and
marched to the depot. In the line was
the gallant old Custer Brigade OF about
$50 boys, commanded by President VIM.
o. Lee, each regiment being command
ed by its respective President. The
9Th Mich. Cav. was in the Lad, COM
mandei by On. James y. Kidd, Its
former Colonel At the depot they
formed into a line about 400 feet
in Ienath to receive the President of
the United States, who passed them in
review. They then fell into columns
of fours, marched to the monument
and again passed in review before the
President. They were then given re-
served seats at the right of the speak
ers' stand. The day vas perfect, and
there were prohably $1,000 people pres
ent at the ceremonies. On the speak
ers' stand were Mrs. Custer, widow of
Gen. George A. Custer, who drew the
ribbon that un;ailed the statue; the
President of the Unite States, the Gov
ernor of the State and his staff, the
Mayor of the city of Monroe and ether
notables. Senator VIM. Alden Smith,
of Michigan. delivered the oration. he
was followed by President Taft and
next came Senator Burrows VIII Carl
ton then read poem composed for the.
occasion, after which the Governor pre-
sented the statue to the Mayor of the
city of Monroe. 1t was accepted by
Mayor Martin, after which 100 beauti-
full young ladies, all dressed in white,