The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-31

sympathetic note In Monroe. There
were evidences OF sorrow every.
where"
Monroe will ring with patriotism
next Saturday when the monument TO
Gen. Custer Is unveiled. The statue
stands at the corner OF First and
Washing ton.sts., facing the Presbyter-
ian church, In which Gen Custer and
| Elizabeth Bacon were married In the
early sixties. on one corner, and the
court house on the other. Not far
from the spot where the Custer statue
stands Is a memorial 10 the heroic
Kentucky soldiers who died in their
country's service In the massacre OF
1913.
Statute Costs $4,000.
The Custer monument cost $4,000.
which was appropriated by the state
OF Michigan. The movement TO pay
:, fitting tribute TO the memory OF Gen.
! Custer was successfully launched in
/ Monroe four years ago II was sug.
i gested during a toast on civic I'm
provement by Commodore Charles z.
! Grecuing. The plan was taken up by
various persons of influence and the
/ statute was put In position last week.
charge OF the unwilling services were
all members OF the Custer brigade.
| They are Hon. Otto kfrchner, Detroit.
chairman: Hon. James V. Barry,
! Lansing, secretary; Rev. Michael j.
/ Crowley, Monroe.
! President Taft will reach Monroe,
Saturday morning, at Sill from De-
troit. where he will address the board
Z ~.
I his arrival in Monroe the president
will breakfast In his private car. He
will have as his guest Jacob Martin,
mayor Of Monroe. He will then be
taken on a sightseeing tour OF the
I city With President Taft on the
stand when the statute Is unveiled
will De Gov Warner, Senator VIM.
Alden Smith. Mrs Custer. widow OF
| the Indian fighter; Bishop Foley,
Bishop Williams. Mrs. John A. Logan
and manv other prominent persons.
The dedication day parade, TO be
commanded by William f. McGurrin.
adjuant general OF Michigan, will
| then he formed at Elm-aye. and Bor-
gess-st. 1t will move to st. Mary's
college, where a song OF welcome Will
| be rendered and a ten minutes re-
ception held TO afford the president
! opp i.,nity TO meet others who will
participate In the program, guests OF
i honor. and the members Of the two
monument commissions appointed by
Gov. Fred f. Warner, OF Michigan.
/ A Michigan cavalry troop will serve
as the presidents escort to st. Mary's
college From the college TO the
speakers stand, near the base Of the
monument, the veterans OF the four
cavalry regiments that comprised the
| famous Custer Michigan cavalry bri-
gade, will be the escort OF honor,
They WIN wear flowing red neckties
like the one BY which Custer was al
ways distinguished in action on the
field The @guardsnen will wear full
dress uniform.
Taft TO Go to Jackson.
Immediately after the exercises,
| President Taft. Governor Fred NJ.
| Warner and party will leave OH spe-
cial train for jackson. Mich. where
| they will dedicate memorial to COM
memorate the organization Of the Re
publican party under the oaks in
! June, 1854 Many OF the men who at
tended that first Republican conven-
! ton survive. and will be present.
! There are "a OF them In Michigan.
| Michigan militia organizations that
will take part in the Custer monu.
ment dedication parade are the fol-
| lowing:
Troop B. First cavalry, Detroit one
! platoon OF Battery A. First artillery,
Lansing: Major John s. Bersey and
staff and the first battalion First in
fantry, Detroit; Major Joseph Kraem-
er and staff and third battalion First
infantry, Detroit; Captain George H.
Parmelee, commanding the First de-
tachment hospital corps and 16 enlist
ed men. Detroit; Birgadier General
! Robert J. Bates. first brigade. M. N.
c., Sault Ste. Marie; Col p. l.. Abbey,
Second infantry, Kalamazoo; Colonel
George b. McCaughna, Third infantry,
Owosso; Capt. Ben H. Dorcey, U. s.
A., retired, u. 8. instructor, M. n. g..
Detroit.
Colonel John p. Kirk. OF Ypsilanti,
| will have command OF the infantry.
Troops and officers will report In
Monroe not later than a. m. June 4.
The reviewing stand will accommo-
date Taft and $50 other persons, in
Guiding the governor OF Michigan, his
staff, Clusters surviving relatives, the
members OF the monument commits
sions, military officers, Mrs. Custer
and party and some others entitled
to special recognition.
! General Clusters widow will reach
Monroe today, coming from her home
In New York city. She will be &C.
companied by dozen guests, among
them Edward c. Potter, sculptor OF
the equestrian statute. and Mrs. john
A. Logan, OF Washington, Gen. BLACK
Jack Logan, who afterwards became
la United States senator and the run
ming mate OF James G. Blaine when
the Plumed Knight was the defeated
candidate for president OF the United
States, was Clusters immediate su-
perior during the civil war.
The two widows, both bereaved by
war, will be guests of honor Of the
women of Monroe, and their enter
tainment has been provided for by the
I Civic Improvement association, OF
which Mrs w. Van Miller has been
president since its organization In
! 1902.
Reception for Mrs. Custer.
Mrs Custer, widow by the massacre
of the Little Big Horn, Is childless,
and Mrs. Logan's only son, Major
John A. Logan, was killed In battle in
1899 at San Jacinto, Philippine ISL
ands.
AF,n- har arrtyaI In Mnnrnx thara