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STEUbEN HONORED
BY UNITED STATES
STATUE OF WA S II N G T O NJ
DRILLMASTER UN-
VEILED.
CEREMONIES ARE ELABORATE
President Taft, Ambassador Won Bern
storff and Congressman BarthoIdt
Among the Speakers-Ger.
man Societies in Parade.

Washington, Dec. with elabo-
rate ceremony the United States gov
erment today die honor to the mem
ory of Gen. Baron Frederick William
Augustus Won Steuben, the German
officer who came to this country in
l77S and became the drillmaster of
George Washington's army. A bronze
statue of this man who contributed so
largely to 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 2 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, Baron 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 aPrade.
Immediately after the unwilling OF
the statue the great military and civic
parade was formed. Maj. Gen. Will
lam II. Carter was the grand marshal
and his chief of staff was Major L.
Allen of the Eighth Cavalry. Detach-
ments of infantry, cavalry and artl-
lery from various nearby posts rep
resented the army, and from the navy
there were a 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.
It was most impressive parade,
and among those who reviewed it was
Maj Gen. Cune Won Steuben, a direct
descendant of brother of the RevO-
lutionary hero.
Statue Work of Albert Jaegers.
The statue of Baron Steuben was
designed by Albert Jaegers and IS
highly praised as work of art. Con-
gress appropriated $4,000 for the
monument, and later appropriated
$4,000 for replica which is to be pre-
sented to Emperor William and the
German empire. Cass Gilbert and T.
R. Johnson designed the architectural
features of the monument.
The statue stands II feet from the
spurred boots to the cooked hat. The
German officer is represented as a
general of cavalry in Continental uni
form The form is half enveloped in
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 aud thrown
back.
The pedestal on which the bronze
statue STANDS is trlle less IMAM ~
feet high. 1t is of granite, and is
tlanked by two bronze groups. One
of these is entitled Commemorative y
1t represents America, a female figure,
the upper part of the body nude, in
structing youth in the history of his
country. She is seated and the lad
is kneeling at her feet and holding up
IoF L,r bn u-b cha iS
reading.