Evening star., 1912-11-12
CORNER STONE LAID TODAY
Addresses by Hilary A. Herbert and
William J. Bryan.
UNITY OF THE NATION A TOPIC
Ceremonies Under the Direction of
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy.

In view of thousands of spectators. an
assembly made UP largely of southern
women and Confederate Veterans, the
corner stone of a monument intended 10
crown the peace between north ana
south was laid this afternoon in the Sec
| ton set apart for Confederate dead IN
the national cemetery at Arlington. the
elaborate ceremonies We're held under the
direction of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy, which raised the fund or
$4,000 for the project.
Hilary A. Herbert. Secretary OF the
Navy in the cabinet Of Grover Cleveland.
laid the corner stone. He made an ad-
dress recounting the circumstances OF
| the struggle between the north and south
that provoked the civil war, reviewed the
history of the monument project and told
| of the many incidents of recent times
| which indicate the dissipation of sec
tional feeling.
The orator of the day; as William j.
Bryan. Mr.. Bryan paid tribute to the
southern women, the rage of the
| Confederate soldier and applauded the
acceptance of the verdict of the sword.
Contents of Corner Stone Box.
In the box set in the corner stone
were placed copy of the act of Con-
gress setting aside a tract in Airing
| ton cemetery and authorizing removal
| from prison cemeteries and graveyards
| over the country of the Confederate
dead and their. reinterment in the ma
| tional cemetery; copy OF letter from
| " Illiam II. Taft, then Secretary OF
| War author .zing the District or Co.
lumbia Division. United Daughters OF
| the Confederacy. to raise monument
| to the dead soldiers of the lost cause
| in the Confederate section at Arlington,
a movement afterWard undertaken uy
| the entire organization: small copies IN
| silk of state flags Of southern states
and one of the American flag to repre-
sent the D strict of Columbia.
The ceremonies began at CLOCK
The 18th Cavalry Band. under the LEAD
ership of Arthur S. Whitcomb. band
master, played southern melodies, IN
augurating the ceremonies. bisnol
Robert A. Gibson of Richmond. va.
then invoked blessing upon the pro-
ject and the proceedings; A para
phrase of Nearer, My GOD, TO Ihee
was played by the band.
| Col Herbert, who acted as master o.
ceremonies, introduced Wallace Streat
or Of the executive committee of The
| Arlington Confederate Monument AS
sociation. who enumerated the ar.
ticles placed in the box for the corner
| stone The corner stone was then SCI
Col. Herbert's Address.
In his address Col. Herbert said, In
part:
Time is the blessed mother Of recon
1 ciliation. The embers Of passion die
out. The kindly winds of heaven blow
away the smoke of battle Everywhere
our people are engaged in the arts OF
1 peace The brightseunshine falls upon
green fields and growing crops. Trade
| flows where armies trOd. Commerce
floats where ships Of war sailed.
Respect, confidence and mutual admira-
| ton take the place of hatred and dis
! trust Ex-Confederates in Congress help
| to maintain the army and build up the
navy The questions that once divided
1 the north and the south are settled for
ever, and the Union is more complete
| than ever before.
/ 1T is to those soldiers that we are to
4 erect this monument the rank and file
Of the Confederate armies. the men
whose courage and devotion lifted Robert