Bisbee daily review., 1912-06-09
MEMORIAL ID THED|SCOVERER OF NEW WORLD Impressive Ceremony at the Unveiling Of Columbus
 Memorial in
 Capitol PARADE FEATURE
 OF CELEBRATI0S Soldiers. Sailors and thc Knights of Columbus Form Spectacular
 Procession
PARADE FEATURE
 OF CELEBRATI0S

.WASIITNGTON. n C.. auue N.-l 7'lro- ur-,s-r--tc-nt memorial to Chisto- phe- -C5r06TUus. having as its central f,atr-vs .y-syHtIe of the great discov crer, mo9tNd by the hand O, ,hoi sympathet &ss culptor to show him as ho stood va the deck of the santa Marie ou Tttober F. l4e2, the fate ful day WkS America was seen for The fIrsl tnup by the eyes of tue EU' ropeaffssa~sSss -'iny eiled hero today with elaborate ceremQRieS and amid Jhc enthusiastic demOu-tratiuDs Oi an Immense Concourse of people In connection with the unyeiIing there was civic and military procession that proved to 5e one or the largest seen in this city of big narades since the grand revciw of the Union army aftpr the close of the civil war.
 The ceremony Of unyeiing occur. red on the plaza in front Of the new HniOn station, where the m ssiNe memorial has been erected to catch the eve of every visitor tO the capital immediately upon arrival ir the city Surrounding the memorial were great stands tc accommodate the many Ol- ficials and guests invited 70 take part su the exercises. On every hand the .olOrs oC Italy. Spain and the United States were blended Within thsi ampitheatre were gathered represent. atlycs of every branch of the gOyeIn- ment. including the president oI the United States and members Of the cabinet. the chief justice and assyci. ate justices Of the Supreme court of the United States, high officers of the army and navy, senators and rCP reseDtJtiveS- The diplomatic corps was brilliantly represented. while au other section Of the stands was aliUl ted to the dignitarics of the Catholic church, many of whom were in at- tendance.
 President Principal Speaker
 Presideu, Taft was the principal speaker on the program. Philauder Knox. secretary Of state, was given the place as presiding officer. and tu the Marquis Cusani COntalonieFi Ital- ran ambassador to the United States vas assigned the task of pulling tEe cords that released the bunting ajUut the memorial RL Rev Mgr Thomas Shahan, rector of the Catholic uniyei- Sity of Amerie-, offered the' inyoca, ton and Chief Justice Victor J. D0wl- 5ng Of tte supreme court rOf New York. made tine opening address The Marine band, in its uniform q. scarlet and blue furnished the musical fca. lures of the program
 As the president concluded his aG dress the Italian ambassador rnuuh. ID the cords to the fb gs enyolypius the memorial and the massive pile of marble and stone emerged thrcugl thg folds Os red. white as blue. At the same instant he boom of au ar. tlllery salute cam" from a battery U' heavy guns near by. and he -,tIr ing of the national anthem came from rlu band
 Parate Was Spectacular
 But. after all. it was the great pa. rade and not thc unvciiinG exercises that furnished tle spectacular portion Of the days celebration and the fua- rure in which the public generally dis. played most interest Countless thou. sands lined Pennsy ylvania avenue and other le5din- thOroughtarCs and for hours Saw rank on rank CE soldiers glueiaCketS and marines. followed by fifty thousand marcher- representing the KuigfE.s of, Columbus the Catho lie frat eTrr5f organization to whose eff forts the erection or the memorls unveiled today is larsely due. Dele cations Cf members Of the order from practically every state were in fhe parade. together with ether delpgt tlOus from Canada, Mexico. Cuba Porte Rico and the Dhilippines IT addition tS the marchers there were , dozen or more magnificent and cost iy floats depicting various events 10 The life Of the great discoverer. Brig Gen. Robert K Evans. Y. :. A., vas 'de grand marshal Of tho parade while Supreme Knight James \ Fla herty. of Philadelphia, rode at the head ol the Knights Of Columbus sec ton.
 The Columbus memorial is a fitting