The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-10
CENTENNIAL OF
LAKE ERIE BATTLE

bration of. the centennial anniversary
of the battle Of Lake Erie, Sept. 10,
1913, and the commemoration Of 100
years Of peace between Great Britain
n the United States, under the
auspices Of the Interstate board OF
the Perry's Victory Centennial commits
%sioners, began here today. An elabor-
ate banquet given by the Perry inter-
state board this evening in honor OF
distinguished guests representing the
United States government the. domin-
lon of Canada, and the ten states par
ticipating in the erection Of the Perry
memorial and In the centennial cele-
bration, will conclude the days pro-
gramme. . ,;,z
Since yesterday morning, Sandusky
n Cedar Point have witnessed stir
Commodore Perry's restored flagship
Niagara, the state naval militia ships
joining in the celebration and distin-
guished guests from all parts of the
country. 1# -- "E. ms
. The guests of honor are, Former
Pres. William Fl. Taft; DR.. John A. Mac
Donald of Toronto; the governor of Ohio
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois. Wis
consin, New York, Rhode Island, Ken
lucky, Indiana and Minnesota, most Of
whom are accompanied by their staff;
Mrs. William Slade, president Of the
National Society of he Daughters OF
the Wal of 1912; Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles; members of the Perry's Victory
Centennial commission, representing
the national government, and the ten
participating states; and a host OF
state officials and prominent men.
Governor Cox, of Ohio, arrived with
members Of his staff and state Of
ficials on board the Ohio militia ship.
"Dorothea;" Governor Ferris, Of
Michigan, with the Michigan commits
sioners and staff, on board the. Don
Juan de AUSTRIA" Governor Meow
ern, of Wisconsin, with the Wisconsin
commissioners and a party of several
hundred, on board a chartered steam
ship, and Governor Pothier, of Rhode
Island, with the Rhode Island COM
m~issioners, state and city officials, and
leading military organizations of
Rhode Island, on board two chartered
boats from Providence, r. l. Governor
McCreary Of Kentucky came with
President Worthington of the centen-
NAL commission, IN board the private
yacht Priscilla" and special parties
by rail escorted Governor Tener of
Pennsylvania, Governor Dunno of
Illinois, and Governor Ralston Of
Indiana. y
At 9.o'clock this morning, the guests
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special invitation, embarked for Put
Inlay on board special boats charter
ed by the commission and the naval
ships escorting. the Niagara" Among
these were the Essex and "Dorothea"
of Ohio, the austria" of Michigan,
the wolverine" of Pennsylvania, the
Hawk of New York, and the United
States cutter "Morrell." accompanied
by a swarm of power boats, sailing
yachts and craft Of all description.
g. At HAS o'clock at Put-in-Bay, just
100 years from the moment when his
tory records the opening gun was fired
in the battle of Lake Erie, the public
exercises, near the site of the Perry
memorial, began. A vast audience had
assembled. President-Gen. George H.
Worthington, Of the Interstate board,
called the meeting to order, and, in
troduced Gov. James NJ. Cox as master
of ceremonies. .-
Rev. Galbraith b. Perry Of Cam
bridge, N, Y, a descendant of the hero
of the battle Of Lake Erie, delivered
the invocation, at the close of which
Governor. Cox introduced Mr., Taft as
the orator of the day. DR.. Macdonald
spoke for the British Canadian inter-
ests, The programme called for other
addresses by Lieut.. Gov. R. B. Burch-
ard Of Rhode Island, and the Rev. A.
J. Carey of Chicago, the latter repre-
sentine the eolored race in tribute to
the participation of colored sailors in
the battle 100 years ago.
Following these exercises, the Off
cial party re-embarked for Cedar
Point, for the banquet, which was ex-
pected to be attended by 1000 guests
and 500 spectators,
Pennsylvania commission, will deliv-
er an address Of welcome in behalf of
the Interstate board, n Rev. Charles
H. Herr Of Toledo will deliver the in
vocation, whereupon Hon. John H.
Clarke, president Of the Ohio commits
sion, Is to be introduced as toastmas-
ter. The following were on the pro-
gramme for responses:
Gov. James M. Cox, Ohio, Ohio and
the Perry CENTENNIAL; Gov. John K.
Tener, Pennsylvania, The Keystone Of
Patriotism; Gov. James B. McCreary,
Kentucky, Kentucky in the War of
1872; Gov. Edward F. Dunno, Illinois,
American Progress Made Possible by
the Battle of Lake Erie; Gov. .Aram J.
Pothier. Rhode Island, Commodore
Perry, the Commander and the Man;
Gov. woodbridge N. Ferris, Michigan,
Lewis Cass, Michigan's Hero in the
War of 1872; Gov. Francis e. Meow
ern, Wisconsin,. The Relations of the
English Speaking Peoples Since the
War of 1872; Gov. William Sulzer, New
York, The War Of 1912 the Precursor
of a Century of Peace; Gov. Samuel
M. Ralston, Indiana, Arbitration of
War; Mrs. William Gerry Slade, pres
ident of National Society of United
States Daughters of the War of 1872,
Our Society and It's Work; Lieut.-Gen.
Nelson "A. Miles, u. S. A., retired, Our
Federal Government Forgets Not Her
Heroes; DR.. John A: Macdonald, Cam
ada and the United States; William I'll.
Taft, The Measure of a Nations True
Success.