The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-05
PERRY CENTENNIAL
CELEBRATION ON

Put-in-Day, Ore., July 5.--The Perry
centennial celebration concentrating
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's VIC
tory over the British on Lake Erie, the
campaign of Gen. william Henry Har-
.rison and the 100 years of peace that
will have ensued between the English
speaking nations since the signing Of
the treaty of Client. Dec. "a, 1914. was
formally opened here Friday. 1t will
continue until Oct. 5, with celebra-
lions at Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Mil
iwaukea Buffalo, Erie, Pa, and other
lake ports and Louisville, KY.
The centennial era began at day
break with a salute of 100 guns. AS
sembled in the bay were the naval
militia ships, Essex, of Ohio; Don Juan
de Austria, of Michigan; Dubuque, or
Illinois; Wolverine, Of Pennsylvania,
and the United States revenue cutter,
Morrill,. Following the ceremonies to-
day these boats prepared to leave for
Erie, Pa, where they will form the
escort Of Perry's old flagship, Niagara,
which recently has been raised n re~
fitted, and which will visit the cities on
the great lakes holding Perry celebra-
tons his summer.
At 10 o'clock a. m. the programme
called for decoration Of the graves OF
the American and British officers kill
ed in the battle of Lake Erie by the
school children Of Put-fn-Bay. Simple
religious services with music by a mill
litary and concert band n prayer by
the Rev. ]. M. Forbes, characterized
this ceremony.
At / o'clock p. m. the corner stone
of the magnificent Perry memorial was
laid under the auspices Of the Ohio
- ~ ar1- nNJan nF3nnrG
of the grand lodge participated in this
ceremony in conjunction with the Ohio
commissioners and the Interstate
board Of the Perry's victory centennial
commissioners.
The officers Of the grand lodge and
the commissioners representing the
national government and the states or
| Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode
Island, Kentucky and Louisiana, con-
stituting the Interstate board, were
escorted to the site of the memorial
by the seven communicates and
knight Templars from Cleveland, To-
Iledo and Sandusky, numbering more
than 1000, n company of the Ohio
national guards and militiamen from
| the ships in the harbor.
Following this ceremony, the orator
ical programme of the day was car
| ried out in the large coliseum at Put
in-Bay, which was taxed to Its full
capacity of 1000 people. John III.
| Clarke Of Cleveland. president of the
Chic commission, formally presented
the memorial reservation to Conn
modore George I'll. Worthington, pres
ident-general of the interstate board,
The Interstate board will complete
the memorial, when it will be trans
lfered by them to the national govern
ment. Col. Henry Watterson of Louis
willie. KY, has been selected to de-
liver an address, and the Grafton OF
J che day was delivered by former Sen
John M. Whitehead Of the Wisconsin
commission.
A display of fireworks with fire por-
traits and numerous elaborate sci
pieces was on the programme for the
evening. Following this. a banquet
given by the Ohio centennial commits
sioners in honor of Ohio state officials
members of the legislature, supreme
court, the Masonic fraternity, and
other guests, had been planned. Pres
John III. Clarke will act as toastmastei
and responses will be made y Hugf
L. Nichols. lieutenant and persona.
representative Of Governor Cox OF
Ohio; Rep. John Cowan for the house
of representatives; State Sen. y. +
Mooney, for the Ohio senate; Mos
Worshipful Grand Master r. S. Grit
Il fths, for the Ohio grand lodge q
Masons: Gen. ]. Warren Keifer, OF tn
limited States centennial commission
ers: Timothy S.. Hogan, attorney gen
erai Of Ohio: J. III. Freedlander, arcni
tect of the memorial: Az. IL. Sisson
treasurer-general OF the inter-stat
centennial board, and Webster +
Huntington, secretary general OF tn
Interstate centennial board.
The principal feature of to-day
celebration was. Of course. the layinl
Of the corner stone of the memoria
which is TO be the permanent monu
/, rment to Perry's victory. When com
pleted, the memorial will consist Of
Doric column of granite $50 feet mig
and AS feet in diameter, s~lirrnounted g
/, a spectators gallery reached by eie
vators. above which will tower an I'm
!, naense tripod holding d beacon ligh'
flashing it's rays heayenward and Wis
| able for miles over lake Erie. Thi
column will stand In the center OF
plaza 758 feet long and 416 feet wild,
which will rise in a gradual ascer
! from the waters edge. with Putin
Bay oil, one side and Lake Erie on tn
other-to a height of twelve feet.
At one end of the plaza will be g
historical museum, containing relic
or American historical events. prime.
pally OF the war OF 1912, 2 at tE
other end g building ~ernblen1afic oI
century of peace between Gre
3 Britain and the United States. TIL
will he the highest monument Ia u
g world, excepting the Washif1gte
monument at the national capital, ar
81 the highest column without exception
Y FIT will cost approximately 100000
which fiji being contributed by II
] national government and the ts
Estates AFFILIATED In this centennial.
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