Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
Washington Anniversary En-
gagements in New York.
ARRIVES ON EARLY TRAIN
Aids in Breaking Ground for Me-
mortal to American Indian.
GUEST AT DINNER TONIGHT
Making Probably His Last Public
side of Washington.

NEW YORK, February 22.-Prcsident
Taft is spending Washington's birthday
anniversary in Now York, making what
are probably his last public appearances
outside of Washington before retirement
from the presidency. He arrived from
Washington shortly after o'clock this
morning and before the city was astir he
and his party were driven to the home of
his brother Henry w. Taft, for break
fast. Mrs. Taft and her sister, Mrs.
Thomas Laughlin. accompanied the Pres
ident. as did Maj Rhoades. his aid and
Charles D. Hilles. his secretary.
| Three events arc on the Presidents pro-
| gram for the day and evening. The first
| of these was at Fort Wadsworth, on
Staten Island. overlooking the harbor en-
/ trance. where ground was to be broken
for memorial to the American Indian
which may some day displace the Statue
| of Liberty as the first monument to be
seen by voyagers arriving at this port
Indian Tribes Represented.
Chiefs representing fifteen tribes of In
dians arrived last night from western
reservations to see the President turn the
first spadeful of earth for the monument.
Ine afternoon feature OF the fTeSluelt .
program is in the interests of the blind.
a charitable work to which he has often
lent his aid here. This was to be the
dedication of a new institution for these
afflicted persons. known as the light
house" Joseph Fl. Choate. Helen Keller
and others will participate in these eX-
erciseS.
Guest at Dinner Tonight.
The President will end his round of en-
gagements here tonight as the guest at
a testimonial reception and dinner under
the auspices Of the American Peace and
Arbitration League. At the dinner the
gold medal of the National Institute of
Social Sciences will be presented to the
President in recognition of his notable
efforts OH behalf of universal peace.
Twenty-Five Chiefs Take Part.
Twenty-nine full-blood Indian chiefs,
bedecked in the regalia of their rank.
marched stolidy up the hill at Fort
Wadsworth today with their Great
White Father President Taft. At the
crest of the hill, the highest point on the
Atlantic coast between New York and
Florida, they formed a silent group as
the President upturned a spadeful of
earth. breaking ground for the national
statue of an Indian warrior, which will
tower 16J feet above the highest eleva-
ton around New York harbor, tribute
to vanishing race.
The guns of the fort roared national
salute of twenty-one guns at the moment
the President placed his foot the
spade. Las he stepped back. Chief Hol-
low Horn. Bear of the Yankton Sioux.
came forward from the group and up
turned "A second bit of earth with the
Oh <,f fol hot fhn
chief replied with speech to ad-
dress by the President.
AS Hollow Horn Bears voice died
away the Stars and Stripes were run
Of Indian folk songs, sung by the chief
tai ins. When 1t reached the top the
band broke out with the Star Spangled
Banner"
Last Gathering of the Kind.
The gathering of the Indians marked
the last time. perhaps. that so many ma
tive chiefs VIII assemble in the east.
Most of them are between seventy five
and eighty years old. Some OF them
fought against Custer among those be-
ing Chief Hollow Horn Bear, who stands
six feet four inches tall, and Chief
White Man -Runs-Him. more than seven
ty years old TALL straight as pine tree
and one OF the finest specimens of the
Indian alive today. White -Man-Runs-
Him was chief of the Custer scouts. 9th
ers were Chief Two Moons, eighty, nearly
blind and almost hidden by feathers be-
speaking his prowess and Pretty Voice
Eagle Of the Sioux, seventy -Odd, who
carries In his body tWenty-One bullets
picked up in seventy nights and skir
mishes with government troops and
neighbOring tribes.
a DISTINGUISHED gathering witnessed
the memorial exercises. The plan had
its inception several years ago. The
monument is being erected under author
ity from Congress by committee, of
which Rodman Wanamaker is the head.