The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-25
In the Presence Of Many Nota
Bile Men of the United
States Of America.
ON THE HISTORIC SQUARE
Exercises Include Addresses biz
President Wilson and other
Leaders of the Nation.
.sr AsseelAflEs ea.Ean,

4 from 1fsO TO 1900, was redidicated to-
day after having undergone. restora-
! ton to almost its original appearances
/! The president of the United States.
the vice president, the CHIEF justice
and associate justices of the supreme
court of the United tSates; members
of the Senate and House of Represen-
tatiyes; ambassadors from foreign
lands; governors of the original thir-
teen states. and leading citizens Of
Pennsylvania and PHILADELPHIA mar
ttcipated in the ceremonies.
Philadelphia, as 1t has on many oc-i
casions when patriotic Ceremonies
were held at the historic sauare. prac-;
] tically took holiday. The spectacu-
lar feature Of the celebration was 4
big parade in which was represented
the two arms Of the national military
service, the Pennsylvania national
guard and patriotic societies whose
numbers are descendants OF those
who helped either on the field of bat
tie or in legislative halls to found the
American government
The exercises included an address
by President Wilson and the orator OF
the day was Champ Clark, speaker OF
the national House of Represents
tives.
President Wilson arrived here in
the early afternoon and was officiaily
welcomed by large reception COM
mittee composed of some Of the Lead
ing men of the city. With the presi-
dent came Speaker Clark, sew
eral associate justices, senators
from the thirteen original states.
and members of the House Of Repre-
sentatives equal to the number Of
members sitting IN Congress IN the
latter part of 1899 and the beginning
of 1900. Ambassadors and ministers
OIL European and South American
countries who had accepted invita-
tons were in the Washington party.
as were also the chaplains Of the Sen
ate and House
Luncheon was served at the Belize
vue-Stratford hotel at which were
present the president and vice presi-
dent. all the other invited guests from
Washington, the governors Of a num-
Der OF states, and the several commit
tees having charge of the ceremonies.
After the luncheon came the parade
with President Wilson near the head
OF the line. In the procession were
all the sailors and marines stationed
at the Philadelphia navy yard; four
companies of coast artillery from Fort
du Pont and Fort Mott on the Della
ware river; a provisional brigade OF
the Pennsylvania national guard, the
Philadelphia cavalry commands at
tached to the state militia and the
patriotic societies. The parade wound
Its way through the business section
OF the city to independence Square,
whence President Wilson was escort
ed to Congress Hail. He was attended
by the First Troop, Philadelphia City
Cavalary, which has escorted every
president who has visited Philadelphia
since the time Of George Washington.
As the president approached the
historic hall a chorus of 100 voices
greeted the nations chief executive
with patriotic song. Brass bands
blared forth stirring music and the
great crowd Of people mased in and
about the square cheered
The old building Is small, having a
width of fifty feet and depth OF about
seventy-five feet. For this reason only
$50 persons could be crowded on the
! first floor where the lower House OF
Congress met. The Senate held its
sessions on the second floor, During
1 the exercises today President Wilson
sat in the chair, occupied by John
Hancock when he presided over the
Continental Congress at the signing
OF the Declaration of Independence.
1t was the first time the chair had been
used since President Grant requested
the privilege Of sitting in 1t in 1876.
The invocation was delivered by the
Rev. Henry y. Couden, D. D., the chap
| lain of the House Of Representatives
at Washington. This was followed
by the SINGING OF Hail, Columbia"
Frank Miles Day. OF Philadelphia,
read brief statement concerning the
/ restoration Of the building. Mr.. Day
was chairman of the committee of
architects having charge of the work.
/ Then followed the delivery of the
building to the city by the president
OF the Philadelphia chapter OF the
American Institute OF Architects,
John Hall Rankin, and its acceptance
by the city.
! ~ avn " 0BGdAGA N1AldHtp
Clark, and the address OF President
Wilson, who stood on the rostrum OF
the House where Washington deIiv-
cred his farewell address, followed.
The exercises were closed with the
singing Of another patriotic song and
the pronouncement OF the benediction
by the chaplain Of the United States
Senate, the Rev. Forrest j. Pretty
man
! AS the ceremonies came to an end
salute OF twenty-one guns was fred
by the warships In the Delaware riv-
Ter -
Congress Hall Is two-story.
/ shingle-roofed building. It stands on
the southwest corner OF Sixth and
! Chestnut streets. or ia other words. in
the northeast corner OF independence
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