Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-07-25
PERRY Centennial
CELEBRATION OPENS
IN HISTORIC TOWN
Observation of Great Lake
Naval Victor Begins at
Put-In-B Bay.
ADDRESS BY wATTERsoN
Occasion Commentaries 100 Years
Of Peace With Great Britain
Memorial to Admiral to
Be Erected.
ADDRESS BY wATTERsoN

Memorial to Admiral to
Be Erected.
Put-In-Bay. Ohio. Special: The Perry
centennial celebration commemorate
ing Commodore oliver Hazard Perry's'
victory over the British on Lake Erie,
the campaign of Gen. William Henry
Harrison and the 100 years of peace
English speaking nations since the
signing of the Treaty of Ghent on De-
cember "a, 1914, was formally opened
here today. 1t will continue until Oc-
tober s, with celebrations at Toledo,
Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee. 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; 'Du-
6uaue." Of Illinois; "Wolyerine" of
revenue cutter Morrill," Following
the ceremonies today, these boats pre-
pared to leave for Erie, Pa, where they
will form the escor of Perry's old flag
ship Niagara" which recently had
been raised and refitted and which will
visit the. cities on the Great lakes hold
ing Perry celebrations this summer.
Graves Are Decorated.
At 10 O'Clock a. m., the program
called for decoration Of the graves Of
h American and British officers
killed in the battle of Lake Erie by the
school children of Put-In-Bay. Simple
religious services with music by a
military and concert band and prayer
by the Rev. J.. NJ. Forbes, character
lied this ceremony.
At l o'clock p. M. the corner stone
of IN magnificent Perry memorial was
laid under the auspices of the Ohio
Grand lodge Of Masons. The officers
of the Grand lodge participated in this
ceremony, in conjunction with the Ohio
commissioners and the interstate board
of the Perry's Victory Centennial COM
missioners.
The officers of the Grand lodge and
the commissioners representing the ma
tional government and the states Of
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New. York, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Rhode
Island, Kentucky n Louisiana, con-
shutting the interstate board, were
escorted to the site Of the memorial by
the seven communicates n Knight
Templars from Cleveland, Toledo and
Sandusky, numbering more than 1000,
n company Of the Ohio national
guards n militiamen from the ships
In the harbor.
K Watterson Orator Of Day.
Following this ceremony, the orators
ical program OF the day was carried
out in the large coliseum at Put-In-
Bay. which was taxed to it's full capacity
of 1000 people. John H. Clarke, Of
Cleveland, president Of the Ohio COM
mission, formally presented the me-
mortal reservation to Commodore
George II. Worthington, president
general of the interstate board. The
interstate board will complete the
memorial, when 1t will be transferred
by them to the national government.
Col. Henry Watterson, of Louisville,
KY, has been selected to deliver an
address. and the Grafton OF the day was
delivered by former Senator John NJ,
Whitehead. of the Wisconsin commits
sion.
A display of fireworks with fire por-
traits and numerous elaborate Sci
pieces was on the program for the
evening. Following this a banquet
given by the Ohio centennial commits
sfoners In honor of Ohio state officials
members of the legislature. supreme
court, the Masonic fraternity and other
guests had been planned. President
John II. Clarke will act az toastmastel
and responses will be made by Hugh
L. Nichols. lieutenant and> persona
representative Of Governor Cox. OF
Ohio; Representative John COwan, 70,
the House OF Representatives; State
Senator %. +. Money, for the Ohio
senate; Most worshipful Grand Mas.
ter =. 8. Griffiths, for the Ohio grand
lodge Of Masons: General J. Warner
Keller, Of the United States centen.
NAL commissioners; Timothy s.. Hogan
attorney general OF Ohio; j. II. Freed.
lander, architect of the memorial; A
ii. Sisson. treasurer general of the in.
terstate centennial board, and Webster
r. Huntington, secretary general Of tn,
interstate centennial board.
Cornerstone Laid.
The principal feature of the day,
celebration q of course, the lawns
of the cornerstone Oh the memoria
which 10 to be the permanent monu.
ment to Perry's victory. When com
pleted the memorial will consist Of {
Doric column Of granite 330 feet higl
and 46 feet In diameter, surmountee
by q spectators gallery reached By
elevators. above which will tower al
Immense tripod holding q beacon ligh'
1ashtng its rays h~eavenward and Wis.
column will stand In the center OF /
plaza 76S feet long and 46l feet wide
which will rise In q gradual ascen
from the waters edge, with Putin,
bay on one side and Lake Erie on tn,
Other-to q height OF IL feet.
AT enc end OF the plaza will be !,
historical museum containing relics o
a american histor1calsovents, principal.
LOT the war Of 1872, and at the othA]
end q building embleMatic Of ascentury
I Of peace between Great Britain and TIL,
Il limited States. This will be the hixhes
monulnent In theAwofld. excepting tn,
n Waoh1n8ton monument at the natlcra
icap1tAl. sdn6 the highest column with.