The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-02
STEUBENVILLE TO HAVE BIG
THREE WARS" CELEBRATION
PRESIDENT AND SEVERAL GOV.
ERNORS WILL PARTICIPATE.
Putnam PhalanS, OF Connecticut, VIII
Be Honor Guests-6ig Affair for
July %, - and IS.

putnam Phalans. Of Connecticut, VIII
Be Honor Guests-6ig Affair for
July %, ~ and IS.
Steubenvilie is making elaborate
sbratlon, 10 be held July rs. "a and
-. The event Will commemorate the
historical events which have taken
place In and near Steubenville, and
the illustrious men who have been
born and lived there. Members OF the
Putnam Phalanx. OF Hartford. Conn,
will play an important part in the eel
ebrauon, while honor guests will be
President Wilson and the German Am
DaSsador, and the Governors of Ohio,
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
To the members OF the Putnam Pha-
lanX who Will attend this celebration,
special honor has been given. The
Puts" will act as escort to President
wilson and the German Ambassador
who have announced their intention
70 De present, in response to the in
vitation OF the committee During
their stay in Steubenville. the Puts"
Will De entertained as guests OF the
city. The Putnam Phalanx Is to-day
the only organization in the country
using the Steuben tactics as used by
Washington army after Baron Won
Steuben had enlisted with it.
Two years ago the Stanton Monu-
| ment Association erected in front Of
the Jefferson county court house
| bronze statue of Lincoln's Secretary
of War Edwin NJ Stanton, whose
home was in Steubenville The statue
was the WORK OF the Artist Doyle.
who has designed many OF The most
noted statues and monuments in this
country. and who is Il resident Of
Steubenville. which is the center OF
art for the Middle West. and is fire.
quently called the Barbasin OF the
Ohio Valley"
This committee has charge of the
present celebration. which is designed
( TO commemorate the part taken by
! Steubenville and IT'S former citizens in
/ the Revolution. the Civil War. and
| the spanish AmeriCan War.
Points of Historical Interest.
Fort Steuben was established in
| 17s7. and named after Baron Fredcr-
! TEX William Steuben. Inspector gen
| eral OF the Continental Army. ard
about the fort the city was built. Il
was the birthplace and home or Judge
James Wilson, the grandfather Of
President Wilson. and Os General
| George William Clarke, the great
| American pioneer. and at this time
life sized oil potraits Of these men.
! together with that OF Baron Steuben.
will be unveiled in the jefferson
county court house.
on N" sec-qG day Of the cclebra-
! tioL, 80 imminent on the site Of
old Z o.. S.rJlcI VI. D., d,HNcatcd
Z and .oW Istn UarKers VIII oe erected
. In and aN-". the city. indicating the
, points where the last OF Morgan's
/ Raiders were captured. marking tho
spots flrth-r~st north reached by any
armed Confederate force.
The governors OF Ohio. Pennsyl-
vali4 and W,st Virginia with bodies
o. state troops. bodies 81 troops from
tie regular army. the navy and tho
marine corpse. al take part IN the
uut Cling 90 a la-re bronze memorial
tablet % the latGeship Maine which
will occur On the third DAY.
Ararccric1ts for the phallrN'S trip
90 pA',. p'A's .or transportation and
other - ai!t. are being made by
spv,ia! .JmEiit -ee COZ sis;inE OF Cap
ta.u 4. = Johnson. cX-Maior II. z.
PhHhric'S. apt. W. H. Barnard. Lieu
tenant r. x Jones ard Ut. II. ".
Cfri-Wold.