The Cairo bulletin., 1913-07-05
PERRY centennial
IS INAUCURATED
W|THCREATECLAT


memorating Commodore oliver Iaz-
ard Perry's victory over the British
on Lake Erie, the campaign OF Cen
eral William Henry Harrison and
the one hundred years of peace that
Will have ensued between the Eng
,lish speaking nations since the
signing OF the Treaty OF Client on
December "a. 1874, was formally
opened here today. 1t viii continue
until October 8, with celebrations at
Toledo, Detroit. Chicago, Milwaukee,
Buffalo, Erie, Pa, and other lake
ports and Louisville, KY
The Continental era began at
daybreak with a salute OF one hun
dred guns. Assembled in the bay
were the naval militia ships: rs
sex" of Ohio; Don Juan de Aus
tria" of Michigan; Dubuque" Of
Illinois; wolverine" of Pennsyl-
vania, and the United States reve-
nue cutter Morrill," Following
the ceremonies today, these boats
prepared to leave for Erie, Pa.
where they will form the escort of
Perry's old flagship Niagara,
which recently had been raised and
refitted and which viii visit the
cities on the Great Lakes holding
Perry celebrations this summer.
At 10 o'clock a. m. the program
called for decoration of the graves
of the 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 military and concert band and
prayer by the Rev J. M, Forbes,
characterized this ceremony.
AT 100 o'clock p. m. the corner
stone OF the magnificent Perry
Memorial was laid under the aus
pices OF the Ohio Grand Lodge OF
Masons.
The officers OF the grand lodge
participated In this ceremely IN
conjunction with the Jbia Commis-
sioners and the Interstate oard OF
the Perry's Victory Centennial Com.
missioners.
The officers of the Grand Lodge
and the commissioners representing
the National Government and the
states of OHIO, Pennsylvania, New
Cork, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Rhode Island, Kentucky and
Louisiana. constituting the Inter
state Board, were escorted to the
site Of the Memorial by tine Seven
Communicates and Knight Templars
from Cleveland, Toledo and San
dusky, numbering more than one
thousand. one company of the Ohio
National Guards and militiamen
from the ships in the harbor.
Fol'owing this ceremony, the ora
torical program OF the day was car
ried out in the large coliseum al
Bay, which was taxed to 1t.
full capacity Of four thousand peo'
pie. John III. Clarke, Of Cleveland
president OF the OHIO Commission
formally presented the Memoria
reservation to Commodore George
III. WorthingtOn, president genera
of the Interstate Board. The In
ter-State Board will complete thu
memorial, when 1t vii be transfer
red by them to tine National Gov
ernment. Colonel Henry WattersoI
of Louisville. KY, has been selected
to deliver an address and the ora
ton of the day was delivered by for
mer Senator John NJ. Whitehead, o
the Wisconsin Commission,
A display of fireworks with fir
portraits and numerous elaborat
set pieces was on the program to
| the evening. Following this a ban
quet by the ohio Centennial Com
mlssioners in honor of Ohio Stat
officials. members Of the legislature
the supreme court, the Masonic fra
ternity and other guests, had beei
PLANNED President John Il. G ark
VIII act as toastmaster and re
sponses will be made by Hugh !
! Nichols, lieutenant and persona
representative of Governor Cox, q
OHIO, Representative John Cowar
for the House of Representative
state Senator ID, +. Mooney, for tn
Ohio Senate. Most Worshipful Gran
Master f. s. Griffiths for the Obi
Grand Lodge of Masons, General
warren Keifer, the United state
Centennia. Commissioners, Timoth
l. s. Hogan, Attorney General OF Ohic
]. II. Freedlander. architect of tn
memorial, A. Il. Sisson. treasurer
general of the Interstate Centennla
Board, and Webster i. Huntlngto
secretary general of the lnter-Stat
Centennial Board.
The principal feature OF today
celebration was, OF course, the lay
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