Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-21
STONE UNVEILED At : SPOT
WHERE FIRST HOME IN GRIN
NELL STOOD.
MEMORIAL TABLET DONATED
BY D. A. r. CHAPTER
Grand Army and Weman's Relief Corps
Assist in Services and Citizens At
tombstone From Which Tablet Is
Made Has Interesting History-Trib.
ute to Founders Of Town.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec. 21.- It must be q
program of unusual interest that will
draw city officials and business men
away from their offices and places of
business in the midst of the afternoon
of Saturday, the busiest day Of the
week for them. Such program the
Daughters of the American Revolution
| Of the Grinnell Chapter had prepared
and they successfully carried out here
on Saturday last, in the lecture room
Of the Congregational church and at
the "Ebenezer" stone on Broad street.
The members of Gordon Granger Post
| G. A. r. acted as escart with the flag
and the Woman's Relief Corps acted as
| rear guard for the D. A. r. in the
march from the church to the memorial
stone, where the unwilling took place.
/ Mrs. Eleanor Van Evera, regent of the
| d. A. r., had charge of the exercise.
! Prof. S. j. Buck, who was one of the
very early pioneers on this spot, offered
| the opening prayer, a part of which
| follows:
/ I'VE thank thee for the pioneers who
built the tabernacle called The Long
Home Help us lest we forget the debt
of gratitude we owe, for their sacri-
fees and efforts to build here city
for the generations to come; that they
helped to plant the school. the college,
to found churches, to promote morality,
freedom temperance christianity
'tThey crossed the prairies as o. old
"The Pilgrim Fathers crossed the sea-;
ITO make the west, as they the east,
"The homestead of the free.
CAS- we place this memorial stone and
tablet upon the very spot where they
first dwelt, to help us remember their
struggles, their virtues, their sacri-
fees, may we become better citizens
of this favored and beautiful city. Help
us duly to prize our citizenship in our
country and thus erect our Ebenezer,
our stone of help"
Mrs George P. Grinnell, the origi-
nator and founder of this chapter of
the D. A. R. gave. brief history of
the organization which came into ex-
istence Jan. l, 1912, with twenty Ave
members has lost three by death, and
now numbers forty five. Mrs. D. H.
Shook sang, The Star Spangled Ban
AlSL, lAc duulCLCO 1NSN. ~
P. Breed gave brief history Of Grim
nell and paid tributes to the worthy
founders. B. Grinnell Rev. Mr..
Hamlin and DIR. Holyoke, with others.
the historical statements being part OF
the history recently completed by Mr..
E. S. Bartlett. who is the oldest sur
vivor OF that period Of beginning OF
the city, and whose history will soon
appear in pamphlet form. Mrs. Van
Evera then presented In: a few we'll
chosen words this memorial stone to
the city of Grinnell and acceptance was
made by Mayor H. G. Lyman, who ex-
pressed his satisfaction at the public
location Of this memorial where so
many citizens would pass 1t each day
and his hope that it would thus be an
inspiration to all to better citizenship.
After the singing Of America the
march was made to the Cady home one
block north of the church, where the
stone and tablet were unveiled and a
general salute was given to the flag.
The memorial stone is piece of
solid granite with a history. On its
face there is imbedded large bronze
tablet with the spinning wheel en-
blem of the D. A. r. This tablet covers
q copper box in which are enclosed a
number of articles that may be quite
valuable in ages to come if ever the
repository should be opened up.