The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-05
Spectators Attending Un- yelling of Confederate
 Monument Drenched
NOTABLE FIGURES
 AMONG THE PRESENT
Principal Speech Made by President Following Presentation Address by Mrs. Stevens-Grandson
 of K. F. Lee Takes Part

Washington June IA terrific thunder storm broke over Arlington National cem- etery late today while President Wilson was addressing great crowd gathered for the unveiling of the monument erected there to the Confederate dead. Rain drenched the blue and gray veterans and women and children nefore they could seek shelter. There was wild dash for automobiles and trolley cars. participants and spectators alike forgetting the almost finished programme.
 F The President, who had cut short his speech as the rising wind and darkening skies announced the storms coming. hur- ried to his car with his two daughters, Mrs McAdoo and Mrs Sayre They were inside before the rain came. but the ma chne's top afforded poor protection and the party was drenched on the seven mile drive back to Washington.
 The ceremonies were held at the base of the magnificent monument in the Con- federate section of the cemetery. Only a slight canopy afforded protection to the speakers, and the crowd was with out shelter and far from any building.
 Mrs. Stevens Speaks
 Mrs Daisy McIauren Stevens, president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, made the address present. ing the monument to the President on behalf of the women of the Confederacy. Tumultuous applause greeted her when she said.
 "Ycurs, Mir. President. was Jefferson's spirit when at Mobile you said the United States had no interest in Mexico or any other foreign lands except to see that the citizens enjoyed the right to the pur- suit of happiness under q constitutional and just government
 The President acknowledged the tribute with smiling approval
 Gen. Washington Gardner commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Re- public and Gen. Bennett Young, com mander in chief of the United Confed- crate Veterans were notable figures among the speakers. and both werc cheered with equal enthusiasm by vet erans in gray and those in blue. Col, Robert F, Lee, grandson. of General Lee faiso spoke while the Sculptor, Sir Moses Ezelxin1 a Confederate veteran. who de- signed the monument, was present. Mas ter Paul Micou. grandson of Col Hil- iary A. Herbert. pulled the cords which released the draperies
 All the speakers commented on the ap- propriateness of delivering the memorial to the government through a southern- born President. The President said
 Solemn Significance
 q assure you that I am profoundly aware of the solemn significance of the thing that has taken place The Daugh" ters of the Confectionery have presented q memorial of their dead to the govern ment of the United States. l hope that you have noted the history of the con- ception of this idea. It was proposed by President of the United States. who himself had been a distinguished officer in the union army. h was authorized by an act of Congress of the United States The corner steae of the monu- ment was laid by a President of the | United States elevated to his position by the votes of the party which had chiefly prided itself upon sustaining the war for the union. And now. st has fallen to my ! lot to accept in the name of the great government which I am privileged for a time to represent this emblem of re- i united people.
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