Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-06-06


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LAMONT DELEGATES SOLDIERS
MONUMENT.
All preparations for the unveiling
and dedication of the Soldiers monu-
ment at Lamont have been completed
and the exercises began at 10 o'clock
this forenoon. Honorable George w.
Clarke. ex-governor of Iowa, civic or
ganizations, veterans of the Civil War,
school children and hundreds of citi-
zens will participate in the affair. 1t
will be one of the most impressive
ceremonies ever held in Lamont.
Mrs. o. S. Fowler will unveil the
monument She is the widow Of the
late o. S. Fowler, after whom the To-
cal Grand Army of the Republic, Post
No. BAG. was named.
The ceremonies will occur after
hundreds have taken their places, in
semi-circle, about the base of the
monument. They will be in charge
of Lamont's Monument Committee
The meeting will be called to order
by G. H. Jakway, chairman. The
morning program will then be carried
out as follows: I#.
Music by the Lamont band of thir-
ty pieces,
Prayer by Rev. William E. Ross, of
Raymond
Song by Lamont quartet.
Unveiling of the monument by Mrs.
O. S. Fowler.
Song Columbia, The Gem of the
Reports Of Secretary T. W. Rogers
and Treasurer o. c. Gladwin.
Song.
Presentation of the monument by
Mrs Willis Kiefer, of Hazelton.
Response by Rev. H. Rembold, pas
tor of the Lamont Lutheran church.
At 1890 o'clock all participants in
the morning exercises will assemble
at the Great Western depot, where
they will meet the train which brings
in Ex-Governor Clarke, the orator Of
the day. A parade will then be form
ed.
The G. A. r., w. r. c., citizens,
school children and automobiles will
be in line The former governor will
be escorted to the monument, where
the afternoon program, which follows,
will take place:
Music by Lamont band.
Reading-"The Surgeons Story
Miss Violet Kiefer of Hazelton.
Address-Hon. George w. Clarke,
ex-governor of Iowa.
Address-Hon. T. E. McCurdy.
History Of the Monument.
In September, 1915, G. H. Jakway
comrade of Fowler Post No. 346, G.
A. R., also president of the local Sol
diers' Monument association started
campaign to obtain this monument
for Lamont The organization of the
Lamont Soldiers Monument associa-
ton is comprised of business men and
leading citizens of the city, with G. H.
Jakway as president, T. w. Rogers as
secretary and O. C. Gladwin, treas
urer
The law requires that thirty dead
Union soldiers be buried in a ceme-
terry before an appropriation may be
made for a monument There are
only twenty-one soldiers buried in the
Compton cemetery, east Of Lamont.
and twenty-five buried in the Buffalo
cemetery, west of the city. Insistent
that Lamont should have monument
erected to it's soldier dead, President
Jakway petitioned the late Senator
Perkins and the district representative.
Icy "eiC SuCCcSSlul d ulll
through the legislature permitting
to be erected
Mr.. Jakway then petitioned the
county board of supervisors and the
Soldiers Relief Fund for an appro-
priation. One thousand, three hundred
and fifty dollars was appropriated to
defray the cost of the monument. A
large number of members of the as
sociation canvassed the city and rails
ed an additional $1,000.
The monument is of Vermont gran
ite and is 2S feet high. 1t was erect
ed in the Lamont park and cost in the
of $3.50. The business
Girls association and Boy Scouts have
been busily engaged in making flower
gardens and today the park is one
of the finest of its size in the state.
Clair Thorpe of Waterloo was at