Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-07-07
THE MONUMENT
' DEDICATED
A Great Day For Veterans of The
Civil War-ThOusands Witness the
dwelling of The Fulton County
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
at WauseOn An Eloquent Ad-
dress.

Monday July 4th, 1921 will go
down in the History of Fulton Coun-
ty as "Red Letter Day." The
day long looked for by veterans Of
the Civil War, when the monument
which should memorialize in a per-
manent form their own and the SER
vices of their comrades passed on be-
fore to the cause of Freedom, Union
and their Country's flag should stand
before them an accomplished fact,
arrived last Monday and the REM
nants of the Grand Army Veterans
from all over the county as well as
from adjoining counties and states
gathered in Wauseon to participate
in the exercises.
! There was mass of people num-
bering over two thousand gathere
about the east front of the Court
House when the procession headed
by the Wauseon Boy Scout Band
reached the veiled monument, Grand
( Army men, the women of the w. R.
&C., Spanish American War veterans
and Veterans of the World War;
Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and all "good
scouts" were in that parade and all
intent upon doing honor to the mem
ory of the Fulton County "Boys in
Blue" The dedicatory exercises
under the direction of Comrade
j. M. Longnecker, president of the
Association through whose activi-
ties the building of the monument
was accomplished, were at once sim
lple, dignitied and impressive.
A band selection by the Wauseon
Boy Scout Band, the singing of "Tha
Star Spangled Banner, Invocation, a
/ brief history of the Fulton County
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial and
Monumental Association; beautiful
patriotic solos rendered in her usual
splendid manner by Mrs. Curry of
Delta. The unveiling of the monu-
ment by the granddaughter of a
Civil War veteran, Miss Idel Griffin
of Fayette while the Arcchbold band
played a tune, dear to every old SOL
der, rally Round the Flag" and
the heroic figure of private SOL
der mounted at the top of the shaft
that bears the medalions of four
prominent leaders in the Civil War,
stood revealed to the gaze of the
vast audience.
Miss Bertha Eiaise Hilton very
impressively gave "The Monument
We Build"
Mr.. E. E. Hallett recited the poem
who Will Tell the World the Story
When the Boys are Cone"
Mr.. Longnecker in well chosen
words presented the monument to
the Board of County Commissioners
and their successors in office Hon.
Clyde L. Garfield in a brief address
accepted the monument in behalf of
lthe County Commissioners. The
Archbold Band rendered a selection
and Mr.. Longnecker introduced the
principal speaker of the day, Hon.
L. M. Murphy of Maumee. Mr..
Murphy is himself a veteran of the
! Civil War. a former resident of
! iWauseon and an attorney of expert
ence and repute: In coming to Wau-
seon for this occasion he came among
those who have known him for years
and who expected much If him. They
were not disappointed, but rather
heard much better than they had an
ticipated. Mr.. Murphy's address
in which he dedicated the monument
TO the memory of the common or
private soldier, reached the very
pinnacle of eloquence, it was rich in
metaphor and allusions to classic,
medieval and modern history.
There were passages of tenderest
pathos, flashes of humor and SUBJ
lime flights of oratory and through it
all message of vital import to every
! American citizen. 1t was a great
speech appropriate to what will be
held in the minds of all as a great
occasion in the history of our coun-
ty. =
The monument stands and shall
stand through the years a silent tes-
timonial of the reverence and respect
III which the people of this county
Continued on last pa1e)