Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-06-11
TRIBUTE GIVEN
To WAR HEROES
impressive Exercises al
Monument dwelling to
Veterans and Soldiers

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TIOIIENVILLE, June ia glow
tI4uute to the soldiers and sail
So who fought in the worlds war
a..u especially to those who made
the supreme sacrifice vas given by
a. arren 2. Coon, chaplain of the
18th Infantry during the war in the
grafton delivered at the unwilling
n dedication of the Soldiers and
Sailors monument at Mckinley Park,
Pleasant Plains, Saturday afternoon.
Fully five thousand people from all
sections of Staten Island that in
Guided many prominent citizens,
&sthered around the monument for
yhs Exercises which began about
$50 o'clock following a parade
Which started from Tottenville at 3
o'clock and made its way along Am
~ road as far as Prince Bay and
burned to the monument. Albert
McGeehan, a member OF the monu-
ment committee acted as chairman
and introduced the speakers.
The exercises which were held be-
gan with the singing of America,
nv the audience accompanied by the
Tottenyille band under the leader
ship of Andrew M. Sprague and tins
was followed by prayer by the Kew
Frederick w. Sloat, of Butler, n. Jr
pastor of st. Marks Methodist Ep1s-
copaI church, Pleasant Plains. dur
ine the war. and then the unve1llng
TOOK place. Miss Ellen Segulne, a
daughter. of Joseph c. Seguine'
chairman of the monument com
iiree assisted by five war paples
lyat Included Helen Wright, Mill
leAnt Martin, Janice Conway WliliaIi
HAYES and Claire were CIV
an the honor of releasing n larse
American flag enrapped ABOUT tie
figure and base of the monument
chairman Joseph c. Segulne tnen
n hehalf of the people Of the htth
ward presented the monument tO
fhe city OF New York and the &C
ceptance of the gift for the city was
dnna bv Commissioner of PUBIC
Works. David Rendt, in place o.
Rorough President John A. Lynch
who was unable to be present. os
cause of illness. Commissioner Renot
eaTe an appropriate address IN &C
eeut.ng the monument.
Guardian Coon was then
81 and his tribute not only 10 lhe
To- nat went over seas but those
b. mothers and especially the
star mothers at this time was
gfoprlate to the OCCASION. lie re-
- -rfle of the scenes on the pat
q u A.td as he had seen them during
~ a.a4t struggle in which the boys
m-the fifth ward of the orous VI
Richmond took part ana WlioSo
1eenury was being revered IN liie
erection of the beautiful monuilGn
ON this spot where everyone passing
49, the island can see as a LASTING
frihute to those soldiers some OF
HON are still sleeping in Franc
County Judge ]. Harry Herman
raenonded for the Spanish-American
n Veterans n Commanos P po
I'D r, Yetman, of Lenhart Post
No. 1913 for the Grand Army OF the
Republic in paying tribute to the
soldiers and sailors whose memory
was being honored in the unVelllng'
At fine close of the exercises KeV
Mallick J, Fitzpatrick, head OF the
Mission of the Immaculate virgin
Mi Loretto gave the benedlctlon
and three volleys were fired by the
g74th Company Coast Defense corps
National Guard of New York unoer
captain Walter D. Wood ana taps
were sounded. The TottenVillc panu
then played the Star Dan
ner,p bringing the exercises 10 q
rlose.
George w. Brewster, OF Iotten-
Vile, the sculptor was ~
The audience during the course "a
HE exercises and Augustus U
No rscher. who was chairman of the
go board introduced Mr.. Segulne
I'd Commissioner Rendt and salo
o. the 493 boys of the fifth ware
ndrcted into the service there was
,ot one Stacker. The monument
arected to the soldiers and sailors
~ +he fifth ward, which is the ONLY
one of its kind in the borough o.
Richmond and the work OF SOUP
~, stands OF an imposlne
mot named for the martyed Presl-
dent William Mckinley, represents
hoth War and Peace. Nj temal
figure, attired in military corsele.
oyer flowing robes, holds at arm
length aloft, in m hand a sWoio
and in the other a palm pranIn
Al the front of the support OF tnt
globe on which the ngure stanSs -
. rampant eagle, n at the opp
Site side a soldiers helmet SURROUND
Cd Inv a wreath of oak and laurel.
Ths total height of base, pedesta
and bronze is is feet and the pass
IL five feet square. There are 1oui
= A.
tablets, the front n bearing tn'
names of thirteen who made the su:
nrame sacrifice during the war ant
the other the names of the 4SO VIM
Aurned. The tablets are inset II
80 granite. The names Of t9 q
thirteen on the front are George -
Androvette, Lieutenant Walloi
Beauvais, Martin o. Brown, Thomas
CsveIlo. Martin Dietz, John Leo1
Gardner, Philip Glisman' Alonz[
Herbstreet, Peter Massey, Sergean
IT, W. O,Meara, Clarence Klingert
Amer G. Russell, Elwood l.. smith
There are ten others who died sinc &c
The war, making twenty-three IN M az =,
whose names are to be added. IheA
&c q. S. Townsend, Howard Pear.
-. Eugene Hearn, Wilbur Gray
Thomas Allen, Henry j.; R stsnSeI
Staher and Frederick Schlick. II
t s5e0 eara sa0 that was held preoedins.
the dedication which is said to have aae,
been one of the most imposing eve,
IN 49, 1t 6F+b ward there Werf