. History of the Washington arch in Washington square, New York, including the ceremonies of laying the corner-stone and the dedication. . d here, one of the brightest stars in thegovernment of nations. I was a member of the committee, but did nothingtoward raising the money. It is, therefore, with pecu-liar pleasure that I pass to-day to the President of thePark Board of the City of New York, the key, know-ing well that the interest he took in creating this beau-tiful arch will ever remind him of his duty, not onlyto guard carefully this structure, but to see that itssurroundings will ever be
. History of the Washington arch in Washington square, New York, including the ceremonies of laying the corner-stone and the dedication. . d here, one of the brightest stars in thegovernment of nations. I was a member of the committee, but did nothingtoward raising the money. It is, therefore, with pecu-liar pleasure that I pass to-day to the President of thePark Board of the City of New York, the key, know-ing well that the interest he took in creating this beau-tiful arch will ever remind him of his duty, not onlyto guard carefully this structure, but to see that itssurroundings will ever be kept in the purest and mostbeautiful manner, and in a way appropriate to thecharacter of George Washington, whom it commemorates. This speech was received with great enthusiasm. The Mayor then handed the key to David H. King,Jr., of the Park Department. Mr. King received it witha few words expressive of his pleasure and desire tofollow out the Mayors instructions. THE REVIEW. Four oclock was the hour when the Governor ar-rived. It was after five oclock before the speeches wereover and the ground cleared for the review. Headed by 80. General Fitzgerald and Staff and his escort of SignalCorps troopers, the brigade moved down the avenue,company front, filling the street from curb to Fitzgerald and Staff wheeled to the west andtook their position beneath the reviewing stand. At thehead of the infantry came the Ninth Regiment Band,playing a spirited inarch, into every other bar of whichthey would interject a humorous shout of Hurrah!Hurrah! with great effect. As the band reached theopen space before the arch it wheeled to the east, facedabout aud continued playing as the regiment swept the lrst water carrier or member of the AmbulanceCorps of each regiment had passed, its band stopped play-ing, and fell in behind the regiment. It was a pretty andstirring spectacle. The music of the bands was fine,and the inarching of the men excellent. The white coatsof the Twe
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