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Governor Campbell, the recipient of the
special
honor of this occasion, was present and
in a very happy
address expressed his appreciation in
this living testi-
monial of the regard in which he is
held. With the
singing of the "tree planting
song" by the Trinity Choir
and benediction the delightful and
impressive program
of the afternoon was concluded.
PETER NAVARRE DAY.
On Saturday afternoon, October 6, 1923,
Peter Na-
varre Day was appropriately celebrated
in Toledo by
the dedication of the Peter Navarre
Memorial in St.
Mary's Cemetery under the auspices of
the United
States Daughters of 1812. Following is
the program
of the exercises:
Music
...............................................Fred Lower's Band
Singing........................................."Star
Spangled Banner"
Led by Mrs. Nelson A. Galbraith
Custodian of the Flag
Invocation .............................Rev. Patrick O'Brien
Address
...............................Hon. Mayor Bernard F. Brough
Master of Ceremonies
Presentation of Cemetery Plot to the
Peter Navarre Chapter, N. S.
U. S. Daughters of 1812 ......By the
Rev. Francis Hiermann, S. J.
Pastor of St. Mary's Church
Acceptance by the
Regent..........................Mrs. Kent Hamilton
Music
................... .......... .............. Lower's Band
Unveiling of Memorial.......By the
Chapter and Hon. Regents for Life
Mrs. Helen Wolcott Dimick, State
President
Mrs. George B. Orwig, Hon. Organizing
Regent
Led by the Chaplain and Ex-Regent, Mrs.
Robert C. Bowlus
Assisted by Girl Scouts
Address -- "Peter
Navarre".........................Hon. George Sheets
Singing ...................... "America"
Led by Mrs. Nelson A. Galbraith
Peter Navarre was born in Detroit in
1785. He
died in East Toledo, March 20, 1874, in
his eighty-ninth
year. He rendered distinguished services
in the War
of 1812, acting as a scout for General
William Henry
Harrison.
At the dedication of the Memorial our
Society was
represented by Mr. W. J. Sherman of
Toledo.