Ohio History Journal
DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL TO GENERAL
GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER
On June 22, 1932, in the presence of a
very large
representative and orderly assembly of
people the statue
of George Armstrong Custer was unveiled
with appro-
priate ceremonies. This celebration
occurred too late to
give an adequate account in the July
issue of the QUAR-
TERLY. A full account will be given in the October
issue. The excellent program was
carried out in every
detail.
Hon. Earl Lewis, State Senator, 20-22nd
District,
St. Clairsville, Ohio, presided. Hon.
Frank Murphy,
Congressman of the 18th District,
because of recent ill-
ness and pressing duties at Washington
could not be
present to introduce numerous guests
but this duty was
most acceptably performed by the
Chairman, Senator
Lewis. Hon. O. C. Gray, Ex-speaker of
the House of
Representatives, formerly from Harrison
County, but at
present residing in Ironton, Ohio, made
a brief address.
Mr. Gray is the author of the bill that
provided for the
memorial. The presentation of a flag
was made by the
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Custer Tent,
Daughters of Veterans
of Cadiz, Ohio. Mrs. May Custer Elmer,
favorite niece
of General Custer, of Brooklyn, New
York, unveiled the
monument. Rev. Dennis W. Foreman,
Pastor of the
United Brethren Church of New Rumley,
pronounced
the invocation and Rev. Charles
Gilmore, D. D., Pastor
of the United Presbyterian Church,
Cadiz, Ohio, the
benediction. Excellent music was
discoursed by the
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Memorial to General George Armstrong Custer 525 Tenth Infantry Band of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and a quartet from Cadiz Post 34 American Legion. About a score of Civil War Veterans on the speaker's stand |
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formed a colorful and appropriate feature of the occa- sion. A detachment of state troops, detailed by Adju- tant General Frank D. Henderson, American Legion- aires and Boy Scouts successfully ushered the thousands in attendance. There was not a single accident. |
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An excellent address was delivered by
Honorable
Ralph D. Cole, the well-known orator
and ex-Congress-
man of Findlay, Ohio. Many who had
heard him be-
fore thought that he surpassed himself
in his address
on this occasion.
Governor George White greatly pleased
the thou-
sands in the vast audience by his
presence and his tribute
to General Custer. The Governor did not
permit a na-
tional convention in which he had the
unanimous sup-
port of the delegation from his own
state for the Presi-
dency to excuse him from participation
in this patriotic
function.
The addresses of Colonel Cole and
Governor White
will be published in full in the
October QUARTERLY with
the other very interesting proceedings
of the memorial
services.