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Indian dialects and is a man of high
character and gentlemanly
attainments.
At the conclusion of the exercises a
remarkable dem-
onstration occurred. The vast crowd,
charmed by the
address and manly bearing of Buffalo
Child Long
Lance, surged forward eager to grasp
him by the hand.
The timbers under the speaker's stand
began to snap.
The Chief and those about him, however,
succeeded in
getting to the ground and the
threatened collapse of
the platform did not occur. Mr.
Carlisle aided the
Chief in his effort to reach an
automobile but found it
almost impossible to work their way
through the
crowd, which was orderly and respectful
but eager to
shake the Chief by the hand before he
left the park.
He succeeded in getting to the log
cabin about half way
to the road, behind the door of which
he and Mr. Car-
lisle disappeared for a time. An appeal
was made to
the crowd and he was permitted to
return to the old
Elm to have some pictures taken under
its branches.
He was evidently pleased at the
manifestations of ap-
preciation and tried, as he said
afterward, as far as pos-
sible to shake hands with the children.
"I realize," said
he, "that this means more to them
than it would to older
persons."
In the evening the Chief and a number
of friends
were entertained at the hospitable home
of Dr. Howard
Jones in Circleville.
HONORS TO THE MEMORY OF JONATHAN ALDER
A most interesting program was rendered
at Alder
Chapel about four miles north of West
Jefferson on the
afternoon of September 19, on the
occasion of the un-
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veiling of a marker at the grave of
Jonathan Alder,
famous pioneer, Indian captive and
captain in the War
of 1812.
Announcements had been made through the
local
papers of the proposed unveiling and a
goodly attendance
was expected but no one anticipated the
outpouring of
people from the surrounding country and
the manifesta-
tion of interest that marked this
occasion. The carefully
arranged program was rendered on time
in the
presence of the large audience that
heard it with the
closest attention from the opening
number to the close.
The exercises had not proceeded far
until it became
evident that there were more people on
the outside of
Alder Chapel than could possibly find
seats and stand-
ing room within it. The meeting
therefore temporarily
recessed. All then reassembled in the
yard of the Chapel
and the program was concluded from the
broad stone
step at the doorway.
The exercises opened with the singing
of America
by the school children and invocation
by Rev. Frederick
Fischer of Trinity Church. Judge John
R. Tanner of
London presided and delivered a very
instructive ad-
dress on the War of 1812. Mrs. John
Copeland, great-
granddaughter of Jonathan Alder was
then introduced
and read a most interesting sketch of
her ancestor,
Jonathan Alder, the pioneer of
Jefferson County. She
told the fascinating story of his life
among the Indians
and his services in the War of 1812
when he attained
the rank of Captain. She emphasized his
good judg-
ment and diplomacy in establishing
friendship between
the Indians and the pioneers in the
early history of
Madison County. Her address was an
interesting con-
tribution to state and local history
and we trust that we
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Comments 535
may have for a future issue of the
QUARTERLY a con-
tribution on this interesting subject
from Mrs. Copeland.
Addresses by C. B. Galbreath, Secretary
of the Ohio
State Archaeological and Historical
Society, and Pro-
fessor L. C. Dick, County
Superintendent of Schools,
followed. A large number of school
children were in
attendance and their orderly attention
throughout the
exercises was a tribute to themselves
and their teachers.
"The Star Spangled Banner"
was then sung and the
audience repaired to Alder cemetery
adjoining the
Chapel to witness the unveiling of the
marker in ac-
cordance with the ritual of the
Daughters of the War of
1812. The flag was gently removed by
Julia Walley
and Jonathan Alder Copeland with these
words: "In
honoring the memory of our
great-great-grandfather,
Jonathan Alder, we honor all the
soldiers of the War
of 1812."
Mrs. James Martin, regent, with an
appropriate ad-
dress placed a beautiful wreath on the
grave for Jona-
than Alder Chapter. The benediction was
pronounced
by Rev. Fischer.
School children joined with the chapter
and guests
in singing "The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" and
Bugler Winston Reese, of the Boy Scott
troop, sounded
taps and concluded the services.
Following is a list of the descendants
of Jonathan
Alder who were present on the occasion:
Grandchil-
dren: L. C. Alder, Henry Betts, Mrs.
Angeline Alder
High; Great-grandchildren: Henry Alder,
Arch Alder,
Otto Alder, Harry High, Emerson Betts,
Mrs. Etta
Alder Davis, Mrs. Flora Bidwell, Mrs.
Laura Walley,
Miss Della High, Mrs. May Gautsheimer,
Mrs. Jennie
Alder Donahoe, Mrs. Fannie Copeland,
Mrs. Bessie
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Goodson; Great-great-grandchildren:
Alder Siebald,
Dorothy Alder, Alice Alder, Jane Alder,
Clay Alder,
Jack Alder, Marjorie Walley, Mary
Walley, Julia Wal-
ley, Walter Walley, David Walley,
Jonathan Alder
Copeland, Garnet Alder, Jean Elizabeth
Betts, Eva
Gautsheimer, Jane Gautsheimer, Doris
Mae Gaut-
sheimer, Mary Catherine Goodson, Martha
Leon Good-
son, Gladys Mae Goodson;
Great-great-great-grand-
child: Ruth Ann Naivin.
"LOGAN THE MINGO"
This is the tile of a very readable
book of 110 pages
by Franklin B. Sawvel, Ph. D., member
of the Histori-
cal Society of Pennsylvania. It is
published by Richard
G. Badger, Boston. It is based on
reliable sources and
is remarkably free from prejudice and
special pleading.
It is not marred by the evident errors
that have crept
into much that has been written on this
subject. It is
too much to expect absolute historic
accuracy in every
statement of such a work. We quote a
single paragraph
to illustrate how minor inaccuracies
are unavoidable:
Dunmore commanded the second division
in person by way
of Mingo and the Ohio River and up the
Hockhocking. The two
divisions were to meet at Camp
Charlotte, six miles east of their
villages, before making the attack.
When Dunmore arrived at the
appointed place two days after the
Point Pleasant battle he learned
that Lewis was encamped only two miles
below the villages and,
supported by his angry soldiers, was
determined to make the attack
alone. With difficulty and threats of
dismissing him from his
command and sending him home under
guard, Dunmore's firmness
won the day and the attack was not
made.
Dunmore could not have learned
"two days after the
Point Pleasant battle" that
"Lewis was encamped only