2(>7 PARK AND CEMETERYo 
Two Pennsy^lvania Monviments. 
An interesting- inoriinnent, dedicated in the Xational 
Cemetery at (iettysbiirg- in Septeml^er, is the memorial 
erected to Miss Jennie Wade, the only woman killed at 
the battle of Getty shnrg. It was erected by the W'oman's 
Relief Corps of Iowa, one of whose most active mem- 
bers was a sister of the deceased. The Wade home, a 
modest brick house in the villag'e of Gettvsl)nrg-, was 
riddled with bullets during the terrible battle. .\!i.-^s 
Wade was instantly killed while in the act of making- 
bread for the Union soldiers. The monument is shown 
in the accompanying illustration. The pedestal is of 
1 o commemorate the ])atriotism and ])romptitude 
(jf the Ringgold Light Aitillery of Reading, Pa., the 
monument illustrated on this page was dedicated in 
City Park, Reading-, during- the past summer. The 
King-gold Artillery reported for duty at Harrisburg, 
April i6, i86i, arriving there in advance of th'e other 
I’enusylvania troops, and with companies from Lewis- 
town, Pottsville and .-Mlentown, were the first defenders 
to enter Washington, D. C., two days later than the 
above date. The granite steps approaching the monu- 
ment are twelve feet in width. The monument is 8 fr. 
MONUMENT TO JENNIE -WADE. GETTYSBURG, PA. 
Barre granite and the statue of Italian marble. The 
figureholdsacupinonehand ; from the left arm hang- 
two army canteens. Inscriptions on the die read as 
follows: Jennie Wade, Killed July 3, 1863, while mak- 
ing bread for Lhiion soldiers.” “Erected bv the 
Woman’s Relief Corps of Iowa. A. D. 1901.” The 
Wade family motto : “Whatsoever God Mhlleth Must 
Be, Though a Nation Mourns.” 
SOUDIERS’ MONUMENT, CITY PARK, READING, PA. 
6 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. at base, and 18 ft. high, including 
the 7 ft. 6 in. statue of gunner, who stands with ramrod 
in hand, his right foot resting upon dismounted can- 
non. Bronze inscription tablets on front and back of 
die give the company’s enviable record and a complete 
roster of 103 men. The monument is of Barre granite, 
designed and executed by P. F. Eisenbrown Sons & 
Co. of Reading. 
