Erie’s elegant concrete dock, and observation pier, nearly six hundred feet long, and one hundred feet wide; built at the foot of State Street, by the State at an expenditure of $150,000 was dedicated by Governor Edwin S. Stuart of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the above date at four o’clock in the afternoon, after the luncheon at the Erie Club given by the officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce, to the Governor, Lieut. Gov. Robert S. Murphy, Speaker Cox, and state senators and assemblymen, who accompanied him.

Also the water parade, headed by the State Tug “Commodore Perry,” Capt. Jerry Driscoll, on which the Governor and his party were given a ride on the bay and viewed the life saving crew’s maneuvers, and for which Capt. Johnson and his crew were highly complemented. The United States revenue cutter “Morrill” fired the governor’s salute of seventeen guns. The new fog bell on the dock announced the landing of the Gov. and other notables to the assembled thousands when the band played, whistles shrieked, daylight fireworks were set off, flags waved, and a mighty shout went up from the multitude assembled.

Gov. Stuart bowed his acknowledgements to the ovation. Water Commissioner Clark Olds, styled by the paper “daddy of the dock” made the first speech. Dock Commissioner Schultz presented the dock to the City, and the valuable gift was accepted by Mayor Liebel. The Governor’s address then followed in which he said: “To one man in Erie the people were especially indebted for the new dock. This man was Senator A. E. Sisson.” Speaker Cox, Congressman Bates, Assemblymen Shreve, Detzel, and Bayle made speeches predicting a greater and brighter future for Erie, “Gem City of the Lakes.” The Governor and guests left at midnight well pleased with their reception and entertainment.

Rhoda went with me to the “Waterworks Park” to view the fireworks. The few beautiful set pieces were not visible to us, but Marion and Lou, who went with John to the new Dock, had a good view seated comfortably in an automobile. Mary and Maid saw a few sky rockets from the back porch till driven away by mosquitoes. The Park was crowded with people and baby-buggies, carriages and horses and automobiles.