Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-30

ity, which 20 the unframed soui seems slavery,
The veteran sol Ter assumes - high honor. And
bis greatest gioiy j. 90 give himself for some.
thing outside Of, above aud hcvonG hi1lself.
Tboughtless persons may imsgiue AZ honor -
tie soldiers srSye means honor 10 the men who
ing OF men who were willing 60 die. % men Who
saw the hesuty 81 self sscrinca, aud Who hum-
bly,, revsrontiy. snd Star oii, IN = poor human
lOwCd the example OF Him, Who died tor All
men.
Gen Hawlev'hen recitrf the hrief an. ipIr,l,-
ahle address delivered ~ Abraham lincoln a.
Gettysburg. as oUe most 10 10 be repeated ON al
such occasions.
Then followed q chorus entitled. s.Rrtng
slowers surg by the orphans, AfJer which ne
Msrine band played enliVensng selections from
Lucia. The exercises were concluded nv the
pionouneing OF benedction by Rev Dr Paw.
LteIe wee no formal ceremonies az tie tomb
HoNEWARp norSp.
AMER the exercises we're over, the vas, Assem-.
bly, repaired homeward, filling the roads lead
ing 10 the city with = cloud ~ dust. No acct
ient or any Kind iutervened to mar the obsery-
Ances Of the day.
THE COMMITTEES.
The whole arrangements were under ths
charge Of q. Y. CorScn. officer OF the day, assist
81 by G. ,. p. Wood, y. :. Hueple ana W. MI
Ter aides. The executive committee wore
red badges, ard was In charge OF r. n. Sgragne,
chairman. The reception COMMITTEES, blue
'sdgeS, l.. TWitchell, CHAIRMAN, decoration com
mittee. White badges. A. IL e. Richardson.
chairman asst q hy n1mbsro f lsdies; in tnce
committee. green badges, =. n SpraEue.
'haiinap, &, r. CorS'n, secretary and treasa-
rer, transportation committee. yellow badges
q. D.; C,rson' q armani music cOmmtsee,
Aug. Ridgely, chairman.
INCIDENTS AND GENERAL NOrFs.
Tie battery used Tor the salute wSs uaisr ths
immediate command OF Lieut.. Dutton Cor
coral Campbell had charge OF the detail OF hf-
teen men, who were furnished from the batAl-
lion on duty At the arsenal.
a new American flag Was raised today AZ the
head OF he hsgstah IN front Of the Arlington
MSnsion.
The cake stands aud lemonade wonders o,,u-
pied divers positions la tie grounds, and lid
GOurishing business.
The decorations were under the charge Of A.
land, OF awning fame.
Many Of the friends OF confederate soldiers
took advantage OF the opportunity this wear %
decorate the graves of the confederate dead.
for which purpose flowers were brought from
llChmoId and elsewhere, besides q large quau-
tity furnished from this city. The blue AMI
gray were thus both remembered.
AZ Soldiers Home
large delegation under the directions or
Comrade Benz, r. Hawkes., senior vice com
msnder, assisted by the following committee.
Mrs. a. l.. Hawkes., Mrs NJ. u. Greene, Mrs y.
IL. White, Mrs. Mary Y. Hart, Miss :. A. War
REQ, Mrs. A. Ridgely, Miss &. 4. Van Buren,,
Miss RebeCca Kitchener, and the Messer fam
ily, proceeded 70 the cemetery AZ the soldiers
Home, where the veterans OF the home, under
the charge OF MsiOr General L. j. Pitcher,
governor OF the home, participated in the ever
cses, which consisted OF PRAYER by Rev. W.
4. Van pOren, followed by a dirge nv the band.
Conrsde Hawkes. then, IN few well-chos
remarks, introduced Judge VIM. Lawrence, OF
Ohio, who delivered very able address. which
We have not space TO publish ia full. IL closed
as follows:
Aud now, as We stand here among the graves
OF five thousand L mon dead, whose lives were
clCycn Gown In the struggle; here in the pres
eBCe OF these veterans or the Soldiers Home.
here in the presence OF this assemblage, let Us
proclaim, al honor 20 the memory OF the sleep
ing dead al honor 70 the surviving heroes OF
the war, wherever In tais wide world they NAV
le found. our hearts 90 ont IN gratitude 20 al;
our mpathies are with AMI for all
And now while We strew these green graves
with beautiful flowers, whose grateful fragrance
sScenos up 10 heaven, let us henc5tOrth forget
ard icrsiFe the passions engeudersd by the
hery ordeal through which the nation and all
it, brave men have pgsscd.
But let Us remember ard love the land OF our
! birth, snd as We mingle tears aud strew hOWers
o. tie graves OF the hOn0red dead, in this
august presence and before God, let ~ swear
| eternal fidelity to the Republic.
And here beneath this gorgeous arch which
heaven has raised above us, and nov With more
| than "tLree times three" resolves for "unity
and lOyt," let us Offer NJ orr prayers for peace,
fraternity snd good Will among men.
Family sang "OuT Braves" after which Marie
Barton Greene, ('Ds'ry Bell, ~ recitCd a tue
original ode entitled "The So niers Home"
After the song - Into the Silent Land" by the
| Messor Family, the company present proceeded
to scatter flowers upon AL the graves in the
cemetery. Small flags had previously been
placed 1T the head OF the mounds, and all the
sTbcrs snd walks we're arched with evergreens
gnC the rational colOrs. Owing 70 the fact IN al
orc q the inmates OF the home was lying dan
| gerOusly i'll, the salute was dispensed with.
other Burial Places.
CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
COmrsde Aug Ridgeley, with 4 committee %
aid him, left headquarters on ID street. early in
the day, and drove TO the Congressional GENE.
terry, where be made a hTief address, after which
Rev. MIR. Davidson offered mp & very terven
petition 20 Heaven. The graves of those who
Tell IN the late conflict were then decorated with
a YroiusIOn Of flowers,
RATTLE CEMETERY.
Col Hawkes. party proceeded % Battle GENE
terry, where, after Introductory remarks BY Col.
HsW kcs, flowers we're placed upon the thirty
two graves at that place, and the central plat
vss decorated with wreaths and crosses Of flow
eTs. The party again took their Carriages for
Arlington, where they arri ged an season 70 par
ticirate in the exercises az that place.
oAR BILL CEMETERY,
Comrsde Ridgeley, with his committee, after
leaving Congressional cemetery, went TO Oak
Hill and decorated the graves at that point
and then joined the large thrOng AZ Arlington.
PROSPECT HILL CEMETERY.
The German Veteran Union, under the mar
shalship Of Charles Ebert, were 10 proceed 10
Prospect Hill cemetery At so p. m, where ex-
tensive preparations had been made 70 decor.
ate the graves OF their fallen comrades. Major
Charles +. Behle was TO preside over the ex-
ercises, consisting Of music and an able GRAFTON
by Senator ScbuTz.
FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, AHD PTRsT IN
THE HEARTS or HIS COUSTRYMEN.
party OF ladies and gentlemen from Balti-
more, accompanied by many citizens OF this
city, took the steamer Arrow and repaired 20
Mount Vernon, where, with appropriate exer-
cses. the tomb Of the immortal Washington
vas decorated.
Decoration Day Elsewhere.
IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADRIPAIA, Nav elaboration day IL
very generally observed, but there is not a gen
eral suspension of business, though the banks,
| Board OF Brokers ard Commercial and Produce
Exchanges are closed. At Mount MOriah GEM
I as 80 49,