National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-31

the custom of the ancient Greeks and Romans
TO visit the graves of their fallen heroes, he said
81 would say rs 1t and appropriate epitnph to
mark the last resting place OF our fallen heroes,
Go tell the Americans, the world that TO sustain
and uphold tho Constitution, which was framed
by our Revolutionary fathers we lie here.
monument more enduring than bronze or marble
has been erected In the loyal hearts OF the Ameri
can people, that will keep alive In memory their
deeds ofnoble daring as longas men love freedom
aud hate oppression. Such mon In such cause
DO not die. They live not alone In our memories,
a, conscious existence In more ex-
allied sphere" In conclusion. Mr.. John
son said And a, last, when standing on
the narrow lshmus which separates the future
from the past may the last lingering glance Of
your already dimmed vision rest on an united ana
plaudts from the Throne OF the Eternal; Well
done, good and faithful servants" The choir
then sang, Come Unto Me" Pr. Chester pro
TO conclusion.
The Soldiers Home.
The exercises at The cemetery near the Soldiers
Home were In charge Of Comrnde W. w. Granger.
Tho column was composed of the Hight battery
aud the four foot companies oftho Second Artillery
from the Washington arsenal, under commend of
Second Artillery On the absence of General Ayres),
with LeutenHns George w, Mitchell and Sgbrte
Smith rs aides, The foot companies OF artillery
composed n battalion, under command OF Major
Wlllinm 2. Graves, with the companies COM
manded by captain James f. Wilson, Lieutenant
Rein g; Howell, Medorem Crawford, j., aud
by Lieutenant Alexander d. Schcnck, who had
with him Licutenant' Edwin s. Curtis, Erasmus
NJ. Weaver, and Eli ID. Hoyle. In addition to the
regular troops was u battalion Of veterans Of the
soldiers Home, under command of General
Samuel ID. Slurgis, Colonel Seventh Cavalry, the
by the band ofthe Second Artillery, and the pro-
gramme was carried ont without hitch. The
Grafton by Hon. W. w. wiltshire, OF Arkansas, was
scholarly aud patriotic composition, that ra ng
with the true fire of pntr tic love for The Union
aud Its glorious flag and the stirring ode written
by COmradc Granger which WIS sung by n quar-
tGtto Of male voices assisted by the Second Ar.
tillcry band, were tic leading features Of the cee-
bratiOn.
AMONG THE DISTINGUISHED GUESTS PRESENT
were General Sherman and all the members OF his
staff, Justice Miller Of the Supreme Court, Dis-
trct Attorney Corkhlll, Representative aud Mrs.
syringe, Of III; Miss Ewing, Mis- sherman,
Samuci H. Griffith, U. s. N. Colonel and Mrs
j. 7. Gilman, Miss Seabury, Mr. a. c. Buell.,
Admiral Almy md Mrs. Albert p Morrow. or
these, most were entertained after the ceremonies
by Gene,al and Mrs. Sturgs Mt their residence al
he soldiers Home, INSISTED by their daughter
Miss Ella Sturgis After the formal ceremonies
were over AZ The cemetery, the Artillery Band
visited the main hall of the soldiers Home and
treated the veterans e 'Garryowen," Roast
walked the old men TO "reminiscences OF the days
they marched aud listened to these tunes.
number Of the visiting officers and others were
son, Eighth Cavalry, the treasurer of the House.
Mount OIIvet Cemetery.
AT this beautiful cemetery the Clan. ma Gael hal
charge Of the ceremonies, and on the graves Of
Thomas Devin Reilly. Father Boyle, and the OIL
GERS and soldiers of the Irish Brigade buried there
the fragrant tributes were piled most abundanty.
AS many of the members of the Clan Gael be-
lOnged 10 the Grand Army, and the association
could not attend in body, the duty was assigned
to the following committee; James Bellew. Ser
geant Timothy Bro+nan, Daniel L. Cahill, J: 4.
Coughlin, John Fogarty, Thomas IIaney, J. J.
White, John O'Meara, James j. flanagan, Ed
OMengher Condor, Martin Glvnn, aud Segeant
Ray, who faithfully performed their duty. The
crowd in the cemetery was very large. The grave
OF Father yle was a mound of flowers, the a.
foctionnte tributes of those from every walk In
life, who hold In sweet remembrance the many
virtues of that lamented priest. In the absence
New York, who were detained by the session Of
the House, imprOmptu addresses Were delivered
aud a poem read after which the committee pro.
T. Wolf Tone, and then went to Arlington and
joined in with the services progressing there,
The Eight Infnntry's Dead.
AS has been the custom of the Washington
Light Infantry Corps since its reorganization in
1867 yesterday committee, consisting of Lieu
tenants George C. Thomas, jr., Peter j. Duffy, Ser
gehnt D. Sim Johnson, and Private William A.
beers ut the Congressional Cemetery. Since the re-
ganization of the corps the command has lot but
Oscar r. lIough and Private Frederick Hilmnn,
On reaching the cemetery the committee, MS has
been. their annual custom, met Mrs. Housh
by her, proceeded TO perform the duty
for which they were appointed. Upon
the graves of their dead comrades they
garlands composed of the choicest flowers inter.
spersed with lilies. Around these were scattered
gated pinks, tulips, and Ivy. When the committee
had completed their labors the graves were COM
pletely covered with exotics, and 1t was the gen
cral remark OF the vast congregation at The cene-
terry hat the graves Of the Light 1niantry's deal
were the handsomest they had ever seen.
Notes OF the Day.
Under the stone tablet placed on the wall of the
ladies room of the Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
to the memory of President Garfield directly over
the spot whore he fell at the hands of the assassin
Guteau, there was an elegant floral ornament
the gates ajar-in evergreen and flowers, placed.
This was the work of the floral artists, John Small
& Sons and was. purchased by the pupils of the
Spencerlan Business College. ON the silver star
placed on the floor large star OF white flowers was
placed, and aiterward the whole tablet was COW
cred with flowers, forming bank thirty inches in
height.
At Oak Hill Cemetery there was no organ
lied celebration, but in tho early morning
committee from the Grand Army Of the
Republic visited the grounds and strewed
the graves Of the soldiers buried there
with wreaths and flowers All day long, hoEeyer,
left ailecuonatc tokens upon the mounds OF their
dead friends.
A pretty incident occurred in the afternoon. A
troop of little children, burdened with blossoms
and evergrecns, made their way to n remote cor
ner of the cemetery and placed upon wee little
solemn, and with chubby little fingers they pulled
~ some vagrant weeds that had crept into being
upon the mound and tearfnlly arranged the How
ers. 1t was the last resting place of one Of their
| little playmaes.
Breyet Major. General Romeyn b. Ayrcs, colonel
| Second Artillery, who was to have taken promi-
nent part in the ceremonies yesterday, was sud
| denly ca led AWAY Qcaving here Monday alter
noon to attend the funeral OF his brother, Judge
| Ayres who died suddenly Mt Parsons, Kan, last
saturday, while arguing !, case In court. The re;
| mains were removed 10 the old family home al
Belle Plain, N, Y, where they were inferred yes.
| terday.
4 marked feature of the decoration ceremonies
yesterday was the ornamentaton of the statues oil
| distinguished officers. which was done in n tnel
manner than ever before.
At GlenwoUd Cemetery there was no formal
| decoration, but nearly every grave showed the
evidences of the love, of friends in the flora
tributes that were layshly placed upon It. The
same was true of the Gle man Lutheran Cemetery.
Much credit is due General S. ID. SiuIgis and the
| veterans of the Home for the admirable arrange
ments for the comfort of those attending the cere
| monies there. COmrade Granger, in referring &c
| 1t, said 1t had seemed to be u pleasure with all
| from the General OF The Army down, TO contribute
| to the success which had attended their efforts.
one of the most magnificent floral offerings Sent
| to Arlington was Il massive piece, TO which wa'
attached card bearing the inscription: For the
| Monument to the Unknown Dead, from Chester
| A. Arthur" which was received about neon, and
| attracted much admiration both before and aite
| 1t was placed in position on the monument A
| number of handsome emblems were also sen
| from Cabinet and other high Officers
The, artillery troops YESTERDAY, appeared Il
public parade At the parade for General Ram
| says funeral they wore black helmets.
The Signal Corps men on duty here did not iuTl
| out yesterday. Tho only men of the corps on dut!
were the saluting party ut Arlingtn.
Light Battery, A, Second Artillery, fred tn
salute at the Soldiers Home Cemetery yesterday.
Equal Divisions Concert.
The entertainment at Curtis Hal Georgetown
tonight under the auspices of Equal Division
Sons OF Temperance, promises to be extremely on