Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-30

49, ny Iemiiy 70 Represented, all anayed In theif
Dcst DID and tucker. The father, with his coae
the Hchnluns' their eyes Ike saucers, gazing
oonseQuence, missing their foothold and tumbiinfs
Win Shrek into the ditch, from which they ara
@ nSshSr rss
snoee VINO ride, carry flowers, and 10 hem this
an Sofnex S Is ,n one OF love and remembrance 20 the
| les, ana bent upon their own pleasure are no0
9nmi ndfui OF the meaning OF the day and 20 the
1 gauant dead ION fames eternal camptna
| ground" it must be pleasure 20 know that theii
memory s kept green with JOY and not witI
! At last the top OF the hin rs reached and the
Woe stretch OF green verdure, refreshing 60 tho
winding its shining length along and beyond the
capital city with its buildings and monuments ara
sns Tn,t su9lect OF remark Through the grounds Of
rort Myer, with Its trim well-kept lawns the WIS.,
itor finds himself at the
ENTRANCE TO THE cEMErERY
| ine approach Is nanked on each side by rows Of
business houses that have sprung up I'm the night
The business enterprise is so great that ALI rules
| ABOUT parking have been dsregarded and tho
| merchants have built on each side "a close an
possible TO the road Like the Chinese stores they
open In front and the passer-by can inspect the
1ssT s,1cG The proPretors are principally tax
les" and their places OF business are very primi.
i've. -Four young saplings with a crotch IN the
rectangular form. Then poles I have sOI& oeen 1a,s
Sser tSe s,eefs e ,or top TOP % and over this again
ale sneess Ior tne ped or the proprietor or somo
one else has been drawn TO form the roof The
BOARD which serves for a counter and also the
Iront OF the establishment is upholstered with the
same material On the counter is set the stock I'm
trade-pies, bowls OF pigs feet cake pals OF lem.
onade, &C. while In the rear is the old cook stovet
where the coffee is "bilingr The smiling face of
Auntie is visible as the presiding genius of tho
place, and she has a pleasant word for each Gus.
Toner eona y, and broad smile for everybody. Uncle
sort OF potters around, and Auntie Keeps the bus-
ness running, looks out for customers, and sees
that the pickaninnies are not eating up her stock
i fha arxfa<
the dust Is thrown up I'm clouds settles on each
side, alike upon the provisions the storekesper
lively avenue OF traffic, and everybody seems
nappy: The pilgrims, who have brought their own
vita Rass aSns by ths sea
glare and noisy hustle into the quet eS' shades s
and the influence OF the place falls upon all with
supouing eject IL is not so much the solemn
which nature and art have united their 10
produce The sunlight does not glare, but IL glim-
| 1icks the pathways and the lawn with matches Of
golden light. Riding slowly along under the mas
Sse branches OF the spreading trees the eye falls
upon stretches OF smooth lawn like an emerald
sea at rest There the lawn swells into graceful
rh,9s aihock ana then again sinks into decliyty,
stones marking the last resting place OF some
patriot whose name unknown, his fame is stu
was the setting afforded by these grounds that the
sematnrn cenunen' STIRRED In the heart on entering
veereSey est,o s enurely wanting, and so the
playing about and groups sitting under the trees
eating their luncheon without any sense OF the
Inc marble headstones that marked the thousands
ana thousands OF graves were nearly hidden by the
wreaths and crosses placed there by loving hands,
and besideseach grave futtered tiny miniature al
the nag which they had died In defending.
The Exercises.
BY the time the hour arrived for beginning tho
exercises the throng inside the cemetery had in-
creased to large proportions At I O'Clock the,
procession, consisting OF the committee the I'm.
vited guests, members OF the G. AR, ex-soldiers
and sailors and the public was formed In front az
the mansion, and headed by the Marine Ban6
marched to the tomb OF the unknown dead, where
dirge was played The massive white marble
beautifully decorated with national fagoI
and bright fresh flowers The march
cession disbanded for the purpose OF decoratine
the graves During this ceremony the band
under the direction OF Mr; j. P. sousa, rendered Z
clusion OF this service the exercises at the
amphitheater S Were begun The space inside was
within hearing distance
THE AHPHrTHEArER
never looked prettier The pillows supporting the
framework were covered with clustering ivy while
the floor was carpeted with turf OF a lovely hue
OF green. At the end rose the platform, with its
front one mass OF green, except the white marble
was cluster OF national flags about the national
shield, and draping the sides all around were
festooned large national nags The entire eject
was striking and effective.
OWING 10 THE DEADLOCK IN TIE HOUSE
1t was not certain, until late hour, whether the
Congressional speakers would be on hand Mr.
OConnor, however, was present About O'Clock
Congressmen Robson and Lynch drove up, and
then the program was carried out
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
a nj aff Cao
General Elmer, Commissioner Lorfng, Gen M q
Meigs, Register Bruce, the Zuni Indians and o
committee OF the Loyal Legion, besides the officers
OF @ the various e. A. r posts, In full uniform.
rendition Of "In Memoriam" by the
Marine band. Then Department Commander S. 4
orlef but appropriate remarks, and in his eloquent
manner Rev. Rush R. shippen delivered o prayer,
rest rendered by &essrs ISrdUe sog.s osg o.
Whipple and Hancock, and accompanied on the
organ by s. h Jecko.
department Commander Burdctte's
Opening Remarks.
Department Commander Burdette in openinR
the exercises said: ave break to-day upon the
rest OF more than IS 600 OF the patriot dead over
whom the everlasting silence has brooded for well
nigh twenty years, save only as once in each sue
ceeding year their comrades have, for memorys
sake, brought the tribute OF the spring. as we do
now. Another twenty years, and the squadron
OF the dead shall muster the full front OF battle,
only stragglers win linger here There are
those in this assembly whose eyes shall see
the last OF the Grand Army-the last of that
mighty all-salute his comrades memory
with the accustomed Offering OF flowers There
is place upon the "holy hill" where some frag-
ment OF the temple wall stands revealed, called
.the Jews place OF waiting" There the remnant
OF Israel come on accustomed days covered with
the sackcloth and ashes OF old, and recalling the
glores OF the past; when Jacob gave a law-givert to
the whole earth; when her priestly warrior cast his
challenge to the sun and staid him in his course;
when from the uttermost parts OF the earth came
the wise and great TO see the wisdom OF solomon
and were content II they could but
stand In the outer court; recalling
these things In sad contrast to their present desc
laton and despair. they lift their voice OF wall
Ing and lamentatioh. Not we who salute the dead
to-day, nor the lone old man who, leaning on his
stan, shall on the morrow make to all the silent
host comrades last obeisance, shall find occa-
sion to minge with the refreshing tear that friend
ships memories for moment calls into
our eye. the bitter waters OF regret.
To the comrades OF the Grand Army this is the
set time OF great thanksgiving. We seek these
shades not for wailing, but because they present
the fttest platform, the altogether holiest altar,
from which, whilst burning incense TO the dead 70
bend forth the shout OF exultaton that yet the
faces OF the fallen were forgotten. Earth with her
smile and Heaven with its blessing on their work