The National tribune., 1883-06-07
AT THE CAPITAL.


Tbs Ezoreises At Arlington, soldiers EeIae, and
OeBgrcssi0Ral Cemeteries.
ysshinrton was fortunate IA the enjoyment
Of charming weather on Memorial Day, aud
the eryauce OF the anniversary was very
general. places of business IS well as the pubic
Offices being closed. Arlington Cemetery, the
CGag.assi0nal Cemetery, and the cemetery ~
the Soldiers Home were The scene Of the p-in-
cipal public exercises, preceded by street.
parade Of the Posts Gf the Department Of the
Potcmac. There were IN line nearly eight
hundred veterans, and the order Of procession
was as follows:
Marine Rand. Department G. A. r., fars Union
NetoEan Corps drum corps, Union Veteran Corps,
forty sauszeis. Captain Ih0Rason commanding;
Jieuienants Ureli and Edf.lrs staff oiiieers-lleu-
tenants Colson. Short. Hoover, and Eaert.
samuel s. BlTslett, Department commander;
Fred. Mack, senior vice co aElander; W Howard
Juillor Fiee commander oleiee 1oiloiis hsel-
cal director. Rev. Benjamin Swallow, chaplain
ohinial siail-JohE Cameron, assistant adJuiant-
generll; Amos ! 6inI.ig. assistant quarter
lnasiar-generai; DR. s A. AicliIn, inspector sam
mel G. Mills. judge advocate; Allen w. I1rather,
CHIEF mastering officer. Alos-1e-c-aInE'-I - Cut
ler. David j. Eussey, James J.. foston, William IL.
Mills Assistant inspectors-Filliam 5. MeI' her
son. John ~ kecgal Joseph Burroughs Past De-
IasiasleIlt oog.IIIalClers-A IL g. Richardson Geo.
l. CoTson Charles c. Royce, and MEa. Gibson.
DetsclIhsent OF SONS oi Veterans.
commander; Hanson L. Weaver, adjutant; Chas.
T. joyce. uaIbcrnaa5ter-75 men.
der; Frederick H Smith, adjutant James W.
Nisncr. quarterne.steEs9 men.
No. 8, f.ncoln-AY1lliaTn A. Moore, commander;
Tbos. r. Furnbuil, adjutaIti S1lGi i. Thomson,
ouargea1nasser-3s-5 FzaeE.
No 4 O p Eorion-Geo. D. Graham. comman-
der; Charles is. Fisher, adjUEanU; Nero Crawford,
No. 8 Geo. G. Moade-aI A Dillon. commander;
a. ". Conrad adjutsGlat; NIn. IL Sterne quarter
40 G. John T. Reynolds-Eugene BIcsweeny,
commander; Daniel y. Brennan. adjutanti Geo.
i. Corson. quarterI1s79eT mon.
No = James A. Gasfeld-B. II. Brewer, CON-
rnan0er; Edward NJ Clarke saiuiant; Samuel A1e-
11o3issle qnazter1nsster-ss5 men.
No. s, BGrnside-D- s. Alexander, commander; I;
David F. ActsoEaa. lsjutant; Robert s Lacey,
qnsrterSnhster-69 men,
No. y sumner Fost-N. IL Nils, commander;
J. t. II. SIDallwood, adjuIanl; VIA. G. Hail. quar-
tcr1naster-26 mon
After marching over the prescribed route,
the various details composing the line pro-
ceeded to their several pests Of datv. The
ceremonies at Arlington, following the decora-
fiou Of fhe graves and the marching IN pro-
cessioa to the tomb of the unknown dead"
begap at ! O'Clock "a the ssnpitheatre. Among
The distinguished persons on the grand stand
were General Sherman, Chief Justice Waite,
POsfsnasteT-l5eneTal Gresham, QaaTteTlnaster-
General Ingalls,, Register Bruce and wife, Sur
geon-eseneral Crane, Judge Acknowledgement
Swain Mrs. General Ord, Mr. Justice Hunt
Mr.. Justice HarlGn, Colonel Corlzhill, General
Ayres Judge Oliphant, Hrs. Justice Miller,
SeBeTal~ R0secrGns Senator Congor Commits
EieneF West, General Aictanmon General Nc
Cock, Assistant Adjutant-GeneTai Cameron,
Car1sil Dcarv, and Department Commander
Bur lett. Department Commander Burdett
called tle aSseTublase TO order, and after brief
prayer l3y the Rev. llT. Bartlett, Comrade James
n. Stewart delivered The Memorial Day poem,
entit,G The Unknown Dead AZ Arlington, y
81 ecsetta then sang The following funeral
byuln Vi the Grand Army. the words By Major
= AZ fTa-L- raf r.-rE - H.
Jeczo:
SLEEP, SOLDIER, Sleep
Elcep, soldier, seepf The battle IS ended;
It.e -e shrlll refrain ie cannon 5 ioad roar
Are hesief no" forever. Thy courage has con
TIE recall e has sounded. Thy warfare is Ger
slesp, soldier, sleep: No more shah the bagle
Awake thee h a-za5t sleep peacefully On;
Thy lane growing brighter, thy name growing
seeaze in the glorias Thy y1lor Las won.
sloep. soldier, zleept ggse flowers we scatter
1l.e ssal5sols VIfispeTcl y Summers soh breath
Their perfumes shall -linyle with grateful teas,
TO llaloF Thy sleep IN The bivouac OF death.
Eleep. soldier sleep, Thy slu,rlers are guarded
ge arms tlat sise strong. by that are brave
4 PrCud Nations glory iliuraiI.es tisv lalIrels
1sso Freedom r lir temple Is built O thy grave
The Grafton was delivered lyy Major Wln. Il
lambert, Of Post No 2, Philadelphia, who re
EieWe3 st length The lessons and results OF Ia
gar. u VIII be found O. cur first page.
At TEE CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
At the Congressional Cemetery Conrad
George j. =. Wood, Of Post z, presided over tn
cereIaaRies, and tho Eey. II iIber ]. McKenne
delivered the opening prayer, after which
memorial poem entitled !. Under the Laurels'
by Edward Remand, Was read by the Rev. J. j
Bradford The ogation was pronounced b
Co.Cnel ". W. Changers Ia the course of III
remarks he said:
i l. wise 10 come together yearly. IS the Gran
Army - wei olEjIi, ili ta.s flush time o ioN
ers. and dress these hero graves anew with a
tllt d gnost fragrant alld most bes.uilu IN nature
gals. These hoDors l5t3d 70 .llcll shall honor Us
WI Jog illey Who worship heroes truly, mus
neee5 1ave ID tiesr Own souls touch, Il not
hcToisln a. least o. heroic possibilities which O
csaaioD MIGHT have developed inlo deeds .as gran
a. these we celebrate To-day J2y participation
t3sse solemn rites We iii o1f oyFn souls with TX
bier .-sii--stl0ns. over these graves on which :.
1lsel clIfs ryiladie ii oilr own hear
t'e lssftotie li3'iises, 'Teli Tor aIsit We know
my, cEca 1n Oas oan lifetime. be needed - spn
= leiie ll Il'4tl oHal eseIallcle= age3 thos
~ sl-aaa tlieg tcLl who 8.h t.-ese graves Lei u
Nlt is- iitisillsuersto0d VINO nroFlesies
coinl1e and .lat far oil gs-s either iacsonaI Cf 81.
tseils aIlonasi oulseves ~ ,-as.ed a. one eot,l
1of defense .isglst some ID Iir Isa loi
cangsoi even guess Nsllclier we shall eyer-4lg
Soo sesie Ne liet q may 3e parties 70 another
of anr i-fnd. bui none ~ as are s., ignorant Of l.i
tor not 10 know llaat no generation of mo
Nitin historic times has escaped without yyitncs
De ~ s.rsns ia FaFs II more or less allaQritysd
alla il-.l many an entire generation has new
1slc1rn single year q peloc. Our own couafl-
7uh tittc more tnan century Of national exis
eiiee tlaiid a. his spent fully fifth of tllat TN
s. foreign y domestic wars
n no afe7l. can guess how soon or why tlte coul
ty may need fgs.iu tlie services Of hey slroii
lTases sons. with souls atttIoed To dare and {
and die a t'aey did amongst whose graves y
s1aud fo-day2 Who can or viii 10 the liglc
these faeis deny the wisdom Of colnis.g-as
years p:lsi have. to-day we do aud as
years 10 come please 1rayen we wiil--io lay {
f.tf4 egtr rnlf tall
their noble deeds and deaths but Of our desire
emulate tiaeir courage and tlfr patriotis.i-if an
yiest another such necessity shall afise2 Sure
none who hold that national disDe pration won
have been a disasteT. MOI those who think Ia
natio4sal unity was worth fighting for, nor tho