Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30


Logans resting place today were the following
Miss Mary GoOdloe, roses; Logan Camp. No
Sons of Veterans, stack Of muskets; Ladies' All
Society, knspsack Maj Bracket, basket; Logan
Invincibles Of Baltimore. crescent and star
and broken columns with basket; Mayor an'
wreath Of roses; Mrs. Hastings, cut flowers
Miss Mary II. Brady. star Of white immortelles
Mrs. Cunningham, red and white roses.
The members Of the family present at tn
tomb consisted Of Major and Mrs. Tucker, Lo
gan Tucker, Miss Brady and Mrs. Hastings.
At the tomb the exercises we're simple in tn
extreme and at the same time could not hav'
been made more impressive. The Soldiers
Home Band played Departed Days." and II
the distance the companion band could
be heard. Some charmingly effec
tive music was rendered by Mrs. Luce
Short addresses we're made by d. A. Ray, presi
dent Of the Illinois Association, and Georgs
Ross, ex-president of the same association. A
the close Of these exercises the members OF the
committee passed through the tomb and wert
followed by tho public.
AT CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.
Hundreds Of Children Join With the vstsr.
Grams in the Exercises.
The memorial services at the old Congress
ional cemetery, where SO many Of the nations
great statesmen and beloved soldiers lie sleep
ing their last sleep, were conducted by Farra-
gut Post They were Of an unusually
beautiful and appropriate character. On
the principle of training up the chill
dren in the way they should go
the object of the post was to give much
prominence to the children in the parade and
in the services at the cemetery, thus instilling
into their minds sentiments Of patriotism and
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heroes that they will never forget, no matter
how many Decoration days they may live to
see.
This introduction Of the Juvenile element in
the ceremonies was rather in the nature Of an
experiment, but it proved to be in every way
delightful success. When the long line
formed and started for the cemetery there were
In the neighborhood Of q thousand children in
line, small girls in tasty summer frocks and
handsome, manly boys bearing great punches
Of flowers and each one provided with small
their breasts pretty red ribbon badges.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS TURN OUT.
Ten Of the big Sunday schools of East WASH
ington were represented and there were a
number of uniformed children's societies also
Junior Order Of Rechabites, who are brought
up to know that the use Of liquor
is not an essential element in the cele-
bration Of the nations festal days. Then
there was fine little military body the National
Rifles, Junior, nineteen strong, in command Of
Capt VIM. McCathran. This military organiza-
ton Is composed Of boys between twelve and
fourteen years of age. Their uniforms, is like
that of the big National Rifles, except for the
fact that tho trousers only extend as far as the
knees.
THE PROCESSION STARTS.
A very few minutes after the time set for the
line to start-1l oclock-the procession, which
had been forming in front of the National
Capital Bank building, on Pennsylvania avenue
between Sd and 4th streets, fell in and started
on their long march to the cemetery. Comrade
Weber's band furnished the music and to the
inspiring strains Of q march the long process
sion started off. The children marched like
men.
1t was beautiful sight this, Of great band
of children marching with the veterans to the
old cemetery to help decorate the graves Of the
dead heroes Of the great war. The Sunday
school children bore aloft their silken class
banners, on which were depicted crosses.
crowns and anchors and religious and
temperance texts. Under these standards
this army of the Lord, bands of hope, filled
with enthusiasm and earnestness of purpose,
trudged along, unmindful of mud or distance
Many q mother who lived through the dark
days Of the war said as the procession passed
along the streets that this came nearer her ideal
way of paying suitable tribute to the dead than
any form of celebration ever seen in Washing
ton.
As the procession passed east along Pennsyl-
yania avenue at various points it was reinforced
by other Sunday schools and organizations Of