Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-13
IN MEMORY OF GEN. JOHNSTON.
Memorial Services Held at the Mt. Vernon
NJ. r. Church Last Night.

4 NJ. r. Church Last Night.
Mount Vernon ME- Church was filed with
| an interested audience last evening. the occa-
sion being a memorial service held in honor of
| the late Gen. Joseph E. Johnston. The serv-
| ices were marked BY a charming simplicity. but
we're unusually impressive, and the tribute to
the memory Of The late confederate general
! WIS earnest and eloquent Among the crowd
that filed the church were a number of promi-
nent men from the north ana from the south.
The services were under the auspices of the
Washington Association of ex-Confederate Vet
Grams. who were present in a body, as were also
the members of r. E. Lee Camp Of Confederate
Veterans Of Alexandria, in command Of Col
Smoot
Little Miss Lille Taliafero. grandniece Of
Gen. Johnston, was an interested spectator Of
all that occurred.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT.
The chancel of the church was tastefully
decorated with flowers and foliage plants and
behind the rail were seated Justice Lamar of
the Supreme Court. Rev. Mr.. Pitzer. Gen.
Eppa HINTON. Naj. burberry and Col. Haine
OF Gen. Johnston's staff, Father Cowardin Maj.
William Hartman. the vice president of the as
ISOLATION; Col. E. l.. Costen, secretary; Gen.
Hooker of Mississippi, Rev. DIR. Cuthbert, Lieut..
Hayne and others.
the hymn abide With Ne" by quartet con-
sisting of Miss Clara Ball, Miss George Wilson.
MIR. 1. l.. johnson and Mr.. j. Z. Baird. Father
Cowardin of St. Aloysius Church then read a
poem that was written by a Union soldier who
had fought under Gen. Johnston at Chapulta-
pee and had. of course, fought against him
during the late war. He, however, entertained
high opinion of his former commander and
SENT this poem to those having charge of the
memorial services to be read.
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church. made the opening prayer, after which
Gen. Eppa Hunton, who presided, made a
brief address. saying that he was always proud
TO preside over meeting of veterans, but was
doubly proud to occupy so important posi-
ton on so important an occasion. He then in
troduced as the orator of the evening Mr..
Leigh Robinson. who delivered an address on
the life and character of Gen. Johnston.
Mr. KoBISsoNs ADDRESS.
Mr. Robinsons address was in every way
mastery Grafton, clear, concise and scholarly
as well as eloquent He briefly sketched Gen.
Johnston's life and career as a citizen and u
soldier They were to consider, he said. the
life of one who was by birth martial A cadet
ship at West Point was the signal that the
parade ground of his life had been chosen.
Graduating In 1929 young Johnston won his
spurs in the Florida war. His services in the
Mexican war. his conduct at CerrO Gordo,
Chapultapec and before the City of Mexico and
his succeeding elevation to the highest COM
mand then open In the army were ali touched
upon. though it the part that Johnston
played in the great civil war that formed tine
chief theme of Mr. Robinsons grafton.
The speaker reviewed the conduct of John
ston at Winchester, Manassas. Yorktown, Will
liamsburg and the Chickahominy, where he
was wounded but undaunted in the discharge
of his delicate duty of feeling the sentiment of
Gen. Bragg's command in strict line with his
chiyalrous nature. His views about the situa-
ton at Vicksburg were that the place to defend
it was on the field. Then he sketched rapidly
Gen. Johnstous views and actions in the war
and closed with tribute to the noble and lofty
character Of the dead warrior. tine purity of his
life and the true nobility of his nature. Rev.
Dr.. Cuthbert closed tine services with bene-
diction.