Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-30


note of their selection Mr.. Anderson intro
duced the poet of the occasion. Representa-
tive Thomas Dunn English of New Jersey,
whose appearance was greeted with ap-
plause. Mr.. English delivered his beauti-
full stanzas with excellent effect, in a good
voice, which rose as he proceeded until II
went to the ears and the hearts or all IN
front of him. The Mozart Club then sang
Then Gather Flowers and the band play
ed the Jungmann Larghetto Miss Grace
Lynne McCulloch received a round OF APP
plause when she advanced to sing her solo,
Ninety and Nine" which she rendered in
fine voice.
Representative Robert G. Cousins Of Iowa
was the orator. His effort was unusually
poetic and strong. He spoke for about half
an hour and was frequently interrupted by
the hand clappng of the veterans who sat
below him, whose memories were revived
by the beautiful language of the orator He
was succeeded by the Mozart Club once
more, rendering Let the Hills and Wales
Resound," and then the band played Near
er, My God, to Thee"
Mr.. Edwin Ferry then recited with splen-
did dramatic effect the original poem, Ihe
War Cry of Logan by Mrs. Clara Bell
Brown. Mr.. Ferry recited the rhythmic
lines with fire and stirred the blood of the
SCARED men on the benches. His voice was
clear and strong, and 1t went singing
through the trees among the iag-decked
graves as though to awake the dead to life
to charge once more upon an enemy. There
was great applause when Mr.. Ferry con-
clOQeQ, DOtn Tor the author anu the inter
prefer of the poem.
LOgan's Tomb.
Rev. W. H. Gotwald pronounced the bene-
diction and the ceremonies were concluded
by the rendition of the Army Hymn of
Peabody, by the band. But there was more
to come, for year after year the tomb OF
the great commander of the Grand Army,
Logan, has been visited as If it were Mecca.
When the strains of the hymn had died out,
the speakers and officers on the stand de-
seconded and formed in line. with Mrs. Lo-
gan at the head. leaning on the arm of her
son-in-law, Maj. Tucker, and followed by
the committees. The band played slow mu-
sic and the line wound around the short
stretch of road to the front of the hand
some granite chapel where the dead gen.
eral sleeps. The line was halted and the
band played a dirge. Represen tative Hen
derson made few brief remarks eulogistic
of the departed soldier and flowers were
strewn over the pathway leading into the
chapel. The little lane was bordered by
two great American flags and the arch of
the doorway was lined with laurel with
the name Logan" worked in with bios
SONS.
The interior of the chapel was a mass of
flowers. Standing at the head, Immediately
in front was a great harp of pink and
white immortelles, placed there by the low
ing hands of Mrs. Logan. On the side was
beautiful spray of lilies of the valley and
pansies, tied with broad purple ribbon,
A
sent by the Logan Guard of Honor lay at
the base of the tomb. On the right hand of
the harp rested a wreath of roses, entwined
with ivy, and encircling palm leaves, the
gift OF the Logan InVincibles of Baltimore.
This organization. headed by Captain De
Hurst, has for the past eight years sent
tributes to the tomb of the man whose
name it bears. This year half a dozen
members made the trip from the monu-
mental city expressly TO decorate the grave
of the general. The Legion of Loyal
Women sent floral piece in the form of
the badge of the Army of the Tennessee.
The interior walls of the chapel were
covered with the remains of the decorations
of former years, which live on without end
The immortelles, of which they are COM
posed, are fresh and bright now as they
were when laid upon the tomb A wrea tn
from the Logan Sons of Veterans arrived at
the chapel during the ceremonies. The
chapel and its decorations We're in charge
OF Mrs. Electa E. Smith and Mrs. Caroline
Nye.
Other Graves.
When the brief services at the chapel
were concluded the procession moved along
the path to the grave of Gen. Kelton, who
died during the past year while governor of
the home. The inmates of the home had
con tributed to erect to his memory hand
some granite shaft, and this was unveiled
today. 1t was draped with the national
colors, while two rifles were leaned against
the sides. with the accouterments Of a SOL
der on the grass. Two bronzed veterans
stood guard at the foot of the grave, which
was completely covered with bed of red
roses, with a cross of white worked In the
center in daisies The band here played a
dirge. and Gen. Stanley, Gen. Kelton's sue
cessor at the home. delivered short ad-
dress commemorative of the character
and talents of the dead soldier.
The grave of Gen. Henry J. Hunt for
mer governor of the horne, was also hand
somely decorated, the earth at the foot of
the stone being covered with a bed of
daisies, with a cross in red roses in the CEN
ter. The grave of Gen. Hunts son, adjoin-
ing, was also decora ted with great care.
The Legion of Loyal Women decorated the
grave of the late Frank Hatton in Rock
creek cemetery, across the road from the
Soldiers Home, with a handsome floral iep-
resentation of the button of the Loyal Lee
gion.