Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-06-07
In Old Arlington.
Union Graves in Arlington Cow
cred with Flowers.
FUNERAL CT SECRETARY OF
STATE GRESHAM.
Don NJ Dickinson May be His successor
-Debs Must serve HIS Time.
special Correspondence.

"'' - LDeos MIST serve HIS Time.
special Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, H. c., Juue Memorial
day III an the great national cemeteries
which belt the capital, and IN which 80 many
thousands of the Union dead are buried was
ommemorated by appropriate exercises
The day was a typical southern one, clear
and beautiful. Some of the exercises ar
RANGED for the day had to be omitted
owing to the absence of President CleVeiAhu
and members of his cabinet, VINO were IS
cortlng the remains Of Walter q. Gresham t.
their last resting place in Indiana.
Notable among the exercises omitted va
An address which Secretary OF the Navy
/ Herbert was 10 have delivered IN ~. Ln]a-
/ beth'- on the reunion OF the gray and the
/ hlus " In TINS cemetery are inferred the
remaiu= of those VINO died in the prisons ana
/ hospltals on both sides of the memorable
struggle Historic Arlington, Just across
the Potomac river, with its many graves OF
illustriou- dead, including those OF sherioah'
Cook. Porter. Meigs, and Others, and IT.
thousands of unknown dead, with their
pathetically inscribed tomb, were the chiei
points of interest. The preliminary pataue
along Pennsylvania avenue, headed by the
local q. A. r. posts with perceplbly dlmln-
i.hed numbers year by year, and followed by
the regular cavalry from Fort Meyer ana
artillery from Washington barracks ~as I'M
posingly grand. The exercises in Arlington
were sublime because of their simplicity ana
brevity.
The program of exercises in the Congress
sional cemetery was more elaborate IMAM
usual. Special services were held around
the tomb Of Gen. John A. Rawlings. The
ceremonies in Rock Creek cemetery near the
Soldiers Home, were largely attended. lhe
chief point OF interest there l. the monument
to Lincoln, an impos ING structure that occu-
pies commanding position at the night OF
the entrance to the grounds and III pam
: view of the Soldiers's Home The monu-
ment was lavishly decorated by the ladies OF
the ". r. c. of this city. In this cemetery
thousands of soldiers "sleep the sleep tha'
l knows no waking, and upon each grave
appeared a miniature of the flag under which
= they fought and in defense of which the!
= died. and also flowers and wreaths OF ever
green
The services for oak Hill and Holy RooC
cemeteries were neld conJointly IN Hol.
Rood. Oak Hill was not forgotten, however
in the distribution of flowers Here oe-ld
many who wore the blue, lie buried Jane
G.. Blaine and John Howard Payne, tn
author of Home sweet Home The *
. ercises were conducted 10y local Gran
az q
b roes of the war III the public squares OF u
d city were draped with flags and hung wit
. wreaths and garlands.
: There is one tomb that will never be foi
S cotton on this anniversary day, and that
e the tomb of Gen. L. 5. Giant IN RiYersid
l Park, New York. Many from this city al
n tended the services held there last Ihur=da!
y " reaths and other floral designs were sci
IS from many different places. Among oihe'
q was magnificent wreath from PreHldel
IT Cleveland. This was placed inside the tom
"a Addresses were made from several gent
D. men prominent in q A. X circles. IL
a nrincipal address of the day was made [
- Gov. Mckinley of Ohio who said IN part;
ave assemble not alone to do him Gran
honor, but to honor all the brave men who
ne led, irrespective of rank in the Held
OF conditions at home. They were all patriot
O they were all heroes. Our hearts 90 out
a. all of them overlooking with gratitude I
"a their INST fish service In the nobest eau
le in which mankind was ever engaged In
n is the sentiment of true patriotism, the Ton
dation of true loyalty to country. IL "
I" this sentiment which gave to the INIT
hs States the grand volunteer army OF 10
ly The nearer the government Is to the peoI
he and the people TO the government,
stronger and purer the government Will !
a. THE cement of the union, said Jefferson,
II the heart blood of every American. Let
Ia care for the needy survivors In the true spl
~ of the martyr president who promised u
'IO the nation should care for him who IN
have borne the battle and for his widow a
. orphans The mad assaut.vhich was ms
upon the flag at that time aroused It, def
der- TO the highest pitch Of earnestness 3
We kindled a patriotism which could not
our quenched until II had extlngul-hed the
It's holy cause and conquered the misguided II
Ike who had assaulted our holy banner
hat The death of Secretary of State Gre-h
arv cast a gloom of sadness over all the c
.cal The funeral was held from the spaci
hat East room in the White House, "a the ap
,els ments occupied by the Gre-hams IN
ref Arlington. although large, were not suits
de- for the sad event The funeral services v
yer, conducted by Bishop Hurst of the Episc'
els church. The services were attended 10y
,ted Justices of the Supreme court. Member
iue the cabinet, members of the dplom
heir corps. bureau officers of the executive
and partments and a number of prominent
heir tIemen from various sections of the coul
Sed- The funeral was strckly military
Ia The President and members OF the cab
osed accompanied Mrs. Gresham and the IN
cen beers of her family to their former nom
eN Corydon, Indiana,
Me Hardly had the fact of Gresham's d
ltI-et become known before the question a. to
-, shall succeed him was discussed. Hon
oaCh M. Dickinson of Michigan stands ing
as favor with the President, but some ea-
Tho men think Don Ms strong American
will bar him. William G. Whitney u
sicl named for the position, a. are also Ne
tive Wilson the new postmaster general, Eu
60 81 Bayard and Others However, II l. sal
dvs those who are in position to know,
-, - Mr.. Dickinson will be named, and that
,dred president II only waiting for him 20 ind
and his desires on the SUBJECT
here
~, The Supreme court has denied the m