Evening star., 1895-05-30
most beneath thk tave of his arm in the

most beneath thk Have of his arm in the
| rostrum.
| Judge Harlan was expected to deliver the
address further fown Aon the program, bu,
had not arrived at the ampitheater when
| The Stars report closed. The remainder OF
dress was as tpiows: "a Tear for the
Comrade That'sA Gone" chorus; Every
Valley Shall eBxalted" HandeD. Marine
Band: address. r have been delivered iu6! By
Ndendelssohn). Marine Band; benedietion.
Department Chaplain Smith; prayer Him
meD. Marine Band, ,
GRAcELANb AND MT. oL1vEr.
Exercises mt HlStse Cemeteries Con-
Quoted by Ge$S H. Thomas Post.
| Filled with feelings of reverence and
| patriotism. George H. Thomas Post, No.
| Is. conducted the services at Graceland and
| Mt. Olivet cemeteries At 10 o'clock those
| who took part in the exercises assembled
at Medford Hail.. and half hour later.
| headed by Weber's Band. the procession
| started. Accompanying the procession was
| the fifth battalion of the D. c. N. G., under
| the command Of Major Otto L. Suess, Geo.
| II. Thomas Post G. A. R.. and George H.
Thomas Camp. Sons of Veterans. and Phil
kearney Camp, Sons of Veterans. follow
ing. Then came the choir and the Sunday
| school children from Douglass Memorial.
eastern Presbyterian and Medford Hail:
| Near the entrance to the cemtery stand
covered with the tional colors had been
| erected and from there the exercises took
place.
The Exercises Commence.
1t was nearly II O'Clock when the pro-
| cession arrived at the cemetery. A large
| crowd was in waiting. Under the dlrec-
| ton Of Commander Thos., B. Crisp the
graves of the soldiers-some twenty-five In
number-were decorated. Returning to the
stand, Commander Thomas called the as
| sembly to order and introduced Rev. Adam
Reoch, who delivered the invocation. The
| Sunday school children, all bearing small
! flags. sang America"
Samuel NJ. Croft, Sons of Veterans. de-
| livered an address teeming with patriotism.
| My God, to Thee and Rev. w. H. Honn.
| chaplain of George H. Thomas Post, de-
| livered an address.
Rev. DIR. Easton's Grafton.
The grafton, which will be found else
| where, was delivered in an effective manner
| by Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton, DID.
The Battle Hymn of the Republic. with
It's inspiring words and music. was sung
| ty the choir, and Miss Marie Collins sang,
| with feeling. 'Sherman's March to the
Sea-" Once again the Sunday school chill
occasion with Marching Through Georgia" "
and the old veterans unconsciously kept
| time tC the music. Rev. John L. Walsh
| pronounced the benediction and the bugler
| blew the old familiar call. Lights out"
At Mt. Olivet.
Once again the procession formed and
| marched to Mt. Olivet, where the graves
of the heroes of the late war were deco
| rated during dirge by the band. At the
1,,tn
| fired.
The committee of arrangements was
| composed Of Commander T. B. Crisp, Com
rade Edward Webster and Capt. w. r.
Houchen. Sons OF Veterans. The commit
! tee on decoration consisted Of Comrades
H. Padcon. E. P. Seayy and John F. Mech
! am and Capts. W. .B. Houchen and Jen-
nings and Wilson, Sons of Veterans. Com
rade J. T. Hensley, ND. led the choir
SECRETARY HERBERT ABSENT.
But Pntriotias Addresses Delivered Mt
St. EliAabcth's.
TIE exercises at st. Elizabeth's Asylum
were of the mast interesting character. A
large platform, which was tastefully dec
GRATED with flags and bunting had been
| erected in a lovely valley in full view Of
the Capitol, and an abundance of seats be-
ing provided all present enjoyed the pro-
gram. Shortly after 10 o'clock the men,
bers of JohnoA, Logan Post, No. 13. G. A.
r., many Of the children OF Van Buren
school, Sons of Veterans and a number of
citizens who. had ASSEMBLED at Masonic
Hall, Anacostia,i formed In procession, with
Commander H. W. Emo in charge. and
headed by Davis Band, proceeded to the
asylum grounds: With the exception of the
members of John A. Logan Corps and the
Of Vnf no al in laS
| which had been provided for the occasion.
Upon arriving at the asylum grounds the
procession was received by those of the
male patients who were able to be present.
These were also provided with a band, un-
der the charge ofMr. w. D. Barry A fea-
ture of this part of the exercises was that
one of the drums was beaten by Mr.. R. H.
Jordan, one of the few surviving veteran
drummers Of the Mexican war.
Opening the Exercises.
Shortly after IL o'clock the assembly was
sounded by bigIer and then Chairman
w. H. Peck Of the committee of arrange
ments called the meeting to order. Prayer
by the post chaplain. A. Dawson. followed,
and then st. Elizabeth's choir sang sleep
ing IN Their Tents Tonight The proceed
ings were then opened by Commander H.
W. Enos, who said:
Comrades and Friends: We are gathered
here to commemorate the memory of our
departed comrades, and in so doing to in
culcate into the minds of all the true spirit
of patriotism-that which teaches that the
Union is above all party, and a peaceful
brotherhood Is the most beneficent of all
our blessings.
A large number of soldiers are buried
within these grounds who took an active
part in the war Of the rebellion. The war
is over; there is but one country and one
flag and that flag floats over each and all
alike Comrades, what more can We say
than to express the hope that what may
be said here today may still further cement
the bonds of friendship that now exist with
every true American?
At the conclusion of Mr.. Eno's remarks
the school children sang "The Flag That
Waved A Hundred Years." preceding the
singing with the eBalch flag salute, under
the direction of Miss Brewer principal Of
Van Buren, School.
Secretary Herbcrt's Letter.
Next Comrade Peck read the following
letter from Secretary Herbert, regretting
his inability to be present:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S, 1885
My Dear Sir: Referring to the kind invi-
tation of John A. Logan Post, No 13, to de-
liver an address on Memorial day to the
surviving soldiers and sailors Of tho oil