The Washington times., 1895-05-31
FIRST SERVICE AT GLENwooD.
Interesting Exercises There, at Pros
pect Hill, and ST. Mary's.

Interesting Exercises There, at Pros
pect Hill, and St. Mary's.
The exercises at Gleuwood the first OF
the kind ever held there, were opened at
2:30 O'Clock sharp by salute of twenty
one guns, fired by platoon of two pieces,
in charge OF Lieut.. Birkheiner, of the
Third Artillery, stationed at Washington
/ Barracks
Previously the grave of every veteran,
not only in Glenwood. but in the two
adjacent cemeteries, Prospect Hill and
! st. Mary's, had been designated by a tiny
flag, and flowers were strewn upon all.
Assembly was sounded at Glenwood en-
trance at 2:30. Headed by a delegation
of the association of District Volunteers,
IN charge of Capt. Wagner and Mr.. A E.
| l.. Keese, and accompanied by the Victor
Drum Corps, and Prof. Donchs band, the
| procession moved to the speakers stand
| on the north side. The veterans then
passed out, aud proceeded to the adjoining
! cemeteries to perform the same office at
each.
Past Commander Nathan Bickford, who
was in charge, presented Senator Blair
as "a soldier, comrade of the G "A. r.,
and statesman"
SENATOR BLAIR'S GRAFTON.
The speaker was received with applause.
! He said:
The Union dead died in a great cause.
| Innocent themselves, they died to make
an atonement for the crimes of others.
| They gave up their lives, vicarious
/ sacrifice for the uation's guilt" Human
slavery, he said, was the cause of the
war. Conscience brought it on, conscience
waged it TO the end, and conscience tri-
umpbed. He appealed for the publication
of the ballot-box, for the determination OF
intemperance, and for the extension OF
| the educational privileges
The Grand Army Musical Union, an or
! ganization composed of griZzled veterans,
! Capt. Z. D. Tracy, leader, furnished some
! fiue vocal features; an orchestra, in charge
/ OF Prof. +. S. Tracy, supplied the instru-
mental music, and Miss Zue Brockett re-
cited, with excellent effect, The Veter-
! ans"
Rev. Benjamin Swallow offered the
! opening prayer, and Rev Byron Sunderland
! pronounced the benediction
AT PROSPECT HILL.
! Mr.. William L. Elterch delivered the
address at Prospect Hill, and Mr.. Michael
! A. Mess that at ST. Mary's, both being
spoken in the German tongue. Mr.. Elite
rich referred to the patriotic deeds OF
! the German soldiery in the war for the
! Union, and made complimentary refer
ence TO the veterans ofthe Eighth Battalion,
| then present. He urged the German people
to perpetuate the German language and
! German literature, and to remember the
| Fatherland, but also to exhibit a loyal de-
votion to the land of their adoption.
| Mr.. Mess reminded his hearers that
Decoration Day means more and has
deeper significance than the keeping in
mind the heroism of the patriots That
duty, he said, consists in defending and
fostering the principles for which the
| soldiers died
He referred TO the American Protective
| Association as an enemy TO the liberties Of
the people, that is seeking to make the
| German people with others suspicious in
the eyes of the natiou.
Leave il to the sound Judgment Of the
American people, he concluded, whether
he is better citizen who, by faithful and
impartial performance of his duty ad i
vances the best Interests Of the Whole
country, or he who, by mean selfishness,
seeks 10 cast suspicion upon a large por-
ton of his fellow citizens, by false accu-
sations and nefarious aspersions"
The music at Prospect Hill aud St Mary's
was supplied by Prof Donch's band and the
Germania Maennerchor, two excellent or
ganizations.