Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-30
DIT. OLIyEP CEMETERY,
The Exercises Were Held in Douglas
VI. f. Church

VI. Il. Church.
The memorial exercises for the dead SOL
diers at Mt Olivet and Graceland were
hSiu at Douglas Memorial NJ. E. Church
corner ii and llth streets northeast, under
the auspices Of George H. Thomas Post. No
-.
The procession was formed at 10 O'Clock
at I'd and H streets. and marched from
there TO the church. The procession was
headed by the Second Regiment gaDa and
marched in the following order: Band
1orty-s1x little girls. representing the states
OF the Union; Sunday school cbfIdren of
me northeast. companies A. B. c and d of
the nIth battalion of the second regiment
members , OF George H Thomas Camp
members OF George H. Thomas Post and
the "omdn,s Relief Corps The members
VI the post wore new and pretty badges
oL neat design and the children carried
ndSS and flowers.
Arriving al the church at 1O.2o , ~ 49,
exercises were opened by the reading ~
Ine Memorial ORDERS" by AdI1,.ant Jobn
%, loud This was followed by a short but
patriotic talk from Commander 2
Meacham and a welcome to tba .us;:s
ne cholr or Douglas Church was to have
DteL present. but was absent and rnuaic
SaS FURNISHED by the Second Regiment
bdhu' lnterspersed throughout tbe nro-
gram INC pro-
Memorial of Flowers.
one OF the prettiest features of the pro
gram was the Memorial of Flowers rem
N'leu by forty-six little girls, REPRESENT
ing each state of the Union They were at
Ilred In white, wore jaunty cans of rod
each containing the name of the state tb,
ttr sh represented; and blue sash AROUND
shoulders and waists. They carried
t-dSS ana flowers They stood on tho rIa+
LCIIh. ana In front OF them was a miniature
mn iil,IuI.ent built of wood, in which had
bteh driven number OF nails. This mon.
he
i-ach little miss recited i short versa and
Euhs bouquet offowers on the monumen+
Cc,ieraS 9iiey had finished the monument was
covered with flowers. Miss Dorothv
tiodchen represented Columbia - and
states Wele represented by Misses Emma
80, Ethel Louise How ellis, May Thorn
Recta- G,,id hornt9n. Mabel Burton. Edna
Gecker; Ollie Nolan. Lillian Schneider.
Grace Houchen. Florence Speak. .Josenhins
faulkner, Nellie Stone, Ninette Strictly
on dmeo nahIt, Maggie Luke. Evelyn Meach-
I'm JuIl& Meacham. Grace KilIman Carrie
HLeaS Mamie Thompson, Florence Thomp-
SON Mary Scott, Maggie Van Week. Eta
i Tart MAJ uerite Becker, Bessie Young,
lima Mcheldon, Annie Harr. NeIIia Da3
Weher, Nettte Cole, Olive Hanan ponsv
Surton' Edith Gill. Elsie Speak. C;ertrrds
t&hlt' Hattie Yost, Edith Switzer, Nina
aSILtHohy. Julia Hanft. Jennie Nolan. Sallis
Kitchen. = lara
Inc next on the program was memorial
GelelnoLles by the officers of Thomas
fOSt- Inc ofhcerS who took part were
20 mmander j. F. Meacham, Senior Vice p
r Sevy, Junior Vice b. F. Entreken or
nc@r OF me Day Peter Faulkner, ChaDlains
w. ii. Ham and II F. EuIIar 80 III
Rosa Meachan- actinot f = ulie Bar ana Miss
mander Stone NoIh-
r. j. Brookings read an original noarn
eiLtLlieu the Passing of an Army" and it
was aitentiveiy listened to- Ii is as fol.
lows: - '7 loi-
The
Mr. + pr,oI,;,r ~ W 'iie duthor,
Frster and faster.
Whiten the locks and wrinkle the faces
Ir1 r Ks once youthful md faces 50 lair;
lime tarries not in It's slow sure ntres
Life moScth Til tie grave IL eIppIose.
And the kcapers scythe cuts here and Itra
Faster and faster.
II and thinner.
Grow the proud ranks of the ARMY q, PIN.
Ia Hks 80 mighty in days agone;
Loyal and trustfuI, ali those days tbr9;yb
Blu the Army grand. since IT'S woTk ia dopa
Grows thinker and thinner '
Closer and closer
Tighten TIN. lies that bo,,nJ " ,o-o.Lo-
Ties welded stransriyIso IarribIy sEr,,9ro
E''un'i 10y the thongs of Wars rude tsfber
or the summers heat or the wiutry wc,tbo-
o, Wounds , prisons marches hitler and thitherI
But the fewer closer.
Dcarer and dearer,
Thoughts are cherished of other d,vs
Days Of suffering; and toll and DANGER
BlanChins the ci eek mid canponSs blaze
And testing courage through the battle craze,
Bee We not why the past, OH, stranger
Grows deaTer ard dearer2
Brighter AMI brighter,
ShInctl tn" cause for which they fought
FlEhtlHS To VIII or else To die;
Self was lCst-life counted nought
IN inns sacred work so fifty wrought,
Anu Freedom Eight will, years go by,
Grow brighter and brighter.
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