Evening star., 1897-05-31

York Volunteers Ouryea Zouaves). August
% 1882, and was transferred to Company G
of the 145th New York Volunteers. on the
battlefield at Chancellorsville. He was
honorably discharged July %. 1856. He
Joined the Grand Army of the Re
public twenty-five years ago. He be-
this department in 1885, and has occupied
all the positions Of trust and honor In that
post, having served as commander in 1880.
He was chosen as delegate-at-large at the
rational encampment In 1891, and was as
sistant adjutant general of the department
in 1892. his present being his second term
in that important office. Mr. Hendricks Is
a member of the Old Guard of this city and
is now serving its judge advocate. He
was also attorney of the board of trustees.
He has been identified with the organiZa-
tion for several years and takes great in
terest In its welfare and success. He is of
invaluable assistance tc Department Com
mander Hopkins. endeavoring to aid him
to the fullest extent, and, with the COM
mander. leads active life among the
comrades, endeavoring in every way 10 ad-
vance their interests.
Mr.. DoHiyer's Address. -.
Mr.. Dolliver, at Arlington, spoke. in part,
as follows: s.
This day. first set apart by the reverent
custom of the people, has been designated
by law as a perpetual memorial Of the
men who gave their names to the Union
death. Only a few thousand are buried
in the beautiful Enclosures that surround
this capital. What you have done. there
fore. is only part of the universal cere-
mony of the nation. at all the high places
of the land where the veterans are at rest.
Every year makes It's mournful contribu-
ton to the silent army. What you have
done, therefore. Is In memory also of the
new graves. fast outnumberinS the old.
A few more years and the last survivor
will have departed. the last encampment
will be adjourned in silence, tile last post
deserted. the worn ritual pu, away. and
little children upon the streets will hush
their laughter. to look at bent and white
haired men. the last of the Grand Army
of the Republic. What we have done,
| living, no less than memorial OF the
scattered dead. The spirit of this hour
puts to silence the voice of partisan dis
pute. 1t persuades our thoughts from the
sordid enterprises of the world. 1t sancti-
| fies these flying minutes to the tender
offices of memory and of love. The day
OF right belongs to the veterans of the
civil war, and to the men and women who
| shared with them the experience of those
| torn and bleeding years. To all others
| simple srites of this anniversary cover a
1 secret; the hidden things of blood. that
| touch the foundations of the world dimly
| interpreted of old, and only brought TO
/ light at last by the Holy One of Israel
| in that mysterious gift of the divine life
1 by which the weary and heavy-laden cen
| turies have been redeemed.
| ut Is one of the hard necessities of war
| that men must be buried where they die
| In some cases. it Is true. IN, care of kin
| dred brought back the bodies of the deal
| to the old home, and there they sleep in
| quiet churchyards. where a beaten path
| way through the tangled grass still proves
| the patient loyalty of tears But the fate