The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-31
TIE PRESIDENT ATTENDS.
l1s. Mckinley apA Membess NJ the
Cablnet Assiss In The Exes-
clses ~ Arlington.

wA9HINGToN. May so.--rhe national
capital devoted its afternoon TO the ooses.-
snes q Memorial day The dsparsm s,,,
Esas was suspended. TIE parade started
early In tha dAy. traversing the principal
streets. The ceremony ~ Arlington was
knss az 'ns .nSsss q e me sssns and
many leading oRicers Of the army and
nAvy. - well ~ officials prominent In puf.
llc life. i bsgan At noon with The firinx
twc.foId. veterans OF the ield gathering
IN tho amphttheAier while those of the
navy mst in front of TIE historic Lee man
inAnnon. ana. headed by the Marine bard.
marched through the long avenue OF white
lcm6e. Al the great stone casafaiaue
q de- asad iss sho nss IL nassa
and the band played n dsfge. while tender
hAnds draped the monument with the ma
tiouai coiors and fesiooned II with fiaxs
Returning to the smphIthesier. the for.
NAL exerctees began With isse sounding Of
the asaembsy' hy higier and the read.
ms e the order Of services by Gen. Car
Win FnTnswovsh. department commander
M the u. A. X. and pressding officer. These
ccnssased Of PATRIOTS music the reading Of
IAncoins adsirers A. Gettysburg original
poems breathing The rs,riaslc spirit, and
On oration by Webster Davis assistant
secretary Of the interior He paid an elo-
4uent tribute 10 the heroic work OF sae
II the poorest and humbiesS OF these
veterans were placed beside the most ex-
oited son OF royalty. arrssc1 sn the Else~g
raimens Of the world | would hasten 10
xrAap IN. hand Of the soldier III the rnien
and hail htm a. the nuslIe&t af men fer
none u nobler than The man who il an
Amcrfean The nation Or co.ntry that can
grow men ef such character and such se.si-
hess CT soul thar they slil 80 down ss
death II nHess IN far an idea fer a priu-
ytpie can rtlie the wesla, Cor these are
f4s& xN tka4S A.A
strong and las.nelhle
Fer the first time on Memorial Gay we
decorate men whose courage ~ax the ecar-
love OF war for ieseis /. wesets ,,ns hssr
hurried them 80 sas foot 81 The .,erR4,,ssis
nor across the suow fields 81 AssssssN 10
ses the stars 90 giery apon the glosing
brow ef aisaiticr ijus IL xas tAe courage
that had the power 30 brace the sp!ft; FOR
sae patriots nsnt ~ die. X need hs. IN d.
Tense ~ the ffax
'Asi honor te tire defenders ~ eur co4n.
ny on iAua ana ssa, living ~ dead IN sil
oar VARS IA our president and rs raht-
Net to ali % ts army ard aass 1he ~sil.
crs and private soldiers sAo sfs yeg ftxht
right tasS and pFvp@r faAg ear governs
meal ass provided At~ssslit foe these
dsseassfs ! asseys 'aas to snaa eAsslt
pass through th~ naEttShsns ~ wsr IA tAe
mAreh, In ths camp saa or tAe tasst~sssist
and emerge saeTwssy IA ss4e same man tssx =
tessiN Or mentally that ~ ess SHrn Re
st't5sFA aSR a@stAtss tstStt tAN HiffstafsN
the shasNs AMI stfsin ~ war ard Ne a. xs.,d
rs nesarr. We esns - prntecf tha treas
urys - da those esa SOLDER b.ss Il .st.s s
tasfn IN entitled under ;Ae law - = pm.
ssosi. ls' TIE sre&S tfeA srsd pasesfss{ "a.
punS}r ~AAsh sslxN osc~ saVF4 give ~ ia
bfinets Nsf as = ESs1iaV gleasase, nsS
grssfg1ngsY.%
Eee aas ~ ceremony IN trea. - he fssn
manson vas aftQ&ss "a presenting /. -.
Nk@ 90 sar osS3 Ssssss1 49, WacertfaA sen.
sssF 1hasssesi % Nebraska. sgsake os sae
Hass eaFt@s he ava war. lis sgseeNe sss