The evening times., 1900-05-30
PRICE One CENT
MEMORIAL DAY Tributes
Graves Of Soldiers SireWn With
Flowers and Wreaths.
The Observance OF the Anniversary
in Washington Marked by Unusu-
ally Impressive ExereiSes-Larse
Crowds at Arlington and Other
Cemeteries - Eloquent Add-esses.

Today. once again. Is Memorial Lay.
with its wealth Of flowers for every SOL
dier's grave. with its beautiful sacred mu-
sic, its ceremonies and exercises. patri-
otic and devotional; showing again tEst
( though the years pass quickly memory Il
still keen with old men and sympathy still
quick m young showing again that tha
great Republic IS still mindful Of thoss
that gave ~ their lives that it might be
preserved.
Never before, it Is said, was the Cbserv-
aEee Of the day more impressive, not only
al Arlington, the great National Home Of
the soldier dead. but throughout the Dis
Lrict a. the many cemeteries, and
throughout the country as we'll And
never before was its observance more uni
veTsal
The ranks OF the veteran have thinned
and the women who lived through the civil
strife and suffered and struggled with and
for the soldiers that died. are less and less
each Memorial Day. But each old soldier
thai mOGrued for his comrades n the years
gone BY, and each soldiers wife and
daughter and sweetheart. had a represen-
tative today in the younger generation, =
representative that has learned patriotism
AID loyalty and tenderness for the day and
! its meaning through years Of example
/ Memorial Day Is a legal holiday All
I the Government Departments and The
I banks ard business houses were CIoss5,
sod nearly All OF the stores throughout
( the cisy were either closed al day or after
an early hour IL the morning. F.ags we're
[ ECW1 OF al the Government build = s
I but they were Al hslf-mas-. . silent bat
/ eloquent tribute As usual. too, many
{ business houses deT The lat -O-ai colO.s
{ Ine weather was the one bar 70 q TER
I iect observance o. the day. Early in the
Incrni-g the anxious watchers for sig-s Of
/ rain saw that though there might ro- be
a storm bright sunshine could not be ex-
Z peetec- As the morning UO-e On The Cudz
( lowered, grey ard SoEbre znd cheer ess.
/ and the sun was MOTTO be seen T1e cloudy
Z weather, however. kept very lew from par
{ jlclp1JiDg in some one CE The various pro
SIaI1L-eS Of the day Inc crowds were
very large - Arlington AID al the eight
Z other cemeteries and Institutions where
! exercises were he'd
Men ard women ard children began 70
d tEICDg The streets before e O'Cl1ck win
: tAeir baskets hcsPed with GoweTz, that c-s-
I III gushing feature which dis.5ngt-ishss
Z Memorial Day from very CtEer k0I day IL
I The year Tn veterans. IL their blue uni
/ forms ard Grand Army hats, were sur
( rounded ty their wives and daughters ana
/ grandchildren. And, IS il intentions Is. 1t
! was nearly always that thz brigh:--aeed
I smiling children carried the flowers TIE
| street cars were crowded Tor hours il tie
{ morning with the parties At the Gene
1 JeTies. long before the exercises Leg
/ there Wese throEEs OF ylsi.CIs 10 Ia .ceir
/ unCihcial tributes, bunting sIo-g the long
1 IErs O white stones for the partf-U.zr
! graves that contained their loved C.ss.
/ The chief and most elaborate exercises
I OF the day were ~ Ariingtcn Cemetery.
/ the last resting place CT so many Of the
I illuslriCus soldiers CT the war and the
I home Ct The Unknown Dead Thirteen
/ Of the posts Of the Grand Army OF the Re
l public took part IN the exercises here. and
/ several thousands OF men. women. and
1 children accompanied them ard helped
/ them 10 pay their tributes. The parade
| OF the day wss Ct those that went 10
I Arlington Long lines Of grey, old vet
I erans, many Of them bowed with years.
/ passed through Pennsylvania Avenue and
| others OF the downtown streets. acc0n-
/ panied b. the Marine Band. p.aying the
/ music that the soldiers love Their uni
| forms were plain blue. with little adorn-
/ ment, ike those OF the men that died in
/ battle. and the beauty OF the scene was
I chiefly in its sentiment but II stirred the
/ pulses and clOudee the eyes Of thcsA that
/ beheld Il as many more elaborate pz-
geaut on historic Pennsylvania Avenue Gas
not done The brightness Of the haEs thers
vas undimmed, fur the Stars and Stripes,
[ like the perfect flowers and the NEST IN
1 spired music and the happy children. are
not out OF place in the most solemn Of
/ memorial ceremonies.
| The programme at Arlington consisted Of
| the firing OF the national salute. the pro
/ oessio2 from the Arlington Mansion to the
tonb Of the unknown Dead. the JeeoEs-
ton Of the tomb and then Of the graves
throughout the cemetery. and finally the
exercises OF the day at the amphirhea-re-
| The Grand Army veteran organization
the Sens Of Veterans. the Spanish War
| Veterans. and the Women Auxiliary CT
! CARNATIONS all took part. with many prom
inert invited guests and the general public
The warm May air was fun Of the per-
fune OF the flowers and Of the breath Of
/ the country Of the coming sumner. The
iiEgtou Mansion and hundreds Of otker
! flags old and new. were scattered amors
| the organizations and in the decorations
The Marine Band and the vOCalists flIed
the air with wonderfully pathetic and in
spring harmonies. The orator OF the dav
Representative BrosiUs, spoke brave. true
| touching thoughts. glowing with patriot
ism and reverence and sentiment. The
| supreme words Ct President LircoIn-s aG-
I
| scene and programme never TO be for
| gotten Il made men and women better
men and women and better citizens while
they honOTed their and the nations dead
| Similar exercises were held al Battle
| Ground National Cemetery. north OF the
city. the only battle-ground within the Dis
trict. Soldiers Home. and Congressional
| Oak Hill HClyrOOd Mount Olivet. Glen
wood GraCeland, Prospect Hill St Mary's
Z
| at St EIiZabeth's Asylum
| At Battle Ground National Cemetery the
| District Of Columbia National Guard took
Part in the ceremonies The oration o.
the day was by W. z. Andrews. Of Nebras-
ka. and the music was furnished by the
Soldiers Home Band and the choir OF St
| Peters Church. At Soldiers Hcme the
| orator Of the day was James z. Watson
The music was furnished by the Home baEi
| and by 81. Peters choir.
AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY.