The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-30
AT ST. ELIZABETH's
The Memorial Day Ornffon Deliver
ed by w Z. Andrews.

About Io90 persons attended the Memo
fiai Day exercises at St EliZabefh-s This
morning, which We're held in q shady
vale at the foot of the hoSDitaI Grounds
] ne inmates Of the institution v-ere st
ed on benches around the speakers stand
winch was draDed with American flags
and bunting.
The grafton Of the day vas delivered by
ron w E Andrews, who, in part. said
H5er the auspices Of the Grand ARMY
cost that bears the name Of the peer
less volunteer soldier Of the world Gen
JOhn y Logan, We meet today 10 com
memOTate the deeds Of war.
We do so, not because we love war.
but because the loyalty patriotism and
.alor 81 the boys in blue preserved the
ne ana liberties Of the American ReDub-
lie. when the nation was in imminent
peril, you TiSked everything to save the
taioH and the flag The strongest su-
peTiailyes OF human speech cannot ex-
press the iuli magnitude Of your Victories
and the gratitude due from the fntelII-
gent citizenship Of the country.
For secession you gave Us a reunited
country For slavery you gave freedom
and made this the land of the free as
well as the home Of the brave For a
Sumter, you gave Us an AppOmaJtox and
thus led the nation from the storms and
tempestS Of Shiloh. Gettysburg and the
Wilderness to the cioudless days Of tran
gull peace
But what were the causes that forced
those dreadful chapters Of blood into our
national history? What unseen hand un-
refined the cruel passions Of war and fiji
ed the land with grief and ruin2
Think Of the tremendous sacrifices af
health, life and TREASURED Think OF the
thrilling events Of the days and years
during which your patriotism and valor
beamed forth with the bTilliancy Of the
MONDAY sun. BY virtue Of your deeds of
hcroism, the nation has come forth from
the ruins OF the past like a resurrection
from the dead Although the sword of
the North conquered its foe and brought
the seeded States back into the Union
IL could not subdue the bitterness Of de-
feat and the prejudices of half a century
But as the soldiers Of both armies left
the tented fields and re-entered the Dur-
suits of peace. time the ieveIer Of all
things began to work out its miracle of
reconciliation
The results Of your military victories
are most elOquently expressed by the re-
wealth. its domestic and foreign com
meTCe. its educational and religious inSti-
tutions. while the loyalty of 5000 600 OF
happy, prosperous people stands behind
the Union Of the States under one Con
sttution and one flag. and the nations
behold our land without chain and our
flag without = st-iH-
Then long may it wave DER the land
of the free and the home Of the brave
and bear its blessings OF peace and haDui-
ness to the iSlands~of the sea and to all
who still sit in darkness
~ grateful nation salutes You with its
choicest benedictiOnS- May God richly
bless you and give you many more years
Of comfort and pleasure in Witnessing the
onward progress of our banner of free
dom which seems destined 10 COnuuer the
pFeJudlccS Of the world and teach all
mankind the true lessons Of Intellectual
civil, and religious liberty"