The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-30
MANY JOURNEY
TO ARLINGTON

AS usual and as is appropriate, sine,
more than 1900 of the Unions soldier
dead lie buried at Arlington, the prin-
cipal ceremonies Of the day were held
at the National Cemetery across tn,
Potomac. The day was pleasant and
thousands besides the veterans in uni
form made the pilgrimage to the city OF
tombs and paid homage TO its silent
tenants, the country's gallant defenders
The orator Of the day at Arlington was
Gen. John c. Black. commander-in-
shief of the Grand Army OF the Republic
and president Of the Board of Civil
Service Commissioners.
Acting under orders of Commander
Abraham Hart, Of the Department OF
the ] = 'mac. the various organizations
selected 10 participate in the Arlington
services assembled at Pennsylvania
Avenue md Fifteenth Street, and form
ed in line Of parade for the march to
the terminus Of the electric car line.
where special cars conveyed the mem
bers to the cemetery.
General Estes in Charge.
The services were in charge of Gen.
L c.. Estes, officer Of the day, and
Lucius D. Alden. officer Of the guard,
ably aided by a corps of assistants
nearly all OF whom have performed the
same duty upon many similar coca
sions. and whose devotion to their dead
cCmrades and friends will lead them tc
Arlington each recurring Memorial Dan
until they themselves shall be gathered
TO sleep beside those whom they today
remembered and honored.
While the organizations were as
sCmbled N front of the historic man.
SION the ceremonies We're begun by the
hrlng Of the national salute by a bat.
terry Of field artillery from Fort NIyer
Following the salute the program OF
exercises was continued with music by
The Fifteenth United States Cavalry
l,and, Charles Burger. bandrna ster. and
the Memorial Day choir. led by Com
rade George ii. Littlebridge director
Thereafter, headed by the band. tn,
procession moved to the Tomb Of tn,
Unknown Dead. and as the veterans
anu others gathered around the nam
moth SMART erected as a memorial Z
those nameless heroes who fell whel
the fight was hottest, a committee es
pecially appointed for the purpose plac
ed upon the huge block of granite
beautiful wreath, and covered its bas
end top with a profusiOn of sWee
scented flowers
An Imposing Ceremony.
No function performed today IN mem
DRY Of the department was more i'm
pressive, although It was. perhaps. tn
saddest. than the decoration Of that i'm
posing block which stands as a tribut
TO those, numbering thousands. who fel
. and left not a trace behind them. lef
nothing but the glory OF their deeds, an,
whose names are enrolled upon no earth
J. scroll. Sadly, but lovingly was thi
ceremony enacted, and tears glistene
in many an eve dimmed with age, a
those who looked upon the scene though
OF the sorrow wrought in hundreds o
hearts 20 which no tidings ever came o
those who left home in the prime o
Bfe and the fullness Of health, and VIII
not only returned not. but who died, ant
dying left no clue behind them where
by their Identity could be established
There. on the brow Of the hill over
looking the peaceful river, from Whenc
the fleets Ct iron have fed" stands tn
imperishable monument reared to thei
memory, ana sOrrowfully these hvin
veterans and friends turned away iron
Il to bestow their tokens OF affection an,
esteem upon the green mounds where II
those more fortunate in death, but n
more gIorified in memory, those who's
names are known and likewise honor
ed
The committee having in charge tn
decoration Of tire Tomb OF the unknown
Dead consisted Of the following:
Ida L Chase, chairman: Albertine s
Odell Emma T. HOlbrOok. MarRare
Armor Lillian Norton. L. Louise Reany
Mrs II Wyman. Ada Weiss Ida BOgi
Roe. Mary Whitley. Harriet Z. Haw
ley. Catharine Scheel.
In the Amphitheater.
Leaving the tomb the mourners FRO
ceeded 10 the spacious amphitheatel
where the oratoricaI and musical part
OF the days program were carried out
There besides the veterans Of the Gran
Army were assembled the Spanish Wa
Veterans. the Sons OF Veterans. tn
Daughters OF Veterans. the Woman
Relief Corps. the ladies' OF the Gram
Army Of the Republic. the Legion 0
Loyal Women. the Ladies' Auxiliary u
the Union Veterans Union. the Ladies
Auxiliary o. the Union Veteran lie
gion. and kindred organizations, an
hundreds OF friends Of the departe
ones.
At the amphitheater, Assembly wa
sounded by Wnford Gaudet. chief tr,Im
peter OF the Fifteenth United State
Cavalry following which the band play
Cd Dear Old COmrade" and Nearer
ny God 10 Thee " the choir and ia
latter song. order was called by Com
mander Hart. after which the Memoria
Choir sang our Flag Is There"
cFtayer was offered by the Rev. Abran
Simon. following which the choir sam
the Memorial flynn" The orders o
me DAY were read by Asst. Adjt. Gen
Gilbert n. Hustled The cavalry bant
Played Lead Kindly Light an,
commander y. n. Brooks read the Hon
,5eorBe ~ brakes poem Unto Ihes
Dead- Il Cannot Forget" was ren
oeTed by the band, and President Lin
coin s famous Gettysburg speech wa
repeated by J. Barton Miller Conrad
!AltleDIluge rendered n tenor solo, Day
break at ApDomattox.
commander Hart then introduced al
the orator Of the day Cen John q
BACK, commander-in-chief Of the Gran,
Army OF the Republic and president a
the civil Service Commission. Gen
eral Blacks Grafton will be found else
where IN The Times
Following General Blacks address tn,
memorial choir sang I'VE Cannot Trac,
the Way, and Miss Catharine n