The Washington times., 1906-05-30
THOMAS POST PAYS
HOMAGE TO DEAD
Impressive Services at Sew
eral Cemeteries.
CEREMONIES AT GLENWOOD
Representative Rodenberg of Illinois
Pays Tribute to Memory of
Those Gone Before.

The services at Glenwood, Prospect
Hill. Mt Olivet. and St. Marys Gene
teries, were held under direction of Com
mander Edward A. Keeler of George II.
Thomas Post. No. 15
The ceremonies commenced early this
morning when Senior Vice Commander
William Hawthorne, with details from
Post Is, Sons OF Veterans and Spanish
War Veterans, met at Northeast Temple.
Twelfth and II streets northeast. and
proceeded 10 Mt. Olivet Cemetery, and
after placing flowers on the graves as
sembled at Glenwood
There they were met in the chapel al
$50 by Post Is. the Relief Corps, and
other societies and their friends. and
the exercises in connection with the dec
Grafton of the graves commenced.
Representative Rodenberg.
Commander Keeler made the introduc-
tory remarks. and was followed with in
vocation by Chaplain w. II. Honn. Rep
resentative William a. Rodenberg. of
Illinois. made a patriotic address. pay
ing a glorious tribute TO the memory of
the dead soldiers. Charles s. Davis
read Liucoln's Gettysburg address. and
Adjutant Samuel Beight read the orders
for the day. A feature of the exercises s
George B. Fleming.
Commander Keeler's Address.
Commander Keller spoke as fol-
lows:
Romantic history tells us of Robert
Bruce. Scotland's king, whose fame and
glory were won at the battle Of Bannock-
burn, and how at the twilight of his life
he recalled his youthful vow to be bur
led in holy ground at Jerusalem. He en-
listed a few congenial spirits and set
forth on that last pilgrimage. but the
old king died on the journey. but just
before his death he commanded that his
heart be buried by the sepulcher at Je-
rusalem- His cOmps MONS opened the
kings breast. took therefrOm his heart
and placing it in a golden casket, set out
toward the Holy City.
The little guard met a large body of
SaracenS on the desert, and as they
looked death in the face. they made a
desperate charge. while the oldest knight
among them raised the golden casket
nigh above his head and flung IL far out
into the midst OF the enemy. shouting:
sons OF Scotland. follow the heart OF
Bruce And thus they followed the
heart Of their comrade to the death
And so today, we Of the remnant Of
the Grand Army VIII assemble on the
center as IN the old days. and witb our
Old Glory waving above our heads with
reNerenual mien follow the patriotic
hearts of our dear dead. even unto the
Holy City. where their tents are pitched
in the enhancing. restful. sunlight of
the eternal morning"
Music was furnished by a quartet and
lentihS Tonight" and other famous
old war hymns were sung The audience
joined in the singing Of Nearer. NV
God, 20 Thee. and also in the singing
OF America with which the exercises
closed.
Decorating the Graves.
Benediction was pronounced by Rev.
J. l. Brenizer. chaplain of the Sons of
Veterans, after which the members Of
the post paid silent homage to the mem
cry of their dead comrades by placing
wreaths and bouquets upon he graves
The committee on arrangements was
composed of Edward a. Keeler Harry
Walsh. H II. Honn Charles A. Sidman
and Charles s. Davis.