Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30

forts to preserve all the landmarks OF the
momentous day when rebellion reached Hs
highest tide and Its inselent waves were al
the very gates OF the national capital
so many and so tremendous were the
events OF the war, end % deeply engfossed
were all the actors In them. that they make
a bewiidering tumble to the readers OF has.
tory, but as time passes these events win
separate themselves with the decisive Incl
dents standing out in bold relief. Then the
momentous battle at this point, WIN tne
figure or the revered Lincoln mingling In
viii tower as one OF the great and strikins
events In our history, and this spot VIII
become one of the holy Meccas OF American
patriotism.
, Following the remarks of the chair
man came the reading OF Memorial day
orders by Col. Benz. F. Bingham. past oe-
partment commander, and the presenta-
ton of an original poem by DR.. Thomas
Calver.
Lincoin's Gettysburg address was then
read by Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball.
Continuity Of the Nation.
The address of Judge Calderhead was
mastery effort and was listened to with
| the deepest interest and received with
sympathetic applause throughout He said
In part:
The unity and the continuity of our
nation was so fixed In our minds and
hearts that we must preserve IT. me
moral spirit of our people held the lie OF
our fathers and mothers and Of their chill
dren bore constant witness to the duty Of
preserving the national life.
| We believed In the divine origin ana
foundation OF the nation. We believed IN
the divine purpose of our nation for ffb-
erty. The people of the whole land con-
stitute our nation! The whole people of
the whole land were our nation we couIo
not permit a part of the people to destroy
the nation. The whole land was the land
of the whole nation. The possession OF IL
was our historical life. Its boundaries
were ours. It's battlefieids, Its rivers,
lakes, mountains and plains Were ours
Its cities and lines of communication were
ours. All the institutions OF our civil ana
social life were ours In our own LAND.
THE national domain to It's remotest ooun-
dairy lines was ours. Every chapter or our
history was for the whole land and TOT
the whole nation. The Constitution was
for the whole land and for the whole ma
ton The authority of 1t was over all and
the protection of 1t was around all. We
held the land and the Constitution In Inc
faith that the land and the law was lot
all the people.
THE bounds of the land were written In
the shore lines of the ocean and written in
our hearts. The whole land was our pos
session and we could not allow our historic
cal domain TO be broken The nation dlo
not exist in political theories or in the doc
trine of statesmen. 1t existed In the his
tory and the faith and the purpose of the
people. and so we had supreme authority
over 1t. We could not permit the desruc-
ton Of the land nor disobedience TO our
national authority over It. We had our
Constitution with its declaration of our pur-
nose and we could not allow II to tail.
And we did not allow 1t to fail. We pre-
served the land, habitatfon of the people
for all generations-the family homestead
o. libertys nation.
In closing, Judge Calderhead paid RI
butte to the flag for which the dead in Bat
tleground cemetery and other national GEM
eteries had laid down their lives.
Membership of Committees
Those who assisted In making the battle
ground ceremonies a success were as fol-
lows:
Executive and finance committees-Louis
P. Shoemaker chairman; Wilton ]. Lam
bert, vice chairman; John G. Keene secre-
tary; B. H. Warner, Gen. Thomas NJ. Vim
cent, George Monteastle, Arthur Hendricks.
Nathan Bickford, Harrison Dingman, DR.
Charles V. Petteys, Hervey S. Knight, Col.
E.. B. Townsend, William Mex. Clayton,
Col. Charles NJ. Heaton, Judge Charles s.
Bundy, DR.. A. P Pardon, DR.. H. l.. e.
Johnson. Edgar NJ. Shaw, Hugh Harton,
John Cammack, Ben F. Leighton, Thomas
Blagdon, John B. Henderson, S. I. Cam
eron, Capt. T. c. Lacy, j. b. Kinnear,
Thomas C. Noyes, Col. Ben Holman. DR..
II. ]. Weber, William T. GUIDE, W. G.
PIatt. mayor of Takoma, Md; Judge Don
aid Mcpherson. Prof William Z. Nal
ley, Dr. Franklin I. Howe, Charles
&. Lancaster, Ben J. OdNlS, jacob
Xander, Col A. S. Perham. George Fields.
Joseph r. Freeman, John Cook. Charles
Brill, Col. George Truesdell, Blair Lee,
Enoch c. Moreland, William Ramsay Col
O. c.. Staples.
Reception conrnittee-W. " Cox, chair
man; Col R. G. Rutherford, vice chairman;
Zebina Moses, secretary; Admiral Geo. w.
Baird, U. s. N; Judge Job Barnard. DR..
Marcus Benjamin. Rev. C. E. Buck, w. NJ.
Clayton. ST. Emery Cox. Gen. H. s. Haw-
kins, U. S. A. B. T. Galloway. R. D. How
ell, W. L. F. King, H. S. Knight, Col, Chas.
Lyman. Fred D. Owen. Theo. w. Noyes.
Gen r M Vincent, u. s. A; E. w. Oyster.
w. C. Plat. Charles w. Ray, Maj. Henry
Romeyn, U. s. A.; c. P. Shoemaker. Gen.
w. Balloch Edward T. Bates, Gen. George
III. Harries. L. B. Burdett, j. II. Edwards.
w. M. Geddes, Mai w. P. Huxford. DIR. F.
t. Howe, Col G. G. Kniffen, J. b. Kinnear,
| Angus Lamond. John r. Mclean, Capt.
| John III. Moore, U. S. A.: A. G. Osborne.
Gen. John NJ Wilson, u. s. A; Capt. James
F. Oyster, Rev. E. w Powers. DR. Robert
Reyburn. Il. ID. Shaw, DR.. c. G. Stone, T. L.
| H. Wiltberger. w. p. Van Wtckle and Thos.
! p. Woodward.
| Col John McElroy chairman Grand Army
committee. in charge Committee on inyi-
| tations: DIR. Charles v Petteys chairman;
Capt. ], E. Heffner. vice chairman; Gen.
Charles +. Humphrey, u. S. A; Capt. Chas.
D. A. Loeffier. Mr.. William Loeb jr, Col.
| William FL. Crook, Gen. Geo. w. Balioch,
Gen. r. G. Dyrenforth. past commandment
chief. U. v. u: Gen. A. NJ. Legg. comman-
l
B. Mouiton. Col. II. D. Norton Maj. l.. P.
| Williams, Col. 8. Elliott Chamberlin. Gen I. s..
| Hopkins. Mrs. Rosa Wright Smith, daughter
9Th Corps: H. M. Gilman. J. b. Simmons.
]. N. Kline. j. ]. Balm. F. j. Foster, c. H.
/ Worden, ]. f. Winans. e. r. Campbell, III.
B. Bennett. Rev. W. q. Davenport, w. r.
| Goodman. William Hatton. J. H. Hendrix.
! Charles Lowell. I. e. Sewell. w. T. Spen-
Ger, B. F. Sparhawk Charles Sickles. DAN
ael Williams. associated survivors OF the eth
Army Corps.
/ Floral committee-Mrs. John G. Keene,
chairman: Mrs. Louis p. Shoemaker Mrs.
| A. ". Parsons. Mrs. George Fields. Mrs.
Lulu Keene, Miss Jennie Stone Mrs.
| Joseph BaItilis. Mrs. w. T.. NalIey. Mrs.
w. v. Cox, Miss Bessie Clayton. Mrs g. J.
Masters, Mrs. w. l.. F.. King, Mrs. w. r.
GUIDE, Mrs Sadie White, Mrs. George Il.
Wilson. Mrs. Yeatnaan, Mrs. Charles W.
Ray Mrs. @. c. Stone, Mrs. Harry B.
White Mrs. Galen Green.
Committee on stands and decorations
Lewis C. White. chairman; Capt. J. w.
Lewis vice chairman: Capt. Joel g. Finney.
Harry B. White, James Albert Thomas,
William R. Mackrille, e. L. Corwin.
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