The Washington times., 1906-05-30
COVER MOUNDS OF GREEN

tions went 10 Arlington in special cars
There they found over twenty wagor
loads OF flowers awaiting them and Will
these the graves we're strewn. The 2O.O0
dead in the great cemetery were all re
membered. Upon each humble noun,
we're laid the coicrs for which the occu
pant of that last resting place hae
given his life. The flowers fragrant ant
gayly colored. stripped the ceemtery o.
It's accustomed air of gloom and sad.
ness and transformed il into a sbrin,
for holy memories.
The firing of the salute called the nul
utude to attention. The procession. un-
der the command OF Department Com.
mander b. p. Entrikin, had halted at tn,
maSsion and waited there while the
guns paid their thunderous tribute 10 de-
parted valor.
As the echoes OF the last gun died
away the march was taken ND again
Again there was a halt in the process
Slon. this time at the Tomb of the Tn
known. where rest the remains Of more
than 100 unidentified soldiers OF the
Federai armies. There were special
ceremonies. \ special committee deco
rated the great mausOIeum with flowers.
and as this work was being done the
Marine Band played dirge-
Committee on Decorations.
The committee on decorations at the
Tomb Of the Unknown consisted Of Mrs.
Nina NJ. Calhoun, department president
Womaps Relief Corps. chairman; Mrs.
Margaret Knapp president of the Le-
gion ot Loyal Women; Mrs. Alice Bur
CESS. president Grant Circle. Ladies of
the C. a. r.; Mrs. J. NJ Levitt. presi-
dent Mckinley Circle, Ladies of the G.
A r.: Mrs. Mary Litz-Parker, president
Lincoln Circle, Ladies of the c. A r.
frG
Spencer MGssey Tent Daughters of Vet
Grams, Mrs. Mabei f. Gates. president
auxiliary TO Cushing Camp. Sons of Vet
Grams; Mrs. Sarah s. Poynton. president
WadswOr:h Command. auxiliary TO the
Union Veterans Union; Mrs. John r
Galloway. president Auxiliary Spanish
War Veterans Mrs. Belle john
son. president Lineal Society Spanish
War Veterans, Mrs. Ella s. Knight.
president Ladies' Auxiliary to the Union
brook, Mrs Emma '. Webster, Mrs
Emma Hayward. Mrs. Kittie r. Mon
tague. Mrs. Hazleton. Mrs. Lizzie w
Calve-. Mrs Mary r. Mckenna. Mrs.
Julia Mason Layton. Mrs. Francis Cal
vert. and Miss Lille Dunham-
From this point the procession moved
70 the amphitheater. where the principal
exercises OF the day took place
In the Amphitheater
great crowd had assembled in the
amphitheater Of Arlington. when the
Assembly" sounded by a buEler of the
Marine Band. announced to the waiting
thousands that me exercises were about
TO begin. The crowd overaowed the
nmphthester and extended far out over
the surrounding hills.
The music OF the Marine Band and
the Takoma chorus united with the dis
tinguished company present at the cere-
monies and the regulations for eloquent
speaking of the orators of the occasion.
served 10 draw many persons TO the Gem
etery. The band played Unto Thee, the
God Of our Fathers" and the chorus,
with the band accompanying. sang
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee"
r The assembly was called TO order by
Department Commander B. 2. Entrikin,
Grand Army of the Republic. and the
invocation was delivered by the de
partment chaplain. G. W. Gallagher.
The patriotic song. "Oh Columbia. Our
band, was rendered by the chorus, and
Edward Webster. assistant adjutant
general. read the orders for the day. The
poem. Lights Out. There's Taps at
Arlington" was read by Capt. j. Pen
rose Smith. of the Spanish War Nete-
rams. President Lincoln's Gettysburg
address was read by f. r. Campbell,
past cOmmander-in-chief. Sons OF Vet
erans. A soprano solo. The Rest Of
the Brave" was sung by Miss Laura
Collision.
Representative B. P. Bi;dsalPs Address.
Representative B. P. Birdsall, of Iowa.
delivered a stirring and pItri tic address.
He spoke in part as follows:
Separated by more than eighty years.
but logically connected, two events
stand out like beacon lights in our ma
tional history. The first. the DeClara-
ton Of independence. the second. the
Proclamation of Emancipation. In the
interim, the struggle with the greatest
incubus that ever rested on any people
African slavery Throughout this LONG
night the Republic struggled with its
conscience. but moral revolutions.
though slow. come at last, and mighty
changes are only worked out through
great loss Of blood and treasure as if
TO teach mankind that there are rights
which States. as well as individuals.
must keep or they shall suffer wrongs
Beneath all forms and speciosities rests
the eternal principle OF Justice the ever
lasting. unChanging viii of God TO give
each man his right.
Our Government was nurtured in
revolution, II was cleansed and purified
by the same process, and now after 100
wears stands forth the brightest and
best example Of self-gOVeTnment the
world mas ever known. Its progress
and stability have refuted the sneers
Of the first Napoleon. and completely
answered the indictment of Lord Mac
aulay, who predicted that the Union
was but a rope OF sand thai would dis
solve at the first appearance of internal
dissension- Thrice within our history
has its legally constituted head been
stricken at the hand Of the assassin.
three foreign wars have tried the mettle
OF our manhood. and the civil war OF
Whlch YOU are the living representa-
uves. for five years wasted our means