Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-28


of the war of 1898 came from the farms,
the factories the cities, towns and viii
lagos at the call of the great martyred
President, William Mckinley and fought
in the great cause of humanity"
Rabbi Simon recited the Bible story of
Samson and the lion, and drew from 1t sew
eral pretty lessons of duty and patriot
ism. He said when force is directed to a
righteous cause there comes out of the
conflict the honey of success. This is the
age of the beehive, he said not of the
jungle
The memories of your boys and other
loved ones are now recalled We felt in
stinctively at the close of the war with
Spain that America had arisen in her
power, a reunited country, feared and re-
spected by all the world. "
In conclusion he spoke of the heroism of
peace But" he added, there men
who do not know anything about this class
of herosm 1t is among the drones, the
king bees and the queen bees that we are
getting our stngs When we cad of the
happenings of the past year we realize that
character is one thing and reputation is
another. There drones in the great
hive that are feeding parasitcally upon
the work of others. 1t lies with you SOL
diers that this country must be made as
sacred in the piping times of peace as 1t
was made so by you in the peril OF war
The story OF Samson and the lion is the
story of the worlds peril today
Men Devoted to Patriotism.
After a vocal rendition by Mr.. Harry
Mitchell, the next speaker, Rev. Father 7.
E. Michigan, was presented to the audi
ence. He said he always felt a certain
amount of awe and reverence when in the
presence of men devoted to the great cause
of patriotism, especially when such devo-
ton involves the sacrifice of home, family
and life The speaker described the young
men of the nation responding to the call for
volunteers in 1898 and said:
In this we have example of patriot
ism that is inspiring. 1t also seems to do
away with the idea of a great standing
army when we see citizens rally thus as
volunteers without the employment of force
or other means to get them into the ranks"
Father McGuigan paid high tribute to
the Spanish War Veterans and commended
them for forming the organization to keep
up the ties of comradeship.
when we consider he added, that this
society is formed from motives of absolute
devotion to country, you are to be all the
more honored. Your motive and sentiment
should be instiled into the minds of the
young Your talents and gifts should be
devoted to God, to country and to human
ity. The responsibilities of the nation de-
volVe upon as individuals and for the
welfare of the country We must feel that
our responsibility is personal. Such organ
izations the United Spanish War Vet
Grams tend to the promotion of great
causes. In honOring the soldier dead we
are honoring ourselves We must see to
1t that their blood has not been shed in
vain. We must endeavor to make our
selves worthy of the cause for which they
fought and died. There is a hope and a
longing that some sweet day may be
reunited with those who have gone before"
In conclusion Chaplain Pierce the
chairman, said he knew of no greater honor
that can come 20 an American than to be
buried in Arlir gton He urged all present
to take prompt steps May 80 to prevent
any persons from desecrating the holy oc
casion by unseemly conduct. He added:
Let us zealously guard the sacred places
where lie buried our soldier dead
Then followed the solo Beyond the
Gates by Prof. Lucius F. Randolph, jr.,
accompanied by Prof. Harry Howard and
the artillery trumpeter stepped forward
and sounded "taps'-lights oud; good night.