The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
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Of which the Henry Wilson Post, G. A.
I r, had charge. and where Rev. Carl
Doney delivered the Grafton.
The celebration at the battle-ground
+ Cemetery was especially interesting and
/ inspiring. as attention was drawn TO the
I part which the soldiers. boys. and citizens
Of the District played there in the de-
/ fense OF the Capital from the raid Of
Gen. Early. and it was pointed out that
/ the martyred Lincoln had stood within
| the inclosure OF the park to watch the
/ turning Of the fight which saved Wash
/ InEton from the attack Of the enemy.
/ In Congressional Cemetery. at Glen
I wood. Prospect Hill. St Mary's. and
Mount Ollvet were sections Of the memo
/ rial which washington annually pays 70
/ the heroes Of past wars. In Holy Rood
and at Oak Hnl other thrOngs gathered
/ for like purpose. as other assemblies
were also sounded at St EliZabeth's and
Harmony cemeteries. In all was the
I same inspiring thought, the same tender
minIstration to the memory Of the dead.
and the same generous acknowledgment
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peaceful nation.
What the living can do. mindful Of the
/ debt which it owes TO those who toiled
and fought on the battlesfelds of the ma
/ ton and which it can never repay. was
done without stint in Washington yester-
/ day. as an EXPIRE ression Of its patriotic sen
tlment and as an example to the whole
/ country
/ Interest Ccnters in Washington.
/ Moreover. the observance Of the day is
/ but an example of that Of the whole na-
/ ton laying aside its labors, turning Off
| the valve of steam. stopping the din of
| commerce, siIencing the wheels Of traffic.
and turning to the simple duty of rever-
/ oncing the deeds Of the soldier and the
principles for which ne barred his breast
/ in the firing line, and strewing the bloom
/ of spring over the swarded mounds OF an
/ increasing host Of men who have an
swered the last roll call and are peace
/ fully sleeping until the last awakening.
/ In an important sense, keeping alive this
/ custom rests upon the people Of the Capt.
/ tai and nobly generously. and sporIa-
/ neoUsly they respond TO the privilege with
/ each recurring Memorial Day.
/ While the imposing shaft of marble
points 70 the sunny skies among the
/ spires and architectural grandeur of
/ Washington. its citizens and residents
viii never forget the terrible days when
/ Lincoln and his advisers struggled with
! the mighty task of pacifying revolt in
! the States and bringing order out OF
/ the chaos OF a dismembered republic
/ Yesterday. as a other times. Washington
was the pivotal center of Memorial Day
Memorial Day Parade.
Antecedent to the exercises at Arling-
! ton was the parade in the city, In which
/ soldiers Of the army. the National Guard
/ the Spanish war survivors. and the rem
nant of the civil war participated The
/ younger military bodies were the escort
to the vanishing legion Of honor" which
with enfeebled steps, but with hearts ever
/ youthful. marched up Pennsylvania avenue
in review, past the White House. in prepa-
ration for their pathetic duty to the COM
rades who have gone before. Six Grand
Army posts held the place Of honor In the
| procession. Ii was a band Of men, rugged
I in age, halting and feeble in its step to
! the martial airs Of the land, but resolute
/ in purpose and seemingly fired by the
memory of many battlefield on which
/ they faced the foe The appearance OF
/ the grizzled throng caused the unbidden
/ tear 20 start from the eye OF the be-
holder as he recalled their former heroic
marches and remembered that this was
/ but a surviving handful of the mighty
/ multitude which passed over the same
! ground in the last review of the Federal
/ troops at the close Of the war one Of the
/ proudest days which Washington ever
knew.
The veterans who followed the flag yes
terday were white-haired. bent with age
and apparently had some difficulty in
keeping to the rhythm Of the marching