Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
MEMORY OF THE DEAD
Services Today by District Or
CARNATIONS of Soldiers.
OBSERVANCE OF CUSTOM
Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish
War Veterans and Others.
BOAT LADEN WITH FLOWERS
Offering to Those Buried at Sea to
Be Launched at Hampton
Roads.

soldier societies Of the District to assemble
In churches and halls and hold divine serv-
Ices In tribute to the soldiers of the res
public who gave UP their lives for theiR
country and their flag. Today will be
no exception to the rule, and venerable
members OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. of the Union Veteran Legion, and
Of the United Spanish War Veterans, the
Army and Navy Union and other organi-
| cations have completed arrangements for
memorial services in remembrance of the
"unreturning heroes"
In this connection Department Command.
er Newton Ferree of the G. A r. an
nounces that Corporal James Tanner, past
commander in chief of the organization.
will be the Memorial day orator at Arling-
ton, and that Col. John Tweedale will re-
cite Bret Harte's poem. "Reveille."
In former years the Department of the
Potomac, @. A. R., has launched from the
river front a flower boat laden with q
cargo of fragrant flowers destined to take
voyage down the Potomac to the sea In
memory of the soldiers and sailors who
are buried in the unmeasured depths be-
meath the waters This year II Is proposed
roads, near where the United States ships
Congress and Cumberland were sunk with
their crews in the terrific. conflict with the
Confederate ironclad Merrimac.
1t was stated by Mr.. Stephen r. Whit
ney, who is taking a deep interest In the
project. that the G.: A. r. cannot scatter
flowers over the sailor dead because they
are buried in the Vastly deep. Yet" he
added, 1--WE can send our tribute to- the
Atlantics deepest waters and leave 1t
Sunday Services.
The Memorial Sunday services will be-
gin with the open-air exercises in the
cathedral grounds, at the intersection OF
Massachusetts, and Wisconsin avenues, be-
yond Georgetown, beginning at o'clock
this afternoon. Right Rev. Henry Y. Sat-
terlee bishop of Washington, Will preside
and the principal address will be by Chap
Of ta'n the m Rough oT Riders. "A section Of the
Marine Band and vested choir will rem
der selections of music. The members OF
| all soldier organizations and patriotic 30.
the District National Guard have been Inc
vited to be present in uniform.
The services of the G. A. r. will be held
at the First Congregational Church, 10th
and G streets, beginning at o'clock. Conn
mander Ferree has invited all other soldier
bodies to participate, and requests that
dress will be by Rev. DR.. Woodrow. and
there will be program OF appropriate
| music. The ladies Of the w. r. G. and
the ladies of the G. A. r. and similar as
| sociations will attend.
The memorial services under the auspices
| Of the Department of the District of Co
lumbia. United Spanish War Veterans,
| 10th street, beginning at o'clock this
evening The i patriotic associations OF
| Washington are invited to attend the serv-
j -. y.
| commander Of the Spanish War Veterans,
| will be the presiding officer. and Capt.
Henry Foster, chairman of the committee
| Of arrangements. announces the following
Prayer by Chaplain H. A. Brown, United
States army, late of the Rough Riders;
calling Of the roll of honor by the several
camps; singing of America" by N. p.
Meyer and the audience; address, Rev.
Father O'Donohue; solo, N p Meyer;
pianist. Miss Sophia Tompkins; address.
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address. Rabbi Julius T. Loeb'. THE Star
Spangled Banner" N. P. Meyer; benedic-
ton. Rev. Father ODonohue.
An impressive and original feature OF
the program arranged by the committee
will be calling the roll of honor by camps.
In view Of the audience will be number
of lighted candles-one for each member OF
the organization who has passed away.
AS the camps are called the commanders
will arise and give the name and date OF
death of each member Of his organization
who has answered the last roll call. For
| each name so called, and after the re-
Spouse OF the commander, one of the lights
will be extinguished, until all disappear
and the hall is left in darkness. Then from
q hidden recess a bugler will sound taps"
Familiarity known in the army as lights
out-good-ntght."
Mrs Lizzie w. Calver District president
of the Spanish War Auxiliaries, and the
members OF that organization, and the
Lineal Society Of the Spanish War will be
present All veterans of the civil war and
of the war with Spain have been invited to
attend in uniform.
) Program Of the q. v. Z.
Col H H. Brewer, adjutant of Encamp-
ment No. Ill, Union Veteran Legion, an
nounces that the services of that organiza-
ton Of battle men, will be held this even-
ing at o'clock at the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church, corner of 4th and B
streets southeast. An impressive program
of events has been arranged, and all patri-
otto organizations have been invited to be
present. The members of Encampment III
will assemble at their hall, 314 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue southeast, and march in q body
to- the church. The address will be by
Rev. DIR. Albert Evans, and the music will
be under the direction of Mr.. B. Allen Ter.
rell. The presiding officer will be Col. ].
H. Hartley, commanding the encampment.
The Gen. Guy V. Henry Garrison of the
Army and Navy Union has arranged to
hold memorial services this evening in the
Second (coloreO Baptist Church, Sd street
between H and / streets, Rev. w. Bishop
Johnson, pastor. Commander Conray of the
garrison, will be the presiding officer. The
Henry Garrison is composed of colored
veterans, nearly all of whom served in the
regular army and participated in the war
with Spain, besides many fights with the
Indians on the western frontiers.
Memorial services will be held at the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane, and 1t is
said reference will be made to the soldier
dead of the nation by many of the pastors
of Washington in their sermons today and
tnlS evening.
Capt. William Peacock, commanding the
4th Immune Camp United Spanish War
Veterans, has, through his adtutant, Capt.
Homer j. Locking, issued the following
Memorial day order:
1.-THE camp will form with the Department
U. s. w. v. on 9Th street, right resting on
E street northwest, at $50 am, May 30.
1907, to participate in the parade and
Memorial day exercises at Arlington. All
comrades will wear uniform, with white
gloves; those not having uniform will wear
dark clothes. dark hat, and white gloves"
For Logan's Tomb.
Many persons are attracted by the dis
play in GUIDES window, on street, of the
beautiful floral offering to be placed on the
tomb of Gen. John A. Logan the coming
Memorial day.
This offering is the annual tribute Of
the Illinois Republican Association of the
District of Columbia, which has been regu-
larly maintained since the generals death
in 1886. The designs vary with each sue
ceeding year.
The present tribute is representation Of
the beautiful banner which was presented
to Gen. Logan by his admiring officers and
comrades during his campaign for the vice
Dresidancv in 1894 The four cOlOra reDres