The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-30

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At Soldiers Home.
At the Soldiers Home. the veterans
Of the home together with their escort
OF Spanish war veterans, friends and
visitors. marched 10 the National Gene
terry at the home where memorial eX-
ereises opened at 9;45 with the sounding
OF tia assembly.
Rev. Carl G. Doney, Pm. D., was
the orator Of the day. SObs. choruses,
and recitations. including Lincoln's Get
tysburg address. he'll: the close atten-
lion of the large gait .eltng.
At St Elizabeth's Cemetery, the vet
Grams of John A Logan Post, assisted
by the Lincoln Camp, Sons Of veterans,
and the Victory Tent, Junior Order
Rechabites, decorated the graves of
Commander A. B. Frisbie. of Logan
Post, was i'm charge OF the exercises,
and prepared a program that eNtolieo
the virtues o. the dead. Private James
NJ Dalzell, orator OF the day. pald
a loving tribute TO the memory of his
comrades, and especially TO Lincoln
Commander Frisbie. in opening the
exercises, explained the causes or tne
memorial to the dead. BY means OF the
Grand Army. organized thirty-nine years
ago. he said. the principles Tor wnlch
thousands OF lives were sacrificed dur
ing the civil war are kept alive. lie
asked all present to do their whole duty
as citizens and keep in mind the mem
Dries of the past. so that the nations OF
the earth may learn that the people are
the only rightful rulers of nations.
battle-ground Services.
At Battle Ground National Cemetery
a patriotic program was carried out
starting at 2:3O o'clock. An address by
Judge Ashley NJ. Gould and an grafton
by former Senator John n. ThurstOn
were the chief features of the exercises.
Following the firing OF a salute and the
decorating Of the graves, taps were
sounded by a bugler from the Soldiers
Home.
Charles Sumner Post. No. 9. G. A. r..
commanded by r D. Goodman, visited
Harmony Cemetery shortly before noon
and carried out a memorial program.
At sunrise a committee from the post
visited the cemetery and Tagged he
graves Judge E NJ hewlett was the
orator of the day. and his remarks
were preceded by choruSes, -ecitauons,
and salute 70 the dead by firing
squad from Separate Battalion, D. G.
d. c., in charge Of Major Brooks.
Congressional Cemetery.
Congressional Cemetery held a large
gathering when the exercises opened
with the sounding of revelTe by the
United States Engineers band bugler.
Z. II. HoIbrook, Junior vice depart
4lltllA GOIuAlldAAGtAt was IN charge OF the
memorial service which consisted of So
los, Rotations, selections BY the band,
and an Grafton by Rev Z. NJ. Bristol,
u. y.
At Glenwood, Prospect Hill. St. Mary's,
Mt Olivet, and Oak Hill cemeteries, the
known and unknown dead were remem-
bered. by the members Of the different
posts, who. together with their relatives,
friends, and the auxiliary societies,
gathered in large numbers and placed
flowers on the graves. Special programs
commemorative the occasion were car
rled out In each Of the cemeteries, ora
o tons extolling the virtues of the dead
being delivered by well-known speakers.
The work of remembering the dead
IL the different cemeteries was thor
oughly done, and the attention paid 10
the ceremonies showed that the people
attended not through curiosity but with
love and respect.
Holy Rood and Oak Hill.
George U. Norris Post. No. 10. G.. A.
r., Of Georgetown. officiated at the
decorating Of the graves Of the soldier
and sailor dead in Holy Rood and Oak
Hill Cemeteries this morning. Owing 10
the age of many Of the members Of
Morris Post. there was only a short
parade. the formation Of which was at
Holy Rood. and termination at Oak Hin
Cemetery, at Thirtieth and r streets
northwest The Home Industrial School
Bdnu 1uTnlSnCQ music Tor the services,
and led the procession between the two
cemeteries. The exercises were d.
rected by Walter B. Sebastian. COM
mander of Morris Post. while the graves
were decorated by a committee Of ladies
B. from the Relief Corps. This year there
was no Grafton at either cemetery, the
program having been arranged so that
IL would end in ample time for the vet
Grams 20 attend the services at the Ar
lington National Cemetery. The exer-
cises at Holy Rood began at $3.50.
Anchor of the Maine.
Tho anchor of the Maine came in for
a touching remembrance. Members Of
Admiral Schley. naval command. Span
fish War Veterans, placed a wreath Of
flowers upon the relic, which stands as
a monument in Arlington Cemetery to
those who lost their lives when ,nat
vessel was blown up in Havana harbor.
Fresh flowers were found today on
the graves of Captain CaprOn, L. S. A.
They were placed by the members Of
Capt. Allyn Capron Post, No. II.
American Veterans OF Foreign Service
who came from Philadelphia for the
purpose The veterans were accom-
panied TO the graves by Mrs Allyn X.
CaprOn. who was presented with a badge
Of the society.
All Government business was sus-
pended for the day. Flags were flying
at half staff on the public buildings.
and all the statues Of civil war heroes
about town were tastefully decorated
with the national cOlors and wreaths of
flowers.