The Washington herald., 1907-10-09

Passing in parade down Pennsylvania
avenue the main taorougbflre Of the Ma
TONS Capital listening TO addresses OF
welcome, Inspecting the White House and
its grounds, and ending after night had
fallen, with services in memory Of mem
blrs who have died dgring the year, the
delegates 10 the thiry-dfth annual con
ventioa Of The International Association
OF Fire Engineers found much I'm the
days work But il was good days work.
and when IL had an been ended, the last
word spoken ID commemorluon of com
rades Who nave gone before. The MEM
bcrs rested content that it had been well
spent
some StraSElers Drop In.
Most of the delegates arrived before
the parade formed in the morning.
few stragglcrs from far-0m cities found
their way 10 headquarters late in the
afternoon, so that Secretary NlcFau was
sul busy making our the necessary pa
peTs when the other duties OF the day
had beea finished.
silently the delegates filed into the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church last
night 20 attend the services for their dead
comrades. The old church. which Abra-
ham Lincoln who. one Of the speakers
declared was also q server of men. used
e. attend seemed a fitting place for this
last recognition OF the deeds of brave
men.
Services "a the Church.
The decorations were few and simple as
bcducd The occasion. The pulpit, draped
win an American flag. and the walls back
Of it similarly covered. presented strong
contrast 70 the green of the palms that
clustered about the front of the cdidce
While the organ pealeG out I'm solemn
strains the crowd slowly took seats and
listened TO "a few words from Dr. wal
lace Radcliffe pastor Of the church. pr.
Eldc-5da, reading from the gospel by
Matthew and also from the Revelations.
drew The picture of tEe New Jerusalem.
After an anthem was rendered by the
choir Rev. Nelson Poe Cary. Of Connect
cur, spoke. telling why he esteemed these
services OF such significance. Rev. mr..
Cary said that he does not like to hear
burufna h1#7fr.rs So --,,-i- ~. ga
20 know that some rar has dom fIrs.-
simple duties. wen ana faithfully. He
said that hc who serves in life, quietly
ana . without snow. bur each day doing the
H 't 'tla5 oeIoIe h'm Is The
tol- handcI ComDlimented.
The following communication. signed DIV
Jesse h. Wilson. president OF the Lincoln
National Bank. suggesting thar in m.
selection ai the future board of directors
special attention should be given to hav-
--E "a l-.i'- ol the District represented.
,1T-s neyt rTri,. ,.,. '- -'i.-i'l q l'--s'
Of the mon ygh, han. 5..r go ~ l-.
meeting of tic association Orr.r eti.rs
who spoke were Henry Le Noin. of Grand
RAPIDS Nieh.' N. S. Humphrey. of Pitts
Dtrsi tA-SH.eI d. T. Benedict, Of New
arm n. j.; Fillmore Tyson. of Louisville;
-. ''-l' ,''e marshal OF the Penn
rs ~ -, ~ Tsl- ...--,- '-l1, nom
John a. Mullen. of Boston
Service tbe rp5 og MN
Tn tba la-t ,Ir-... 30 49,.
Radcliffe rord of rho .-,r,-,.--
far mann, ,...~s Co. 49,. ~ '''l7 p,
r. -,t,.f,,,- - -. ''-''
arvq-bsre T. 80 ~. 90. .-'.''s anu
would alvsls ,rrT,, A. - nv. " L.lI'
men fmnd This r-ort,. TT. u.s.,
pass away" Dr. FaJslffa eaii t5st s go
ice was the end of man. re comra-sJ
the fremen in their simple method Of
serving others, 10 Abraham Lincoln. who
50 quietly, yet SO nobly. served mankind.
Names Of tbc ne,5
list If +to..
- "''se hohoF THESE
'l1s were ieII Is as follows; James
", Housh'HSoh, or East Orange, \. j.;
John ). Jones. Of Westport, Conn; W. q
Fuller, of Richmond. Va: IL a. ATrOuade
of Chattanooga. Tenn: @. G. gTa-ianrofg
of Charleston = O.. w.
T,cl-sor No OIL - vi
r7s,sf,,I 80 - r,' o'--- i'- ,lIlial' ATe
rarsa,, Cf.,. n '''''' i''''I' o"U' aI
Invention freiIminaries.
The first day OF the thirty-fftb con-
vGntiOn began with the parade Of dele
gates from HEADQUARTERS to tho ,o,,..,,
ton han m III o,cIo-r- ,.,,+,.,7-.-- -
win 90 60, -'' ''-o' ~
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