Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
THOUSANDS ATTEND MORNING =
SERVICES AT3cENTRAL PARK

Tie soldiers monument and cannon
In Central park, fianked by trees
flowers and high buildings, formed the
shrine for the early day exercises OF
the Seventh regiment, national guard
of California, the United Spanish Vet
Grams, the signal corps, troop d and
Philippine veterans who at 8 o'clock
marched from the armory headed by
a squad of police who had all served
in the Spanish war
In hollow square the veterans sur
rounded the monument, which was
covered with floral gifts.
Rev. VIII A. Knighten from the
temp orary platform then asked a
blessing on this country, the president
and his advisers, the governors and
the soldiers.
District Attorney Capt. ]. D. Fred
ericks followed with the Grafton of the
day.
Capt. Fredericks called attention to
the fact that though the occasion par
took of the solemnity and tenderness
of a funeral the long years of slumber
of the fallen comrades has hallowed
them in memory and there We're no
new-made graves yawning. Wherever
American soldiers have died their
deeds have lived after and will con-
tinue to live.
1--WE are journeying toward a time
have solved the great riddle of crea-
ton" said Capt. .Fredericks. This
Journey Is not q summers outing, not
a holiday frolic, but is pilgrimage
for soldiers.
".Eulogize peace as we may the life
of man, aye the existence of every
thing animate or inanimate, and the
existence of nations is q contest, q
struggle, warfare.
Soldiar learns as no other man
learns the true meaning of the word
Man A soldier learns as mo other
has the opportunity to learn the worth
of his fellow man.
This nation never called for men in
vain when tempest threatened or war
clouds lowered.
To-day, with fair winds and clear
skies the nation Is calling for men,
calling as 1t never called before.
Never was time when the nation
needed the services of true, square,
manly men more than today.
Never was a time when good judg-
ment and square dealing toward all
men were more at a premium.
"Neyer was a time when more care
should be exercised in choosing our
captains and generals in this great
army of peace and of loyalty to our
leaders when chosen
"There Is a need now as never be-
fore for strong-hearted, level-headed
men and for the exercise of the great
est care in separating the mis-shapes
of the human family from the genuine
manhood of the nation.
1--WE need men who are strong
enough to retire some of the heretofore
potent factors in our political life with
out destroying their value and power
in promoting the prosperity of the
nation.
II care not what may be your pol
itics or policies of government. The
course of this government Is laid out
for it. Its policies and principles are
settled, sealed and cemented, many of
them by the blood of its patriots.
"This nations prov is turned toward
the great bright star in the east, the
Star of Bethlehem-this is Christian
nation-and 1t cannot easily be turned
from it's course.
$50 that matters of politics and poll
icies are not so important as the vital
matter of manhood, of ability, of hon.
esty of purpose.
And 1t is our patriotic duty above
all other things SO to attend to our
civic duties as to prevent the misfits
In life, the idle the vainglorious, the
selfish and self serving from obtain
ing positions where they can even
temporarily run the ship of state on
the rocks" 4.
Al the address had been concluded