Evening star., 1909-05-24
MONOCHROME PULP|TS
Memorial Day Services Held in
Many Churches.
VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE
Special Sermons Preached in Honor
of Dead Comrades.
SERVICES AT SOLDIERS HOME
Civil and Spanish War Survivors
Unite in Paying Tribute-Burn-
side Post Meeting.
SERVICES AT SOLDIERS HOME

| Memorial day is nearly here. and the
| sailor and soldier organizations to which
| the occasion means SO much are prepar-
| ing for the solemn ceremonies which
mark the day. Since the inception OF Dec
| Grafton day il has been the time-hon-
| ored custom to hold religious service on
| the Sunday preceding May 30 Yester-
day was no exception to the rule. and IN
several temples of worship the men who
bear the scars of war assembled to pay
homage to their comrades who have gone
| to the bivouac beyond.
Joint memorial services of Encamp-
ments No SO and III, Union Veteran
Legion, for the members who have died
during the past year, were held last
evening in the First Congregational
Church, corner OF 10th and streets
northwest A special musical service was
arranged by the choir and an address
delivered by the pastor. Rev. Samuel II.
Woodrow The records OF deceased COM
rades were read by Adjt w. J. weiss OF
Encampment No. 90 and Fred X. sparks
of No. III. A laurel wreath was placed
on a vacant draped chair for each de-
parted comrade by the lieutenant coionels,
and one on a vacant chair In honor OF
the patriotic women OF the war py MATS.
Ada Fl. Weiss Of Encampment NO. w.
by Col Henry Sanford of No. 50 and an
address was delivered by Col Ihomas
Shannon of No. III. and national COM
mander of the order
The deceased comrades OF NO W We're
Florence Donohue, Charles Boyd, James
F. Meline. Charles f. Boyd, Morris J
Foote, Thomas J. Walker, and of NO. III.
Otis A. Carpenter, Walter ]. Hines, John
Lapine, Marion j. Fisher.
The services were closed Dy the Sounu-
ing of taps by the bugler.
Services at Soldiers Home.
The veterans of the civil war and the
younger soldiers who fought against the
Spanish forces but eleven years ago
held joint memorial services yesterday.
At the United States Soldiers Home
Henry Wilson Post, No. II, G. A. r.,
and John Jacob Astor Camp. No. ., L. ).
w. ", held a combined memorial service
in Stanley Hall at ; o'clock in the after
noon. The members of both organizations
attended the services in a body. The
Army and Navy Union was represented
by A. c. Brocken of Roosevelt Garrison.
John j. Strain OF Barry Garrison and Will
liam A. Hickey of Porter Garrison.
Brown, chaplain Engineer Corps. United
States Army, and the calling of the rolls
of honor of those soldiers who had died
since last Memorial day were features OF
the occasion. Music was furnished by
the Soldiers Home Band. and the invo-
cation was pronounced by the Rev. II.
Allen Grif1th. chaplain of the home.
Miss Edna J. Sheehy, Mrs. Blanch
Muir Dalgleish, Miss Alice Sherrier,
Charles w. Moore and Herndon Morsell
The services were concluded by the
audience singing America" led by the
band.
Sermon by DR.. Macleod.
Lincoln Post, No 1, G. A. r., assisted
Corps, held services last evening at 8
John Marshall place. An address was de-
livered by the pastor. Rev. Donald c.
Macleod, DID. He praised the patriot
ism and valor Of the soldiers of the
civil war, and said that the war had
cemented the states into a union never
to be broken. The Battle Hymn of the
Republic and "Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" were rendered by the church
choir.
The records OF the members who had
died during the year we're read by s.
w. McElderry. adjutant of Lincoln Post.
and a committee from Lincoln Relief
Corps placed beautiful floral tributes
gregation sang America" The exer-
cises were opened by A. B. Chatfield
and were closed by taps" blown by F..
A. Reinohl.
The members and friends Of Burnside
Post attended memorial services at Nc
Kendree M. f.. Church. Massachusetts,
avenue between 9th and 10th streets. last
evening at o'clock. The Rev. r. L..
Wright the pastor. preached a special
sermon for the occasion from text taken
from Exodus: ''This day shall be unto
you for a memorial Tho Apollo Or.
chestra and the church choir rendered a
special program Of vocal and instrumental
music.
Red Men ut Service.
The Improved Order Of Red Men also
held memorial services last evening for
the members who have died in the last
year. The exercises took place at the
Congress Street Methodist Protestant
Church by the Improved Order OF Red
Men. Rev. e. D. Stone. pastor. delivered
the sermon.
Mr.. Stone said 1t was a great mistake
to imagine that death ended all. IF that
were true, we would be the most misera-
BILE of men,, he said. 1.-The world is COM
ing Eearer to the truth every day. Men
are beginning to see that the Christian
way Is the only way to live.
Mr.. Stone was followed by Otto H.
Fischer, great sachem of the District.
A quartet composed of Mrs. James
Crosson, Miss Mamie Wheatley. H. Clyde
Grimes and James Crosson sang.
A feature was fourteen lighted candles
placed above the pulpit in memory OF the
flowers. palms and ferns were massed
about the platform. At the close of the
services Mr.. Stone held q reception.