The National tribune., 1909-05-20

bly, allied, and the kinship between
them is illustrated in the worship and
instruction intertwined in these May
Day observances and ceremonies
This beautiful church at Lansdowne
was. completed and dedicated some
three or four years ago. 1t stands on
little knoll adjacent to a grove of fine
trees. The interior of the church is
especially pleasing. The ceiling is
arched and is painted a shaded light
blue to represent an early twilight, and
gemmed with white stars. Over all is
o filmy haze of white clouds, the whole
effect being particularly picasIng. Above
the pulpit, which is set in the bay
windowed end Of the church, is a great
Grand Army badge in stained glass,
with drapery of Flags in the same ma
terial. In the far end Of the church are
two arched windows of stained glass,
representing the badge of Dushane Post
and Dushane Woman's Relief Corps. A
fine pipe organ stands near the pulpit.
-he arrangements for May of this
year were very complete. The singing
was led by Prof. T. w. Ingles and the
organists Mrs. w. Scott Hull and Prof.
VIM. B. Meredith, while the band mu-
sic was in the competent hands of the
members of the Lansdowne organiZa-
| ton. The solo and chorus singing were
both very fine. This included solos by
aTS. -. d. hun, MIS- u "A. fkOtdu anu d
.luet by Mrs. VIM. Little and Miss Mol
| lie BouIter, and congregational singing
| of patriotic hymns. Col Robert Sum
| strom, Assistant Adjutant-General and
Past Department Commander, had the
program in charge.
Department Commander Col. Ben. F.
Taylor made brief patriotic address,
in which he introduced as master OF
| ceremonies Past Commander-in-Chief
John R. King. who ably presided over
| the meeting. The address of welcome.
accompanied by reading of Scripture.
| was given by J. B. De Hoff, pastor of
| the church. The Rev. ]. H. Hyatt, pas
tor OF Milton Avenue NJ. E. Church.
made an address full of enthusiasm and
patriotic fire.
| Reference was made to the fact that
a number of comrades who had fought
a good fight Cor Union and the Flag
from 81 to '65 were now missionaries
in Turkey, China and Japan. and that
four at least were in Turkey in peril OF
their lives
In response to a request by Past Com
mander-in-Chief King the audience rose
and were led in prayer by Rev. DIR.
Hyatt. in which he implored the inter-
vention of Divine power to aid and pro-
tect those who were still fighting for
the right in far-of heather lands.
Mrs. Isabel Worrell-Ball, member
of the National Executive Board of the
Woman's Relief Corps and Past Presi-
dent of the Department of the Poto-
mac, Washington, d. c., was presen,
by special request to recite the now
famous poem, your Flag and Ny
Flag" which was received, as were all
the other numbers, with tremendou:
enthusiasm. By request of Gen. King
Mrs. Ball prefaced the presentation OF
the poem by a few patriotic remarks
The morning exercises closed with the
doxology and benediction, by J. B. d.
Hoff. pastor of the church. One of TIL,
pleasing features of the morning was
the playing of the Morrell Park Band
all young men. The band met the De.
partment Commander and his staff a
the train, and these, with the invited
guests. were escorted to the church by
the band. Lunch was served I'm tho
church in the banquet hall at / o'clock
The afternoon was given over TO
campfire, which was held in the beauti
ful grove just back of the church. De
partment Commander Col. Taylor pre-
sided over the campfire, and presented
each of the speakers with patriots
touch and go which aroused tremen
S dous enthusiasm. The speaking an,
) singing all related to the years between
81 and '65, and was engaged in D
[ some 25 or so speakers and singers
} Mrs. Isabel Worrell-Ball, who is par
! ticularly interested in patriotic educa
: ton. gave the longest talk of the after
e noon, having been especially requeste
0 to speak on the birth and growth o
! the Flag. She illustrated her addres
4 with about SO of the colonial and spe
e ciai flags of the country, and was ten
{ dered rising vote of thanks by tn
$ enthusiastic audience at the close OF ne
n address.
If all the second Sabbath I'm May an
= niversaries are as patriotically pleasin
= as this fourth one was the educationa
e effect will be far-reaching and of ines
t timable value TO the people of that sec
t ton of Maryland.