Evening star., 1909-05-31
PAYHONORT T0MEMORY
Living Utter Tributes to Dead
of Washington.
SERVICES ON THE SABBATH
Churches and Cemeteries Scenes of
the Exercises.
REFERENCE TO THE SOLDIERS
Sermon on Patriotism and Spiritual
Lessons Learned From the Battle
field of Gettysburg.
SERVICES ON THE SABBATH
TO THE SOLDIERS

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valor of the departed American soldiers
of several wars were held generally in
the churches and at the cemeteries in and
around Washington yesterday. Members
of the different congregations and the
public seemed to vie with one another in
doing honor to the nations dead.
The principal memorial services were
held at Mount Olivet cemetery, at the
Episcopal Cathedral at Mount st. Alban's
and at the Eastern Presbyterian Church:
but there was hardly a church or chapel
in the city where some reference was not
made to the soldiers who lost their lives
on American battlefields.
At Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The services at Mount Olivet were
under the auspices of the Irish-American
Society of Washington. During the
afternoon about forty graves were deco
rated with flowers and the American and
Irish flags. Special tribute in the pro-
fusion of floral decorations was paid to
the memory of Rev. Father Stafford, Rev.
Father Mcclure and Rev. Father Boyle.
Other 1rish-Americans remembered were
Col. p. j. Downing, Maj. Dennis Down
ing. Michael Cavanaugh. Thomas Walsh,
Daniel Grady and Daniel BroSnan
The male choir of the Holy Name
Church opened the services with. Nearer,
My God to Thee" and a cornet solo by
Master Myers. p. ]. Haltigan and p. T.
Moran, national directors of the A. o. H.,
made addresses. The principal speaker
was Representative James NJ. Graham of
Illinois, who emphasized the part that
has been taken by the Irish-Americans
in the history of the country.
Spalding Council, No. Alt, knights of
Columbus, by committee, decorated graves
of deceased members in Mount Olivet
cemetery yesterday. The committee con-
sisted of G. +. McAvoy, Peter ]. Feisn-
ger, f. S. McAuliffe and F. j. Creamer.
Around the Peace Cross.
Around the Peace Cross in the Cathe-
dral lose of Mount ST. Alban about
Loo persons participated in the memorial
services yesterday under the auspices of
the Episcopal Church. The cathedral
choir of boys and men marched to the
cross. singing Onward, Christian Sol
diers," and followed by members of the
G. A. r., the Womans Relief Corps, the
United Spanish War Veterans, the Con-
federate Veterans, the Army and Navy
Union. the Sons of Veterans, the Loyal
Legion and members of the National
Guard of the District.
Chaplain II. A. Brown of the Engineer
Corps, L. S. A. stationed at Washington
barracks, delivered a sermon in which he
declared that it was felicitous coinci-
dence that Decoration day fell on a Whit
sunday. The services were conducted by
Rev. G. c. f. Bratenahl, assisted by Rev.
Clement Brown. The vested choir was
assisted by a section of the United States
Marine Band.
Annual Sermon to G. A. r.
Rev. Charles L. Nebel preached the
annual sermon to the Department of the
Potomac. q. A. r.. last evening In East
ern Presbyterian Church. Each G.. A. r.
post of the District, the United Spanish
War Veterans, the Woman's Relief
Corps and other patriotic organizations
were represented in the congregation. An
original poem, composed for the occasion
entitled I'VE Miss Them So.' was read
by the author, DIR. Thomas Calver. Col
E. II. Holbrook, department commander,
G. \. r., made a short address, thanking
the pastor and congregation, and Rev. j.
d. Bloodgood. department chaplain. pro-
nounced the benediction.
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn, pastor of Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, preached
a special Memorial day sermon on the
theme The Price That Was Paid" THE
Living-Dead Memorial Day was the sub
ject of the sermon of Rev. f. B. Hatcher
of Baltimore at the services in Grace
Baptist Church yesterday.
Lessons From Gettysburg Battlefield.
Rev. John Reid Shannon preached on
Learned From the Battlefield Of Gettys-
burg. the Pivotal Battle of Our Civil
War" at. the evening services of the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
At Bethany Chapel Rev. Zed H. Conn
selected as the theme for his sermon
last night THE Psychology of Memorial
Day He spoke of the day as the ma
tional pause, which is a mighty stimulus to
patriotism for young and old" Impress
Slye memorial services hold la CT
evening in ST. Marks Lutheran Church
in honor of the departed veterans who
were members of the church. The SER
mon was preached by the pastor, Rev j.
Luther Frantz. Features of the program
were a solo by Miss Florence Noack and
a violin solo by Frank II. Howard.
Pays Tribute to Soldiers.
At Waugh NJ. Z. Church Rev. A. II.
Thompson. the new pastor, spoke on THE
Vicarious Element in Our National Life"
paying tribute to the men whoAgave their
lives for the protection and preservation
of the Union. Delegations from George
III. Thomas Post, No. Is; Farragut Post,
No. 10. G. A. r.; the Ladies' Relief Corps,
No .. and Company G.. Boys Brigade,
were guests of the church. The cadets
joined with the grayhaired veterans and
the women of the Relief Corps in the
commemorative exercises.
Rev. DIR. Charles l.. Pate pastor made
a stirring patriotic address at the even
ing services in Dumbarton Avenue M E
Church Georgetown.
Memorial exercises in honor of the coll
ored members of the @. A. r. were held
last evening in Cosmopolitan Temple Bap-
tist Church. Rev. Simon F. w. Drew
pastor of the church, preached on Patriot
ism and Religion Prof. w. III. Ferris
a graduate of Harvard University, spoke
on Lncoln's Gettysburg address Mrs
Laura Queen made an address, saying the
future of the negro race rests with its
women and their management of the
home.
Services in Asbury Church.
Memorial services were conducted last
night at Asbury A. NJ Z. Church under
the auspices o. Frederick Douglass Post
G.. A. =.
The National cemetery Arlington. was
yesterday the mecca of thousands of
widows, mothers, children friends and
comrades of the veterans who lie there
All through the day cars, carriages and
automobiles carried crowds of visitors to
the cemetery. The rooms and halls of the
Lee mansion were crowded with visitors
from morning until evening.
Every grave in the cemetery was
marked yesterday by a small American
flag Late in the afternoon a military
funeral with a detail of cavalry and ar
tillery from Fort Myer added to the i'm
pressiveness of the scene.
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