The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-30
CAPITAL TO HONOR
ITS DEAD HEROES
Decoration Day Will Be
Observed With Impress
SiVe Ceremonies.

The spirit OF another Decoration Day,
with its flowers, its awakened memories
and its tributes to an honored dead, is
over the Capital.
In advance of the formal observance
Of tomorrow as the day upon which the
graves OF war heroes are stTewn witt.
flowers. there were preliminary celebra-
lions today in Washington churches,
homes, and cemeteries, one Of the most
touching of them all being the setting
adrift of a f1ower-laden boat in the Pc
tomsc-in memory Of those who died al
sea.
Flowery Baptism
Tomorrow the graves in fourteen
Capital cemeteries, some of them of the
unknown, some of the known dead, viii
receive their baptism Of flowers, the
Decoration Day exercises for 1909 as
planned by the Grand Army Of the Re.
public. Department OF the Potomac, be.
ing the most elaborate and befttins
ever arranged
momoTy Of the nations lOng-dead heroes
were especially in evidence in many
Of Washington's churches this morning
To some of them worshipers brought
flowers to be used In decorating TO
Among the churches where memorial
themes were brought to the attention
of congregations today were:
Mt Pleasant Congregational. wher'
the pastor, the Rev. NJ. Ross Fish
burn. preached upon The Price Tha
was Paid" The Church OF Our Father
wheve a number of flowers were brough
to the Sunday school room; the Church
of the Covenant, the Rev. Charles
Wood. pastor; the Eastern Presbyterian
and Sixth Presbyterian churches. II
the former the Rev. c. L. Netbel preach
ed q Memorial Day sermon to the de
partmental posts: in the latter the Rev
| DR. Spooner preached on A Nation q
Rest"
Memorial Sermon.
At Grace Baptist Church the Rev. DR.
Z. B. Hatcher. OF Baltimore. will preacl
| this evening on THE Living Dead
Memorial Day. At St Mark Luth
eran Church Memorial Day services vii
be held this evening in memory Of al
dead members.
/ The Rev. Dr. John Reid Shannon vii
preach this evening at the Metropolital
Methodist Episcopal Church on "Patri
| otto and spiritual lessons learned upo
the battlefield OF Gettysburg. the great
est pivotal battle OF our civil war
A
/ held at Mt St Albans Cathedra
grounds at o'clock tihs afternoon.
number OF patriotic organizations W
| attend.
societies of the District Will decOrat
the graves OF Irish patriots buried !
Mt Oliyet Cemetery. A male chorus G
| twenty voices from the choir Of tn
Holy Name Church viii participate
Members of the Grand Army Of IA
| of
United Spanish War Veterans, Arm
and Navy Union, Union Veteran Union
Union Veteran Legion. Sons of Veteran
and Spanish War Veterans. and auXi
larry organizations will meet at s;3e t
morrow morning al c. A. r Hall fc
the formal observance Of Memorial Dal
As heretofore, the most imposing Ger,
monies viii take place at Arlingto
Cemetery, whence the veterans will z
after a parade, although fourteen cem'
teries in which the war heroes al
buried win be visited by loving thou
ands and oratory and song viii no
sway.
Exercises At Arlington.
The formal exercises at Arlington W
! be held in the amphitheater. Music "
be furnished by the Marine Band. al
{ there will be choral music by the Dun
barton Avenue Methodist Episcop
Church choir. Z. II. Holbrook, cor
mander Of the Department of the Pot
mac will preside. Samuel 3. Straits
: will read Lincoln's Gettysburg addres
, DIT. II. A. Johnson, senior vice d
3 partment commander, viii have char
of the ceremonies at the National Gem
: terry Soldiers Home. Representati
HoIIingsworth Of Ohio viii deliver q
Grafton.
: Senator Moses z. Clapp Of MinnesO
will deliver an address ct s:45 o'clo'
at Congressional Cemetery. The cfd
OF the Metropolitan Baptiss Church "
!. sing.
e At other resting places Of the dea
Z impressive, IL not so elabo- ate, Ger
monies will be held. They include: Oh
Hill, GlenWood, ST. Elizabath's, Ro
Creek, Holy Rood, ProSpe.,. Hill. Bs
;. tie Ground, Mt. OHvet, St. Mary
= | Harmony. and isolated graves.
Y The parade from CA r. Hall. OF viii
{ Major L. r. Campbell is marshal, "
S move as follows: From Fifteenth sire
and Pennsylvania avenue, north
! Fifteenth street to Pennsylvania aN
G nue., past the White House to LafGyet
:. | square, to II street, TO Twelfth sire
i to Pennsylvania avenue, where
q paraders will en- train for Arlington