Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
SENATOR c. M. DEPEW
SOLDIERS HOME ORATOR
Declares America Will Never Al
low Another Revolution
to Foment.

The graves Of Uncle Sans brave regu-
lar soldiers in the national cemetery al
the United States Soldiers Home were
decorated this morning with imposing
Memorial day services, the arrangements
being in charge of Senior Vice Depart
ment Commander George {. Ross of the
G. A. r. Before the opening of the eX-
ercises there was the customary parade,
which was formed in front of the Scott
building at $50 O'Clock. in the following
order: United States Soldiers Home
Band committee and officers Soldiers
Home. orator, chaplain poet and reader,
Henry Wilson Post. No. II, G. A. r.;
young ladies' memorial choir, J. J. Astor
Command, Spanish War Veterans; vet
visitors.
The procession moved to the speakers
stand, where the ceremonies were opened
by the sounding of assembly by a
veteran regular trumpeter. Parting
was PLAYED by the Soldiers Home Rand,
closing with Nearer, Ny God, to Thee,
by the chorus. band and assembly Rev.
"A Allen Griffith, chaplain Of the home,
asked the divine blessing, and Mrs. Non!e
n: Potts gave soprano n, sot Comma,der
Ross in his address told of the impor.
lance of Memorial day and the lessons II
gives of sacrifice fo- the country and the
flag. Mrs. Nellie s. keiser gave as
soprano solo the Soldiers Home Memoria
HYMN. by Calyer The original poem
.''rhe Veterans Dreams. was recited oH
it's author. Dr. Thomas Calver. medica
director of the Department OF the Poto'
mac. G. A. r.
Ode by Memorial Choir.
The Young Ladies Memorial Choil
sang an ode to America. and Mrs. Ralph
p Barnard gave as solo Barbara
Frietchie.' Miss Mary Ford recited a
patriotic poem and Samuel b. Donnelly
public printer, read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address.
The audience greeted Senator ChaunceJ
NJ Depew with hearty applause as III
stepped forward to deliver the Grafton O
the day. The senator spoke In part az
follows:
Comrades, Ladies and Gentlemen: Til,
occasion which calls us together is thu
most interesting Of our national celebra
TONS The time has come, and as the
years elapse it will be more and more
important that, nlingling with our recol
lections and eulogies should be told ths
story of the causes of the great contest
the issues which it decided and the result:
which have been attained.
The answer to these questions is nee
essary now and will be more necessary
every year to keep alive in the nationa
mind the value Of our Institutions ant
their tremendous cost
Strife for Four Years.
1.-The Almighty permitted strife to rag,
for four years. He permitted a millior
men on one side and the other to lose
their lives. He permitted twelve thou
sand millions Of dollars worth of property
to be suuandered, lost and destroyed; but
when, by these tremendous sacrifices. The
sin of the nation had been expiated. He
set the seal of victory upon the side OF
nationality and liberty. When the con.
test was over in the grave which was
dug were buried the shackles OF four mil.
lions of human beings, and the idea Of Sc
cession and state rights. and upon it was
builded monument which Will endure
forever--to nationality, Liberty and the
rights of man.
I'VE as people have been profoundly
stirred during the past few months by
the wonderful receptions which have been
accorded in other lands to our fellow-cti-
zen and x-President. Theodore Roosevelt
No such greeting has ever been given to
visitor however high his position as a
ruler among his own people, and none
such ever been dreamed OF for one who
having retired from office. is in private
station in his own country. The cor
diality extended to Col, Roosevelt by en-
perors and kings and queens has been ex-
celled in the enthusiasm and affection OF
country Is asking. Why this demonstra-
tom" think 1T Is because there was an
awakening of the world to the United
States and to the possibilities Of Amer