The National tribune., 1910-06-09
MEMORIAL DAY,
The National Sabbath verp Generally
Observed Thruout the United States.
Impressive Exercises Held In WASH
inoton, ID. C.. and New York CITY.

Impressive EXERCISES Held I'm WASH
ineton. ID. C.. and New YORK City.
Memorial Day in Washington was
ideal. 1t was absolutely golden and
no cloud appeared as a ripple in the
blue of the sky. The, EationaA ValhaIla
Arlington. was the point toward which
all faces were turned at some time
during the day. althol thousands kept
the faith by going to- the dezen other
cemeteries in and about Washington.
Nearly 10000 soldiers of the Union
sleep under the sod and the dew
waiting the judgment day" under the
shadow of the dome Of the National
Capitol. Their remains lie in several
cemeteries. and not grave is left with
out its tribute of flowers, altho there
are but handful of Veterans and pa
triotic women to attend to this sadly
pleasing duty.
Department Commander Henry A.
johnson and Department President of
the Potomac. w. r. c., Mrs. Nora B.
Atkinson. with their splendid Aids
from all the patriotic societies of the
District of Columbia, were in charge
of the decorating.
MAY 80, 1910. marked the 42d an
niversary Of the institution OF Me
mortal Day by Gen. John A. Logan,
Commander in Chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. The Depart
ment of Potomac, CT. A. r.. had drarcd
with flags every statue of a veteran a
the city of Washington and many other
statues, such as Lafayette, Rocham-
beau. the Peace Monument, Pulaski
and Kosciusko. The monument of Ben
jamin f. stephenson, founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
was only unvailed July last year. was
the object of personal attention of the
Department Commander and his staff
and had its full need of Flags. For
many years the Department of Potomac
decorated with the Flags and then
strung wreaths and ropes of laurel over
them. but-recently the veterans of the
Department decided that Flags upon
these statues was the proper tribute.
And they certainly did look dignifiedly
beautiful under the smiling skies and
the warm May sunshine.
The parade passed down Pennsylva-
mia avenue between lines of cheering
friends, with Flags I1oating from many
Of the buildings, and marched to the
Aqueduct Bridge, where special cars
were waiting to take the veterans to
Arlington.
At Arlington the women of the pa
triotic societies, under the generalship
of Mrs. Atkinson had gathered by sun
rise to decorate the tomb OF the un-
known dead. The President of the
United States had sent over four splen-
did wreathS. which were placed upon
the four faces of the monument. and
from the Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds had come a
wagOnload of magnificent magnolia ma
crophylIa buds. The great creamy flow
ers. some Of them measuring fully 18
inches across, opened out under the
genial influence of the sun, and dozens
of magnificent wreaths of roses and
other blossoms were hung upon the
corners of the tomb. The organizations
assisting the President of the Depart
ment of the Potomac. Mrs. Atkinson,
were the members of her own Depart
ment, the Daughters Of Veterans La
dies of the G. A. r.. Legion of Loyal
Women, Women ofrthe Spanish War
Associations and the Isabel Weyreil Ball
Flag Association. All presented flowers
but the last named, and it5 II butte
placed upon the south face Of t;e mon-
ument was crossed silk Flags tied with
wide streamers of red.b white and blue.
Hundreds of children assisted under
the charge of Mrs. NJ. V. Fnuth and
Mrs. MawSon The ioFator OF the day
was Senator Bradley, of Kentucky.
Among the sweet singers was Miss Emo
gean Newland, who sang starry Flag"
accompanied by the Marine Band. Miss
Mary Ford rccited tribute to the
ceiyed with prolonged applause. Me-
mortal Day orders were read by Capt.
.. II. Oldroyd, Assistant Adjutant-Gen-
eraI
Exercises were held at st. Eliza beth's
under the auspices Of John A. Logan
Post and Corps, Capt A. b. Frisbie
Commander. Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad-
dress was read by Miss Annie Butler.
Captain of the John A. Logan Girls'
Flag Brigade. At Congressional Gene
terry the orator of the day was Senator
Hepburn. of Idaho. George Fl. Thomas
Post and Corps had charge of the exer-
cises in three cemeteries. the address
being made by former Senator VIM. A.
PETER, of Kansas At Harmony Gene
terry services in honor of the colored
soldiers of the war were held by Charles
Sumner Post and Corps, Douglass Post
and Morton Relief Corps. The memo
rial address was made by Prof J. w.
Cromwell.
At the Soldiers Home Senator De-
pew, of New York, delivered the ora
ton. On the Sunday preceding Memo
rial Day the Seaman Gunners' Class
paid tribute to dead sailors by setting
adrift a beautiful flower -bedecked craft,
which had been specially constructed
for the occasion by the members of the
class.
In New York City.
The Memorial Day exercises in New
York City. in which AZ Posts took part
under the command of Gen. George b.
Loud. was one of the most magnificent
in the history of that memorial organ
ization. President Taft on invitation of
the Memorial Committee went to New
York specially to review the veterans
from stand erected at the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive.
1t is estimated that not less than 1O0,-
900 people were gathered in Riverside
Drive to witness the parade. Many of
line, about all that is left of them now
being rags riddled with shot and closely
twisted about the staff. The city along
the line of march was well decorated
with flags. and the veterans were plen-
tifully cheered as they marched over
the short line.
Memorial Day in Kalamazoo, Mich,
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