The National tribune., 1910-09-22
MEMORIAL DAY IN CHINA.
Flowers and Flags and Patriotic
Speeches as Tho at Home.

The following description of Memo
rial Day exercises in the American COM
munity in Shanghai, China, is. more
than interesting, tho pretty late:
Memorial Day was fittingly observed
among the American community OF
Shanghai. "
Shortly after $50 in the morning a
detachment of sailors from the u. S. S.
New Orleans. under the command of
Lieuts. Price, Wickersham, Mcdonald
and Hyberg, marched into the Recrea-
ton Ground. Members of the Ameri-
can S. V. c. soon began to assem-
bic, and at 9:15 the procession moved
on Four Sikh troopers led the way.
They were followed by foreign troop
er. and then came the town band, play
ing lively march. The sailors from
the New Orleans came next. At their
head marched two sailors, each carry
ing a flag, one of which had red
ground with white square in the cen
ter. while the other carried a white flag
with red square in the center. Both
flags bore the words u. s. S. New Or
leans. AT about the center of the pro-
ceSSion two jackieS carried two more
flags. One was the well-known Stars
and Stripes. and the other was a blue
flag with a white diamond. in the cen
ter of which was blue anchor. Both
fagpoles were draped with black. These
bearers were followed by the remainder
of the men from the New Orleans. The
American Camp of the s. V. c., un-
der the command of Capt. S. A. Ran
som, brought up the rear
THE procession marched to the Bub-
bling Well Cemetery, and on arrival
there ii was met by His Honor. Rufus
H. Thayer, Judge of the United States
Court for China, who acted as master
of ceremonies, and DR.. A. p. Wilder,
United States Consul-General. Among
others who were present We're Lieut.
Col. A. A. s. Barnes, Commandant, s.
V. c.; DR.. F. z. Hinckley, Clerk of the
u. s. Court for China; Messrs. +. W.
Hadley, Vice Consul-General; H. F.
Merrill, Commissioner, l. NJ. Customs;
n. De Gray, Municipal Council; w. s.
Fleming, Special Counsel, u. S. Court
br China; T. r. Jernigan, F. Morrison,
r. C. Morrison, r. c. Morton, Blake
z. N. Jameson and members of the
Ameefeen Association. The American
Havy was represented by Capt. n. Wells
enc Commander Ryan. of the U. S. S.
Asw Orleans, which came specially
Rom Hankow.
''Dr A. D. Steward opened the pro-
ceedings with prayer, and at its con-
clusion the town band played the
Dead March in Saul
DIR Wilder then delivered an i'm
pressive address. He said: We are
far from home but there are some SEN
timentS that reckon not time nor place.
Among those are love of country and
gratitude to those who died in her SER
vice in spirit of sacrifice. 1t binds us
peculiarly together under this foreign
sky, that we are Americans; that about
US sleep our brothers, whose eyes once
glistened at the sight of Old Glory and
whose hearts once quickened at the
songs of our own people. On this day.
too, in all the States and Territories and
on the isles of the sea. under the Stars
and Stripes. in crowded city and re-
mote hamlet, professions are vending
their way amidst solemn music to deck
with flags and flowers, bespeaking hope
and imm ortality, the resting places of
those who died that the Nation might
live. In these varied marches are the
survivors of that great conflict, now
bent with age, worn with old wounds
and the cares of life, who soon shall
cross the river and pitch their tents
trees of eternity. Millions of school
whom the story of the war seems an
the tears are not yet dried; armed men,
sailors, citizens. 1t is nearly half a
century since the war closed and Lin
coin was taken, but it is well that we
have not forgotten. Where there is no
vision the people perish"
The item is sent to The National
Tribune by Comrade George w. DietZ,
whose daughter, Mrs. Frank Rawlinson,
is in Shanghai.