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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
SAYS UNMARKED GRAVES
SHOW VICTORIOUS PATH
Former Representative Irwin Speaks
at the Congressional
Cemetery.

Drawing word picture of the Silent
city of the dead" and it's lessons to the
living, former Representative Harry S.
Irwin of Louisville in the Grafton at the
exercises in Congressional cemetery to-
day paid a tribute Ito those in the I'M
marked graves along the victorious path
way of our banner. from the Potomac to
the Rio Grande. and from the Missouri
to the sea-
The victory of the Union soldiers, he
said, solved the problem, demonstrating
that there is no chain of mountains tall
enough. rivers broad enough or deep
enough to constitute boundary between
two separate nationalites carved out OF
the American republic" He also made
an appeal to living comrades to strive
for the higher destiny awaiting the good
soldier in the cause of righteousness and
truth.
Program Of the Exercises.
The full program follows: Revellle and
assembly 90 ann band bugler; Largo
from Xerxes HandeD. United States En-
gineers' Band Julius Hamper. chief mu-
sician): Nearer. My God, to Thee choir.
band and assembly; invocation, Rev. John
c. Ball. pastor Metropolitan Baptist
Church; Introduction junior vice depart
ment commander; Words by Veteran -
John Shaw. commander Farragut Post;
ITO Thee. o Country" (Eichberg), choir
Edward II. Grove. introducing George w.
Sellers. son of veteran; The Rosary
Nevin band; Lncoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress. Mrs. Belle c. Harris: soprano solo.
The Rest of the Brave" (Calver and
Moore), Mrs. Arthur G. Dunn: Grafton;
Album Leaf tWagner), band .'Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground Mrs. A. G..
Dunn and choir: America" choir band
and assembly benediction. junior vice
commander; taps, George c. Fugitt
At the conclusion of the program serv-
ices in memory of the sailor dead were
held at the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge
by the Farragut Women's Relief Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
RANKS ARE Trimmed
Veterans Parade SorroWfuI
Reminder of Years Flight.
FORM A PATHETIC PICTURE
Increased Number Forced to Ride in
Carriages and Autos.

Gray haired veterans, with bowed Shout
ders and feeble, totterins footsteps. pa
thetic survivors of those armies that fifty
years ago bore their shot-scarred battle
flags over many bloody field, marched
today in their yearly parade in honor of
the men who gave their lives that this
nation might live. Beside the worn and
weary soldiers of the war between the
states marched the younger veterans of
this countrys latest war; and in the pa
rade marched, too. the sons of the men
whose lives and deaths made possible the
survival of the Union.
Sorrowful reminders of the flight of the
years were the thinning line of marchers
who wore the blue in 1S61-65 and the in
creased numbers of those who occupied
automobiles and carriages in the parade.
The parade formed at $50 O'Clock this
morning at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, the Spanish War Veterans Sec
ton forming on 18th street near the Ave-
nue., and the Army and Navy Union form
ing on E street near 14th. The line of
march was north in 18th street to New
York avenue. west in Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to 18th street, north in 18th to Fl
street, east in III to 18th street and
thence to B street. where the marchers
took the electric cars for Arlington Ma
tional cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
Keeping Fit.

DR.. Eugene Lyman Fisk furnishes an
other of his health articles for our next
Sunday Magazine. This one Is called
Physical Fitness" 1T tells the reader
how TO live in order To keep himself in
the pink of condition. 1t really isn't
such hard work TO keep in condition, ac-
cording to the formulas that DIR. Fisk
prescribes and everybody ought always
to be in his prime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
.STREW FLOWERS
ON THE GRAVES
OF WAR HEROES
Continued from Second Page)

number by the band Rev. Montgomery
delivered the Memorial day address.
which was followed by the rendition of
Sweet and Low. by the band and the
singing Of America" by the choir and
assembly, led by the band.
"The Last Tribute"
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. E. Fl. Southgate, assistant chaplain
of the Soldiers Home, and the services
concluded with Taps and The Last
Tribute" arranged for the band by Di-
rector John S. NJ. zimmerman. The
exercises closed at II 80, after which the
throng, headed by the band, marched to
the Scott building. where, at high noon,
the ceremony of raising and saluting the
flag was observed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30

The Ladies' Civic Club of Frederick
Md, has inaugurated a movement for
safe and sane Fourth of July Is plan
ming for a childrens entertainment at
the fair grounds Business men have
been asked to cooperate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
Formation of Parade.

The parade was headed by the I'd Bat
talon of the I'd Infantry, Company X.
I'd Infantry. and the I'd Infantry Band,
National Guard of the District of Co.
lumbia, the Marine Band following at
the head of the veterans organizations
Immediately after the Marine Band
came the Old Guard, Capt. Amos ]. Gun
ming commanding. the department COM
mander, department officers and staff
following, with the past department COM
manders and staff The first division in
cluded the following G. A R. posts: John
A. Rawlings Post. No. 1: Kit Carson
Post. No. 2; Lincoln Post, No 3: George
G. Meade Post. No. 8: Phil Sheridan
Post. No. 6: James A. Garfield Post, No.
Z; Burnside Post, No. s; Charles Sumner
Post. No. 8; Potomac Post, No. IL, and
Lafayette Post, No. 20.
In the second division. headed by the
Marine Band drum corps were included
the United Spanish War Veterans, with
James p. Greeley. department command
err, and six camps of the Department of
the District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30

served followed by dancing.
A fair and supper is also being held
today at the Camp Springs Methodist
Episcopal Church, beyond Congress
Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
Mrs. Hammond's Tribute.


I'VE are gathered here today to honor
one who lived and died nobly,' Mrs
Hammond said. 1T cannot be that a life
so full of loving kindness and patient
unselfsh service has ended. Such lives
never end. They are the seedlings planted
i'm other souls to bring forth a harvest Of
blessedness.
Boys, do you realize that this brave
man built up his souls character by do
ing the simple little everyday duties? No
doubt they often girded and tried his
patience, but he did them because they
were his duty. and when the supreme test
came in that black hour of death Maj
Archibald Butt was there bravely to meet
It, soldier on duty.
I'VE bring sweet flowers to honor him.
These sweet blossoms are visual wit
nesses of the life which Is planted in
weakness and resurrected in the glorious
light of God.
.'Our sheaves of palms. which speak Of
suffering. and the laurel crown Of the
hero, we bring to lay in reverent men,
Dry
But the true memorial to our beloved
friend is in the extension of his life's
finest aims in our own living Let us
perpetuate that which he was at his
best
Mrs. Warner A. Gibbs. the Washington
soprano. sang Nearer, My God, to Thee
ana Quiet Ia le SeleCtioHS. MIS-
Howell Smith of Washington recited the
"Charge of the Light Brigade
Salute of Twenty-One Guns.
Following the address of Mrs Ham,
mond. a platoon of the LIST Battery,
Field Artillery, District National Guard,
First Lieut.. George G. Wilson, command
ing, fired salute of twenty-one guns.
Another distinctive feature of this
tribute to Maj. Butt were exercises
which were conducted by the Boys
Brigade of the District of Columbia. This
organization was out in full force to do
honor to the memory Of the gallant and
heroic Mai. Butt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
SERVICES FOR THE DEAD
IN OTHER CEMETERIES
Appropriate Programs Given in
Honor of Dead War
Veterans.

AT Glenwood, Prospect Hill and st
Mary's cemeteries the services were
under the direction- Of John J.. Sretch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
Follow Spanish Veterans,

Following the Spanish War Veterans
came Gen. j. NJ. Schof1eld Garrison, No.
/, Regular Army and Navy Union, Emil
Walter. commander The Army and
Navy Union, with Department Command
err Thomas A. Green, followed; David G.
Porter Garrison, No. 6: Gen. Guy V.
Henry Garrison No. Q; the President S
Own Garrison. No. 1O4, and Gen. James
A. Buchanan Garrison, No. Ill, being in
the parade.
Posts assigned for service at the va
rious cemeteries, aside from Arlington,
and therefore not appearing in the pa
rade, included Farragut Post. No. 10:
John A Logan Post. No. ID; George H.
Thomas Post, No. Is: Henry Wilson Post,
No. II, and Frederick Douglass Post, No.
81
A ready response was received to the
appeal of those in charge of today's cere-
monies for the use OF automobiles in
which to transport veterans too feeble
to march, and an unusually large number
of old soldiers took part in the parade
in machines. This years parade was
considerably shortened. the line of march
extending a little over a mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY RECOGNIZED.
Report to House on Joint
Resolution.

The House joint resolution introduced
by Representative Donohoe Of PhiladeI-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
MONUMENT OF FLOWERS
IN TRIBUTE TO MAJ. BUTT
Addresses and Other Exercises To-
day at Randle Highlands-Boys'
Brigade Participates.

Citizens of Randle Highlands paid a
notable tribute to the memory of Maj.
Archibald Butt today by erecting a huge
monument of flowers in his honor.
Mrs. John hays Hammond, secretary
of the woman's Titanic memorial move
ment, was the principal speaker of the
occasion.
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announced: Jack Johnson of North
Dakota hit a Mississippi delegate in
Vermont" A few minutes later there
appeared in the hall news sheet an
nouncing in big headlines: "Riot in
G. o. P.-Bloodshed."
Another bit of excitement came
when the Massachusetts, delegation
was being polled. The Is Roosevelt
delegates refused to vote, and Chair
man Root ruled that their alternates
should be called. This raised a fine
row and Mr.. Root received all that
comes to an unpopular umpire in a
ball game, except the pop bottles.
He stuck to his decision, as every
umpire must do, and tAe row grad
ually subsidized.
Putting Them In Nomination.
Having given up the tight Colonel
Roosevelt was not put ia nomination.
But Ohio responded nobly for Presi.
dent Taft with an eloquent speech
by Warren G. Harding of Marion.
Mr.. Harding Is large man with a
large voice. and he kept the crowd
cheering by safe references to the
Grand Old Party and its achieve
ments. Several times he drifted into
eulogistic passages concerning Mr..
Taft but the Roosevelt army didn't
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The correspondents were placed on
both sides of the speakers stand 1t
convenient long tables, and In the
basement were the extensive SuayteEs
of the several telegraph companies
and news associations. Messenger
boys in continuous stream Gathered
up the copy and in a minute IL vas
on the wires.
Besides the ordinary working nsxo-
paper men on the job, the press sec
ton was graced by the presence Of a
number of famous writer's. Among
these were Finley P. Dunno C'Doo-
ley"), William Allen White, Ebert
Hubbard, George AIDE, Percy Ham
mond, George Fitch, Sam Blythe, Ed
ward J. Clark, John Callan OIauyh-
lin and, last, but not least, William J.
Bryan.
Col. Stone and Pussy.
The Coliseum was full of oddities
outside of politics. A big gray cat
put in an appearance shortly after the
doors of the Coliseum were opened
and mounted to the platform, from
where 1t surveyed proceedings until
Sergeant-atArms "Bilr' Stone stepped
on its tail, accidentally. This seemed
to annoy pussy and her-or his wall
of annoyance almost filed the hall. It
took Colonel Stone several minutes to
square things with the offended feline.
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HOW PRESIDENT TAFT WON
Big FIGHT FOR NOMINATION
Scenes and Incidents Connected With Most Remarkable Cone
ton in ory-RoosevePs Progresshes Beaten at All
Points-Governor Hadey Is Star Performer.

Chicago.-William Howard Taft
again heads the Republican ticket
for president.
James Schoolcraft Sherman is
again the party's nominee for vice.
president.
Mr.. Taft was nominated on the
arst ballot at $3.50 Saturday night,
receiving SCI votes, or Fl more than
I majority of the votes in the con-
Vention.
Mr.. Sherman was the only man
placed in nomination for second
place, and he received SGT votes. The
rest were scattering or not cast.
Flattened out completely by what
his advocates denominated the steam
roller, Col. Theodore Roosevelt's
candidacy was abandoned by that
gentleman himself, and a few hours
before the balloting on nominations
began he sent to the convention hall
I request that his delegates should
refrain from voting on any other
questions whatever. This request
was obeyed by 344 delegates, who
responded present but not voting"
OF the others, lot cast their votes
for Roosevelt because they felt
bound to follow the instructions of
their constituents.
The vote Of the convention on pres
dent is shown in the subjoined table:
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Ike these and made fits dislike known
% noisiIy that Chairman Root had
to make one Of his rapid advances to
the front with cutting rebuke for the
discourtesy shown the speaker.
Coming all the way from Europe
to second the nomination of his
friend, MT. Taft, John Wanamaker
delivered an address that doubtless
was very excellent. But only those
close to him could hear his words.
"He may be a fine merchant but he's
no speaker" said Policeman Rafferty,.
"Why didn't he stay in Europe?"
There was considerable surprise at
the silence of Iowa, in view Of the
hopeful talk of the Cummins shouters
before the last session. But Wiscon-
sin made up for this loss by sending
Michael B. Olbrich, the boy orator Of
Madison, to the platform. Mr.. Olbrich
never entered an oratorical contest
without emerging with the first prize,
and at the Coliseum he endeavored
to live up to this reputation. With
mighty voice and gesture, he told the
delegates all about the long and soul
wearying fight which had been made
for progressive policies in govern
ment by a son of the Badger state.
He called forth the repeated applause
of the wisconsin and North Dakota
delegates and the shrill screams OF
approval of a young woman in the
east gallery who continually pounded
the bald head Of a gentleman In front
of her with a small flag. But that
seemed to be the full measure OF the
results accomplished by Mr.. Olbrich.
He spoke for an unconscionably long
time, and at last in response to re-
peated demands to name your man"
he sprung on the astonishe6 audience
the name of Robert Marion II Fol-
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of contests, the Roosevelt forces
never won a point Of any moment.
With all the machinery In their con-
troll. the Taft men did not let go Of
anything that could endanger their
cause in the least. An instance Of
their clever work was the way in
which the report of the committee on
credentials was submitted to the con-
vention. 1t came in to the hall piece
meal, a state or a district at time.
This enabled Chairman Root to make
the eminently fair ruling that the
delegates whose seats were involved
in each fragment of the report should
not vote on it's adoption. 1t sound
ed good, but 1t was perfectly safe.
On only one of these reports was the
Taft majority reduced to perilous
considered one of the strongest
brought up by the Roosevelt men, and
the Taft vote was 542, just two over
a majority.
On most of the reports the Roose-
welt leaders did not demand a roll
call. First would come the commit
tee report. Then a minority report
with motion to substitute It, Next
Chairman Root would turn to Jim
Watson of Indiana, who would rise
and move to lay the minority motion
on the table. AYE" would vote the
Taft men, stolidly. MOO" would
come the long drawn out and loud re-
Spouse Of the colonel's delegates. And
to the footing of steam roller"
whistles and the jeering laughter of
the Roosevelt men would come the
chairman's high pitched "The ayes
seem to have 1t: the ayes have it."
Even Senator Root Smiled.
Even Senator Root himself could
not always keep straight face as
this process went on. Once colored
delegate from Mississippi rose to a
point of order asserting that the
steam roller was exceeding the speed
limit.
Point of order sustained" said the
chair, "but will explain that we are
moving swiftly in the hope of get
ting home for Sunday"
AS the rest OF the show was little
but a formality, the crowd was
mighty glad to receive this assur-
ance of an early adjournment But
the thousands of spectators stuck
manfully-and womanfully-throug
the long nominating speeches and the
balloting on the head of the ticket.
For the spectators there was always
the hope of some exciting or spectacu-
lar incident. Now and then something
really did happen, and every one
jumped to his feet, as when a tire
bursts in an automobile race.
"Riot and BIoodshed."
Once there was a sudden commo-
ton in the back of the section where
the delegates were seated. All hoped
up and howled, without knowing what
1t was all about. Then a police lieu
tenant came past the press seats and
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great hall The McGovern men ysfAA
the loudest, perhaps, because it was
their candidate who got the women's
votes, but the Taft people cheered
also, out Of courtesy, apparently. AS
for the audience, it was the novelty Of
the thing that won their enthusiasm.
II did not mind 1t at ALL" said Mrs.
Porter. I'm fact, enjoyed the expe-
rience. I was the first woman who
had ever done anything Of the sort,
and when got up felt good deal
like Joan Of Arc, was making his
tory for the women of America,
though in slightly different way than
Joan made it for France"
co." said Mrs. Blaney. 'T Just vot
ed, that's all. Really, I can't recall
how the experience affected me-"
Finn Threatened With Election.
Just after the vote on the temporary
craftsmanship had been announced and
Senator Root had taken the gavel the
convention hall Witnessed a disturb.
ance. 1t was ended only after Ser.
geant-at-Arms Stone had sent word to
William Finn and the members Of the
Pennsylvania delegation that unless
they ceased Insulting the chairman"
he would have them elected from the
hall.
Root had just begun his speech with
the phrase, Believe that appreciate
this expression of confidence" when
the whole Pennsylvania delegation
broke into jeers
You're a receiver of stolen goods, y
shouted R. r. Quay.
'Mr. Root" demanded Finn, "are
you willing to take this furnished
election"
At this moment he was interrupted
by another outburst of yells from the
Pennsylvanians. Both Quay's and
Films words had been distinctly
heard, however, by Root and ALI the
delegates.
Sergeant-at-Arms Stone came run
ming down the platform. megaphone
in hand.
"Mr. Chief Of Police" he shouted
addressing Assistant Chief Schuettier
suits the chairman Of this convention
order you to eject him from the hall. =
Stone was white with rage and glar
ed at the Pennsylvanians as he spoke
The latter then subsidized into quiet.
Cheers for Bryan.
One of the biggest demonstrations
of the convention before the body was
called to order was that given to Will.
lam ]. Bryan. AS soon as he was REQ
ognized there was a rush Of delegates
and spectators toward him. bill
Bryan, Bryan, Bryan" was the call
that went up. Shaking hands as he
walked, Mr.. Bryan hurried to an
usher and showed him his seat check
Smiling broadly on those who were
following him, he fastened to seat
got out a pencil and paper and began
his days work as reporter.
Another Democrat of prominence
who was recognized was "Fingy" Con
nors of Buffalo.
why, Fingy,' how do you come tc
be in this church," he was asked.
well, it's this way" replied Con
nors, striking his favorite attitude
with thumbs in the armholes of his
vest. 'I'm Irish, see? I can't keeI
away from scrap. Get me?"
This must remind you of some
good old Democratic fights" said his
Questioner.
"This?" exclaimed "Fingy," thrust
ing out his jaw, and pointing around
Not much. Democrats fight, bu
they always fight in peace and har
mony."
How the News Went Out.
Never have the arrangements fol
getting the news of a national con
vention to the country been excelled
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few people. But then the young
woman in the gallery helped i'm
mensely.
Taft FIaunted In His Face.
During M. Olbrich's speech two
men made their way along the grid
ers of the roof and let down a banner
with Taft's picture upon it, SO that
the worthy president was staring the
young orator in the face. The entire
loudly, but Chairman Root didn't mind
nearly so much as he did the action of
some Roosevelt men who, earlier in
the day, flung from the north gallery
a placard reciting his opinion of the
Penrose machine In Pennsylvania.
The latter manifesto was quickly re-
moved by virtuously indignant police
men.
Incidentally, Mr.. La Toilette took an
awful chance Saturday afternoon. He
sent to Chicago and had read to the
convention statement to the effect
that he did not approve the platform,
and If he were nominated for presi-
make the race standing upon all the
planks selected by the committee.
But Mr.. La Toilette was not nominal
ed.
Thursday and Friday were not very
interesting days in the convention
hall. On those days the work was be-
ing done in committee rooms and ho-
tel conferences. Each night some rad
ical plan would be fixed up and the
next day 1t would be abandoned.
First it was a bolt of all the Roose-
welt delegates. Then it was double
convention. And again 1t was a pol
icy of silent non-participation. There
was no bolt; there was only one con-
ton; there was nothing that even re-
motely resembled silence except the
refusal to vote on the final ballots by
the colopel's stanchest adherents.
Rosewater Prompt, But
Victor Rosewater, who as chairman
of the national committee called the
convention to order, was only three
minutes late in pounding out with his
gavel the announcement that the show
was about to begin. The Omaha man
looked pitifully small and weak, and
could not make himself heard ten feet
away from the platform. For fifteen
minutes confusion reigned, and the
chairman was unable to quell It, A
little later, when the Roosevelt adher-
ents were making their first fight by
seeking to substitute their own tenn
porary roll for that prepared by the
national committee, Mr.. Rosewater
piped feebly until some one shouted,
Speak up, little boy" Then he sue
cumbed to the roar of laughter and let
a clerk read his rulings.
II was no easy job keeping the great
crowd In order, for while the dele
gates themselves were mostly grim
and tense, apparently imbued with the
idea that they were making history"
there were numerous skillfully placed
claques In the galleries which inter-
rupted the speakers at frequent inter
walls