The Washington times., 1912-05-30
SOLDIER HEROES,
LIVING AND DEAD,
J ACCORDED PRAISE
President Taft Lauds Valor
of Nations Preservers In
, Arlington Speech.
CONTINUED, from First Pase)

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ter. strife of the past-began to form
in line of parade in front of the @. A. r.
Hall in Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
With the members of the Grand Army
of the Republic-grand, undeniably, they
are too. In their aged patriotism-the
and the members of the Army and Navy
Union formed for the march to the de-
pot, thence by train to Arlington.
Arrayed. many of them; In parts of OF
tered the city Immediately following the
civil war-bits of clothing which IL they
could talk would tell pathos unrecorded
IN historyt-he group of "old boys griz-
inspiring spectacle as they stood ready
for the signal to march
(, With the Spanish War Veterans were
two Of the original members of the or
and William A. Hickey.
There was an attempted straighten-
ing of bent backs as the notes of q
bugIe blew the cal for formation and
as the strains of martial music of u
band which Immediately followed rever-
berated against the walls of institu-
tions for which they fought the groups
threw back their shoulders and struck
out with as steady step as their years
permitted. $50. s.. 49,.
The Line of March.
The, procession wended its way from
Fourteenth and Pennsylvania avenue
to Seventeenth street. thence to II
street, east on H street to Thirteenth
street and through Thirteenth street to
b street northwest. At thirteenth and
B streets the veterans boarded cars
and were taken to the cemetery. >,
Don't believe 1 can make 1t boys,
were the declarations of few OF the
old veterans after the procession had
started on Its way to the cars WIZ
take a short cut down the avenue and
meet you later"
And the sight of, these few stalwart
lpatroits unable physically to accomplish
the march, hobbling their way down the
avenue TO the electric car station was
in pathetic contrast to the marching col
umn of the Marine BVand, and the
veterans of that later struggle, the
Spanish war.
On the soil that embraces so many OF
the country's heroes, the legions VINO
/, paraded and then went to the ceme-
terry on the cars. were met by dele
cations from the Grand Army of the
Rspubne, W9msns ssen Rslien o, Gorpsii aTsi
Women, Sons of Veterans. and other Or
ganizations.
Hardly had the main body of the
veterans reached Arlington when they
began reforming in true martial fash
ion in front of the Arlington Man.
sian. Then began the march to the
"Tonb of the Unknown"
Hating in front of the sacred sep
uichre the multitude of those anxious tc
pay honor to the memory Of those re;
posed within broke ranks and gathered
about the stand erected for the speak
ers. The tomb had been appropriately
draped with the Stars and Stripes. ano
strewn with flowers. Department Presi'
dent Margaret A. Walker. Of the Won
ans Relief Corps, was chairman OF tins
committee in charge of the decoration
of the tomb.
The Rev. Henry N. Couden. chaplain
of the House Of Representatives; askec t,s
the invocation, following the call TO or
der, which was made by ]. D. Blood
good. commander Of the Department o'
the Potomac, G. A. r.
Adjutant General OOldroyd read the
orders of the day. Major e: R: Camp
bell read Lncolns GeGttysburg ad
/ dress An Grafton by Senator William
Alden Smith and the benediction. pf, pro
nounced by the Rev. ]. w. r. Sumwait
concluded the exercises. The musica
. program was participated in by tn,
Marine Band and by choir Of hftS
voices from the Dumbarton Avenue
NJ z. Church.