The Washington herald., 1912-05-30
PRESIDENT TAFT TO SPEAK
AT ARLINGTON SERVICES
Senator William Alden Smith, Of
Michigan to Deliver Grafton
at G. A. r. Ceremonies.

bring hither all your faife4t uoUen
To decorate thfse graves q oun;
Let music srell the vernal air
With patriot sonss and earnest prayer.
Thers Is no hatred IN the grave
Where sleep the armies Of the have;
They fOuEht for hone and freedom, too
What else could q good soldier dol
See Grant and Lee and Hin and Msads,
And all the hsruks they did lead.
Marching h columns clad in white
AnEels ot mercy, what q sight!
On this hriKht. Memorial Day.
Let every one resolve and pray
That our republic bought with blood
Shall ever live through Ere and food.
So sang David Wills. sometime chap
lain in the lighting rank OF the great
army that saved the Union, as he made
his plans yesterday to be present this
afternoon at the decoration Of the graves
OF his comrades who sleep upon the hills
Of Arlington.
Just half OF Chaplain David's ninety
one years have marched into the past
since that first Memorial Day when the
saved Union instituted the holy custom
OF spreading flowers above the last rest
ing places OF Its heroes, but he trudEed
bravely down into the crowded streets
TO have his paean printed: and he de-
clared that, the God Of Battles willing.
he would reach Arlington on this
Memorial Day to join in the services TO
the memory Of the boys who wore the
blue in the sixties.
Not every man who wore the blue in
those parlOus times can write a poem
as did Chaplain David. but hardly one
Will there be in all Washington and the
country round about II who will not Join
in the mighty marching this day. and
in the assemblages at Arlington or some
Of the other places made sacred by the
bones Of heroes Of war and peace
Widows Of the men who wore the blue
and their sons and daughters. too. will
Join in the marching and in the singing
Of patriotic hymns. and will hear high
words spoken Of the glories, past and
present, OF the United States OF Amer
lea.
Veterans in Column.
The organizations taking part in the
$50 o'clock in front Of G. A. R. Hall.
Pennsylvania Avenue, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets
At 10 O'Clock the column will march
north on Fifteenth Street to PennsyI-
vanis Avenue Northwest to Seventeenth
Street, north to II Street, east to Thir-
teenth Street. south to B Street, to the
station OF the Washington. Alexandria
and Mount Vernon electric line. where
several cars will be in waiting to carry
the veterans TO Arlington.
The procession. comprising members Of
the G. A R., womens Relief Corps
Daughters OF Veterans, Ladies' OF the
G. A. R.. Legion Of Loyal Women, Sons
OF Veterans. Standardization War Vet
Grams, Army and Navy Union and in
vited guests. will form in front Of the
Arlington mansion at I:5O o'clock. headed
by the Marine Band. At y O'Clock the
procession will move to the Tomb Of
the Unknown where a halt will be
made. During the ceremonies Of deco
rating the tomb by a special committee,
OF which Margaret A. Walker. department
president WOmen's Relief Corps, 10
chairman, the Marine Band will play
dirge.
President Taft will make the principal
address at the services to be held at the
nmphitheater. The Invocation will be by
Rev. Henry n. Couden, chaplain Of the
House. following the call to order by ].
D. BlOodgood, commander Department Of
the Potomac, G. A. r. Assistent Adjt.
Gen. Oldroyd will read the orders for the
day. and Maj. E. r. Campbell will read
LincOln's Gettysburg address. Gen. John
A. LOgan's memorial order will be read
by Past Commander George c. Ross An
oration will be delivered by Senator WILL
lam Alden Smith. The benediction will be
by Rev DR.. J. W. r. Sumwalt.
The musical portion of the programme
will include selections by the Marine
Band )and by a choir Of fifty Noices from
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church, under direction Of william T.
Glover
Services in Many Places.
Services at other cemeteries will be az
follows:
National Cemetery, United States Sol
diers' Home-Psrade will form at Scott
Building at $50 a. m.
Congressional Cemetery-ReveilIe will
be sounded at 10 T. m.
battle-ground National Cemetery, Bright
wood-Assembly will be sounded at 2:l5
p. m.
GIenwood. Prospect Hill, and 81.
Mary's Cemeteries-Assembly will be
sounded at 1879 a. m.
Harmony Cemetery-Assembly will be
called to order at noon,
Holy Rood and Oak Hin Cemeteries
Sons of Veterans will decorate graves.
Mount Olivet Cemetery-Assembly will
be sounded at $50 q. m.
ST. Elizaheth's cemetery-Grsves will
be decorated at 10 a. m.
Capital Cemetery, $50 o'clock.
The Eighth Battalion Section, Column
bia Turnverein. will place flowers on the
graves in Prospect Hill Cemetery in
memory Of their late comrades.
At Holy Rood Cemetery the Woodmen
of the World will unveil a memorial to
their late brother, Policeman John J.
Branzeu.
The Congressional Library win be open
from until 10 O'Clock.
The Society Of the Cincinnati to-day
will follow their custom OF placing a
wreath upon the tomb OF George Wash
ington. the first president general OF the
Cincinnati.
The army aviators at College Park,
Nd, will observe Memorial Day by stay
ing on the ground. Capt. Charles De-
Forest Chandler. in command Of the
camp. having announced there would be
no flying to-day.