Evening star., 1912-04-12

spectators were numerous, the order
issued by President Taft, permitting all
veterans employed in the various govern
ment departments to be excused for the
afternoon. being responsible for the pres
ence along the line of march Of former
soldiers.
Ceremonies at Arlington.
The ceremonies at the grave at Airing
ton included remarks by President Taft
and an address by Corporal James
Tanner, who served in Gen. Kearny's
command in the army of Virginia; song.
THE Passing of the Veteran by John
E. Gilman of Massachusetts,: address by
State Senator Prince Of New Jersey. rep
Bishop Earle Cranston. who also deliver
ed the invocation. The band of the 10Th
Cavalry. Fort Myer. played. Corporal
Tanners address, in part. follows:
I'm the summary Of the centuries we
have come to know that the enduring
wealth of nation rests not in its store
of gold and silver and precious stones,
but rather in the abundance of patriotic
devotion and Self-Sacrtfice possessing the
souls of it's sons.
Great names and humble ones adorn
the granite and the marble memorials
Which surround us here, but among all
here who sleep the sleep that knows no
awakening, none are more entitled to our
grateful. reverential remembrance than
the soldier whose mortal remains the
great State of New Jersey afIectionately
brings us today.-Philip Kearny, Major
General of Volunteers, dead on the field
of Chantilly. September 1, 1862.
Orphaned early in life, it was the good
fortune of Philip Kearny that he came
under the care of an affectionate kinsman
who saw to it that he was afforded
every opportunity to achieve the educa-
tional equipment SO desirable in order to
wage successful battle in life. Grad
uating with honor at an early age from
Columbia College, the young mans over
career. His kinsman. who had made
precious sacrifice upon the altar of
service to the country. opposed that de-
sire and, ont Of Difference to him and his
wishes, Kearny turned to the Jaw.
But in 1887, his knsman having died.
he felt free to crafty his desires and OBJ
tanned commission as lieutenant in the
First United States Dragons.
Story of Military Career.
I'm February. 1S41, he was one Of the
three young officers selected by this gov
ernment to enter the French cavalry
school at Saumur for the purpose OF
studying French tactics and making a
report thereon to our government.
"At the end Of six months he sought
permission to join the French forces in
Algeria. Returning later to his own coun-
try, he resumed his place in the army,
fought In the war against the Indians
and in time came to be an aid on the
staff Of Gen. Winfield Scott and accom-
panied him to Mexico.
AT Churubusco. gallantly leading a
charge, his impeNlOsity carried him far
forward until he found himself severed
from all his associates and surrounded
sabered his way out. but just before he
reached a point Of safety, a grapeshot
found him and he lost his left arm He
gained promotion and brevet and stood
before the country. recognized as the
Chevalier Bayard Of his time. knight
| without fear and without reproach.
when the French Italian
war came on, he again sought service on
the French staff as volunteer aid.
Joins Ranks Of Union.
When the trouble started on our own
soil In 1851 his only thought was to take
his place in the ranks Of the defenders of
the Union. When the disastrous cam
paign OF the peninsula opened in the
spring OF 1862 he came to US Of the Sd
Corps as major general. commanding a
division Ever since the opening Of that
campaign IT has been my pride. and 1t
will be my pride until die, that all my
soldier experience was under his leader
ship in that division.
II tnere De any APPROPRIATENESS in my
| standing here on this memorable occasion,
1t arises from the fact that did stand
| in those ranks, and that 1 can speak of
the magnetism the man possessed and tell
OF the alteration and the confidence which
We of the rank and file felt for and re-
posed in him. To you veterans who trod
other fields, who went through other
campaigns. who had your individual
| heroes. l say multiply your feeling for
your heroes by ten, and then. perchance.
You may come near feeling what We felt
toward Kearny.
Passionate of temper. quick and rough
| in speech many times, no man could make
| more haste to make the amende honor
able than kearny. Lying in bivouac on
| the night Of the first day Of Fair Oaks
one Of my comrades told us Of an incident
| which occurred that day near the right
| of our division, where Kearny, riding up
| that way. found the chaplain OF one of
| the regiments on the firing line, and with
out making any inquiry as to why he was
there. he proceeded in his own emphatic
way to express his opinion. freely inter-
spersed with the forcible adjectives he
] was In the habit Of using, Of . non-com-