Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-30
OBSERVANCE OF DAY
ON ANT|ETAM FIELD
Address in Eulogy of the Dead
by Col. John
McEhoy.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
SHARPsBURG. Nd. May 3O-Pointing
out that three times as many men lost
their lives on the battlefield as in the
entire seven years of the revolutionary
war. Col. John McElroy Of Washington
today delivered the principal address at
the Memorial day services held at Ante
tam. Md Col. McNroy spoke in special
praise Of the heroes who died on the bat
tlefeld to save their country.
Col McElroy was accompanied to An
tietam by Representatives Kirkpatrick and
Towner Of Iowa. Col Gaylord M. Saltz-
gaber commissioner of pensions. and Col
John L. Glenn. Y. s. A. They arrived yes
terday afternoon.
Country's Bloodiest Single Day.
I'VE have met on a field OF supreme
ture formed Of this wonderful landscape
a fitting theater for one Of the grandest
of human tragedies This fair fertile val
ley. encircled by the cloud-capped noun
tains and frightened by the lordly Po-
tomacs flow. was made eternally famous
as the scene of the bloodiest single day
In the history of this continent-probably
OF the whole world
This cemetery is a shrine. holding the
sacred dust OF nearly 5000 youths who
here gave their country the last full
measure of devotion From their graves
rises eternal fragrance OF Hottest inspira-
ton Of patriotism.
This place was consecrated as the
turning point In the colossal struggle for
national existence.
1T was consecrated by the hopes and
prayers of millions Of freemen for the
successful issue OF the battle
1T was consecrated by opening the era
Of freedom for all men.
1T was consecrated by thousands OF
young lives. each one N dear as our own,
our own. which went out here ffty-one
years ago In obedience to duty's call
The battle Of AntietAm was emphatio-
ally Q battle Of enlisted men. the rank
and Ale. and their immediate command
Whatever the shortcomings of the
generals. the men OF each army-the rank
and hle-were. however. firmly bent upon
. battle to the death to decide the issue
between them.
All Issues Settled.
have ended an hour before It did. If
George B. Mcclellan had been equal to
his opportunities and pushed his men s
victory to its logical conclusion and de-
stroysd Lees army. we would have had
peace, but It would have been q peace OF
compromises and unsettled Issues, to
breed another war. with slavery still blot
ting the nations escutcheon.
when at last Appomattox came, every
issue had been fought out and every OBJ
stacle to the just and lasting peace which
Lincoln prophesied had been burned away
In the unsparing name Of battle"
Wreaths for McKinley's Grave.
CANTON. Ohio. May 8O.-Amons tn.
floral tributes sent to Monument Hill to
day were wreaths from President VIII.
son. George b. Cortslyou. former Score
tary Of the Treasury. and Justice William
r. Day Of the Supreme Court OF the
United States. to be placed In the mauso
lsum which contains the body of the late
President William Mckinley.
Blus and Gray Honor Dead.
BOSTON. May Confederate and
Union veterans OF the civil war raid trib
ute In Boston today to the soldier and
sailor dead. Asmbsrs Of the Old Guard
Of Atlanta, Ga. guests Of the e. w. Kins
ley Post, No 11S. q. A r., participated
In the Memorial day exercises at thu
state house. on Boston common, and In
fremont Temple
Wreath On Tomb Of Lafayette.
PARIS. May 90-Myron T. Herr.ck
Omitted States ambassador to France, to-
day placed q wreath on the tomb of La
fsyetts. In the Picpus cemetery. In cele
bration Of Memorial day. Consul Genera
Frank Mason, the entire stan OF thu
American embassy and q number o.
Americans resident In Paris were pres
oat ~ tn ceyemo1y.