Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-30

l NiTnuEtOn ScmcscTyys
the assembly to order and introduced
| Rev. y. III. Holmes. department chaplain.
/ who delivered the Invocation. After the
! Marine Band had played "1nflammatus.
| from "Stabat Mater Osborn III. Oldroyd,
! assistant adjutant general. read the or
ders for the day
| Gen. John a. Logans order establishing
| Memorial day was read by George I'll.
Slaybaugh. and George II. Lilibridge
sang a tenor solo, "Daybreak at Apo
| mattoX.
| President I.incolns Gettysburg address
was read impressively and with great eff
! feet by Charles b. Hanford. after which
| Mrs. Isabel Worrell Bail read Cover
-! Them over With Beautiful Flowers" The
| Marine Band played The Stars and
! Stripes Forever.
Rev. Montgomery Address.
Rev. Montgomery then delivered the
Grafton of the day. He said:
1--WE lift our eyes from the brow of
earth. away from these solitudes. and we
behold the fulness of life. the big pros
pect of an ultimate triumph. our own
Capital city. Here. in the tumult of hu-
man nature. in the discipline of contest.
in the great university Of life, she chal-
enges both intellect and heart. and min
listers to the country and the world. God
bless her. May her gates ever he open
to allow all their fullest inheritance. and
on her breast may there ever live a gov
eminent just and humane. God-feariHg
AMI man-serying. born of righteousness,
ana wearing the crowd jewels of the Fa-
Their of us all.
Since that day on which the mighty
armies of the blue and gray we've DIS
solved another generation has been born
and is now pursuing the industries of
peace. ON this Memorial day the
heroism of the American soldier
should teach this manhood and
wDmanhOOi the nafrsDtiSm pf
They should arise to new consciousness
of social obligation and civic duty. We
face great responsibilities. and may it be
asked Where is now thy God? Our
| God is not of gold nor silver. There is
i always present with us a higher mission
| than to be the richest. Stay your minds
| here and own that national greatness is
not material. but intelligence. integrity.
respect for law. generous philanthrophy
! and loyalty to the fundamentals of the
| Holy Bible.
Burdens of the City.
.Civic duty is with us. The burdens
| of the city are tremendous. Here are the
! breakers of human beings surging round
with their polyslot speech, foreign tongues
| with their strange ideas OF privilege
and liberty. Here is the burden of row
| erty, the burden of ignorance the burden
| of sin unspeakable. We hear tie voices
| OF these monstTous burdens. The call to
| service falls upon us from the tops OF
the topiess heaven. Thrust yourselves
| into these problems. Politics YOU say.
| Politics never hurt character. il is the
/ lack Of character that hurts politics The
| menace To the city is not the muck
| raker, but the matchmaker. Oh. the
| vice. We feel the sense of something
| fearful whirling about Us. as though the
| very earth was chatterng her teeth. May
| the public conscience If this land be
| aroused until her choicest offerings will
be east at the altar Of civic devotion
Closing Services.
/ The services were brought To q clos,
/, with short address by the department
| conmandcr. Il bencdiction by CHAPLAIN
| Holmes and the sounding Of taps 10,
the Marine Band.
| The committee which decorated tn.
| tomb of the Unknown was as follows
'fillie ID. Entrikin. department president
| ". X. G., chairman: Bella j. Howe. presi
dent Daughters OF Veterans: Almira v
| Brown. president Ladies' Auxiliary Il
| Gushing Camp. Sons OF Veterans RIOS.
| NJ. Seton, president L. s. Grant Circle
| No /, Ladies Of the c. A. r.: Sarah 5
Poynton, president William Mckinley Cir
| Gle, No. =. Ladies Of the G. \. r.. Vinni,
| Ream Hoxie president A. Lincoln Circle
No s. Ladies OF the q. A. r.; Lizzie A
Calver. president Legion of Loyal Won
en-; Celynda w. Ford. president Auxiliary
| No - Ladies' Union Veteran Legion
| Lucille f. Fehl. department presiden
Department Auxiliary of the United Span
ish War Veterans; Mrs. |. y. Dolph
Temple No. !. National Lineal Society o
the Spanish War.