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

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the assembly to order. and introduced
Rev. y. III. Holmes. department chaplain,
who delivered the Invocation. After the
from ''Stabat Mater. Osborn H. Oldroyd,
assistant adjutant general, read the or
ders for the day.
Gen John A. Logan's order establishing
Memorial day was read by George IL
Slaybaugh, and George H. Lillibrdge
sang a tenor solo, "Daybreak at Apo
mattoX.
President Lincon's Gettysburg address
was read impressiveiy 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:
I'VE lift our eyes from the brow of
earth. away from these solitudes. and we
behold the fullness of life. the big pros
pect of ultimate triumph. our own
Capital city. Here. in the tumult of hu-
man nature. in the discipline of contest.
in the great university CT life. she chal-
lenges 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
crnment just and humane. God-fearfng
and man-serving. born of righteousness,
anI wearing the crowd jewels of the Fa
ther of us all.
Since that day on which the mighty
armies of the blue and gray We're 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
womanhood the patriotism of peace.
They should arise to a new consciousness
Of social obligation and civic duty. We
face great responsibilities. and may it be
asked. Where is now thy Cod? Our
God is not of gold nor silver. There is
always present with us 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 unspeakab!e. We hear tae voices
Of these monstrous burdens. The call TO
Service falls upon us from tne 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 muck-maker. Oh. the
vice. We feel the sense of something
fearful whirling about us. as though the
very earth was chattcring her teeth. May
the public conscience Of this land be
aroused until her choicest offerings Will
be cast at the ai'ar of civic devotion.
Closing Services.
The services were brought to close
with a short address by the depa rtment
commando. Il benedic.ion hv Chaplaia
Holmes and the sounding Of taps by
the Marine Band.
The committee which decorated the
tomb OF the Unknown was as follows:
rillie ID, Entrikn. department president
w. X. G., chairman: Bella J. Howe, presi-
dent Daughters Of Veterans: Almira Y.
Brown. president Ladies' Auxiliary to
Gushing Camp. Sons of Veterans. Rose
NJ. Seton. president L. S. Grant Circle.
No. l. Ladies of the CT. \. r.. Sarah s.
Poynton, president William Mckinley Cir
cle No. > Ladies Of the G a. r., Winnie
Ream Hoxie. president a. Lincoln Circle.
No. ), Ladies Of the q. A. r.: Lizzie A.
Calver. president Legion of Loyal Wom-
en-: Celynda W. Ford. president Auxiliary
No. -. Ladies' Union Veteran Legion
Lucille +. Fehl department president
Department Auxiliary of the United Span
ish War Veterans: Mrs. |. y. DolDh.
Temple No. |. National Lineal Society OF
the Spanish War