Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-30

decorating the tomb by a special COM
mittee selected from the auxiliary socie-
ties the band played a dirge. When the
services were concluded the march was
continued by the main road to the Span
| ish war section. The procession then
separated to participate IN placing moral
tributes on ali the graves
The committee on decoration or the
| tomb of the unknown was 6eorslanna =.
Van Fleet department president W X
| c.. chairman; Hester Tritipoe. president
Daughters of Veterans; Almira V. Brown,
president Ladies' Auxiliary to Gushing
Camp Sons of Veterans: Rose NJ. Seton.
president L. 5. Grant Circle, No. J., La
dies of the c. a. r.: Mary j. Milligan.
president William Mckinley Circle. No. =.
Ladies of the G. \. r.. Winnie Ream
Hoxie. president a, Lincoln Circle, No. 3.
Ladies of the G. a. r.: Ada H. Weiss.
president Legion of LOYAL Women. &C.
lynda W. Ford, president Auxiliary No.
3D. Ladies' Union Veteran Legion: Cora
NJ. Campbell, department president Aux
Hilary of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams: Ida NJ. Galloway. past national
president Auxiliary United Spanish War
Veterans; Jennie Rudolf president Mary
A. Babcock Auxiliary. No. l. Anna Ha-
ney. president Admiral George Dewey
Auxiliary. No. 2: Ada S. Peterson. presi-
dent Ida NJ. Galloway Auxiliary No. 3:
Crell Auxiliary, No. 4: Anna Haynie.
president Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp Auxiliary.
Order of the Services.
The services at the amphitheater in
Arlington. at which Speaker Clark was
the principal orator. were carried out ac-
cording to the following program:
Assembly, bugier of the Marine Band:
march. Under the Star of the Guard"
CStieberitz,. Marine Band: Nearer. My
God. to Thee" Marine Band and as
sembly; calling the assembly to order,
DR.. J. X. GleeSon department COM
mander: invocation, Rev. y. ii. Holmes
department chaplain, tenor solo. Amerl-
can Hymn OKeller), Comrade George H.
LillibridEe: reading of orders. OSBORN ri.
Oldroyd. assistant adjutant general; Gen
John A. Logan's order establishing Me
mortal day. reading by Past Department
Commander George H. Slaybaugh: ada
ghetto from suite Il Arlesienne tBlZep'
Marine Band remarks, DIR. J. X. Gleeson
department commander; 'Beautlful Ar
lnston," read by the author. DIR. Thomas
Calver: President Lincolns Gettysburg
address. reading by Comrade s. +. STRAIT
tan: celebrated melody in (Rubinsteln).
Marine Band; Grafton. United States SEN
ator Reed Smoot. Utah; baritone solo.
II Love the Whole United States (Ieil
Taylor) F.. A. Lang; benediction. Chaplain
Holmes, and taps. United States Marine
Band.
First Memorial Day Order.
The following are the general orders
issued by Gen. Logan in 1868, establish
ing Memorial day. and which were read
at the exercises by Past Department
Commander Slaybaugh:
HEADQUARTERS Grand Army of the Re
public.
washington, D. c., May s. 1865.
General Orders No. IL.
l. The 3Oth of May. 1868. is designated
for the purpose Of StreW1ng with mowers
or otherwise decorating the graves OF
comrades who died in defense of their
country during the late rebellion. and
those bodies now lie in almost every city.
village and hamlet churchyard in the
land. In this observance no form or
ceremony is prescribed. but posts and
such fitting services and testimonials OF
respect as circumstances may permit.
We are organized. comrades as our
regulations tell us. for the purpose:
Strengthening those kind and fraternal
feelings which have bound together the
soldiers. sailors and marines who united
to suppress the late rebellion. What can
cherishing tenderly the memory Of our
heroic dead, who made their breasts
barricade between our country and its
foes? Their soldier lives were the reveille
of freedom to race in chains and their
deaths a tattoo of rebellious tyranny in
arms. We should guard their graves with
sacred vigilance. All that the consecrat-
ed wealth and taste of the nation can
add to their adornment and security is
but a fitting tribute to the memory of
Let no wanton foot tread rudely on
such hallowed grounds. Let pleasant
paths invite the coming and going Of
reverent visitors and fond mourners.
no ravages of time, testify to the pres
ent or to the coming generations that
we have forgotten as a people the cost
of a free and undivided republic.
If other eyes grow dull and other
hands slack. and other hearts cold in
the solemn trust. ours shall keep 1t
well as long as the light and warmth
of life remain to us.
gather around their sacred remains and
garland the passionless mounds above
them with choicest flowers of spring
time: let US raise above them the dear
old flag they saved from dishonor let
us in this solemn presence renew our
pledges to aid and assist those whom
they have left among us a sacred charge
upon the nations gratitude-the soldiers
and sailors widow and orphan.
II. 1t is the purpose Of the COM
mander-in-chief to- inaugurate this OBJ
servance with the hope that 1t will be
kept up from year to year. while a
survivor of the war remains to honor
the memory of his departed comrades.
He earnestly desires the public press
to call attention to this order. and lend
its friendly aid in bringing It to the
notice of comrades in all parts of the
country in time for Simultaneous COM
pliance Herewith.
III. Department commanders will use
every effort to make this order effective.
BY command of
JOHN A. LOGAN,
Commander-in-Chief
N p CHAPMAN,
Adjutant General.
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