The Washington times., 1914-05-30
THOUSANDS FLOCK
TOALL CEMETERIES
Men, Women, and Children
StreW Flowers on Nations
Graves of Warriors.

AS a tribute to the many thousand
soldiers who lie in graves outside of
Arlington, crowds of flower and flag
laden men, women. and children jour-
neyed to the cemetaries around Wash
ington this morning and reverently lis
tened to memorials to the hero dead.
At Soldiers Home, under the direc-
tion of L. H. Patterson, senior vice
of the department. the
parade formed at Scott building at $50
and marched 10 the spsakers' stand
under escort of the United States Sol
diers' Home Band. The parade was
headed by the band; then came the
and orator OF the day, re-
ception committee and officers Of Sol
diers' Home, chaplains and the poet,
Henry Wilson Post, No. Il; Lafayette
Corps, No. 10; womans Relief Corps;
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, No. s, u.
S. W. W; Gen. H. W. Layton Camp,
No. 4; Admiral David d: Porter Garri-
son, No. 6; Army and Navy Union; vet
Grams of the Soldiers Home, invited
guests, and visitors.
Bugler Sounds Assembly.
With the veterans of the army. gray
and bent, standing rigidly at attention,
and the concourse of people looking on
with respectful admiration. the assem-
bly, was sounded by the bugler.
Immediately following the assembly
the band played The Pilgrims Song
of Hope" and Nearer, My God. to
Thee" The chaplain then pronounced
the invocation, and the choir sang %
Starry Flag"
The oratlon was made by Congress-
man J. c. Mckenzie of Illinois. who
paid high tribute to the memory of the
men who fought that the Union might
be preserved and exhorted the men Of
today to take example from the sublime
courage, self-sacrifice and patience of
the civil war heroes.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was read
by Capt. James c. Maynard, U. S. w.
", after which the entire multitude
sang America and listened to THE Last
Tribute" played by the band. I'M
mediately after the ceremonies at the
cemetery the parade was again formed
and marched back to Scott Building,
where the flag was raised and saluted.
At Holy Rood Cemetery.
At Holy Rood and Oak Hill Cemeteries
there was a combined service under the
auspices of William B. Cushing Camp,
Lieut.. R j. Harden Camp, No. e.
SpdnlSn war Veterans. Inc
decoration of soldiers graves was the
first service accomplished after which
a parade was formed of the members of
attending orders, guests and visitors.
and marched to the stand. There was
the call 10. order, prayer, reading Of
general orders, singing of America" I"
Lncoln't Gettysburgh Address, an ad-
dress by the Rev. Hubert Bunyea, in
which he eulogized the nations dead,
hrnnQht IN
close by the firing OF a volley and the
sounding of Taps" by Roscoe L. Oat-
ley.
The services at Congressional Gene
lery were attended by a large crowd
Of -reyerent onlookers and representa-
tiyes from a number of patriotic organ
izations in the District. Reveille and
assembly were sounded at 10 a. m. by
the bugler from the United States En-
gineers' Band. The invocation was pro-
nounced by Chaplain John Elliott. The
choir of Metropolitan Baptish Church
sang Nearer, My God, to Thee" and
To Thee. o Country and Mrs. Gil
bert A. Camp, accompanied by the as
semblage sang ''Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground"
A Day of Example.
In his address. the Rev. Paul Hickok,
brought attention to the fact that Me-
mortal Day is not merely a day in
which the nation unites in paying hon.
age to the heroes who have gone on,
but a day in which the deeds of those
men. their self-sacrifice and sublime
courage raises all to a higher plane of
thought and endeavor. He said that out
of the civil war had grown the nation.
that the wonderful development of
American institutions arts and sciences
is due to a great extent to the war
of 81.
To;.t .,ry;oo, far +ba .oI5;or aood
in Glenwood, Prospect Hill and St.
Mary's Cemeteries We're held in the
Glenwood Chapel after all graves had
been decorated with flags and flowers.
The program was lengthy and was at
tended by George H. Thomas Post. No.
Is; George II. Thomas, Woman's Relief
Corps, No. II, and George II. Thomas
Camp, No. II, Sons of Veterans, and
hundreds of friends and guests. The
strewing of flowers on graves in these
cemeteries was done by the entire
of the corps assisted by
fifty whitehead pupils of Emery School.
Services at Harmony Cemetery will.
start shortly after noon under the au-
spices of Frederick Douglas Post. No.
81 The recently organized Sergt.
William II. Carney Camp, of Sons OF
Veterans. will assist in the ceremonies
and will conduct the strewing of fiow-
ers and placing of small flags on the
graves.
Senator Jones Makes Speech.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones. of Wash
ington. delivered the Memorial Day
Grafton at Mount Olivet Cemetery this
morning and held his listeners in rever-
ent attention as he dwelt on the char
acteristics of the men who gave their
lives for the Union. The services were
in charge of Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons
of Veterans, assisted by Ellen Spencer
Mussey Tent. No. !. Daughters OF
Veterans St Joseph's choir sang
sacred and patriotic selections during
the progress of the ceremonies.
delegation Of Children OF the ReFo-
luton this morning carried flowers and
flags to the Capitol and with simple
ceremony placed them at the base "f
all statues of war heroes in Statuary
Hall Tomorrow afternoon at } o'clock
the women of tfe Grand Army OF the
Rcpublic will hold memorial services in
the rotunda of the ,'apito'. about The
statute of Gen. L. S. Grant.
A program has been arranged for
the services. which will include ad
dresses b. the kev. Hinton V. How
lett and Congressman Julius Kahn.
Miss Pearl Grigsby will be sototst. Pa
triotic organizations and the public are
invited to attend the ceremonies.
At battle-ground.