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

Representative Mckenzie
Pays Tribute to Hero Dead
at Soldiers Home Cemetery
With an address by Representative ].
C, Mckenzie of Illinois, and tributes to
the nations heroic dead in song and
poem. exercises We're held this morn
ing in the National cemetery at the
United States Soldiers Home under di-
rect1on of L. H. Patterson. senior vice
department commander. AT $50 the
parade formed at the Scott building
and marched to the speakers stand,
the soldiers Home Band playing mar
tial strains.
Rev. II. Allen Griffith delivered the
Invocation. which was followed by n
reading of Gen. Logan's original order
! Tor proper observance of Memorial day
FoiiowlnS several numbers by the
nand representative Mckenzie de-
iivered his GRAFTON in praise of the ma
tons dead.
Original Poem Recited.
Dr. Thomas Calver recited an orig
NAL poem entitled Memorial Day at
soldiers Home Cemetery" as follows:
Aye. let the nations banner wave,
The trumpets fanfare loudly ring
And silver voices laud the brave
| And flowers their silent homage bring;
/ For here is gathered sacred earth
On which the nations fame is built
Of greater einGuence and worth
| Than marble fanes and domes Of gilt
! The glory of a nation rests
On men Of brave and noble souls
who gladly bank their sturdy breasts,
! To shield when tide OF trouble rolls:
Who love their country more than life
! And hail with joy the battle cry
When her Wronged heart impels the strife.
| Full ready for her rights to die
And here the nations radiant flowers
| OF chivalry and manhood true
That hlossomed in her honor's bowers
| Lie resting in her fearful dew.
The fragrance Of their noble lives.
| The bright. yet mournful dew distills.
| To sweeten memory that revives
| The patriot old TO glorys thrills.
What fond ambitions here may lie
| For rich rewards of civil life,
So cherished. but. alas. to die
| In cruel scenes of martial strife,
What loves and hopes and rosy dreams
| Have vanished in soldiers pail;
| But all now live in golden beams
! The nations glory covers all.
Oft shines most bright leaders face
And Logans monumental pile
Here finds its meet and honored place.
The gallant knight of eagle eye
And raven locks and noble life
Finds fitting, honored resting nigh
The hosts he led in battles strife
The memory of them all we love
The honored chief, the private plain
And all live in our prayers above
That gild their names in heavens grand fame;
And when earthly marches end
And halt we then to rest and sleep,
May lie where true patriots bend
With flowers to honor While they weep!
Songs by Memorial Choir.
Mrs. Nellie B. Kelser and the choir
sang several songs. America" was
| sung by the assembly. after which the
benediction was PRONOUNCED by Rev. E.
H. Southgate. The exercises closed at
1870 o'clock with the playing of Taps
by the band.
At noon the ceremony of raising and
saluting the flag was observed.
The memorial choir. under the direc-
Stella Amores. Sybil Bernhart. Anna De
| Lacy. Cecilia Dean, Beatrice Endres.
Norine Fisher. Lucille Fling, Helen
F'lammer. Bessie Haltigan. Madeline
| dTuln, Mamie heelc, lOTelto LloIldI,
| Mary Lynch. Phoebe Lynch, Grace
Shipp. Dorothy Sinnet, Evelyn Stone.
| Estelle Stone, Cornelia Skinner. Made
line Skinner. Rea Won Cullen. Elsie Won
| Buben, Emily Won Buben, Anna Wrenn.
| Mrs Nellie b. Kelser. Loretta Preston.
May Roberts and Bernice Rothschild.
| Personnel of Committees.
| The committee on arrangements was
composed of L. H. Patterson, senior vice
department commander. chairman: James
| Adams, commander Henry Wilson Post,
| No. II, G. A. r.; John Amrein. super
| intendent national cemetery; Lee H. Har-
ris, cimmonder Gen. H. w. Lawton
| Camp. No. 4; James E. Byrne, command
| err Col. John Jacob Aston Camp, No. 6;
Edward; Curry. commander Admiral
David D. Porter Garrison. No. 6: Alex
and Laura Mcintosh, president Lafayette
| Corps. No. 10.
The reception committee was Lieut..
| Gen. S. B. NJ. Young. U. S. A: Col.
| George Ruhlen, Lieut. Col. William 4.
| Wood Lieut. Col. j. D. Glennan. Mai.
| Parker West. John H. Hennis Capt J.
| w. Grissinger, Capt. A. D. Tuttle, Sergt.
| Maj. Patrick Haughey. Sergts. Joseph
| Mas and Richard Baris. Past Post Com
manders William H. Anderson and John
| S. M Zimmermann. Nina NJ. Calhoun,
| treasurer Lafayette Corps No. 10, W. r.
c.. and Cecilia Ford Kate Perkins, NJ
| Rose Tucker. Margaret Donohue, Mary
| Diver, Sarah ]. Coulter, Mary f. di
| Marie. Pearl Caufnlan, f. NJ. Carey Net
| tie c. Ranger. Marion Gregory Mrs
Shedd and Mary Mcintosh.