Evening star., 1914-05-24
Monument to Confederate Sol
diers to Be Unveiled in
Arlington June 4.
VETERANS OF UNION ARMY
TO ATTEND CEREMONIES
President Wilson Among the Invited
Guests-Thousands Expected
to Gather.

Arlington national cemetery will he the
scene of a great gathering and demon
stration June 4, when the monument
erected to the Confederate dead who are
buried there will be unveiled In the
presence and with the help of MANY
Of the men who fought In the ranks of the
blue.
The exercises incident TO the unwilling
OF the monument. which has been erect ed
through the efforts Of the Arlington Con.
federate Memorial Association, will, he at.
tendsd by President Wilson. Gen. Ben
nett Young. commander Of the United
Confederate Veterans; Gen. q. W. Gard
ner, commander. In chief Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic; Col. Hilary A.
Herbert. former Secretary Of the Navy
and chairman Of the executive commit
tee OF the Arlington Confederate Memorial
Association: Mrs Dn!sy McLaurin Stew
ems. president Of the United Daughters Of
the Confaderacy. and Col. Robert e. Lee.
grandson Of Gen. Lee. The ceremonies
will be Witnessed by thousands Of visi-
tors from all parta OF the south. repre-
ssnt,ns SCI tim the confsdsrass Veterans Asso-
ans and the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy. Among the organizations
that are expected to attend In a body are
the e, Confedsrsts Veterans Camps Of Alex;
andr!a and Baltimore. and the Old Guard
of Baltimore. Members Of tho Senate and
House OF Representatives have been in
vited TO be present and A60 acceptances
have bean received.
Message From Gen. Torrance.
Mrs. Drury Conway Ludlow. chairman
of the Invitation committee, has received
a letter from Gen. Ell Torrance, former
commander-in-chief Of the Grand Army
<N xr,h< lvrl l&4A No.,
was sent, regretting his inability to be
present. owing to previous engagements.
His letter concluded as follows:
However. whether present or absent.
I will be in happy accord with you and
those associated with you in the con-
summation Of your efforts to give suit
able visible expression Of your purpose
to honor in perpetuity the soldierly
qualities. character and sacrifices Of the
pleasure Of participating in the solemn.
tender and inspiring ceremonies. will
you not grant me the privilege, as a
soldier Of the Union and a friend Of the
Confederate. Of placing flower upon
the graves Of the dead.
More than year ago. in company
with Gen. Herbert. I visited Arlington,
and for the first time stood among the
way back to the city I said that I
hoped the time might come when I
could place a flower upon each grave.
and II some one will see that my wish
is granted 1t will be a comfort to me-"
Committees In Charge.
The committees which have worked
to make the unveiling ceremonies a
success are as follows:
Executive-Col. Hilary A. Herbert,
chairman; Mrs. Marion Butler, vice
| chairman; Wallace Streater, treasurer;
Mrs. Drury Conway Ludlow. recording
secretary; Mrs. william Oscar Roome.
correspon. ing secretary; Judge Seth
Shepard, Capt. John NJ Hickey. Abner
H. Ferguson, Mrs. Magnus S. Thomp-
son, Mrs. Rust Smith. Mrs. James E.
Mulcare, Mrs. Archibald Young. Mrs
| B. Claughton West, Miss Mary R. Will
cox. Mrs. Jennie L. Munroe, Mrs. Leon
ard G. Hoffman, Mrs. Marcus J. Wright.
Mrs. Lindley L Lomax. Mrs William
Anthony Wayne, Miss Fannie w.
Weeks.
Advisory board-Rev. DR.. Randolph H
McKim, former Seantor Charles ].
Faulkner, Martinsburg, W. Va: Seth
| Shepard, DR.. Thomas Nelson Page, am