Evening star., 1915-05-31
Former Judge De Lacy Recites
Lessons Drawn From War

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William H. De Lacy. former Judge Of
the Juvenile Court, delivered the ora
ton at the exercises this afternoon at
Mount Olivet cemetery.
Our presence here this Memorial day
is at once an act Of faith, an act of
patriotism, an act of devotion to our
country. an da sweet remembrance of
our dead" declared the speaker. "An
act of faith, for vain would be our
presence here if the dust that hallows
this place--this city of the dead-is
not the dust of the easements and the
bodies that were in life informed by
immortal spirits. citizens with our
selves of Gods Universe. An act of
country's defenders. men who pre-
served for US our country by their suf-
ferings, their labors and their death.
Herein is the silent but eloquent
aught In derogation of our Catholics
Is good citizens of the United States.
Those who lie buried here were and are
members Of the universal Catholic
Church that knows no nationality, that
knows no bounds save the boundaries
of humanity itself, whether that hu-
manity be found here in the flesh mill
tant, suffering in the world TO come.
or triumphant in heaven. But in life
the whole earthly hope and the whole
fortune of these same men. from the
cradle to the grave, we're fndissoiubly
linked with the welfare of the United
States of America-had no existence
apart from our country for which they
suffered, for which they wrought and
worked and for which they shed their
blood to preserve"
Story of the Grand Review.
Judge De Lacy declared These illus
trious dead not only saved the Union.
but they did more-they saved to the
Union its erstwhile foes. Happily this
Cay, get apart for the commemoration Of
the boys that wore the blue. has become
day in which we link with their men,
ory kindly thoughts and recollection Of
the boys vino Wore the gray. : We, the
grateful citizens Of reunited country,
are proud both. of the boys who wore
the blue and the boys who wore the gray
proud of their devotion to principle,
proud of their courage, proud of their
American vaior.
Great as were the happenings and the
campaigns Of the civil war, there was
nothing in that most nomentous struggle
view Of 1855 saw no vanquished foes
trailed in the wake Of the Grand Army
of the Republic that marched past the
White House, to be dispersed into the
daily but no lsss patriotic avocations of
American citizenship The men of the
south were left to their heroic acceptance
Of the arbitrament of war, and to gradual
return to devotion to our common coull-
try, until that devotion burst into flame
in the Spanish American war that saw
Lee and Fighting Joe Wheeler. and
the very flower Of the youth Of the south
land, resolved to do and to die for our
common country. And today at the helm
Of our country stands son OF Virginia,
the mother of Presidents: the Chief Jus
tice Of the United States is an ex-Con-
federate soldier and our co-religionist,
the great jurist. Edward Douglas White,
and the intelligence Of the south shines
in both houses Of our national Congress-
another record: oh. the soldiers of the
Union fought not in vain: the soldiers
OF the Union died not in vain when such
such victories live to bless mankind
Order of Exercises.
Following the assembly and the sing
ing of THE Star Spangled Banner by
the Cecilian male chorus and ssembly.
Charles NJ. Overacker, commander of
Lincoln Camp, No. 2, called the assem-
bly, to order. Rev. Valentine Schmitt,
pastor Of ST. Joeeph's Catholic Church,
pronounced the invocation. and Memo
rial day orders we're read by V. L.
Garrigus. past commander Of Lincoln
Camp A vocal solo, Pie Jesu." was
sung by Ambrose Durkin. The chorus
and assembly sang Nearer. My God.
to Thee" after which B. J. Northcott,
past comma nder of the Maryland dtvi-
sion, Sons of Veterans. read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address: DIR. d. \. Ken
ncdy sang solo, and II. Y. s5peelman.
commander-in-chief of the Sons OF Vet
erans, made a brief address, The chorus
and assembly sang Sleep, Soldier.
Sleep" Rev. William A. Cahill. assist
ant pastor of ct. Joseph's Catholic
Church, pronounced the benediction.
and a salute was given by a detach-
ment from the United States Army.
Taps" was sounded by bugler.
The general committee was composed
Of Charles NJ. Overacker. commander.
chairman: E. F. Warner. treasurer:
W. H. McGonegal. o. A. c. Oehmler.
B. j. Northcutt. Mrs. ]. Howe, DR.. o.
A. T. Swain. Edward X. Do Puy. Georg-
A. Howe, DR.. Joseph H. Wood and Mrs.
Hattie B. Tritipoe.
Others assisting in the arrangements
were Miss Etoile Albright. Alfred II
Anadale, John T. Bond, Thomas w.
S. NJ Croft. John B.
Daish. s. l.. Dougherty. Richard F.
Decker, John L. Downs. Charles Hart.
Elsie F. Howe, F. T. F. Johnson. Miss
Amelia Allyn. William A. Middleton.
Fred w Moore, H M. Statz. Mrs. Flea
nor Spencer. 1. s. Taylor. John Tenley
and George s. Whitmore. DR.. James