The Washington times., 1915-05-31

American war dead. at 12l5 o'clock
the auspices Of the District department
of the United Spanish War Veterans,
Invocation was by w. |. Jenkins. dc.
partment chaplain: The Fifth Cavalry
and Commander Wilson followed with a
brief address. After Miss Estclc Muir.
ray sang Face to Face" Secretary of
State Bryan delivered the oration OF the
occasion.
A committee representing the ladies'
auxiliary of the United Spanish War
Veterans placed flowers about the mon.
ument after Mr.. Bryan's addrss. Miss
Emily Dittoe sang Lead Kindly Light -
Taps was sounded by trumpeters Of the
Fifth Cavalry Band.
In charge of the committee on ar
rangements for this phase of the Ar
lington exercises was Lee H. Harris
department inspector. Other members
of the committee were Jere A. Costello,
past department commander: William
r. Heritage, commander, and James
The reception committee comprises
Col. Charles A. Wilson. senior vice
department commander: Major ]. Q.
mander: J. c. p. Webber, commander;
John A. Gallagher, past commander ;
James f. Maynard, past adjutant gen
eral: j. H. Hartman, commander, and
w, a. Clevenstine.
Members of the Ladies' Auxiliary are
Mrs. Cora M. Campbell, Mrs. Jennie
Rudolf. Mrs. Blanche Adams, Mrs.
Elizabeth Tucker. Mrs. A. S. Patterson,
Mrs. Maude oBnton. and Mrs. Sarah
Toynton.
Governor Willis. with reference to the
efforts Of the President to keep this
country out of the European conflict,
said. following an eloquent tribute to
the dead who rest at Arlington:
The President is making a successful
effort to keep us out of the broils of
Europe. Now is the time to keep cool
think carefully. and stand by the Presl-
dent. He ad his Cabinet know vastly
more OF our delicate relations with
European belligerents than the rest OF
us can possibly know; let us hold up his
hands in the patriotic effort he is max
ing in this crisis.
"Our flag must mean the same to all
the world that 1t means to us--it must
stand for calm courage, steadfast de.
votion and lofty purpose In all our deal.
ings with foreign nations. Righteous.
ness Is the strength of our cause"
Commander II. Oden Lake. In his ad.
dress at the Maine memorial cere.
monies. declared that adequate pre-.
Daredness Is an almost certain preven.
tive Of war" and that "all histor,
teaches that lesson"
Graves Decorated.
Arriving at Arlington the first cere
mony Of the day was the decora.
tion OF the graves of the hero
dead. The procession to the grave.
was representative Of the G. A. r.
the Woman's Relief Corps, Daugh.
tors of Veterans, Ladies' of the G. A r.
Legion of Loyal Women, Sons of Vet
Grams, Spanish-American War Veterans
Army and Navy Union. invited guest,
and the public.
The chief marshal in charge Of the
decoration exercises was Capt. John
Middleton, with Frederick 8. Hcdgson
Byron w. Bonney, and w. II. Roach
and aides. Music was furnished by the
Marine Band and prayer was offered
by the Rev. DR.. Jay T. Stocking.
The procession formed in front OF the
a rlington mansion and proceeded to the
Tomb of the Unknown" where a spc'
cial committee placed decorations or
the tomb. The Spanish War Veterans
then continued their march to the Span
ish war section of the cemetery. while
and flowers the many graves OF the
great national cemetery
The main service in Arlington Gene.
terry followed the decorating procession
the program calling for a reassemblint
of ell veterans and the public in the
amphitheater at | o'clock.
The committee on decoration at the
Tomb of the Unknown" included:
Mamies P. Dorsey. department presi'
dent. w. X. c.. chairman; Miss Jennie
L. Hamilton. president. Daughters OF
Veterans: Rose shriner Rutledge. ,presi.
dent Ladies' Auxiliary to Gushing Camp
Sons of Veterans: Rose NJ. Seton
president L. s. Grant Circle. No. l
son, president. William Mckinley Circle
No. 2. Ladies of the G. A. r.: Mrs
JEANNE II. street. president, A. Lincolr
Circle. No. 3. Ladies OF the G. A. R.
Ada II. Weiss, president. Legion Of
Loyal Women: Celynda w. Ford. presi
Veteran Legion; Cora M, Campbell
department president, Auxiliary of thu
United Spanish War Veterans: Ida NJ
Galloway. past national president. Aux
Jennie P. Rudolf. president, Mary A
Babcock Auxiliary, No |: Blanch Ad
ans. president. Admiral George Dewey
Auxiliary, No. g. Elizabeth Tucker
president. Gen. NJ. Emmet Urell Aux
iliary No. 5; Ada s. Patterson. anc
ial Auxiliary, No. !,
Programs For Services.
The programs for services at tn
various cemeteries in Washington
follow:
National Cemetery. Soldiers Home
| Under direction of Past Department
| Commander Arthur Hendricks. will
| Henry Wilson Post, No, Il. jane
Adams. commander. and John Jacol
Astor Camp, No. 6, John Wieloch. com
mandcr.
! Congressional Cemetery Stanton
! Weaver. Junior vice department com
! mander. chairman. with Farragut Post
! No. 10. Frank Blagg. commander, an,
Henry w. Lawton Camp, United Span
| ish War Veterans, Emil Waiter. cCm
mander. with Farragut " Nonan's Re
| lief Corps.
Battle GROUND National Cemetery
| Under direction OF Newton NJ. Brooks
past department commander. chairman
and George Francis williams, vic
| chairman. Decoration of the graves b
the children of Brightwood. Brghtwoo
Park. Takoma Park. Piney Brancl
Park. and Petworth Public Schools.
Glenwood, Prospect Hill, and 81
Mary's Cemeteries Joseph Langhan
commander, chairman, with George II