Evening star., 1915-05-31
HEROES LIVE AGAIN
IN THE MEMORY Of
AMERICAN PEOPLE
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IuvllIlIVIWvI IU1 Il
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President Wilson in the amphitheatel
was leading feature.
Committees from the Grand Army
woman's Relief Corps. Daughters O
Veterans. Ladies of the G. A. r., Legior
of Loyal Women, Sons Of Veterans
Standardization War Veterans, Arm.
and Navy Union and Lineal Society OF
the Spanish War had decorated the
graves In the forenoon at the cemetery
Upon the arrival of the procession a,
the cemetery. 1t formed in front of Ar.
lington Mansion. where the American
SUNRISE was fioated to full staff to the
salute of q battery from Fort Myer.
Headed by the United States Marine
Band. the procession proceeded to the
were placed, while the band played a
dirge.
The committee in charge of the deco
ration at the tomb of the unknown
was composed of Mamies P. Dorsey, de-
partment president. W. r. c., chairman
Miss Jennie l.. Hamilton. president
Daughters of Veterans: Rose Shriner
Rutledge, president. Ladies' Auxiliary
to Cushing Camp. Sons of Veterans;
Rose N. Seton. president. U. s. Grant
Circle. No. l. Ladies' Of the G. A. r.:
Lottie e. johnson. president, William
Mckinley Circle. No. 2. Ladies of the
q. A R.; Mrs. Jeannie H. Street, presi-
dent, A. Lincoln Circle. No. 8. Ladies
dent. Legion of Loyal Women: Celynda
W. Ford, president. Auxiliary No 50.
Ladies' Union Veteran Legion: Cora NJ.
Campbell, department president. Aux
iliary of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams; Ida NJ. Galloway. past national
president. Auxiliary of the United Span
ish War Veterans; Jennie P. Rudlof.
president. Mary A. .Babcock Auxiliary,
No. 1, Blanch Adams, president: Ad-
miral George Dewey Auxiliary, No. 8;
Elizabeth Tucker, president, Gen. NJ.
Emmett Urell Auxiliary, No. 5: Ada 8.
Peterson and Maude Ponton. National
Maine Memorial Auxiliary, No. l.
Secretary of State Bryan delivered
partment of the District OF Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans, which
began at 1915 o'clock at tho base of
the monument erected by the Colonial
war with Spain, in the Spanish war
section.
Flowers Placed on Graves.
The exercises opened with Depart
ment Commander H. c. Wilson calling
the members of the organization to
order. The invocation was pronounced
by Department Chaplain W. I. Jen-
kins. Angels Of Peace" was played by
the sth United States Cavalry Band.
and Department Commander Wilson
q solo. was sung by Miss Estelle MUIR
ray. Following Nearer. My God, to
Thee" played by the band, flowers were
placed on the Spanish war monument
by committee Of the Ladies' Auxil-
iary. U. s. w. v. composed of Mrs.
sCora NJ. Campbell. department presi-
dent: Mrs. Jennie Rudlof, president
Babcock Auxiliary. No L; Mrs. Blanche
Adams. president Dewey Auxiliary. No.
2: Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker. president
Urell Auxiliary. No 5: Mrs. A. S. Pat
terson, Mrs. Maud Bonton and Mrs
Sarah Toynton.
Miss Emily A. Dittoe sang Lead.
Kndly Light. after which the bene-
Chaplain Jenkins. Trumpeters from
the 9TH United States Cavalry Band
sounded 'taps."
Charles L. Brockway, chief of staff,
on arrangements consisted of Lee H.
Harris. department inspector, chair
man; Jere A. Costello, past department
commander: William T. Heritage, pa st
commander, and James E. Wilson.
The reception committee was COM
posed Of Col. Charles A. Williams
senior vice department commander;
Maj j. Q. A Braden. Junior vice depart
ment commander, J. c. P. webber.
commander: John A. Gallagher. past
commander: James e. Maynard, past
adtutant general: j. H. Hartman, COM
mander. and w. A. Clevenstine
eeEvjees at Amphitheater.
The services ut the ampitheater OPEN
ed at 1 o'clock with an assembly call
by bugler Of the United States Marine
Band. Loyal Comrades" and Nearer.
Ny God. to Thee" were played by the
band while the assembly sang. John
McElroy, acting department COM
mander. called the assembly to order.
Capt. John Middleton. as oficer of the
day, with an armed guard. made the
presentation of the flag of our coun-
try, following which the band played
The Star Spangled Banner" Bishop
Earl Cranston of the Methodist Epis-
copa1 Church gave the invocation.
Following q melody by the band and
q reading of order by Assist. Adjt.
Gen Osborn H. Oldroyd. Commando
mortal day was read by Past Depart
ment Commander A. p. Tasker. Past
Department Commander George H.
Slaybaueh read Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. which was as follows:
-Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth on this continent
q new nation. conceived in liberty. and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal.
Vow we are engaged IN a great civil
war testing whether that nation. or
any nation SO conceived and so dedi-
Gated. can long endure We are met on
p great battlefield of that war We have
come to dedicate portion OF that held
as q ffnal resting place for those who
here gave their lives that that nation
might live. 1t is altogether fitting and
proper that we should do this.
But, in q larger sense, we cannot
dedicate, We cannot consecrate, we can
not haliow this ground The brave
men. living and dead. who struggled
here have consecrated II Tar above our
moor power TO add Or detract.
The world will little note nor long
remamber what we say here, but IL can
never forget what they did here. II is
for us, the living, rather. TO be dedi-
eated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced 1t Is rather for
us 70 be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before us-that from
these honored dead we take Increased
gave the last full measure of devotion
that we here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in vain
that this nation. under God. shall
have q new birth Of freedom-and that
government OF the people. by the peo-
pie, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth"
Poor World without Memories.
How poor this world would be with
out ita grAves-without memories OF
the mighty deadr' said Acting Depart