Evening star., 1915-05-31
Patriotism of Peace Theme
at Congressional Cemetery

At Congressional cemetery the exer-
cises were under tho direction Of the
junior vice department commander,
Stanton Weaver, with members Of the
following organizations participating:
Farragut Post, No. 10, G. A R., Frank
Blagg, commander; Gen. H. w. Lawton
Camp, No. 4. United Spanish War Vet
Grams. and William B. Cushing Camp
No. 30 Sons of Veterans, O. j. Nelly,
commander.
Reveille and assembly were sounded
at 10 o'clock and after a selection by
the United States Engineers Band in
vocation was asked by Rev. G. Leroy
White. The assembly then Joined with
Church in singing Nearer, My Cod, to
Thee"
After remarks appropriate to the oc-
casion by Junior Vice Department
Commander Stanton Weaver and the
singing of ITO Thee, o Country" by
the choir. Gen. John A. Logan's order
establishing Memorial day was read by
Vice Commander Weaver Sopra no
solos were sung by Mrs. Arthur G.
Dunn and Miss Nellie Southard. Lin
Gurnon r. Scott of Cushing Camp, No.
80. Sons of Veterans, and Mrs. Gilbert
A. Clark and the choir sang "Tenting
on the Old Camp Ground
Address by Rev. F. NJ. Mccoy.
The Grafton Of the day was delivered
by Rev. Francis NJ. Mccoy of Waugh
Methodist Episcopal Church, who said
in part:
LAS We strew with flowers the graves
of our beloved dead we are hushed into
calm consideration of the awful cost
incident to war and feel that the new
and great problem of our day Is to find
a better way in which to realize the
ends sought in war.
''The patriotism of war is unaues-
toned In its sincerity No one can
doubt the senuineness of that loyalty
which VIII voluntarily face the can
mons glare and the bayonets' bristllng
front for the interests Of posterity. We
DO honor today to this deep devotion
friend; This type of patriotism has
been in large measure tho purchase
price Of both defense and of progress
tn the past 1t was this love Of coun-
forth and offer themselves, as a final
Offering within their power, upon the
altar Of freedom and a united nation
1t Is well that we pause beside the
graves Of our fathers SO that the youth
of our land may gain new concep-
ton of the cost of the heritag ge which
they enjoy.
We honor the true patriotism of war
as exemplified here by these brave
dead: but there lifts before us also an
estimate OF the patriotism of peace
This is the measure Of the best type
Of citizenship. He who possesses him
self under stress is greater than he
who takes city. The calm poise that
puts staying hand upon the hasty
sword Is Just as heroic as the patriot
ism that would rush into battle. This
is the type Of the citizenship of the
reality for nations. We owe it to the
bleeding lands across the sea and to
our southwest to keep strong in peace
SO that We may be ready to reach out
a helping hand in the trying years of
reconstruction. The finest patriotism
is that which would spare the country
the misery incident TO war and help 1t
by the strength of peace. We stand
ready il patriotism calls to sacrifice;
We pray that we may remain free to
America" Is Sung.
Tho choir and assembly then joined
in singing America" after which bene-
diction was pronounced by Rev. @.
Leroy White. The sounding Of taps
by bugler brought the exercises to
close.
Members of the choir of Metropolitan
Baptist Church who participated In the
exercises were: Sopranos. Mrs. Arthur
G.. Dunn. Mrs Gilbert A. Clark, Mrs.
]. Lester Brooks. Miss Ethelyn Gala
way. Miss Frances Guschewsky. Mrs.
Milton Prospect. Miss Nellie Kunz. Miss
Elsie Schooley and Miss Lillian KEEP
hart; altos, Miss Emma Guschewsky,
Miss Lesta Henderson. Miss Hattie Noel
and Miss Mary Maranda: tenors, Har-
old King. Albert F. Cummins, Evans
Brooks, James NJ. Richardson and Rol-
land e. F4eharty; basses. Gilbert A.
Clark, Gilbert c. Clark, G. Fred Thomp-
son and James NJ. Brooks: organist.
Mrs. @. Fred Thompson, and director,
Gilbert A. Clark.
Committees In Charge.
Committees which, arranged for the ex-
erciSes were as follows:
Cemetery committee-J. T. Earnshaw,
superintendent of cemetery. chairman:
p. ]. Cooksey. vice chairman; ]. O. Esta-
brook, George r. Cook. Emil Walter,
n. r. Davis and B. c. Farrar.
Committee Of Farragut Post-Frank
Blags, commander. William III, Wilson.