Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13
HONOR THE MEMORY OF
HEBREW C0NFEDERATEs
Beautiful Exercises Held Under au.
spices Of Ladies' Memo
rial Association.
ADDRESS BY REV. DIR. CALIsoH
Speaker Declares War in Europe
Gives Unusual Impressiveness to
observance Of Memorial Days This
Year-Flowers Laid on Graves.

The memory OF the Hebrew soldiers
who served Virginia and the South in
the War Between the States was hon
ored with an impressive service. which
began yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock
In the chapel at the Hebrew Cemetery
and lasted for about thirty minutes.
The exercises customarily. are held
In the open. but the Indictment weather
Of yesterday afternoon caused the
chapel service to be chosen They
were held under the auspices of the
Ladies' Hebrew Memorial Association.
The address Of the afternoon was
by Rev. Edward N. Callsch, PHI. D.. of
the Beth Ahabah Synagogue. who was
assisted by Rev. j. Calvin Stewart,
d. D., pastor Of the Church of the
Covenant.
The exercises opened with the sing
Ing of Decoration Day" by the choir
Of Beth Ahabah. DR.. Calisch then
called on DR.. Stewart to lead in prayer.
after which the choir sang "Thy WIN
BE Done" DR.. Calisch then read the
eighteenth, nineteenth and twenty
fourth Psalm. Crossing the Bar was
sung by the choir. after which DR..
Calisch delivered the address of the
day.
SINGULAR IMPRESSIVENEsS
IN CELEBRATION THIS YEAR
There was. he said. singular i'm
pressiveness about the annual celebra-
ton this year by reason Of the un-
usual conditions which exist through
out the world. He referred to tho
great struggle now going on in Europe,
saying that, while he would not go so
far as to predict that when another
year rolled around we in this country
might have more soldiers graves TO
tend and keep green. yet that was a
possibility, but he hoped and believed.
remote possibility and prayed God
that the possibility might not become
n reality.
Referring further to tho tltantto
conflict raging in Europe. Dr. CalIsch
remarked that people in the United
states are realizing more than ever
before the horror4 and tragedy of war
fare. for, although separated by three
thousand miles from the scene Of car
mage In Europe. this country is be-
ginning to feel the frightfulness OF II
all with a vividness that makes It al
most reality.
He paid n beautiful tribute TO both
sides In the struggle of nifty wears
ago, declaring that they fought with
consideration for each other that was
an alienation OF the horrors of COM
bat. 1t was as we would say In plain
terms. said DR.. Callsch, a clean fight
between clean mon, honorably fought.
without reproach on both sides He
thought 1t good thing to take tho
mind for time from contemplation
OF the fearful struggle across the sea
and let 1t rest on the achievements OF
our soldiers dead of full nifty years
ago. Those heroic dead, DR.. Calisch
SAID, represent a type not altogether
present to-day. They fought with n
beauty of heroism. he declared. that
has found no duplication.
IMPRESSIVE KADDIsH
FOLLOWS ADDRESS
Following his address with the i'm
pressive Kaddish of the Hebrew ritual
DR.. Caltsch invited all present to Join
with the choir in singing the national
hymn and this was done with degree
of feeling that showed that the au--
dience entered warmly into the spirit
Of the occasiof and shared heartily
the patriotic sen timents that had been
voiced by the speaker. The exercises
in the chapel came to close with tho
bcnediction pronounced by DR.. Stewart
"A squad from Company b, Richmond
Grays, In command Of Sergeant Cor
don. fired salute OF three volleys
over the graves of the soldiers. and
Musician Lee Scott sounded taps these
formnlities closing the memorial o.
casion.
During the afternoon relatives Of the
soldiers who lay sleeping beneath the
sod In the soldiers section OF the Gem
etery placed flowers on the graves and
the section presented scene of rare
beauty. the cool, moist atmosphere
serving to preserve the flowers in an
unusual degree of freshness