The Washington herald., 1917-05-31
WAR SPIRIT IS SHOWN
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in the battleship. Mr. James declared
that II We lose the war with Germany, we
must pay an enormous indemnity and
probably cede territory as we'll He said
u was not impossible that the United
states might have to send 1000, 900 men to
France before the struggle is over.
Dr.. Carlos Cespedes. the Cuban Min
ister. eulogized the Maine heroes as men
who went to their death in the cause OF
liberty.
Gen. II. oden Lake. national command
er OF the Army andd Navy Union. also
made a patriotic address at the Maine
exercises
Representative Clifford Ireland, an
Illinois veteran, called upon the people
OF the United States ito give all' in a
stirring patriotic address at Mt. olivet
cemetery.
The exercises there were under the
auspices OF Lincoln Camp, No. 2, Sons
or veterans, and Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent OF the Auxiliary. The exercises
were under the general direction OF John
8 Green, commander OF Lincoln Camp
Soldier Has Foremost Place.
Representative Ernest Lundeen, Of
Minnesota was the chief speaker at Con-
gressional Cemetery. He declared that
the soldier occupies the foremost place
In history and that constitutions are
carried forward on bayonets. The pro-
gram was in charge of H. B. Synder
OF the G. A. r.. and John Farmer, OF
the Spanishs War Veterans.
Led by Troop B, District National
Guard, and the Marine Band, a handful
or civil war veterans marched through
the downtown streets in the morning
to the bivouac OF the dead" They were
on their way to Arlington, and marched
from the G. A. r. hall up Madison
place TO H street, east to Thirteenth
street, and south TO street. They
were followed by Spanish War Veterans
and the Boy Scout Band. Capt. John
Middleton commHn Hnded the old guard.
In the Maine section OF the Arlington
cemetery the Army and Navy Union
neld the nineteenth annual memorial ex-
erc1ses in commemoration Of the sinking
OF the Maine in Havana harbor. Among
the speakers were DR.. Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes, Minister from Cuba: Rem
resentative W. Frank James, OF Michi-
gan. and Col. Barry BulkIey. OF Wash
ington. The U. s. g NIayfower Band
furnished the music, and the nag was
raised by two sailors from the May
mower. The orders for the ceremonies
were read by Gen. H. Oden Lake. The
invocation was by the Rev. f. K. Har-
din; and the benediction by Rev. J. NJ.
Mcnamara.
bOAc oh view Significance.
At the National Cemetery, United
states soldiers Home. Representative
Thomas s. Crago, of PennsyIyania.
spoke of the new siEnifcsnce Of Ne
morlal Day since the United States
mas entered a world war. Gen. John
A. Logan's original order as comman-
der-in-chief of the Grand Army. es-
tablishing Memorial Day, was read by
senior Vice Commander g. q. Mswson,
and Dr. Thomas Calver read an origf-
nal poem
At battle-ground National Cemetery.
Georgia avenue, tribute was paid 70
the forty men who fell in defense ~
the Capital on July IL and IL, 1884. in
front of Fort Stevens, Brightwood
William V. Cox recounted the historic
attack OF Gen. Jubal Early and John
Temple Graves spoke of patriotic de-
votion.
Representative John R. Farr was the
orator at Holy Rood Cemetery. and
representative B. K. Focht spoke in
Oak Hill Cemetery. These exercises
were under the auspices Of w p
Gushing Camp. No 80, Sons OF Vet.r-
ans, assisted by the auxiliary,
Joint exercises were held in Glen
wood. Prospect and St Mary's Gene
teries by children of the Emery
school. and the grafton was by Repre-
sentative Everett Sanders OF Indiana,
VINO paid tribute to the heroes of the
past. The exercises were under the di-
rectIon of John B. Dowd, commander
OF george H. Thomas Post, No IS, @.
A. r
sent Wreath to Sea.
Mrs John A Logan and Mrs Ada
H. Weiss. president of the Legion OF
Loyal Women, were in charge Of the
launching OF a floral wreath set afloat
on the Potomac yesterday afternoon.
TO the memory of those who perished
on the Lustitania. The wreath was
lowered on silken strands from the
deck OF the steamer Charles Macales-
Ter, after service opposite the War
College.
- The members of the First separate
Battalion. District National Guard.
held Eervices at Harmony Cemetery
with Judge Robert Terrell as the ora
tor. Judge Terrell told Of the patriot
Ism OF the colored soldiers of America.
from Bunker Hill to Carrizal. and said
that they would not be found among
the slackers today.
A hoWer-laden boat. decorated by
Stephen R. Whitney, who served
through the civil war with the Seventh
New York Heavy Artillery. left Wash
tngton Tuesday night on a steamer
and yesterday was launched into the
open sea from Old Point Comfort.
Mr. whitney has paid this tribute to
his comrades in arms OF half a century
ago Tor fifteen years. paying for the
boat and the flowers out of his own
means