The Washington herald., 1918-05-31
MARTIAL DEAD
MEMORIAL IS
REVERENT
Honors for Past Heroes
and Tribute to Those
Of Today.
PRESIDENT ATTENDS
ARLINGTON MEETING
Tuscania Brave Remember
ed-Maine Disaster
Recalled.
CHURCHES OBSERVE DAY
WITH SOLEMN SERVICE
Grand Army. Daughters, Sons Of
Veterans and Others
Celebrate.

Taking its beloved martial dead into
its arms, and renewing its pledge oil
devotion to the ideals for which they
died. patriotic Washington yesterday
impaired to its Memorial Day a spirit
unknown in past celebrations.
The memorial of yesterday assumed
two lenses; for. although precedence
was given to the fading ranks OF
civil and Spanish war veterans. the
young fighters of this day, who fell
with honor on field or ship while
holding up the banner of democracy
and humanity abroad. also had their
quota of obeisance and respect.
Sensing the critical stage Of the de-
velopments in France. Washington
ians. spurred on by the Presidents
proclamation setting Memorial Day
apart as q special time for pleading
divine intercession. made the day
solemn and quiet. Setting a precedent
for Memorial Days, the one observed
yesterday lacked the customary gay
ETY. and outing" spirit that has char
aCterized them in the late past.
Arlington Mecca.
Arlington. with its harvest of heroic
soldier dead. was The Mecca. District
patriots accompanied the few files of
civil war veterans who journeyed to
the cemetery to pay the annual hon.
age to comrades of the past.
Though President Wilson did not
grace the exercises with speech. he
did so with his presence. and was an
attentive auditor The Chief Executive
who made the trip with Mrs. Wilson
by automobile. heard Senator Charles
Curtis. of Kansas. principal speaker
did numerous other dignataries.
In the Congress today. on matters
pertaining to the war. there are no
pity lines drawn. and the members
of one of the great political parties,
the one to which the President does
not belong. are doing everything they
can to help win the war. On matters
pertaining to the war the members
of the Republican party, as well as
the Democratic party. are standing
ny the government. They have up
held and will continue to uphold the
hands OF President Wilson in all leg
islation necessary to carry the war
to a final victory"
Later, MIR. Wilson heard with evil
dent interest a tribute from the same
speaker to the man. who, from the
time the war began in 1914, and before
our country became seriously involved
urged the administration and the Con-
gress to prepare for war-Augustus P.
Gardner"
Many members of both branches OF
Congress attended the exercises, as
did numerous other dignatories.
President Attends.
The exercises at Arlington were
in charge OF the G. A. R.. the Unit,
ed Standardization war veterans
the Army and Navy Union, and the
Legion Of Loyal Women.
Prior to exercises at the amphi.
theater. the annual observance oi
paying respect to the unknown
dead. 2.211 in all. present a strik-
ing spectacle. with floral tribute,
and the sod heaped knee-deep with
blossoms.
A wreath from President Wilson
occupied the place of honor on the
fiag-draped tomb. Members Of the
Grand Army read the funeral serv.
ice, after which the women's or.
ganizations, led by Miss Moree E
Buckles. president of the Woman:
Relief Corps. Department of the
Potomac. formed about the tomb
and paid their respects to the un-
known dead.
A noteworthy feature of these
exercises was the planting of ar
American silk flag and around IL
the emblems of England, France
Belgium and Italy. in the stretch
of green between the mansion and
tomb of unknown dead, in honor
of all the men who have fallen in
the present war.
At the principal exercises at the
amphitheater. Representative Gardner
made a distinctly war address In
which he drew comparison and an.
alogy between the situations con.
fronting Lincoln and President Will.
SON OF those who. in various ways
are neglecting their share of tht
wars proper prosecution. Represen-
tative Gardner said in part:
"1r Ill great war in which you
were actors there were slackers al
home and there are some now.
hope those of today may be run
down and punished as fast as Dos
sible- You had spies then. and
th're are spies in this country now
May they be caught and punished
as they deserve to be punished.
don't think action should be delay-
ed until daybreak. There were pro.
nteers then-we have them now.
hope they may be put out of bust
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