Evening star., 1918-05-30
CEREMONIES ARE HELD
AT SOLDIERS HOME

Ceremonies in memory Of the nations
heroes buried In Soldiers Home Ma
tional Cemetery were held this morning
in Stanley Hall at the Soldiers Home.
The program was scheduled to be given
In the cemetery. but the threatening
weather led those in charge to switch
their plans H. B. Snyder, senior vice
commander Of the G. A. R.. was in
charge of the event.
The original plan was to march in
procession from Scott building to the
cemetery. but this was Cancelled. Sergt.
Kirk of the home was ofiicer- Of the day.
Tho Soldiers homeland played during
the exercises.
The program Of the exercises fol-
lows ~
First assembly, Soldiers Home Band
bugler; presentation Of the colors.
The Flag Of Our Country" by the the
Soldiers Home iand pledge Of al
legiance); invocation by Rev. H. A..
Griffith; Grand Army ritual address by
H. B. Snyder; vocal selection. The
Rest of the Brave" by Mrs. B. H:
Smart; original poem, Our Soldiers"
DIR. Thomas calver; reverie. "slumber
Of Gen. John A. Logan's original order
establishing Memorial day, by Mrs.
|C F. B. Price; vocal selection. "Oh,
Starry FLAG" Miss Marian Larner;
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. by Com
rade G. L. shorey; grafton. by. Ernest
sofa; vocal selection, Sons Of Amer
ica," E. Albert Lang: song, "One
Fleeting Hour" audience and band; !;
procession to Gen. Logan's tomb and
decoration of monument with flowers,
band playing dirge at the tomb:
benediction by Rev. Father Whalen.
The following committees had charge
of the exercises:
Arrangements-JohnA Amrein, superin-
tendent Of the national cemetery, chair
man; Alfred e. Simond. ,acting COM
Spanish War Veterans. vice chairman:
]. E. Hogan and Alex M. Mcpherson Of
the Soldiers. Home.
Reception committee-Lieut. Gen. 8.
B. NJ. Young. chairman: Maj. P. w.
West, deputy chairman; Brig. Gen. l. w.
B. Davids. surgeon, and Capt. r. r.
Decker, assistant surgeon.
FloWers-Lafayette Corps. No. 10,
woman's Relief Corps; Astor Corps. No.
6; Past Commanders John e. Hogan.
Carl Deutler, G. Leyburn Shorey. Frank
w ySiOCh, rTdTCI6 outuNdI, Jduuc9 e.
Blaisdell and Peter Knotowsky.
The following poem by Thomas CAL
yer was read at the exercises:
OUR SOLDIERS.
Once more the sweet. sad hour has come.
As fragrant flowers In deWdrops Weep.
When trumpet note and martial drum
Invite where soldiers sleep.
The shading tree tops watch their rest,
While trunks like columns mark their graves
The very air with peace seems blest
Around the spot where sleep our braves.
| What comfort II Is here to bring.
The choicest blooms OF sunny spring.
The beds Of heroes TO adorn!
The flowers we bring them mutely tell
OF love that wells within each breast;
While sweetest odors cast q spell
OF alteration on their rest.
Why should we not our soldiers love,
When everything to them We owe
| The air Of purity above.
The riches Of the earth below;
| Our hours Of peace and comfort sweet,
With loved ones smiling our lives;
Our fertile fields. with crops replets,
Our industries. where labor thrives?
To their heroic deeds we owe
The freedom Of our minds and souls,
And liberty to come and 60
Where happiness undtmmed controls.
Until the hosts Of heaven shall bind
The hearts Of earth to heavenly lova,
In arms heroic we must dnd
Our nearest reach to heaven above.
-TN0Nk9 0tIY8H.