Evening star., 1918-05-30
PARTY LINES GONE,
SAYSMR. CURTIS
Kansas Senator at Arlington
Declares Unity UphoIds
War to Final Victory.
ALLIED FLAGS AT TOMB

AlllEU .fIA6S Al IUMb
Declaring that loyal men in Congress
today. al during the civil war. have
cans as well as democrats have upheld
and will continue to uphold the hands
Of President Wilson in all legislation
necessary to carry the war to final vic
tory" Senator Charles Curtis Of Kansas
delivered the Memorial day oration at
Arlington national cemetery this after
noon.
Senator Curtis aroused high en-
thusiasm when he paid tribute to 1.-The
one man in the House who, from the
time the war began in 1914 and before
cur country became seriously involved
urged the administration and Congress
to prepare for war;" and said he referred
to the brave and fearless Augustus P.
Gardner. whose death we all mourn"
Gathered on the grassy slopes about
the memorial theater at Arlington thou
sands listened to the impressive program.
and among the auditors were President
Wilson, other high government officials
and distinguished veterans Of the war Of
theSsixties.
Plant Flags Of Nations.
Preceding the exercises at the
amphitheater was the annual exercise
about the tomb Of the unknown dead.
and new feature of the program was
the planting of the Stars and Stripes
surrounding the flags of the allies. in
honor OF the men who have fallen in
the present world war.
At noon. patriotic organizations par
ticipating in the Arlington exercises,
headed by the veterans of the G. A. R..
who had with them the United States
Marine Band. formed, in front of the
Lee mansion and marched to the
tomb.
In the line were the United Spanish
Union. the Woman's Relief Corps. the
Sons and Daughters of Veterans and
other allied organizations.
President Wilson had sent a large
wreath from the White House con-
servatories. and that occupied the
place of honor on the fag-draped
tomb. Heaped around were many
floral offerings and the sod was bur-
led deep under heaped-up blossoms.
Upon reaching the huge marble
gathered from bloody battlefields.
members of the Grand Army formed
about It and sread the funeral service.
Then they fell back and the women's
organizations, led by Miss Moree Eliz-
abeth Buckles. president Of the Wom-
Potomac. formed about the tomb and
paid their tribute to the unknown
dead.
Boy Scouts at Tomb.
A troop of Rov Scouts led nv Ches-
ter I. Weaver, marched in, knelt and
placed a wall Of flags about the tomb.
Miss Buckles said:
The Grand Army Of the Republic.
the Woman's Relief Corps and the
sons and daughters Of both. remember
today with humble hearts and con-
trite spirits those who sleep in little
tents all over the world. soldiers of
the republic mustered out. but this
tomb, In which lies the dust Of 2,1l1
unknown boys in blue. gathered from
secluded and forgotten hooks Of ada
than all others"
Other tributes Of wreaths and bou-
placed about the tomb by the Ladies
Of the g. A. r.. the Legion Of Loyal
Women. the Daughters Of Veterans
and the auxiliary to the Sons of Vet
Grams.
After the exercises at the tomb the
luncheon to all uniformed men and to
those who wore the badges Of the so.
cieties allied with the G. A. r.
1t was in the stretch of green sod
between the tomb of the unknown and
the mansion that an American silk
nag was planted and around it set the
flags Of England, France. Belgium and
Italy, and these were rfnged by a
large wreath, sent by President Will
son as his personal tribute to the dead
Of this war.
Miss Buckles again spoke, a brief
prayer was said by Past Commander
in-Chief Washington Gardner of
Michigan and the Marine Band played
softly its tribute of Hearts and
Flowers"
Bugler Sounds Assembly.
AZ the amphitheater the bugler. of
the Marine Band sounded assembly at
mont commander. called the gather
Ing to order. The oficer Of the day.
@. d. Worden. and his guard made the
presentation of the colors, while the
band played THE Star Spang1ed Ban
nsr;s The inyocation was pronounced
The National Quartet, composed of
Elizabeth s. Maxwell, Lillian Cheno-
weth. William E. Braithwajte and
Harry N Forker. with Frank F. Max
weu as QlreCt0r ana Ethel Garrett
johnson pianist, sang We're Tenting
Tonight"
Orders were read by Osborn H. Old
royd. assistant adjutant general. and
George II. Slaybaugh, past department
commander. read Comma nder- in Chief
Logan's order establishing Memorial
day.
Musicians whitcomb and Clark Of
the Marine Band played a duet, "A
Night in VENICE. Rev. Dr. Henry n.
Couden recited Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. the National Quartet sang
The Recessionai and Senator Cur
tbs then gave the grafton.
After other musical numbers by
the quartet and the band Department
Chaplain E. d. Godfrey pronounced
the benediction.
Senator Curtis Address.
Senator Curtis said. in part:
To-day in every city and hamlet in
the United States people have gath
cred to cover the graves Of our SOL
der and sailor dead with flowers and
show their appreciation Of the splen-
did work. the wonderful courage and
the great sacrifice Of those who have
passed to the great beyond. and there
viii be no regrets should a tear or a
flower fall on the grave of one who
wore the gray.
Today they are decorating the
graves Of the brave American SOL
diers who have died in the great
world conflict in France. But they