Evening star., 1918-05-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES
IN LOCAL CHURCHES
Many Congregations Hear Pleas
for Red Cross-President Attends
Anniversary Celebration.

Memorial day services were held
in many of the churches of the city
yesterday, while in others the pastors
made pleas for the Red Cross and re-
ferred to food conservation.
At Central Presbyterian Church.
which is celebrating its fiftieth ami
versary this week. President and Mrs.
Wilson were in attendance and lis
tened to a sermon by Rev. w. w.
Moore, of Union Theological Semi
nary. Richmond. Va. on The Church
of the Living God, the Pillar and Sup
port of the Truth"
Military Mass.
The Dominican Fathers held a mill
tary mass in the Home theater. at
the Soldiers Home yesterday, The
services were under the direction OF
Rev. Leo Whelan, assisted by the Holy
Name Society. A guard was formed
by soldiers from Camp Meigs and
st. Johns College. Following the
mass the cadets gave an exhibition
drill. Rev. Edward T. Fitzgerald
preached a patriotic memorial ser
mon. taking President Wilson's Me-
mortal day proclamation for his sub
ject.
Programs at the Churches.
At Calvary Baptist Church last
night Senator Jones of Washington
and Wayne B. Wheeler made ad-
dresses on prohibition.
Representative Schall OF Minnesota
delivered an address last night at Cal
vary NJ. E. Church, in connection with
memorial services held there under
the direction of Rev. DIR. James Shera
Montgomery. the pastor.
Members of the Department Of the
Potomac. Grand Army OF the Republic
attended memorial services at Metro
politan Memorial NJ. E. Church last
night. Delegations from the Woman's
Relief Corps. Daughters and Sons OF
Veterans and Ladies of the G. A. R..
were in attendance.
Rev. DR.. Harry D. Mitchell delivered
an address, in which he advocated a
national memorial day authorized by
law. at which time the nations dead
will have their graves strewn with
prayer by DIR. w. H. Gotwald. chaplain
Of the Department Of the Potomac.
Vaughn Glass Memorial Service.
"As is our annual custom, We meet
today at Afr. Vaughan's grave that here
we may catch anew the inspiration OF
his Christlike life. The spirit of broth.
has passed, we shall pass, but the spirit
he brought to the Vaughn class and
implanted there can never die"
In these words A Owen Penney. pres
ident Of the Vaughan class Of Calvary
Baptist Sunday school. opened the serv.
ice at the grave OF Francis w. Vaughr
in Rock Creek cemetery at 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning. where a company OF
twenty had gathered to pay tribute te
the memory Of the founder Of the class
who was for twenty-four years it:
teacher.
Tributes also were paid to the lif.
and work Of the "old commander b,
the present teacher. Prof. Louis D
Bliss: DR.. Eugene c. Rice. one Of tn,
five original members: Harry A. Wood
Edward l. Tolson. John P. Wager w
i. Ford and A. F. Truesdell. Prayer wa.
offered by DIR. H. c. Mcneil, John NJ
Yule and Carl E. Bogardus. Louis v
Hanna, a Syrian whom the class ha
aided in completing his course at tn
Southwestern Theological Seminary
spoke with feeling Of the influence o.
Mr.. Vaughan and the class upon hi
life
Flowers were laid upon the grave
every one present participating in thi
tribute. The service was followed b.
the singing Of the class hymn. "Bles
Be the Tie That Binds" while all joinet
hands. according to the custom. afte
which they knelt and Prof. Bliss offeres
the closing prayer.