New-York tribune., 1919-05-30

gramme, said that the nation to-day
was welcoming it's living heroes and
honoring them for their deeds Of valor
while paying it's respect to it's departed
warriors. He called attention to the
Leglonnalres who occupied seats be-
lore him. and said that they had earned
the undying gratitude of the world.
AS long as we have the fighting
manhood that we have discovered
among us during this war we need
have no fear for the future" he said.
Il know what these men went through.
Nobody can say that am an old
Stacker, because l have been under
fire myself, and | know
Memory, Gratitude, Hope"
This is a service of memory. graft
tude and hope" said DR. Van Dyke.
and sailors who have served under the
American flag in war to defend liberty,
righteousness and peace on earth.
ITO those Americans who have given
their lives IN this holy cause we pay
reverent homage. They are golden
stars in the heavens of our love. To
those who have come back with victory
in their eyes, to work for the future of
our great Republic, we extend the
heartiest of Welcomes
Abram |. Elkus said it was par
ticularly appropriate in this the ma
tion's hour of victory that such me-
mortal festival should be held on the
eve of Memorial Day.
"Thp mo-, ytrho ,aJ
particular sacrifice for posteritv.o
ne said. They died to end all wars.
They have earned our gratitude We
must not permit their sacrifice to have
been made in vain"
Major General John F. ORyan spoke
briefly, saying that talking about the
darker side of the war was particularly
unpleasant to him He paid tribute
to the heroism of the American sol
der, saying that it was best illustrated
by his ability to find grim humor
in his own trials
The Stadium programme was the re
suit of cooperation of every patriotic
organization in the city Assistance
was given by representatives of the
Roman Catholic, Jewish and Protestant
faiths.
Many Organizations Join
Officially, it was under The ausnices
OF the War Camp Community Service.
the y. NJ. c. A, the Y. W. c. A, the
Salvation Army, the Jewish Welfare
Association, the American Library AS
sociation and the Knights of Columbus.
Associated with these bodies were the
Catholic Womens League, Boy Scouts
OF America. Motor Corps of America,
the National League for Women's Ser
vice and the Peoples Liberty Chorus.
Veterans of 81 to Parade
Civil War veterans will march uD
Riverside Drive to Ninety-second
Street to-day in observation of Memo
rial Day. Soldiers and patriotic So
cletles will act as escorts. John B.
Tralnor, g~and marshal, will review the
parade at the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument. Brooklyn veterans will be
addressed by Professor Samuel D. Orth.
of Cornell, at Grants Tomb
Monsignor George j. Waring, vicar
general and chancellor, chaplain OF the
18th Cavalry, will celebrate solemn
high memorial military field mass at
Battery Park in the morning for those
who died in the war wreath for
wireless operators lost at sea will be
placed on the monument to their mem
ory in the park
monument erected by Local Board
at 139th Street and Third Avenue in
memory of Bronx men who died in the
European war will be dedicated. 1t is
expected that 10000 who fought in
the European war will be in the parade
in Brooklyn. Major General Robert
former commander of the
18th Division, will review the parade in
the East New York section of the
borough
In twenty-four states the National
Security League has arranged special
combination tributes to veterans of the
Civil War and the world war. Gov
srnors Of fourteen states have aided
The work by proclamation, and in
other states the idea has been fostered
by mayors, educational authorities and
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