The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-10
TAPS SOUNDED FOR
DEAD OF THE SO7TH
Glowing Tribute by Mother of
Youth Slain in War Given
at Memorial Here.
TEARS DRAWN BY BUGLE
Wounded Chaplain Walsh
Comforts Bereaved Kin With
Praise of Fallen.


Blown by the game iipe, upon the same
bugle. the benedicton to the memorial
services yesterday in honor Of the men
who had died in the 307th Infantry Of
the Seventy seventh Division was the
same taps which had been the good
night lullaby OF the regiment when 1t
was in camp. and had also sounded over
the graves OF many of them when they
were laid away in eternal slumber
Sergeant Johnny Mullins was head
quarters bugler with the 307th 1t was
his duty to blow taps over the graves of
most Of the men killed in action to whom
military funerals could be given. He
was present at the ceremonies held yes
terday by the 307th Regiment family
unit in the Engineers Building, and his
bugle closed the programme.
As the tender notes of the armys good
night broke out softly over the audience
and wives and mothers and sisters and
sweethearts Of the 3oTth's dead listened
no few we're moved to tears.
Your boys have given their fair
young lives, full of hope and promise. to
make this world a sweeter. cleaner place
for you and for me. They have given
gone upon the great adventure in their
stainless youth. They have slipped be-
yond the land OF the sunset and twilight
into the white light of eternal morning,
and there they are free from pain and
sorrow and tragedy"
Eloquent Tribute by Mother.
Thus spoke Mrs. William Nanamee,
chairman OF the executive board OF the
Regimental Family Unit, herself the
mother OF boy who had given up his
life overseas. She was preceded upon the
platform by the Rev. William I. Man
| ming, who presided over the ceremonies;
Chaplain Francis w. Walsh of the 3o7th
and Dr. Barnett Elsas.
They kept their rendezvous with
| death" said Mrs. Vanamee, and I want
you TO feel how free they are---how safe.
| You and ! must suffer and struggle on
| meet grief and pain and hardship, but
/ II We wish TO honor them we can only
| do so by lifting our heads proudly and
| holding high the torch OF truth and
| liberty and patriotism for which they
died.
/ They loved our glorious flag. and they
have passed II on to us and proudly we
will carry and keep it stainless. We
shall never forget our fallen heroes
| Though their beloved forms rest In
France their real graves are in our
| hearts, and to-day these boys OF yours
| and mine are alive in the truest sense.
| When our other lads come home--lads
as brave and true as those who were
not spared-we shall welcome them with
rejoicing, but We shall not forget the
| boys who do not return.
We shall smile and cheer with the
rest. but we shall be thinking OF the
graves beyond the sea. And as long as
we 1--we we shall be possessed of the
strength that comes through sorrow. the
peace that comes from woe, the beauty
that comes from pain, the power from
| grief Our lives have been enriched and
| purified by the heroic sacrifice, for we
cannot stoop to a lowly deed and live
| true to the boys who have passed into
the Valley OF the Shadow"
| Died to save Lost battalion"
Included among the guests upon the
stage was Major Carl Mckinney, COM
mander Of the First Battalion OF the
| 3O7th. which was the organization to
| rescue Col. Whittleseys immortal Lost
Battalion" OF the 306th Infantry,
| companion unit OF the 301th in the
Seventy seventh Division. The memo
rial exercises were contributed to the
memory OF many men who lost their
| lives in the rescue OF W nittIeSey : men.
| Chaplain Walsh. who administered
| last rites TO numbers OF the regiments
| fallen, Who served at their death beds
! and cared for tho wounded. was HIM
| self wounded, by reason Of which he
| was abba TO attend yesterdays cere-
monies. He pronounced it a glorious
| privilege for the soldier dead TO make
| the supreme sacrifice for loved ones OF
| a beloved land. He spoke OF the spir-
| itual transmogri Hcation OF the soldier
| in time OF action. and OF the ideals
which took possession OF men TO drive
them into the very face of destruction,
powerless 10 yield to feshlY desires to
evade DEATH, but spurred on by the urge
| OF the soul.
1.-THE presence of death brought Them
conviction OF a life hereafter he said
land that there was something else be-
| sides tie mere chemical elements OF eX
| lstence And every mothers son of
them was prepared to die and ready
| for the beyond. Their hearts were
| filed with the loftest ideals, and those
| of you who lost boys over there may
rest content that when their bodies fell
on the field OF battle their souls we're
| taken into the sublime beyond
| THE men VINO died are tn he envied
and not pitied, for theirs were deeds
which will live forever and rebound to
| the deatoiess glory OF their names.
! When il comes our turn 10 join them
we will realize HOY fortunate they We're
! to have died in tr.urphs Of patriotic
| valoT.'