New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY
IN MANY LANDS
From This Time There win Be
Graves of Soldier Dead to
Be Decorated Overseas.

EEMoRIAL DAY this year
/ finds the thoughts of many
Americans thousands Of
miles away. With cinema
like rnpidity the principal Memorial
day scene has changed from the So
national cemeteries, where tiny flags
decorate nearly 100000 graves 10
France, where 76,2i7 of the flower of
American manhood lie buried in 2,3i2
cemeteries.
FILLING the ever-thinnlng lines of
hiue and gray Is the mighty khaki
clad hosts of democracy. There is the
patriotic oratory by the foremost men,
hut this time by men tried by war.
There Is the usual booming of guns,
re-enforced this year by the blazing
artillery of the 4. T.. r.
But the Significance OF II all is
an almost international observance OF
the great American Memorial day.
For the first time graves Of American
soldiers. like monuments of democ-
rscy. are found In rugged Scotland. In
quiet English c~hurchyards. at Coblenz
In Germany. IN the Icy wastes Of 81
IBERIA and In the fields of sunny Italy,
AZ well ms on the slopes of Montfau-
con and at Suresnes, in France.
Suresncs, the great American ccm-
.tery Just outside Of Paris. might be
Setnlned In perpetuity by the United
states for the purpose for which II
xxexso On UaparntGIv piynn Inv tho
French nation. II lies on the beauti-
fw, slopes Of Mont Valerlen. sentinel
ri by Il historic fortress. Border
iug the curved frontage of its 1900
-puare meters runs n shady boulevard.
which the municipality Of Paris has
recently named boulevard Washing.
TON"
The Seine Winds Past.
From this spot of the sculpture one
nverlooks the city Of S~urcsnes. with
the Seine winding past its doors, and
the wOrld-famouS Bots de Boulogne.
lying yet further on down the gentle
'icciivity toward the French capital.
Writing 10 the mayor of Surcsnes,
Mai. Gen. II. l.. Rogers. former quar-
tcrmaster of the 4. f.. r.. but now
duHrt.rmaSter general Of the army.
said:
The commander in-chicf Is deeply
sensible Of m" touching devotion thus
manifested by the people of the town
~ S]urcsnrs, both ia the donation Of .
place that shall hc sacred tu the NOR
remains and the hunorcd memory
pf our heroic dead and in the noble
10 watch over their resting
IIn also desires for me 10 i'm
90 Won his appreciation Of the
tributes. Instituted at your suggestion. ]
the of our first American
,rrsldpnt. in giving the name of Wash
10 The boulevard leading
to the space allotted for this hallowed
purpose. For your W part in per
the arrangements and your
Of further assistance please
accept our sincere thanks"
She'll Holes Opened Up.
The graves registration service
which comes under General Rogers.
and which did such laudahle WORK
fNP VIII IIflfT Tue HflP
leadership of Lieut.. Col. Charles G.
Of Philadelphia. re-cnfnrred by
10000 negro troops. combed the entire
area Of France in an effort to
and identify the bodies Of all
soldiers who fell. So thorough was
his final inspection that even shell
were opened up I'm the search
ror missing bodies.
The cemeterial branch Of the quar-
corps. in charge of Maj. II.
r. Lemly. organized. equipped and
foul units Of the graves reg
s;ration service. which after prepare
DRY training at the casual camp at
Governors island and at Camp Mer-
lit were sent overseas in command of
lieut.. Col. Pierce. then a major.
Trained in Florida.
Subsequently General Pershing "a
sied for IL additional units. These '
Inits were organized at the training
Of the quartermaster corps at