Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-30
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Memorial Day tomorrow is an an
nual celebration and somehow the
meaning of IT all strikes deeper
home to the hearts OF men every
where than II has in many years.
Stare in tho quiet skies look on sea
and sunny hillside slope and one
would fain reach out understanding
hearts TO the women all over the
world whose men will never come
home again. The Happy Warrior"
is in truth tho generous spirit. who.
when brought face to face with the
tasks OF real life. has wrought for
ever and always with honor and truth
and tho sureness of great ideal.
Tomorrow the living will honor the
dead and the flags and flowers will
cover the place where sleep the sol
der dead, but always tho message
OF every Memorial Day is a mans
life In tho common round of things.
To die for ones country Is a glorious
thing. but to build and serve and
live according to the noblcst stand
ards OF manhood LIS as though one
bullded a shining temple for the eye
OF the Creator
= In all honor they sleep. those dead
of ours. upon the ba,tlehelds OF a
foreign land, and their courage and
brave deeds were born OF the brave
spirit and dauntless valor which
made them. men and boys. the strong
OF their little day. Haiiowed dust.
the flowers of spring have twined
the place where they lie. and the
flowers OF tomorrow are but the
added tribute and honor OF their
State. Three kings bt!i ride under
the fading sky. with all tho land 10
see them pass and only a star 10 lead
them. The high call OF Memorial
Day message. must always be the call
OF an ideal and the faith 10 follow
as seeker after truth.
most Impressive celebration to-
day Will be tho placing this morn
ing of a laurel wreath on tho altar
of 81. Pauls Church to honor the
heroes Of the war. whose bodies lie
in alien graves. wreaths Will also
mark the grave, of tho soldier dead
buried here. and these Will be twined
with flags OF Virginia and tho United
States. Prominent women have these
celebrations in charge and httins ex-
ercises Will be held TO honor the
soldier dead OF our land
Following Memorial Day exercises
most OF the affairs of the week Will
be those incident TO commandments
at schools and tho graduation pro-
grams at college and university
June brides and tho sweet girl grad
yates" will hold the center of the
stage for tho month OF June. The
boys and girls will be coming home
from school and college and most OF
thd entertaining for the coming
month will be in their honor.
There will ba the usual weekly
dance at the Hermitage Country
Club on Friday evening at S o'clock.
and Saturday evening tho affairs OF
the week will be concluded with an
informal hop at the Country Club OF
Virginia Tho weekly dances OF the
clubs arc among the most attractive
affairs OF the spring and summer
season and arc we'll attended by So
ciety.
Tomorrow evening at $50 o'clock
on the roof-Earden or the westmore-
| land Club. the second Of a series OF
lectures TO be given there for club
members and their guests will take
place. Nine. Jaime de Veyra, wife Of
The Filipino Commissioner to this
country, will be tho speaker Monday
at the club and her lecture will be
beautifully illustrated with stercop-
ticon views. She will lecture on the
Philippine Islands.
BRENT WITT.