The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-06-04

eTns marched with khaki clad young
y%erans TO the Arlington national
cemetery, where for the first time the
graves OF those who fell in France
were decorated
The memorial amphitheater. there
recently. dedicated. was used for the
hrst time. General Pershing was the
principal speaker.
Services On Maine.
throughout the city other exercis-
os were scheduled. These included
services at the main mast of the bat
tieship Maine in honor OF the Maine
dead, unwilling of monument tC
Rear Admiral Charles Wilkes, dis
coverer of the anarctic continent
and the pla ing of wreath on the
grave OF Rear Admiral Peary, dis
soverer of the north pole. by the
them honor, grizzled Civil War vet
nual ceremony in the future.
Government business was suspend
ed. Congress. however, remained in
session. Numerous messages were
received at the white house. King AL
bert OF Belgium, in a message to- the
president. assured him that the
graves of American dead in Belgium
would decorated, adding that the de-
sire to express the Sentiments OF
gratitude and admiration which
Belgium feels toward the heroic
ines, who fell in the great war for the
cause of civilization and for the lib
erty of the world"
French Honored Day.
Paris, May 31.-America's memor-
lal day in France yesterday was made
virtually a joint Franco American
ceremony by the presence of French
military and civil authorities at all
services in the nearly 500 groups of
graves in France. On many programs
French outnulnbered Americans, and
prominent Frenchmen everywhere,
took part in the exercises. More
space was given reports of the day by
Paris newspapers than ever given to
any French national patriotic day
except July IA. 1t was markedly appar
ent the celebration of the canoniza-
ton of Joan of Arc In this city was
less featured than the American cere
mony.
There were many independent serv-
ices during, the day, particularly by
Independent organizations. One OF
these was memorial mass celebrated
at the French American welfare CEN
ter by tht Archbishop of Sydney.
Honors at Nice Cemetery.
Nice, France, May 31.-Members
of the American colony, headed by
Consul William D. Hunter, carried
masses of red, white and blue flow
ers to place on the graves of fifty
American soldiers in Nice cemetery
this afternoon. French military and
civil authorities Joined in the cere-
mony, and the French garrison rem
dered military honors. After the
pastor of the American church had
held service for the dead, a repre-
sentative of the bishop of Nice bless
ed the graves Ceremonies were
held over the graves of twelve Amer
lean sailors at Ville Franche this
.,
New York, May 31.-Fifty thousand
veterans of three wars marched in
memorial day parade held in the five
boroughs of the city today to pay tri.
butte to the soldiers dead Of France.
The veterans of the grand army of
the republic marched at the head of
the column. 2
Solemn memorial exercises were to
be held later in the day, at Grants
Tomb, overlooking the Hudson, with
representative Richard Yates, a for
mer governor of Illinois, as the chief
speaker. Memorial services at sea
also Were held under the auspices Of
the crew of U. S. s.. President Lincoln
in honor of the three officers and
twenty three men who lost their lives
when that ship was torpedoed by a
German submarine May 81. 1918.
Honors to Roosevelt.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, May 31.-Rev-
erent tribute was paid today to the
memory of Theodore Roosevelt at
his grave here by Hundreds of citi-
zens, headed by the members of the
Quentin Roosevelt Post of the Amer
lean Legion and Veterans of the
Spanish and Civil wars.
The grave was a t.veritable mound
of flowers. 1t was estimated that
1000 persons brought floral offerings