The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-06-01
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sons-a mighty host united In
death as they were in life.
"A year ago today memorial serv-
ices were held en- the Meuse-Af.
gOnne battlefield, at an isolated lit.
tic cemetery rear Beaumont Oh the
bluffs overlooking Sedan. and at the
the larger GENE tcIy near Romagne
in the valley beyond MontfaucUn on
ground hallC~ed by the most dcs-
I perate fighting of that battle. There
the French peasantTy. as elsewhere
gathered from the countryside IL
pay their humble tribute to Amer
lean soldiers who lay in soil their
blood had redeemed To those
fields of honor. these simple and
grateful people brought gnrIsnds OF
flowers and in tears tendeily be-
dccked the siltn; graves.
Duty to Complete Task.
/ ITO the memory of our beloved
dead. we owe duty to complete the
task they sanctified. The white
crosses in France. standing as
symbols of brotherhood in common
purpose against militarism and OPP
preston. eloquently cry out to US.
= Are we as a people to live up to our
obligations? Must personal ambi-
ton and political eXpediency swerve
US from the true course?
May this day of solemn medita-
ton bear fruit to Justify the sacri-
! fee of those who died.
Commander of the Department of
the Potomac. John McElroy. pre-
sided at the ceremonies in the
amphitheater. introducing Gen Per-
shing and Representative Anthony
J. Griffin. of New York. who also
spoke. Commander McElroy said:
For fifty-two years the Grand
Army of the Republic has every
year sounded a trumpet call to the
people to forgo their usual pursuits
and consecrate one day to grateful
remembrance of those who gave
their lives that the nation might
| live.
Every year this patriotic and i'm
pressive duty has taken a deeper
hold upon the people.
THE members of the Grand Army
of the Republic are to Americans
what the prophets and elders were
to Israel.
| rOuSnt WIN Lincoln.
They defined and fought for that
faith under the immortal Lincoln
No other man can speak with as
much authority on what constitutes
true America nism.
To-day every survivor of that
mighty host that answered Lincoln's
call and saved this country from
destruction stands shoulder to
lei hIS
joins his voice with them in stern
est denunciation of every foreign
heresy that threatens the safety OF
the work they accomplished under
Lincoln and Grant"
| During the forenoon. small
group of relatives Of the 266 men
who were lost with the U. S. S
Maine" in Havana harbor just be.
fore this Spanish American wal
gathered about the Maine mast
monument and heard words of tri,
butte for their kin. buried in the
plot around the monument. The
principal address was made by Sen.
ator Phelan of California.
I'm 1928" said Senator Phelan
"our country felt that the accumu.
lated wrongs INFLICTED upon the
people of Cuba challenged our Low.
of liberty and humanity and wher
on February Is of that year the
battleship Maine" was blown up In
Havana harbor the American sword
sprung from it's scabbard and Cuba
under the aegis of the United States
was made, free.
LAS we remember the dead. we
should not forget those who sur
vived
The government gives them pref,
erence in civil employment ant
civilian employers should follow
this example. There should be nc
pettifogging with patriotism"
Cuba Joins in Tribute.
Following the address by Sena'
tor Phelan. Lieut.. Van der OUGHT
naval attache of the Cuban Lega.
ton, placed a great anchor Of flow
ers at the base of the Maine Monu-
ment -
| Representative Simeon Tess. OF
Ohio. then made a short address
eulogizing the men Of the Maine
and a squad of sailors from the
Presidents yacht, the Mayfiower
fred a salute.
Following the parade down Penn
sylvania avenue. during the morn,
ing, the veterans boarded special
cars for Arlington. Once more re-
Stunning their march through tt
cemetery. the group finally came
a halt near the tomb of the I'M
known. The tomb was decorated
while the FL Scout Band played
dirge, by members of the aux
Hilary societies. The procession then
reformed and marched to the am
phitheater.
| A beautiful rectangular monu-
Fment was unveiled in the naval
plot near the grave of Rear Ad-
miral Charles Wilkes, discoverer OF
Ethe Antartic continent. The cere-
monies Immediately preceded those
In the amphitheater. The grave OF
Rear Admiral Robert Peary was
also decorated with a blanket OF
roses by members Of the Explorers
Society.
Flowers Strtw River.
| I'm memory of the he roic dead OF
all our wars" several hundred
school children of Georgetown show
cred tiny flowers on the Potomac
at exercises held at e:30 yesterday
morning over the central span oi
Aqueduct Bridge. The services were
were under the auspices of the Army
and NaUu - ~