The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-31
IS
SPEAKER AT
WASHINGTON
Exercises Held at New Nation
al Memorial - America S
Brave Dead Honored With
Sons of France.
new YORK HAS PARADE
(By Associated PresS)

WASt1lNGION, May ol.-fterOeS
of earlier wars shared today the ma
tional capital. Memorial day tribute
with those who fell in the world war.
In doing them honor grizzled civil war
veterans march with khaki-clad young
veterans 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
first time. General Pershing was the
principal speaker.
A plea that the American people be
not swerved by personal ambitions
or political expediency from fulfilling
obligations to less fortunate people
who confidently look to us for help"
was the Memorial day address Of Gen.
eral Pershing.
"To the memory of our beloved
dead" he said, I'VE owe a duty to
complete the task they sanctified.
The white crosses in France, stand
ing as symbols of brotherhood in
common purpose against militarism
and oppression, eloquently cry to U.S."
The General also pleaded for ade-
quate preparedness.
Throughout the city other exercises
were scheduled. These included serv-
ices at the mainmast of the battleship
Maine in honor of the Maine dead, un-
yelling of a monument to Rear-Admir-
al Charles Wilkes, discoverer of the
Antarctic continent, and the placing
of wreath on the grave of Rear-Ad-
miral Peary, discoverer of the North
Pole, by the Explorers club. This
will be an annual ceremony in the fu-
ture.
Business is Suspended
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 be decorated, adding that he de-
sired to express "the sentiments of
gratitude and admiration which Bel
GUM feels toward the heroic Ameri-
can. sailors, soldiers and marines who
have fallen in the great war for the
cause of civilization and for the lib
erty of the world"
PARIS, May 31-America's Memor-
virtually joint-Franc o-American
military and civil authorities at all
services in the nearly 500 groups of
graves in France.
On many programs French outnum.
bered Americans, and prominent
Frenchmen everywhere took part in
the exercises. More space was given
reports of the day by Paris newspa
pers than ever given to any French
national patriotic day except July IA
1t was markedly apparent the celc
| bratfon Of the cannoniZation of Joan
! of Arc in this city yesterday was less
! featur than the American cere
mony. There were many independent
services during the day. particularly
by independent organizations. One oil
these was memorial mass celebrated
at the French-American welfare cen
ter by the archbishop of Sydney.
NEW YORK, May 31.-Fifty thous
and veterans Of three wars marched in
Memorial day parades held in the five
boroughs Of the city today to pay
tribute to the soldier dead Of the
nation. Featured in the lines of march
were bearded veterans Of the Crane
Army of the Republic, who despite
their years, marched at the head Of
the column.
The main parade of the day was ir
Manhattan, in which marched, in ad
dition to the men of '65. Spanish
American war veterans and smooth
faced youths with gold chevrons wor
at ST. Mihiel and in the Argonne.
detachment of marines, battalion o.
the United States army, a detachment
of the New York guard and pickec
men from the city police and fire de
rf al