Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-30
Talks on Service at edica!
ton of Tablet to War
Heroes
LARGELY ATTENDED
President introduced by Representa-;
tive Moore Who Makes SPeechI-i
Sermon by Rev. E. w. Wellichampe

President Warren G. Harding yes
tsrday morning delivered the dediea
tic naddress at the dedication Of |
bronze tablet in historic Pohicl
Z gnurch, and he took as his topic
Service. . The President declare;
lat one of the greatest services II
Ike is to determine just what j
right The tablet he said is not fol
the men whose names are inscribec
thereon, but is for service. adding,
am rather inclined 10 believe yoa
have given expression to sentimen:
rhat is universal throughout the
country.
In opening his remarks, President
Harding said 81 don't know that
arn more susceptible to emotions then
others, but cannot escape strange
feeling that have sat in a pew occu
pied by the revered Father of YOU
country. The chief executive ex-
horted the Pensioners to continue the
4 firm foundation given them by the
founders of the republic.
The President illustrated service by
telling story of passing down the
] river on the :sIayflower and when
passing Mount Vernon of how the
s.een stood at attention and salutea
and the band struck up the "Star
sI.angled Banner. Z, It is he4deelared
Nan example Of service, which he de-
:@eelared is the greatest thing in life
President Harding said, l come
from Ohio, and passing over the.
struggle between the north and
J, south, he declared there is no longer
any suggestion of conflict since We
nnsheathed the sword IN Cuba for civ:
;ization and humanity. We are ali
100 per cent American from this time
said President Harding.
Referring to the children, the Pres
;dent said: 81 cannot Look these
children in the face without thinking
which is the son of q capitalist, anG
.shich the son of a workingman.
You are all sons and daughters o.
America and no line of class divides
you. / wonder which of you may be
: presidents and heads Of state de-
nartmnnts
America, he asserted, is to pre-
serve the rights in thar service rend
cred not only to God. but to the
world, and he urged all to go forth
resolved to preserve the constitution
oi The United States.
Immediately after his address,
President Harding ard wife re.
y:ewed the school children as they
marched through the church, il
being through the efforts of the
children that the memorial table!
was erected Afterward the Presi.
cent and Mrs. Hardins stood beside
the Washington pew and gave q
hearty handshake to every little
child present. 1t was q great sight
;,nd the little ones appeared gently
Impressed with tie honor of shak
ing the hard of the chief executive
following the school children, Presi
dent and Mrs. Harding held rece4
ton in the church for all others anc
o.any @ho were. unable to gain admis'
sion to the church service came for
ward and shook his hard.
The tablet is erected on the mort!
wall of the church beside the pulpit
and is . neat bronze affair. It con
tans the names of six young men Q;
hat section of Fairfax who made tn
supreme sacrifice Daring the work
war.
Their names follow: Lieut.. AT
thur Elmore. Corporal John Russell
Mitchell. Clarence Dawson, William
!ssac Deardorf. ]. Percy Jenning
Dove. Raymond Rogers. &
As President Harding shook th
hsnds of the little ones as thev move,
ranidly past. ne grabbed in his arm,
little Rosa Lee Dove. three wears. ole
daughter of the late Percy Jennins
Dove. one of the men xhose rame
are inscribed on the tablet, and ls.ss;e
hcr. ,s5t
The tablet was draped With
handsome six flag placed in Ii
church by Mrs. Lewis fIurtle, 9
Gunston Hall, as a memorial to he