Evening star., 1921-05-30
Tributes Paid to Those Who
Made the Supreme Sacri-
flee for Liberty.
VETERANS OF THREE WARS
REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT
Memorial Services Held at Airing
ton and Other Cemeteries in and
Around Washington.

who sacrificed and died that liberty
might be- the birthrlght of every
American.
Under skies that hinted rain. vet
Grams of 81. '9S and II marched in
review before the President of the
United States and. later. at Arlington
national cemetery. participated in ex-
ercises dedicated to departed COM
rades whose deeds have written
golden pages in freedoms history.
There was a martial aspect to the
tribute, due to the participation OF
regular military forces of the gov
ernment. never before approached in
Memorial day obServanceS IN the Ma
tiona Capital.
Civil War Reminder.
Blue-coated boys of the days of the
great civil strife that threa tened DIS
ruption of the Union marched with
ouiCkened step to the strains of their
old battle song. John Browns Body.
while at their head rode beloved
and Grant. Lieut. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles. L. S. A, retired.
Freedoms defenders in the Spanish
war and the war against German
despotism fell in line behind the vet
Grams of the G. A. r.. thus forming a
the country's call in three great
crises out of which the nation has
emerged stronger and more deeply
,onsecrated to the principles estab-
liShed by the fathers
President Stands With Bowed Head.
President Harding and Mrs. Hard
ing stood with bowed heads on the
west steps leading to the White House
grounds as the procession went past
With them was the Secretary of War.
The parade was but nine blocks
and consumed less than fifteen min
utes. but for the men in blue it was
a strain which told on many before
they reached the cars that were to
carry them to Arlington.
Cen Miles, erect and active despite
his years and still a superb horseman.
was distinctly the soldier in the
duties that fell to him in forming the
procession on the Ellipse. He was
ans as he rode past their lines, and
many who fought for the Union sixty
years ago broke military rules
and stepped out of line to grasp his
the Ellipse without incident. and IT
moved forward at just FIVE minutes
past the scheduled time Of 10 o'clock
Preceding the procession. brief
ceremonial was held IN front OF tne
District building. where members OF
the American Legion assembled at the
cross erected in memory of the o25
washingtonians who gave their lives
in the late war. Antnony ). barrett
delivered a short eulogy-
Memory Honored Abroad.
While Washington honored the ma
not forgotten in other parts of the
world. Special memorial services were
held in Westminster Abbey. az Lon
don Cenotaph and at the Arc de Tri-
omphe in Paris. In many French viii
lages near American cemeteries serv-
ices were held.
King Albert sent the President
a memorial expression for the Belgian
people. The sentiments of France were
conveyed in a message sent by Pre-
,nier BRAND to Secretary of State
Hughes.
President Harding was to deliver the
principal memorial address at Arling-
ton this afternoon.
Gen. Miles Heads Parade.
When the parade moved from the
Ellipse Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. T..
S A. retired. rode at it's head as the
grand marshal. His staff consisted of
Brig. Gen. JOHN A. Johnston. L. s. r..
chief of staff: Col William r. Horton,
teen aides. including Maj. Gen. c. F.
Humphrey. L. s A, retired: Col.
George Vidmer. Col. Robert H C. Kel-
ton. Lieut. Col H. J. Mckenney. Lieut..
Col. Samuel G. Gleaves, Mai. Sher-
man Miles. Mai. William H. Simpson.
Mai. Raymond (. Lee. Maj. Wilfred NJ.
Blunt. MAJ. Russell A. Osmun. Maj.
Charles r RICHARDSON. Maj. X. p.
Cousins. Mai. Horace NJ Hickam and
MAJ. stephen NJ. wahmsley.
Following the staff. came units OF
rlIlitary forces stationed in and
around Washington as guard of
honor Marines. commanded by Capt
George Shuier. led this division. The
active forces included a detachment
of sailors from the presidential yacht
May9ower and a. battalion from Fort
Myer comma nded by Mai. G. =. George
which included Troop ] Of the Sd
cavalry and Batteries y and E of the
I.th Field Artillery. Capt F. J.. Sic
talon. capt II. 7. Sass" comma nd ed
the cavalry and Capts. J. X. Williams
and overton Walsh Batteries u and +
respectively.
Place of Honor Held by G.. A. r.
The place Of honor in the veterans
divisi on. which followed. was held by
The q a. x. Capt. Daniel Chisholm
tcer forces.
Potomac Department Commander
John McElroy. the department officers
and 5taff. past department command
Crs and post commanders marched "A,
tie head of the g. A. Z. section. which
was composed of approximately SOC
yr"n.
The posts represented were John A
IGawlins. No. l. John Finn com
I;.andcr. Kit Carson. No. .. John Nc
C.-oy commander; Lincoln. No :
James II. Perkins commander. Phi
sheridan. No. u. : g. Nawson com.
Ynandcr; Burnside. No. s, G. A. LounS-
f-rrv commander: Lafayette. No. 90
William h. Coulter commander
Charles Sumner. Nn. . Nelson J
]ias kcr COmmander: George II
Thomas. Nn. -. II y Dobson com
,n2ader. and Frederick Douglass, No
-. '" II. Coulter. commander
Spanish War Veterans Ne,t in Line
Spanish War Veterans. the country.
rcCoad oldest veteran organization
,.adr W the second section of tn
volunteer DIVISION and was of abou
the same SIZE as the q. A f. repre-
t"rtatiCn.
%ext came the American Legion
commanded by James a. Drain. Dis
rT.ct Of Columbia department com
.aunder. which numbered about 20
zen. Veterans of Foreign Wars
fca3ed by the veteran Sd District o
Columbia Drum Corps. composed th
TrGrth section, with about go march
b Stiu another unit was that of worl,
ar reterans Of Commonwealth Post
,..;:ensl Disabled Soldiers League
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