Evening star., 1921-05-30

made At these services by the post
comma nder. +. -. Lee. md Mrs. Col
!ie- of the O. =. Morton Relief Corps.
The services were held shortly after
noon.
Exercisc~ This Afternoon
At battle-ground Cemetery.
The District Commissioners and
prominent Army officers have been
invited as guests of honor to attend
tn" memorial services to be held at
3 o'clock this afternoon in the Battle
ground National cemetery at Brig ht-
wood. Here the program to be rem
dcred viii be directed by II q. A. r.
committee. consi ting of col. r. r
Bingham. past commander; William Y.
Cox and John Ciagctt Proctor. Wash
inGton Gardiner. commissioner of
pensions. viii be the nrTtor. Previous
to the regular exercises the new roS-
. irun in the cemetery will be- dedi-
Gated by Maj. Gen. William H. Car
ter. L. : a.
! Another memorial service of the
afternoon is to. be held in the IT nited
States National cemetery al AleXan-
dria. Va. underline auspices of Cush-
ing Camp. No. 90. division of Mary
la nd Sons of Veterans, L. s. a. The
speaker Will be Representative W. l..
Andrews of Nebraska.
Services in the Churches
Memorial to I. =. Heroes.
Services in the churches yesterday
furnished the prelude to the elaborate
program through which Washington
today reconsecrate its thought L"
the patriotic sacrifices of sons and
daughters of the republic. Pastors
Of a ma joritE of the congregations in
their sermons alluded to the plans
for the construction in Washington
of the proposed national victory
memorial building. They asked for
contributions from District citizens
in order that star for every Dis
trict soldier who participated in the
world war may be placed in the dome
of the memorial
The principal religious exercises
in connection with the general memo
rial program devised by the G.. a. r.
held last night at Metropolitan NJ. +.
Church. under the auspices Of the
Department of the Potomac. q. A. r.
Rev. j. Franklin Knots of Amer
lean University. who delivered the
address, praised the soldier heroes of
A nation wide appreciation among
Americans of the deeds of their
fathers, whose sacrifices made pos
sible our present national structure.
He reminded his audience that the
esta blishment of freedom in our own
Iani III me great civil war ndn pa yea
the way for the victories of A later
day.
The exercises began with the presen-
tation of the flag. which was carried
to the chancel, while the assemble ge
rose and pronounced the oath of al
Potomac Department, headed by Col.
Potomac Department. headad by Col.
John McElroy, commander, and II. b.
snyder past department comma nder.
attended. The prayer was offered by
the Rev. Robert Mcbride, department
cha plain. The Rev. Or. Harry Mitchell,
pastor, presided.
Guy V. HenIy Garrison Program.
The General Guy V. Henry Garri-
son. No. .. Army andl Navy Union,
held its memorial services at the John
Wesley church last night. Response
to the welcoming address was made
by Capt Edgar f. Smith. The rulogy
for departed comrades was delivered
by Comrade John II. Paynter. who
referred to the safe return of twenty
eight members of the garrison who
saw service on battlefieldS of Europe
as signal mark of Divine favor.
Members of the garrison who have
died since last Memorial Day are
Lemeul 3. Smith. George Maxwell,
Robert Sewall, Thomas Briscoe and
Robert Washington.
President Harding yesterday was
elected an honorary trustee of Nc
Kinley Memorial Church, where me-
mortal services We're held last night.
Rev S. Geriah Lamkins, the pastor,
delivered the memorial address.
The monument at Canton. Ohio"
he said. Stands as an enduring me-
mortal and testimony to the high
esteem in which the late martyred
President. William Mckinley, was
held by the American people. His
eminent public services and dis
tinguished patriotism will live as long
as history is written. In matters of
religion he was of Methodist persua-
sion. but he was not bigot. He al
ways put Christianity above "Church-
ianlty." 1t is not inappropriate