The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1921-05-19

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Cross OF the Ulited States. She had
been active in civic smatters in Wash
ington for years. In her work she
had the sanction OF previous Repub-
slican and Of the Immediately previous
Democratic administrations. Miss.
,Boardman's place was given to man.
She had served only a few months and
did her work, although the senate
had not confirmed her appointment.
There seems to be some fear on
the part Of the leaders In the general
work Of women, including Republican
party work, that a woman is not to
be appointed to take the place Of An
nette Abbott Adams who has just re
signed as an assistant attorney gen.
eral of the United States. Miss Adams
is the first woman ever to hold such
an office. She goes out with the prais-
es OF the department. The women are
urging that one Of their sex be APP
pointed to succeed Miss Adams, but
the word is that they are to be disap-
pointed. s~~f
Memorial Day at Arlington.
Preparations II are being made
BY the living soldiers Of Americas
wars to honor their dead comrades
who lie in thesgreat national cemetery
at Arlington which stands on Potomac
hill overlooking the capital Of the
country. 3s-f ~ Il, ~:
For weeks past there have been bur-
ials OF the dead Of the great war ev--
cry day in Arlington. The sound OF
taps is heard through the great for
est trees and the volleys in honor OF
the dead are heard across the river.
This year the surviving veterans OF
the Civil war, the Indian wars, and:
the Spanish war will join with the
members of the American Legion in
doing honor; to those who have an
swered their last roll call on earth.
In all the burial places near the
capital, notably In Arlington, the
graves are guarded by great trees
many Of them Of more than a century's
growth. The oaks are magnificent and
are holding their own against the en-
croachments ton all sides Of a civili-
zation which In some parts Of the
country has:..been fatal to one OF the
noblest, of oAr trees. I. ..5:s,s5s5: d:
When Memorial day shall come the
rose season will be found at its height,
and with the roses will be blossoming
all the summer flowers which Will
have come to take the place OF the
spring offerings of the forsythia, the
crocus, the hyacinth and the tulip.
Not a Mournful Place. -
Arlington sis not altogether mourn
full place. Association in q way makes
it sad, but the breeze always Is there,
the sunshine generally, the view is
appealing and the singing birds refuse
to forsake it because they have
learned that in Gods acres they are
safe from persecution. za ...
The red bird, known various1y as
the Kentucky cardinal, the Virginia
nightingale and the grossbeak, is IN.
Arlington winter and summer. With.
it as q close companion is the tufted
titmouse in its confederate gray. The
cardinal whistles as cheerily as any
fife at reveille, while the titmouse
calls "Peter, Peter, Peter" all day
long and never loses heart because
Peter fails to respond.
There are 5000 Confederate dead
sleeping in Arlington. The monument
to the Confederates is one Of the most;
beautiful, memorials in the United
States. Itwas the work Of the scuip-
tor, Moses Ezekiel. whose body was
brought from Italy to rest In Airing
ton. Ezekiel was a cadet at the Vir-
ginia Military institute at the out
break Of the Civil war. He took part
II the battle Of Newmarket.
Sheridan, schofeld, Harney and
Crook are buried in Arlington. Not
far from the graves Of Sheridan and
SAnofield there IS at rest q Southern
soldier Of fame who lived to wear the
blue once more after the Civil war
was at an end. Joseph Wheeler, a.
general officer in the Confederate serv-t
ice. re-entered the federal service at
the time Of the Spanish war and died;
las major general Of the Q. $. army.
I Memorial exercises in the national!
cemetery always were held in the
omen air with forest trees as the pill
lars Of the temple. So it is in part
today, but the government recently.
erected marble-Walled amphitheater
lat Arlington as memorial to the.
soldiers and sailors Of the Civil war;
In this amphitheater some Of the serv-s
ices Of memorial will be held. It!
seems doubtful to many whether the
Intrusion Of the amphitheater into ma
lures garden was altogether a justi-
sfiable act of man. ~ @s
The American Legion and other or
ganizations of veterans Of the great
war and the societies Of other wars
in which Americans engaged are
working together in preparation for
the next Memorial day. There are
more graves than ever to be decked
with flowers, and as the years 60 on
the number of mounds will be multi
piled, while the ranks Of those WHO
bear the flowers will be depleted.
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