Evening star., 1921-05-31
PRESIDENT HARDING
THR0NG
Ambassador Geddes Gives
International Touch to
Arlington Exercises.

The President. who delivered the
memorial Grafton in the amphitheater
at Arlington. had stressed the debt OF
gratitude all free human beings through
out the world owe these men for their
supreme sacrifices when he declared:
wherever men are free they are wont
to give thought to our Country's serV-
ices in freedoms cause. Today the sons
and daughters of other lands are placing
with loving hands their laurels on
| American graves. Our memorial day
has become an international occasion"
Geddes Presents Wreath.
At the conclusion OF the Presidents
address, Sir Auckland Geddes second
placing on the American flagstaff be-
side the President a wreath Of roses pre-
sented by the people of the United
| Kingdom and her dominions ''in un-
dimmed memory OF the sacrifices that
America has made for individual lib
| erty."
! As ambassador of my king. King
George W said Sir Auckland. 'as rep
| resentative in this republic Of his gov
| ernmentS throughout the world; in
| the name of the people Of the United
| Kingdom. of the British dominions
and dependencies, of the Emperor OF
| India, of British communities on every
| continent and on the islands of all the
seas: III token OF their admiration
| for the Eallantry and devotion Of
Americas sons and daughters in the
! great war; in evidence Of their SYM
pathy for America. who today mourns
and glorifies her dead. and in undim-
| med memory of the sacrifices that
America has made for individual lib
| erty, with your permission, Mr.. Presi-
dent. ! lay this wreath upon the flag
| of America"
| Presentation of the memorial wreath
by Ambassador GeddeS was not
part of the prearranged program for
| the Arlington exercises. his request
| for permission to make the offering
having reached the officials in charge
just before the President began
! Speaking The Marine Band, seated
on the platform, rendered God Save
! the King" when the ambassador came
/ forward to speak.
Thousands Cheer President.
! TIE services at Arlington. with their
/ back ground of thousands of flag
draped graves, formed the center or
| Washington'S Memorial day observ-
ances. The President and Mrs. Hard
ling entered the amphitheater shortly
after o'clock. Company 1 of the Sd
| Cavalry. stationed at Fort Myer. had
ridden to Arlington as guard OF
honor to the President. Thousands
| Of veterans cheered the chief execu-
tive as the presidential party swept
| Through the long lines of graves to
| the amphtheater.
! The assembly was called to order
by Col. John McElroy. commander of
! the Depart ment of the Potomac. G. A.
| r, who, in a brief address. called at
tention to the new foes which now
| threaten the republic. I'm place Of the
! foe who on the battlefield sought
| with sword and gun" he said, I'VE
| now have the preachers of radical
doctrines. who, in silent warfare.
are boring from within. Against these
| doctrines, emanating from the father
! q lies himself have to fight to-
| day"
Color Ceremony Impressive.
An impressive feature of the cere-
monial was the presentation of the
coIors. At the command of Daniel V.
| Chisholm, officer of the day, the color
officer of the guard, and Hazard
Wheeler. color bearer, marched from
the rear of the amphitheater to the
rostrum. The guard was composed of
| civil, Spanish and world war veterans.
/ and included woman members of
patriotic organizations.
Memorial day orders of the G. A. r.
were read by Osborn H. Oldroyd. as
! sistant adjutant general Past Senior
Vice Commander-in-c chief George II.
Slaybaugh read Lincoln's Gettysburg
! address. The Invocation was pro-
nounced by Rev. Robert Mcbride. de-
partment chaplain. and the benedc-
| ton by Washington Gardiner, COM
missioner of pensions.
! Patriotic music was played by the
Marine Band. and "Flanders' Field"
| with music by Mrs. Henry p. F. Mac
farland. was sung by Miss Mary
BeiSSer
Many Special Services.
! Special services were held in many
! sections of the national cemetery at
| Arlington yesterday preceding the prin-
cipal ceremonial held in the amphi-
| theater. The American Legion held serv-
! ices in the world war section. which
! We're conducted by Chaplain Francis j.
! Hurney. Other exercises were held at
| the tomb of the unknown dead. the
graves of the dead of the battleship
| Maine and on the green near Arlington
mansion for the overseas dead.
! Vincent B. Costello Post paid tribute
! to the hero after whom the post is
| named and whose body recently was in
&: TERED in Arlington. George Il. Killeen
j and Hiram +. Cash posts visited the
graves of the heroes whose names the
| units bear.
| At the services for the heroes of the
| Maine Representative Schall. blind men,
| Der of Congress. extolled the bravery of
the American soldier. Charles p. Gal
! pin, Il survivor of the Maine disaster,
related his experiences when the battle
| ship met destruction.
| Comes From Japan to Attend.
! one unusual was a Rather-
! ing Of survivors of the Naval Acad-
emy class of 1881 to decorate the
| graves Of their dead classmates. Ad-
| miral Baron Sotokicm Uriu Of the
japanese navy. the only living Jap
| anese graduate of the academy, was
among those who attended. having
| come to this country particularly for
the occasion and for a class reunion
, to be held ct Annapolis. Other mem
bers of the class include Secretary of
| War Weeks. Senator Weller of Mary
land, Admiral II. r. Wilson and Maj.
Gen. George Barnett of the Marine
Corps.
In statuary hall at the Capitol trib-
ute was paid to Roger Williams in a
| ceremony commemorating his fight
| for religious freedom and tolerance
| on the American continent The serv-
| ices, which are to be an annual Me-
| mortal day feature hereafter. were
| held under auspices of the Beta Zeta
Tau Fraternity. and included addresses
! by Representatives Burton of Ohio,
Kahn Of California and Stinees of
| Rhode Island.