Evening star., 1922-05-30
VETERANS At HOME
PAY THEIR TRIBUTE
Old Soldiers Of Three Wars
Gather in Shaded Grove.
Mrs. Logan Speaks.

Home cemetery today became an out
door temple, where comrades and
relatives of the men Of 1851 paid
tribute to the soldiers Of the Union
who fell defending the nation, in the
annual Memorial day exercises.
Veterans who fought under the
same flag during the past half-cen-
tury, In three different wars, were
gathered there. Rays Of sun pierced
the foliage at spots and surrounded
the scene with natural setting OF
sunlight and shadow which made the
spot ideal for the commemorative
purposes.
Representative John NJ. Robsion or
Kentucky, but the address which
probably attracted the most attention
was delivered by Mrs. John A. Logan.
wife of the first commander-i -chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
who in 1868 signed the general order
setting aside May 80 as the date for
the commemoration of the deeds of
fallen soldiers by the placement of
| flowers and flags on the graves.
Gives Intimate Touches.
Mrs. Logan spoke for but five min
utes, but in her address she gave IN
innate touches of her husbands work
and purposes after the civil war.
Representative Robson pleaded for
the Americans of today to emulate
the lives and sacrifices of those whose
| memory was being honored.
Oppression and greed. he said,
must not become entrenched. 1t will
! mean little to free the humble black man
| and to permit the industrial slavery OF
the workers of this country.
THE rich must not be permitted TO
oppress the poor. This country must
continue to be the land Of equal oppor-
tunity. The powerful must be restrained
and the weak protected. The ballot that
be kept free and untrammeled. Unless
this republic continues to be govern
| ment Of the people, by the people and
for the people, the patriots whose graves
| we decorate today and who fought for
US died in vain."
Pleads for Loyalty.
He reviewed the acts of the Ameri-
| can citizen ooidiery through the
years. He pleaded for q restricted
| immigration and for the ridding of
| the nation of those who are not loyal
to American teachings and doctrines.
He then called attention to the place
which the American soldier had won
| for himself in battle.
THE American citizen soldier" he
said, "has made for himself a place
that has not been approached in any
age or in any country. They nave
won for themselves such a place in
the hearts and the affection of the
people throughout the world that J
doubt If there Is scarcely soldier or
sailors grave of our country under
the sun that Is not decorated with
flowers by the tender hands OF some
one and wet with the tears or those
who love them. 1t is labor of love
for you and me to be here and TO
again attest our gratitude for their
sacrifice and to recount again their
noble and heroic deeds"
A parade. i,a, which formed aiae oe,ocE a. the
marched to the rostrum in the ceme-
terry under the escort of the Soldiers
Home Band.
Thomas H Harris was officer of
the day, Robert Clark marshal of the
parade and Kazimier Zuykis. color
bearer The officials of the four or
ganizations under whose principal
auspices the ceremonies took place
were John w. Reid, senior vice COM
mander of the Department of the Po-
tomac, G. A. r.; David C. Williams.
commander of the John Jacob Astor
Camp. of the Spanish War Veterans;
John F. McIlree, commander of the
Presidents Own Garrison. Army and
Navy Union, and Charles B. Hanford,
commander of George Washington
sisting organizations included the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Wom
ans Relief Corps, Sons and Daugh-
ters of Veterans and allied societies.
Program of Exercises.
A bugler blew assembly upon ar
rival of the parade at the rostrum.
Following the presentation of the
sembly of the pledge of the American.
Mrs. B. H. Smart sang The Star
Spangled Banner" accompanied by
Director John S. M. Zimmerman
of the Soldiers Home Band.
Rev. H. A. Griffith. chaplain of
Soldiers Home, delivered the invoca-
tion and Mrs. B. H. Smart sang 1.-The
Rest of the Brave" Selections by the
band were interspersed through the
program. Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker
tablishing Memorial day, and Mrs.
John A. Logan delivered a five-min-
ute address, which was followed by
an address by Mrs. John c. Black.
wife of Gen. Black. James M. Curtin,
baritone, sang number of solos.
on "Col. Ingersolfs Memorial Day
Vision"
Toward the conclusion of the exer-
cises the assembly marched in pro-
cession to the tomb of Gen. John A.
Logan. accompanied by the band.
The entire band sounded taps as
:he concluding feature of the cere-
monies.
The committees in charge were:
Arrangement-Chair James s.
Ruby, superintendent of National
cemetery, assisted by Alfred E.
Simond, David C. Williams, John F.
McIlree, Charles B. Hanford, Joseph
Julian Stein and Lewis S. Mohler.
Reception-Maj. Gen. Tasker H
Bliss. governor; Maj. Parker W.
West, deputy governor; Brig. Gen ].
w. Littell, secretary-treasurer; Col
H. p Birmingham, surgeon, United
States Soldiers Home.
Flowers-Adolph ]. Schippert, sec
retary of department relief commit
tee; Past Commanders Alfred e.
Simond, Frank c. Weilock and James
E. Blaisdell, United Spanish War
Veterans; s. v. Commander Charles
P. Galpin, J. v. Commander Margaret
e. Naylor, and Q. W. Thomas H Har-
ris, Army and Navy Union; J. W.
Brashears and Joseph Julian Stein,
Post No. 1, American Legion.
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