Evening star., 1922-10-25
Honors Giuen Recently Found
Craues of Revolution Heroes
Speakers Eulogize Liues of Senator Abra
ham Baldwin, Peter Faulkner, Col.
William Deakins and Thomas Boyd.

which rests Thomas Boyd; forme,
citizen of Upper Marlboro and
lieutenant in the Continental army.
i Josiah A. Van Orsdel. Justice of the
!! Court of Appeals of the District OF
columbia, delivered an address on the
lives. aims and ideals OF Senator Alb
raham Baldwin Of Georgia and Peter
Faulkner of Maryland. both officers in
the revolutionary forces. Allen C.
! Clark. president Of the Columbia His
torical Society. outlined the activities
| of Col. William Deakins, jr.. third
oe the four lighters cnnducso iSs whom the
Owing to the fast approach of
darkness the exercises were then
transferred to the Rock Creek Parish
Hall. where later in the evening
Compatriot Clark delivered the eulogy
, for Boyd.
| Warns Against RadicaIism.
In iauding the patriotism and
sterling qualities of Baldwin and
Faulkner. Justice Van Orsdel sounded
| a note of warning to America against
! the ever-increasing spread Of bolshe-
Vfsm. which, he said is creeping into
every walk of life in the United
States. being insidiously spread
even in our great schools and colleges
and which. if not eradicated i'm
mediately, ultimately will mean a
revolution such as the world has
never seen"
He paid high tribute to the men of
1875, stressed the hardships they
suffered that those of the present
of the greatest country on earth.
and concluded by appealing to all
Americans to stand firm behind the
Constitution, "the greatest human
document ever conceived by man.
Mr.. Clark interspersed his remarks
on the life of Deakins. who was a
product of Bladensburg. but lived
most of his life in Georgetown, with
many amusing details of the customs
of the times. He spoke in glowing
terms of the work OF the Deakins
family throughout the trying days
preceding the revolt of the colonists
and said that none did more for the
success that followed than they.
Following MIR. Clark's address at
the grave. Mrs. Henry Baldwin. wife
family, was presented to the audience.
The ceremonies opened with AS
sembly." by T. w. Harvey. cornetist,
after which Invocation was asked by
Rev. Joseph Fletcher, rector of Rock
Creek Church. and. at the conclusion
of addresses, Compatriot John Clag-
EFT Proctor read an original poem.
The Grave of a Soldier of the Revo-
luton" During the outdoor exercises
Mrs. Harriet Harding Guthrie. accom-
panied by Mr.. Harvey. sang Amer
lea" and THE Star Spangled Banner"
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. James NJ. Nourse, chaplain of the
society
The assemblage then adjourned to
the parish hall, where a buffet supper
was served, after which Mr.. Clark
spoke of the life work of Lieut.. Boyd,
who also was a member of the Conti-
mental Congress.
Church HistOry Deacribed
Walter Brown Patterson. senior
wal den of the vestry of Rock Creek
Church, gave a brief history of the
famous edif1ce. which, he said. was
the second oldest Episcopal church in
Maryland. its parent being Broad
Creek Church at Piscataway. Md.
Mr.. Patterson spoke briefly on the
Saint Gaudens' statue erected by
Henry Adams In the cemetery, a visit
to which had been paid during the
afternoon by the society, and said
that while much mysticism surround
generally conceded to represent the
peace that surpasseth all under
standing"
The remainder of the evening was
epitaphs by Compatriots William A.
Boyden, the society librarian; Will
liam A. Miller of the Library of
Congress and the members in gen.
eral, all of whom were given an Op-
portunity to present humorous
reading.
During the meeting Col. Alonzo
Gray, U. S. A., retired, and Mrs.
Nagle. historian, and Mrs. Abbott,
past historian of the u. A. R., en-
couraged the movement for the erec-
tion of suitable, quarters for the
local chapter of the society. Several
suggestions were made that the Sons
and Daughters of the Revolution un-
dertake the establishment of a single
building for their respective pur-
poses.
Selden Marvin Ely, president of the
society, was master of ceremonies
throughout the field day exercises"
introducing all speakers. He con-
graduated the membership on it's
splendid attendance and said every
effort is being made to obtain per-
manent headquarters for the society.