Evening star., 1924-05-30
NATIONS VALOROUS
DEAD PAID TRIBUTE
IN ARLINGTON RITES
President Coolidge Rever-
emily Places Wreath on Tomb
of Unknown Soldier.
MILLIONS HEAR SPEECH
THERE AND BY RADIO
Veterans of Three Wars Have Posi-.
tions of Honor in Majestic
Amphitheater.

Turning momentarily from worldly
strifes, America remembers today
with devoted reverence the valorous
sons and daughters who laid down
their lives in her defense.
Wherever a mound of nodding
grass marks the glory Of a sleeping
martyr, wherever the heaving bill
lows Of the restless seas arch a fallen
sailors sepulcher, delicate tokens
of everlasting gratitude speak the
nations eternal love.
Unknown's Tomb HOnored.
Over in the sacred citadel Of Amer
ica's sanctified dead, atop Arlington's
hallowed slopes. President Coolidge
| led the nation in its Memorial day
| services when. in the presence of dis
tinguished guests and the surviving
| veterans of three wars, he decorated
| the tomb OF the Unknown Soldier,
| that has disappeared across the great
divide in century and a half of the
| nations life.
A marine bugler called the gather
ing to order promptly at o'clock,
just few seconds before the Presi,
dent, Mrs. Coolidge, Secretary of War
Weeks and Secretary Of the Navy
Wilbur, each accompanied by his
official aides in full dress uniform.
entered the amphitheater. The United
State Marine Band played the usual
overture when the President and his
party marched down the main aisle
to the dais, where he delivered the ora
tion Of the day.
Salute md Pledge to Flag,
Quickly the formal opening cere-
monies. carried out strictly according
to military precedent, were complet-
ed. Briscoe Goodhart, department
commander. Of the Grand Army of the
Republic pronounced the call to or
der and the colors were presented by
John Middleton. officer Of the day.
while the Marine Band sounded the
call to the colors. The salute and
pledge OF allegiance to the flag were
participated in by the assembly.
Immediately following The Star
Spangfed Banner" played by the Ma
rine Band. divine blessing was invok-
ed by Rev Jason Noble Pierce. Os-
born II. Oidroyd. assistant adjutant
general OF the Grand Army, read Gen.
Logan's order establishing Memorial
day; Violet Warren Pierson read a
tribute to Abraham Lincoln and Viola
S. klinge sang Our Country's Flag"
President Coolidge was then present
ed, and delivered his address.
Civil War Song Sung.
Softly the familiar strains Of Tent
ing Tonight" f1oated out over the
Roman balustrades Of the amphi-
theater. 1t was a spectacle to wiring
tears from the strongest heart, to see
those old men in dark blue uniforms
glancing back over the span of half
century, to the days when they sat
around glowing camp fires and, sing
ing that same old song, had kept
their minds from thought of the
morrow.
Bent under the weight of years,
they stood and quietly listened. but
out in the audience there was many
a moist eye. Beside them the men
who battled in the war with Spain,
now nearing middle age. stood at at
tention, while in sharp contrast to all
were arranged the vigorous youth of
the nations latest and most desper-
ate war-the great world war. 1t
Americas manhood on its earthly
march.
Audience Sings "America."
Senator Simeon D. Fess Of Ohio de-
livered a short address and Repre-
sentative Clifton A. Woodrum Of Vir-
ginia sang O'Haras The Unknown
Soldier" Isabel Linkens Gates re-
cited "The Flag" and the Madrigal
Quartet sang "The Battle Hymn Of
the Republic" In a soft, sweet voice
Gertrude Lyons sang "The Soldiers
Day Is at Its Close" A minute be-
fore Rev. r. E. Mcbride, department
chaplain of the Grand Army, pro-
nounced benediction the entire audi
ence rose and sang America"
Forces to BE ReconciIed.
Senator Fess OF Ohio. in his address
declared that "the preservation of
tho American Union is the assurance
of the perpetuity of popular govern
ultimate form of government among
men,"
He added that if the government
is to be the agency of the advance
ment of the human race there must
be reconciled two apparently con-
fiicting forces back of liberty. on the
one hand, and authority, on the other.
Government without liberty" "con-
tinued Senator Fess. "is despotism.
Government without authority is an
archy. One school Of political sci
ence looks to liberty as the chief OBJ
ject Of government. Another school
sees authority as the end to be re-
allied. The progress Of civilization
is not the realization Of the one
as against the other, but rather the
adoption of each as modified by the
other
Thin Line Moves On.
Another day full of throbbing men,
cries for the nations veterans had
neared its close. Once again the
Grand Army of the Republic had
kept faith with comrades long de-
parted and the burdened warriors of
a fast passing legion turned home
ward content in the knowledge OF q
duty performed gladly and well.
Above every quiet mound on Arling-
toms slopes there fiuttered a tiny
American flag, and beneath 1t a floral
wreath lay in silent tribute.
A bright sun, the first Washington
has enjoyed for weeks, shed Its joyful
radiance upon the veterans when they
began the days duties by assembling
at the south end of the Treasury for
their parade. It seemed like q pro-
cession OF the generations, the long
line that woun1 Its way around the
Treasury, past the east gates OF the
White House and through the busi-
ness section Of the city to special cars
that awited the veterans to take them
to Arlington.
Thinner than ever. the fading blue
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