Evening star., 1925-05-30
Coolidge Joins in CoIorfuI
Tribute Led by G. A. R.
Veterans at Arlington This
Afternoon.
38 OF CIVIL WAR ARMY
LEAD PROCESSION HERE
Graves Decorated in All Gene
teries by Official. Patriotic. Civic
and Children's Groups-World
War Men Out in Great Number.
Senator Dale Speaks.

America stepped out of the march
ing column of nations for an hour to-
day to kneel by the crosses over the
heads of those who died to make men
free
The Nation went TO its graveyards
to partake in the communion of inspi-
ration which its heroic men and
women have placed on the table of
history-as is it's costum in the days
of nature resurrection. when life is
most tumultous and death most mys-
terious.
1t came to salute the dead and ac-
cept their orders that there he no
tagging or haltins of companies along
the road to sunrise.
Il. a. X. Veterans i'm Charge.
Once again in brick city and white
village the faIterinS dwindling ranks
of the men who fought To preserve the
Union of States that it might fulfill its
mission in the world were in active
charge of the Memorial day cere-
monials. Besides these white headed
soldiers were the men who fought
Spain and the men who fought Ger
many. but it remained throughout the
land their special day. a half cen
tury ago they established this COM
munion of patriotism and they re-
main still its high priests.
OF all the Memorial day ceremonies
in the country, that at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery early this afternoon
was the most representative and ma
tional in character, for the orator was
the President of the United States.
Otherwise these services were similar
to and symbolic of thousands of 9th
ers held wherever in America God
has given his beloved sleep.
President Speaks.
President Coolidge delivered an ap-
propriate Memorial DAY address, epi
grammatic in places, urging more
,practical cooperation between State
and national government toward the
ideals for which many OF the men
buried around him had died. He APP
pealed for the preservation OF the
principle of local self government as
the basis of d free nation and eX-
pressed regret at the tendency of
States to eHade responsibility by re-
lying upon the national administra-
ton. In this way, he warned, lay
trouble.
Our country was conceived he
said, Sin the theory of local self gov
ernment. 1t has been dedicated by
long practice to that wise and benefi-
cent policy. 1t is the foundation prin-
ciple of our system of liberty. Its
preservation is worth all the effort and
all the sacrifice it may cost. 1t can
not be denied that the present tend
ency is not in harmony with this
spirit. The individual. instead of work
ing out his OWL salvation and secur
ing his own freedom by establishing
his own economic and moral independ-
ence by his own industry and self
mastery, tends to throw himself on
some vague influence which he de-
nominates society and to hold that in
some way responsible for the suffi-
cheney of his support and the morality
of his actions.
Sees Danger in Policy.
'If we permit some one to come to
support us the President continued,
I'VE cannot prevent some one coming
to govern us. If we are too weak to
take charge of our own morality we
shall not be strong enough to take
charge of our own liberty.
The Union can be preserved, the
States can be maintained" he con
cluded only under reign of ma
tional. local and moral law. under the
Constitution established by Washing
ton, under the peace provided by Lin
coin"
The services started at | pm. with
the assembly call blown by a marine
bugler. An overture then was played
by the Marine Band. Hosea b. Moul-
ton. commander of the Department of
the Potomac. G.. A. r, then gave the
call to order. John Middleton acted
as officer of the day for the presen-
tation of colors, with Hazard Wheeler
as color bearer. ....''
Quartet Sings America
A quartet consisting of Mrs. Mary
Sherrier Bowie, Miss Richie Mclean,
j. +. NJ. Bowie and Fred East then
sang America" accompanied by the
Marine Band. Following the invoca-
tion by Rev. William +. Mcdowell,
Methodist Bishop of Washington.
Osborn II. Oldroyd. assistant adjutant
general, read Gen. Logan'S order es-
1ablishing Memorial day. The quar-
tet then sang Only Remembered"
Capt. Lemuel Warner read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, which was fol
lowed by the singing of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" by the quar-.
tet, accompanied by the Marine Band. |
President Coolidge then spoke.
He was followed by the singing of
Kipling'S "Recessional." The other ad.
dress was by Senator Porter H. Dale.
of Vermont.
Give Armies Credit.
Senator Dale stressed the de-
pendence of the United States in |
every stage of it's history on its
armies.
The Nation was created pre-
served, developed and stands in all
the majesty of its greatness" he !
said. land will triumph in the un-
known crises of the future by reason
Of its martial prowess.
THE influence of this occasion
makes us conscious of responsibility. !
We sense our obligation to protect /
our heritage and the measure of our
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