Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
MEMORIAL TALK
| HEARD BY PUPILS
Prot. c. w. Holmes Addresses
high School AssembIage in
+ GIenWood Cemetery.

!. What patriotism should mean to
american youth and the duty of youth
knspatriotic observance, was the subject
of. an address yesterday at Glenwood
Cemetery chapel before the assembled
students Of Langley and Emery Junior
HiEh Schools, by Prof. Chester W.
Holmes, principal of the former insti-
futon. The exercises we're for Prospect
fIill and st. Mary's 0@Aet eries also.
y The Memorial day sSYvBDee were held
hstier the joint auspices OF the Grand
Army of the Republic, the Woman's
Relief Corps and the American Legion
Picturesque portions of the ceremony
were the mass singing by the school
children of patriotic songs and the reci-
tatton of poems.
. Prof. Holmes told of the origin of Me-
E.ori2l day and the reason the children
were called upon to lay wreaths on The
graves of the soldier dead. He said that
1t was not because their elders were
firing of their duty but it was to train
them in the feeling of love of country
and its proper manifestation.
He characterized the participationS of
the students in the exercises as
''pledge of American youth to the
world" to uphold the traditions of the
rast and particularly Of those who died
during the World War.
Students Decorate Graves.
Graves in the three cemeteries were
decorated by the students.
The participating units were as fol-
lows:
Under direction of Past Comdr. Will
diam F. Dorsey, Kit Carson Post, No. 2,
II. Nash, U S. S. Jacob Jones. Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, and Sergt.
Jasper Posts, assisted by Kit Carson
Woman's Relief Corps. No. II, Mrs.
Margaret Marsh, president Harden
Camp, No. 2, United Spanish War Vet
Grams; National Capital Post. No. 1877,
Veterans of Foreign Wars: Harlan Wood
department. commander: American
Circle, No. 3, and teachers and pupils
of the Emery and Langley Junior High
Schools.
Bugle Starts Program.
The program was: Bugle call to as
bembly, Carl Grosskurth, Mckinley High;
calling to order, Past Comdr. William
r. Dorsey: invocation, Rev. Homer j.
Councillor; Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress, Past Inspector Rose Rutledge:
sTenting Tonight" Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
C. Dorsey: THE Blue and the Gray"
Thelna Picket. Langley School; How
Sleep the Brave" Lorraine Hall. Emery
School; American the Beautiful" au-
dience: selections for Memorial day
Paul Kundahl. George Pobletts, James
Thompson, Joseph Bradley, Evard
Smith. Joseph Simpson, Grace Little
ton, Catherine Phelps, Mary Krebs,
Myrtle Krebs. Langley pupils; In
Flanders Field" Elizabeth Gibbs, Lang
ley School: Americas Answer" Lila
Haynes. Langley School; THE Flag"
Ethel Cardno, Emery School, sleep,
Soldier, Sleep" Helen Richter and
Doris Hall, Langley School; address,
Prof Holmes, Langley Junior High
School; "Old Flag" Jean Evans, Emery
School; salute to the flag audience;
benediction, Rev. Homer j. Councillor;
"Taps," bugler.
The committee in charge was: Will
liam F. Dorsey, Grand Army of the Re-
public; Mrs. Louis Watson, Kit Carson
Auxiliary Honorary member; Samuel
G. Bricker, Grand Army of the Repub- |
lie; Altos G. Moore, Army and Navy
Union.
Floral and decorating committee
Mrs. Margaret Marsh, president, assist
ed by Louise Watson, chairman; Nora
j. Beattie, Tillie D. Entriken, Mary
Houn, Maud Hanna, Alice Spear, Ella
Moore, Augusta B, Palmer. Mary H.
Wingate members Of William B. Cush-
ing and Warren G. Harding Auxiliaries
to Sons Of the Union Veterans of the
Civil War and teachers and pupils Of
Emery and Langley Junior High
Schools; Mrs. Louise Watson, chair
man.