Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-31
URGES MODERATE
ARMIES AND NAv|ES
French Speaks at Exercises
at Battle Ground Ma
tionaI Cemetery.

A course of moderation, lying between
one extreme of disarmament and the
other extreme of large armies and
strong navies. is the only path which
the World can hope to follow to the
solution of it's war problem, Representa-
tive French of Idaho, member OF the
House )conmittee on appropriations, salo
yesterday in an address at the Memorla!
day services at Battle Ground National
Cemetery, held under auspices OF the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
Brightwood Citizens Association. DR..
Charles v. Pettys, past department COM
mander of the G. A. r., presided.
More than 10 years have passed
since the termination of the World
War" he said. There has never ceased
to be talk of large armies and strong
navies. There has never ceased TO be
talk of the abolition of BOTH AS chair
man of a congressional committee that
for a number of years has had to do
with the preparation of the naval sup
ply bill for our country, I cannot fail
to see the crosS-fire that is on between
the two groups. and, in my Judgment,
the extremists of both groups are
wrong. Before us lies the course of
moderation, the maintenance of naval
and military establishments that will
the point where they would become
menace to the peace of the world
"Bawled Out" President.
In referring to domestic difficulties,
Mr.. French held forth little hope of
better conditions until the people as
whole decide to respect all laws, not
Just those that please them" He told
OF an incident when a Rock Greek
Park policeman 'bawled out" Presi-
dent Roosevelt for trespassing on ground
marked by signs. The President he
said, congratulated the officer for en-
forcing the law against all alike.
If more people had President Roose-
velts attitude" Mr.. French said, I'VE
would have far less trouble with GRIM
tnalS today"
The exercises opened at 3:15 o'clock.
The raising and Saluting of colorS was
under the direction of Capt Herbert
Turner. The assemblage sang The
Star Spangled Banner" accompanied
by the Sd United States Cavalry Band.
Musical Program Presented.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Daniel L. Snyder, followed by the
singing of Beautiful Isle of Some
where" by the Battle Ground Quartet,
composed of Mrs. Thomas H. Mullen
berg, Mrs. William w. Wallace, L. F.
Randolph and Edwin T. Boylen, accom-
panied by Harry Wheaton Howard.
John NJ. Kline. jr., Spanish War vet
eran, recited THE Star Spangled Ban
ner"; Mrs. Mullenberg and Mrs. Wal
lace sang a duet, whispering Hope"
while John Clagett Proctor recited an
original poem. The Battle Ground Quar-
tet rendered Beneath the Laurels,"
followed by Theodore Hardy, reciting
'Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" and a
solo by L. F. Randolph, Just Before
the Battle, Mother" A group of chill
dren decorated the graves
Those invited to be guests of honor
included Maj Gen. Lansing H. Beach,
Col. William B. Ladue, Engineer
Commissioner; Representative John C.
Box, Representative Eugene Black, Maj.
Gen. John M. Glen, Capt. U. S. Daniels,
Mayor Ben Davis of Takoma Park, Md;
Mai. Gen. Robert c. Davis, District
Commissioners Proctor L. Dougherty
and Sidney F. Taliaferro, Capt. Alonzo
P. Fox, Senator Lynn j. Frazier, Lieut..
Col. U. S. Grant, Sd; Prof r. L. Hay
cock. Col. Guy ". Henry, Representative
Ira G. Hersey. Maj Gen. I. w. Ireland,
Blair Lee, Maj. E. Brooke Lee, Col. E.
M. Markham, Representative Walter
Newton, Theodore w. Moves. Brig. Gen.
H. o. Williams and Representative
Frederick N. Zihlman,