Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-30
u. S. WAR MOTHERS
Join CEREMONIES
Visit Graves of American SOL
diers in Cemeteries Through
out France.
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
| PARIS, May 30.-American gold star
mothers in France for visits to the
| graves Of sons who died in the World
| War gave an impressive background to-
day for the most extensive observance
of Memorial day yet held abroad.
Troops fired volleys in salute of the
| throughout France. Taps we're sounded.
and dignitaries spoke. But the feature
CT the day were the trips before and
after the ceremonies by the war mothers
to the graves of those they lost more
than IL years ago.
At Suresnes Cemetery, outside of
Paris. Ambassador Edge made the
principal address, referring to them as
those ."who had given these who were
dearest to them that others might live
In the full enjoyment of their liberty"
You mothers instilled into these
young men the principles for which
they laid down their lives" he said.
"You taught them the fundamentals of
loyalty, courage, truth and vision. You
with the fortitude which mothers
throughout the ages have mustered,
held your heads high as you bade them
good-by."
Refers to Naval Treaty.
The Ambassador referred to the naval
agreement reached recently at London
with the words:
Our Government has recently en-
gagged with France. Great Britain, Italy
and Japan in a serious effort to curtail
naval ornaments, and had distinctly
succeeded. This Is a long step forward
which will undoubtedly be completed
in years to come by further efforts, pro-
portionately as the forces of aggression
and destruction are eliminated and the
law of the bayonet is replaced by the
rule of international comfy and CO.
operation"
Let us look upon the myriads Of
crosses" he concluded, land realize
with poignant emotion the magnitude
of cur responsibility. We seem to see
the heroes Of Chateau Thierry, Belleau
Wood Thiaucourt. st. Mihiel and the
Argonne pointing forward forward; we
seem to hear the great chorus of their
voices calling to us to carry on until
and eternal peace dwells on earth"
Services in Cathedral.
The identical service held on Memo
rial day. 1918, when the enemy was
hammering at the gates of Paris, was
held at 1890 at the American Pro-
cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dean the
Very Rev. Frederick w. Beeckman ON
ciating. There was no sermon.
The color guard of the Paris Post,
No. /, of the American Legion attended
the service, and the colors of the Amer
lean Women's Overseas League, now
holding its national convention here
were displayed.
Another church service was held in
st. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church,
and after this service those attending
formed a column under the direction of
Col. Francis E. Drake and proceeded to
the Arc de Triomphe, where wreaths
we're placed on the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier by the American Ambas-
sador, Dean Beeckman and Sedley
Peck, commander of Paris Post, No. /
Of the American Legion.
Delegations Of Gold Star Mothers, the
American Women's Overseas League,
French and American governmental
and military officials, representatives of
American and allied patriotic organiza-
tions, French school children from st.
Cloud, SuresneS and Mount Valerian
and several hundred war orphans of the
Fraternite Franco American were pres
ent at SureSnes at the afternoon cere-
mony.
Mounted troops with trumpets, 4 de-
tachment of French marines, in addi-
ton to the color guard of Paris Post,
No. /, saluted as Ambassador Edge laid
q wreath on the monument while a
company Of French infantry presented
arms.