Evening star., 1935-05-30

4 following paragraph explains:
"It is the purpose of the COM
msnder in chief to inaugurate this
observance with the hope that it will
be kept up from year TO year while
survivor of the war remains 10 honor
the memory OF his departed COM
rsdes"
There are still $4,000 veterans OF
the Grand Army of the Republic in
the United States. who, hale and
hearty, on May 80 of each year, render
homage to their dead in accordance
with this original order! The daugh-
Ter of Gen. Logan is living here in
Washington at present, snd it must
mean much 10 her to see her fathers
words given reverent heed year after
year A great memorial tribute in
itself 10 the man who inaugurated the
idea. purely rs a method of expressing
memory and honor to his comrades
and the men who had died during the
Civil War,
Won will notice in The expians torv
srsgrapn the phrase while
survivor Of the War remains 10 honor
the memory of his departed com
rades" The natural question follows.
What becomes of Memorial dav after
the last members of the Grand Army
Of the Republic have gomez"
The answer is, that the observance
Of Memorial day has spread far beyond
Gen. Logan's fondest dreams In
cluded in the great list OF hero dead
ere now the men who fell in the
spanish War, on the Mexican border,
in the World War, and in peace time
accidents occurring in the line of
duty. All these, from generation to
generation, come in for their share
Of homage. and take their place in
rhe heart of the Nation. To insure
this observance, younger auxiliary
orders and branches of rhe Grand
Army of the Republic organizations
are being formed. and are carrying
ON the spirit of Gen. LogsnS order
IN 9, splendid and adequate way.
The women's organizations in This
connection are doing some really won
Efforts in q great part that the cere-
monies and formal celebrat tions of
Memorial dsy are so we'll planned and
carried out.
THE parent organization which is the
only true auxiliary OF rhe Grand
Army of the Republic itself, is known
rs the Womsn's Relief Corps, and is
active in many very worthwhile and
interesting ways here in Washington.
For instance, last Sunday the group
held memorial services on the Potomac
River in honor of the soldier. sailor
ann Marine dead. The boat car
rying the members of the corps left
the wharf at the War College at 2
O'Clock, scattering beautiful blossoms
on the water of the river as the
steamer glided smoothly along. A
lovely and graceful tribute TO those
whose mortal remains have no earthly
resting place!
That same afternoon the group
held services at the gateway OF fbe
Memorial Bridge in honor of the air
men, at which poppies were dropped
from planes soaring above the crowd.
and pigeons we're released. symbolic
ing rhe final light hesvenwsrd of
those VINO mad lost their lives in
tha sir.
At churches snd in cemeteries other
services were CONDUCTED, that none
might he forgotten, and each dead
nero receive mis- share of the ma
tionai love and homage which he so
richly deserved.
II you happened TO attend the
massing OF the colors At The Ns-
tional Cathedral IN the same nay, you
could not fail to be impressed by the
number Of women taking active part
In ali the ceremony. Young and old
slike. they marched beneath their