The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-30
RITES FOR WAR DEAD
 IMPRESSIVE
Strong Pedeefime Military Advocated in Ad-
 dress of Day


 Giving public expression to the personal feelings of Juneau resi- dents-everysone of whose lives and emotions have been touched by the war-formal observance of Memorial Day opened at 10 a. m. today in the Capitol Theatre.
 Following the opening prayer, giv- en by the Rev. Willis R. Booth, and the singing of "Flanders Field" by Jean Ewin, Maj. Carl F. Scheibner made the address of the day before several hundred Juneau residents.
 As the column formed outside the theatre, led by the country's colors end followed by firing squad units of eight from the U. s. Coast Guard under command of Lou Levy, Gun ner's Mate 1ic; and from the U. s. Army Support of Embarkation under Sgt. o. Kallick, the files proceeded to the Alaska Dock Acting as color bearers were Coast Guardsmen Hi Shumway, SIP 2ic; and Bill and Glenn Denmark, twins, both Fire men, 3/c.
 Memorial Rite !. For those who were seeing it for the first time. most impressive rite Of the day was ti1atsin honor of sea- going seryicemen who have given their lives to their country As the wreath was cast reverently upon the waters, the frail flowers of the bob ping miniature craft seemed to carry special prayer into the unknown petitioning final rest for those in the bosom of the ever-restless sea Prayers were offered by the Rev. C. Herbert Hillerman.
 Proceeding up Franklin Street to Fourth, the participating service men and war veterans from the American Legion local Post No. 4 passed out to the Evergreen Ceme- tery, where the Rev. Robert s. Treat gave Benediction, military salute was fired and the sweet sad notes of taps were sounded, closing the service.
 Scheibner's Speech
 Making the address of the day. Maj. Carl F. Schiebner said
 With tears in our eyes, sorrow in our hearts, flowers in hand and a new determination in mind, all America pauses on this Me morial Day to honor the brave men of this war and other wars who died that our country might remain the home of the free.
 |, We mourn today also the pass ing of our Commander in Chief, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, our first soldier in war and peace alike, who literally gave his life in the fight to reestablish justice and decency and human liberty throughout the earth.
 Memorial Day this year has an added meaning.
 Tt is more than Memorial Day. This year it is a Dedication Day. It is a day on which we must pledge ourselves anew to finishing the task which our honored dead hove so bravely begun. For today, with two down and one to go, we are again optimistic and, in the minds of members of the armed services and civilians as well, is foremost the hope of freedom from war;
 Enduring Peace
 We owe sacred obligation to the brave dead and those who have suffered lasting disabilities on the battlefields of this and other wars. Ours is the solemn responsi- bility to convert tLe raw product of the victory bought with their blood and their lives, into the fin ished article of enduring peace. If we fail in this job, they will have died and suffered in vain.
 "The valor of these Americans smashed the power of the Huns in Europe, and rolled back the Japa- nese in the Pacific. Every foot of this progress was paid for in Am erican blood. toll, sweat. misery, treasure, and cherished individual ambitions, and made possible the current conference in San Fran cisco of the United Nations world security planners.
 San Francisco Meet
 ''The San Francisco meeting, on which the eyes of all freedom loving men and women throughout