The San Francisco call. [volume], June 01, 1909, Page 3, Image 3

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MEMORIAL DAY
EXERCISES FOR
SILENT RANKS
Throngs Join Impressive Cere*
mony in* National Cemetery
at the Presidio
Flowers Strewn on Water ~ by
Sailor Veterans in Memory
of Dead Comrades
»
Hundreds of San Franciscans mingled
yesterday with the soldiers of today
and the white- haired veterans of years
pone, by at the National cemetery in
the Presidio reservation, and, stand
ing with bared heads among the white
Ktones of those sacred acres, paid de
vout tribute to a national memory.
Old Glory, flapping gently at half
staff from the center of the field, sym
bolized the heritage of patriotism
which bound together in solemn
thought the heart of every individual
in the throng, young and old, civilian
and soldier alike. There, beneath the
folds of the flag, was the temporary
stand ripon and around \u25a0which gath
ered the serried ranks of civil war
veterans, who, though few in numbers.
guarded still with jealous love the
H^g'tt -to scatter flowers upon the graves
W: former comrades. On ,this green
?.::!side the principal exercises of Me
morial day in San Francisco were held.
Veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic, members of the various la
dies' auxiliaries, Spanish War Veterans,
federal. troops, national guardsmen and
representatives of the Daughters of
the Revolution and the Society of
Wives and Daughter?? of Mexican War
Veterans participated in the exercises.
SUITES FOR HEROIC DEAD
From early morning and during all
the time that exercises at the ceme
tery were in progress the tn-under of
cannon reverberated from the various
fortifications about the bay, the sharp
crash of minute guns In the Presidio
punctuated the program, and finally
t over the graves themselves- there
echoed the rattle of musketry, fired in
•volleys as a final salute.
At JO o'clock the parade formed op
posite the general hospital la the Pre-
Kidio and began the; short march to
the cemetery. In Hne> were delegations
of the Grand Army .of the Republic
from .Lincoln post. George H. Thomas
post.- James A. Garfield post and George
G. Meade post, members of the Woman's
relief corps. Ladies of the Grand Army
,' of the Republic, members of the
woman's auxiliary of the United Span
ish War Veterans, detachments from
Reinhold Richter camp. >felson A.
Miles camp and O. H. Riley camp of
the United Spanish War Veterans.
United Stales troops under command
of Colonel John A." Lundeen. and sev
eral companies of the national guard
under command of Colonel C. L. Hewes.
The formal program at the cemetery
was in charge of Hugh T. Slme, chair
man, and George W. Merrill, -p.re«hient
of .the -day. . V.
During the exercises occurred the
/ *ver pathetic rollcall of past\depart-
I nient commanders of tlie G. A. R.. read
\ >>>• former Adjutant General Frank
Miller. As the names were called a
few grizzled veterans arose from their
places on the speakers* stand, 'saluted
and answered "Here." 'Another scat
. trring of names was responded to with
Wj'r.e brief mention that they were "on
»\u25a0 <iuty" in some other city, but by far
the. majority of those read were an
swered with the triple roll of drums,
and ' many ey<?s became dimmed as In
each instance, at the sound of the
<Irums, hats were whipped off and gray
heads were for a moment bowed.
BRIEF *PATKIOTIC ADDRESS
Following a selected number by the
artillery corps band Chairman Sime
called the assemblage to order, and
Rev. Bernard Kaplan delivered the in
vocation. George W. Merrill, com
mander of George H. Thomas post,
was introduced as president of the day
and made a brief patriotic address, in
which he paid eloquent tribute to the
spirit of the occasion. In part lie said:
Wiih increased reverence and greater solemnity
we adi-ano*; Into the cities of tb«* dead, wander
«tr,onc rtie monads of clay corering the valiant
•-ornradf-s. whUe with intensified affection we
tiring tilp ro*es and lilies to cover those hallowed
craT«« wbw* valor's sacred dust lies sleeping.
«>n this b<^utlfnl slope the bones of members
if a b^roie «rmr bit raoWerlng b*ck to dust.
Th^w* Kil«»nt tombs forcibly remind us tlist no
ebinio*;' -str^l. cannons' roar or cohort* -of
irnop« «-»n drirp grivn death sttbt.
Th^ Nvs of *9S renews our notice to the
wnrld that thrre i« a l'nlt«l State*, and that
this <*outln*nt is dedicated to fr»>edom. When
Had* Sam eonnd«"d the ba>li> for the charge
against the intrfnehments of nn antiqae throne
tri*?. men r»>bind the jfnns wre«t»d the gem of the
Antilles from the crown of a bsbr Jsinc and
ft it in a diadem bpSttinp the goddess of iib
erty.
And n'-w. to thos* of oor own t't-h and blood.
of the same race «nd kin who met ns in d^adlr
conflict — en^naira oner, friend* today — dirided
iar«>. united now — Americans always — we er
iwxi thA right hand of fellowship into a prac
tical, confin'ldated. Inrincible cnioa.
« OI.OXEI. FIFE ORATOR OF DAY
"The Star Spangled Banner" was
'Fung by the Knickerbocker male quar
tet and Lincoln's" Gettysburg address
was . read by Henry T> .Smith. Two
o.her numbers, "Fallen Asleep" and
Apvr Heroes." were sung by the Knick-
quartet, and Colonel William
J. Fife, former commander of the First
"Washington infantry, was Introduced
as orator of the day.
Colonel Fife paid a tribute 'to Abra
ham Lincoln, whose name, he declared,
shon* out above all other great names
of history as the bsf? light of liberty
Uit all ages, and whose memory woulo.
live when the memories of the greatest
monarch* 'of Europe would be lost in
oblivion,- Ueath, he said, could never
com* too Foon when death was neces
sary in defense of th<» liberty of the
nation. Tlip speaker closed' by reciting
a poem to the flag, writteu«by himself,
and entitled "God Bless Our Stars For
ever." .'• v
Not alone were the civil war veter
ans remembered in the ceremonies, but
thoughts were given as well to heToes
of the revolution, the Mexican war, and
the more recent war with Spain. On
the speakers' stand, were Mrs. W. C.
Burnett, president of. the local branch
of Wives and Daughters of J.Mexican
War Veterans; Mrs. James Topl«y,'.- vice"
president, and Mrs. M. Hudson, Mrs. M.
E. pray and Mrs. E. A. Lawrence, mem
bers of the organization, and Mrs. Rob
ert Dean, "daughter of the "regiment."
The Daughters of the American Revo
lution were represented by Mrs. C. El
wood Brown. • regent of California
chapter of the D. A. R.
SIOVCMB.VTj 15 UWEILED
While the graves were being'deco
rM*d. after the formal exercises 'had
b^fh held, members of Nelson A- Miles
ramp of the United Spanish War Vet
erans assisted in the" unveiling of 'a
nu»n«ment to Samuel. Fi*h*T. /The
tu&ut\*nt,'n- handsom* broken column
6f7<Tanite. was erected', by, the widow,
of *tiie former soldier/ over hi* grave
irt the femetery.
Tho(?e in'charge of the' ; exerc*fceß yes
t^fday included Hugh T.] h'im>, •chair
trsun: George W. - Merrill, prfsidentV of
tih*>«'<lay:'C/;J.- Handley, secri»tarj\and
tn*? .following, oom mitt <**:?: ;
: £tqgrt.m— A. If, CutJcr, chalrmin; E/B. Ss.lo- '
"- ' " ' •
Tribute Is Paid
to Nation's Dead
A soldier's widow at the grave I
of her. dead. Photographed by a \ lf
j Call artistf yesterday, in the Pre
[ sidio ' cemetery. ~" B elo w is a por
] trait of Colonel William J. Fife,
I orator of the, day. . r - - .. ; .
tuon. Henry C. Dibble. Clarence Son.
Parade — General' J.~- A. Kostor.-chairman:'Rob
ert Fletcher. Otto F. Ilut*r.- William- J. Huddick.
Decoration — Jesse B. Fuller, chairman; Jolm
j Uush. C. i. Dutreanx, Henry Bucking, Srldon
Sturgis.
Naval — Thomas A. Nenwy, chairman: C. . J.
Dutreaux, Captain H. Z. Howard. C...T. Hyi.ilpy..
Auditing — Horace Wilson, chairman: . Varies
H. niinn. Dr.^A. H. Giannini. Gporpi W. Merrill.
' Tran*r>ortation— Walter N. Kelly, chairman;
W. F. Bollinser, J. H. Gilmore.
Hold Impressive Program
An impressive service spoke the
spirit of the day at Odd Fellows' cem
etery yesterday morning in the memo-,
rial ceremonies of. General George G.
Meade post No. 48, G. A. R.,' and Gen
eral George G. Meade corps No. 61,
W. R. C. .Songs, "addresses and recita
tions made up the exercises, which con
cluded with the strewing of flowers
over the graves. '
The day began with the firing of
minute guns by the United States field
artillery. Chairman of the Day Fred
erick A. Hunt opened the exercises with
a short address, and tnc Rev. A. E. Ul
rich pronounced an invocation. The
Memorium quartet — Mrs. D. . Anne
Roath, Mrs. \.W. A. Shepman, Thomas
I. Chase and Morft-oe J. Orr — sang
"Lead, Kindly Light." N
Lincoln's Gettysburg address was
read by, Mrs. Mary Boyd Simmons, '.The
Vacant "Chair" was surtg by the quar
tet, and then the oration of the day
• wa's delivered: by Frank McGowah. r .
The -Richmond grammar school took
a prominent part in the ceremony.' .
The Memorial day committee was
composed of: L. .W. Simmons, W. J.
Ruddick. Samuel C. Smith, A. E. Leav
itt, Joseph Hammell, W. F. Howe. .
Ceremonies on Sea .
- "In the name of the- countless thou
sands on the sea and -on the land, we,
who shared your dangers and endured
your sacrifices, cast this wreath on the
waters that float .'over you." - .
The words, were. the. signal, for. the!
opening of the beautiful annual, cere
mony of strewing the -deep with flow
ers In memory" of. '.the; naval.' heroes
lying beneath the waves.- which took
place on board . the army transport
tug Slocum outside , the Golden Kate
yesterday morning.
The address of the day was made
by R.E. Kirk, Nelson "A. Miles -camp,
The program -was opened with a
prayer from Shipmate Alexander/.An
derson of Phelps squadron No. 12,- U.'S.
V. N., followed by a musical selection
by the Knickerbocker quartet. jThe
G. A. R." memorial "ceremony was con
ducted by. the officers and members' of
Lincoln Relief Corps No. 3, W.-R. c.
The naval reserve gunboat; Alert,
having on board its ' full complement
of officers and: men, together^ with 400
guests,' was the- scene, of similar cere
monies, to this . enacted •' on' the '* tug
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SOLEMN SERVICES
AT VETERANS' HOME
Old Soldiers Pay Tribute to
Sleeping Throngs of For- j
mcr Comrades j
Impressive Memorial j Day Cere
monies Witnessed by Many s
at/Napa County; Institution
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.'j] VETERANS' HOME, V Xaipa': :> County,'
May 31.-r-The impressive .Memorial fday,
ceremonies at the Veterans' home'Jn
Xapa 'county were witnessed today.' by
some 800 veterans of the Mexican/ xlvil
and Spanish-American wars ; and { about
300 civilians. At 10 o'clock the'veter-*
ans formed in- line 'on the . parade
ground and marched '.to the cemetery,
where they decorated 'with flags fand
flowers the graves "of 1,059 veterans
who have passed away at the home.\
Music was contributed by the v home
band and a salute to the dead , by "the
firing; party was followed by "taps? by.
the home bugler. In the, afternoon "a
literary <.program was. rendered at^ the
Assembly -hall. Brigadier General
Charles A. Woodruff, U. - S. A., .retired,
who Ms commandant of the .home,, pre
sided. General Woodruff has-a'i-dis-'
tinction probably not: possessed by; any'
other veteran in the .United; States,,, he
being, a veteran of the civil and-Span
ish-American : wars .and an honorary
member of the Associated Veterans of
the Mexican War. thus being entitled
to wear the badges .of v all .three of
these bodies: ." . ..- yi*.'-
Judge A. ,0. Burnett: was orator 'of
the day. Lincoln's Gettysburg address
was read .by Miss Evelyn Dent Mitchell.
Veterans Honor Comrades ' -
:: SAWTELLE, May 31. — Fifteen hun
dred .veterans, clad -In the blue 'they
wore-.when they fougrht side by. side
with the men whose* memory they/hon
ored, today placed flowers and nags on
the graves 'of nearly 2,400 of their com
rades who.Fleep in the cemetery, of the
National Soldiers' Home! at Sawtejle.
Captain .Thomas A. McLaufchlin wag
marshal of,the day and led; the proces
sion, composed of veterans and various
patriotic organisations. ; ; '.•.\u25a0.:.
"A program was rendered- this after
noon in Ward Memorial ' hall, at which*
John \3. the orator of
the day.'. - . ; _. -- •
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them boarded the mall train' for Bartle,
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and the sawmills, planing mill., box' fa c-'
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Eleven" locomotives -stand .idle -in the
pound -house, -and only, two trains! are
moving". ' those* carrying >the - . mails to
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,'. -Few acts of violence have,been~re
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clubs have forced a number of 1 men
to quit work.' Slk hundred are 'out on
» strike, and as many, mort who desire
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