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SERVICES ARE HELD
IN ALL CEMETERIES
GLIMPSES OF PRINCIPAL SCENES OF MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES IN PORTLAND TESTERDAY.
Graves Decorated and Trib
utes Paid to Country's He
. roes Who Have Passed.
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TITE MOItXlXGr OREGOXIAN. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31. 1916.
Soldiers and Sailors Kemembered" by
Living Comrades and Patriotic
Citizens Dinner Served
Veterans by Auxiliary.
"Vfo other country but ours has this
beautiful custom of annually decorating-
the graves of those -n-bo laid their
lives on th altar of patriotism," de
clared Commander T. H. Stevens, as he
opened the Memorial day programme I
yesterday morning in Lone Fir Ceme
tery to an audience of more than 6000.
"Well in the background stood the
monument erected to the veterans of
the four great wars of this country,
and as far as vision could reach from
the platform floral tributes had been
laid on the graves of silent comrades.
"For more than 50 years the Grand
Army of the Republic has commemo
rated each succeeding 30th day of May
in a fitting manner," said Commander
Stevens, "and now the custom has be
come universal throughout the whole
rountry. Only a few years hence and
the Grand Army of the Republic will
have passed from the battlefield of
life to the eternal camping ground, but
the need of patriotic inspiration will
never cease.
400 I.le In I.nne Kir Cfmcttrr.
"Within the confines of this sacred
spot and beneath the campfires of
these little green tents there lie the
smouldering remains of nearly 400 of
our comrades, who, in the heydey of
their youth, offered their lives in de
fense of their country. Now, in honor
of their memory, we are here today
to place flowers, and, perchance, a tear
on their graves as a fitting tribute of
love and affection for them."
Then came the offertory by Ute Port
land Union Band, invocation by Chap
lain W. T. Kerr, memorial orders by
Adjutant J. XV. Ogilbee, and the deliv
ery of Lincoln's Gettysburg address by
ft. Kargo. Chaplain J. J. Walters
made the principal address.
"America," by the audience: bene
diction, by Rev. Arthur H. Nichols, and
taps closed the programme. It is esti
mated that fully 15,000 visited Lone
Fir Cemetery during- the day. Nearly
every one of the 40.000 graves in this
pioneer cemetery received some floral
tribute.
Following the services in Lone Fir
Cemetery dinner was served to the
comrades in Orient Lodge Hall, Kast
Alder and East Sixth streets.
Tribute Paid linknovrn Dead.
"We strew these flowers on this
monument in memory of the unknown
dead of the Nation, who gave their
lives in defense of the Union and the
institutions of the country," declared
Commander XV. R. Owens, who with
comrades. Ladies of the Grand Army of
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circled with flowers the monument
erected to the unknown dead in Mil-
waukie Cemetery.
After the services In Milwaukie
Cemetery the old soldiers returned to
the hall on. East Thirteenth street and
Lexington avenue, where dinner was
served them by Blackmar Circle. A
patriotic programme followed. Mrs,
K. R. Eisert spoke the words of wel
come, and Rev. W. S. McCallagh de
livered the memorial address. Services
In memory of dead sailors and marines
were then held at the Sellwood ferry,
where flowers were strewn on the
water.
Services "Well Attended.
Under the auspices of McKinley Post
No. 45 and W omen s Relief Corps, me
morial exercises were conducted in the
Oddfellows" Hall In Montavilla, East
Glisan and East Eightieth streets, and
largely attended by citizens. Rev. J. C
Ghormley delivered the address. Music
was by the drum corps. The school
sang "The Star-Spangled Banner.'
Then the audience adjourned to Brain
ard Cemetery, where services to the
"unknown dead" and decoration of the
graves of dead comrades were held.
After the ceremonies in the cemetery
dinner was served in the Oddfellows'
Hall. ,
In Multnomah and Mount Scott ceme
teries graves were decorated in the
morning under the auspices of Reuben
Wilson Post, assisted by the other or
ganizations and school children. At 2
o'clock memorial services were held in
Lents Oddfellows' Hall. Rev. J. J.
Walter delivered the address. v Wood
mere School gave a flag drill. "Amer
ica" was sung by the audience.
General Compson Post No. 22, "Wom
en s Relief Corps and Ladies of the
Grand Army had charge of the services.
Ritualistic exercises were held near the
old City Hall on Philadelphia street
at 10:30, followed by dinner at the
Grand Army Hall. In the afternoon a
programme was rendered in the hall.
Commander S. M. Horton delivered the
opening remarks. B. J. Hoadley deliv
ered the memorial address. After the
programme the Peter Porter Circle,
Ladies of the Grand Army, gave a mili
tary drill in front of the hall.
Arthur "Venville's Grave Decorated.
At the southeast corner of Milwau1
kie Cemetery is the grave of Arthur
Venville and the monument erected in
memory of his bravery. "Venville was
Sellwood's naval hero, and every Me
morial day some kind hard places a
flag and flowers on his grave. When a
mere lad Venville entered the Navy
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Attorney-General Makes Address at
Eugene Ceremonies.
EUGENE, Or., May 30. (Special.)
Attorney-General Brown, in a Memo-1
rial day address here today, declared
there can be no dual citizenship in
America.
"We welcome German and Russian.
Englishman and Frenchman, to our
shores." he said. "We would not blot
entirely from their memories the flag
of their mother country, but we do ask
that their first duty shall be to the
Stars' and Stripes, that there shall be
no double standard of allegiance."
Between 700 and 800 persons, includ
ing school children, took part in the
Memorial day parade and preparedness
demonstration. The Eugene women's
band made its first public appearance.
DAY IS OBSERVED AT TACOMA
Parade Given in. Morning, Followed
AVitli Aquatic Sports.
TACOMA, May 30. Tacoma observed
Memorial day with a parade of National
Guard troops. Grand Army of the- Re
public organizations and fraternal or
ganizations and an address at' the
Armory by Chief Justice Morris. A
programme of races was given during
the afternoon at the speedway, and the
Yacht Club held a regatta. Thirteen
power cruisers entered for the 14-mile
race, and yachts from Seattle and Ta
coma were entered for the 20-mile race.
EXERCISES HELD AT WOODBURN
Programmes Given at Armory and
Cemetery Largely Attended.
WOODBURN. Or.. May 30. (Spe
cial.) Decoration day was observed
here with appropriate exercises in the
afternoon at the Armory, which was
packed with citizens. G. A. R. Veterans
and members or tne women, a jKeiiei
Corps. The memorial address waa do
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