Memorial Day Observances Honor Spanish War Veterans at Arlington
Memorial Day exercises honor fallen Spanish War veterans across Arlington cemeteries. Addresses by Senator Depew, Rep Miles, and other officials praise service, with floral tributes, marches, and choral performances by Mary Shetler and the Marine Band. Deep gratitude to soldiers and widows, with ceremonies conducted by United Spanish War Veterans, Army and Navy Union, and local posts.
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Soldiers Home Exercises At National Cemetery Pay Tribute
The Soldiers Home held cemetery exercises with a parade and assembly as loyal daughters of the homeland paid tribute. Chaplain Rev Wavard H Sovthere offered the invocation before 4 vocal solos accompanied the service in the National Cemetery atop the Soldiers Home grounds.
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Flower Barge Adrift Reflects Sailor Wives Loss
In Washington Navy Yard ceremony sailors launched a specially built flower barge to honor wives of those who died serving the country. Flowers donated by local residents, wreaths arranged by sailors, water strewn with roses as the craft drifted downstream. The officer of the day signaled the release. The barge may drift beyond local waters, with hope it sets endurance records.
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Drills At Randle Circle Impress AmRe n Highlands Crowd
More than nine million witnesses watched the Bays Brigade of Amarica at Fandla Highlands reenact a drill in a field contest. Battery Bi of the fifteenth miler and Company TD Pirot cavalry from Fort Myer performed a two part drill. Christ Protestant Forcopal Church's company won the first prize in competitive drill and William Hutchinson earned the gold medal for the manual of arms drill. A sham battle featured squads from St Works Christchurches and Waugh and Doworth. the former attack team received the divisional prize. Col J J Butler and others awarded prizes and praised the efforts.
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Pleasure Resorts Opened as Thousands Celebrate Holiday
Thousands celebrated the holiday as summer season begins at river resorts and amusements. River steamers carried record passenger loads while railroads reached full capacity. Eleven statues were decorated by the Capitol Society of Children of the American Revolution, honoring signers of the Declaration of Independence with biographies recited for each figure.
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Taft Reviewed by G A R Veterans in Memorial Day Parade
President Taft watched New York veterans march past the Memorial day reviewing stand on Riverside Drive. Cavalry escorts from Squadron A and Gen George Tood guided him to Sherman Square Hotel where the Old Guard escorted him, while police maintained a tight security perimeter and a public tribute flowed from Seventy-ninth Street to Ninety List Street.
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Taft Visits New York Amid Travel Fatigue
Special to The Washington Post May 30 reports President Taft arriving in New York looking travel weary. He stayed with brother Henry Woat at 36 West Forty eighth Street and left Plymouth by train with senators waiting at Communipaw. Taft toured Bronx Park before luncheon, greeted Melville Stone and Cornelius Vanderbilt, and departed for Washington after a late afternoon reception.
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King Sends Portrait to American Cross of Honor
Acting on a request by Thomas H Herndon of 123 Harvard Street Victor Emmanuel King of Italy has sent an autograph portrait to the American Cross of Honor through the Italian embassy here. The letter from Montagnarti Italian Charge d Affaires notes the king granted the request and regards the portrait as a token of friendly sentiment toward the society led by Herndon. The Cross of Honor honors courage and gallantry with medals valued by recipients. The organization is headquartered in this city though it has no fixed meeting place and meets annually under a broad national influence.
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Weather Conditions Across Regions Including Midwest and Atlantic
The report notes showers in Missouri and the central valleys with a mix of sun and rain across the Middle Atlantic, Lake region, and New England. Temperatures range from the mid 40s to mid 60s with varying humidity and periods of sunshine expected, and rainfall noted into the evening across several areas.
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Taft Train Sets Mark on Swift Return From New York
President Taft travels on a Baltimore and Ohio train from New York to Washington, clocking 36 minutes for 40 miles between Baltimore and Washington. The throttleman, Charles Callanan, noted the regular train ahead, claiming extra speed could have been achieved if not unsafe, while Taft jokes about wheels and travel. Speculation swirls on Taft’s successor, with talk of Secretary Dickinson or Chief Justice Melville Fuller, though no confirmation.
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Memorial Day Observed by Americans in Paris and Gettysburg
Memorial day was observed in Paris with closures at the embassy and consulate. Ambassador Bacon and Consul General Mason visited Lafayette’s grave in the Winpua cemetery. In Gettysburg Pa an unusually large crowd joined Memorial Day exercises with Judge Samuel M C Swane reading Lincoln and Representative Fassett delivering the oration.
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