Show LITTLE HANDS HELP Children Accompanied by Veterans Veterans Veterans Veter Veter- ans Decorate Graves of Soldiers Soldiers Soldiers Sol Sol- diers in Arlington n PRETTY custom Is observed in A Washington as It is at Arlington Arling- Arling ton on the other side of the capital city Since age has se set its stiffening fingers upon the faculties faculties ties of ot the veterans youth is employed employee to serve as hands and bending knees when It comes to decorating the graves graTes Bands of little girls clad in white accompany the veterans to the burial places and as each grav grave is reached a veteran stands at either side The child salutes then kneels down and lays a bouquet upon the grave the men standing at salute meanwhile Rising the little white- white clad girl again salutes turns and almarch all al march away to decorate the next gra grave ve This pleasing ceremony is also carrIed carried carried car car- ried out at Battle Ground cemetery at Washington two miles north of Soldiers Soldiers' Soldiers Soldiers' Soldiers Soldiers' Sol Sol- diers' diers home This sacred plot the smallest national burying ground inthe in inthe the United d States covers just one acre of ground but each Memorial day it is accorded as full and as beautiful ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- ceremonies monies as are held at its famous prototype prototype prototype pro pro- Arlington across the ri river er the veterans and the school children Joining forces in paying it lt due homage This brave little eternal camping ground contains the bodies of soldiers of the Civil war who fought and died In what is known ns as as' as Earlys Early's raid the theone theone theone one conflict of the Civil war taking place within the borders of the District District Dis Dis- of ot Columbia The Union soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers who fell in this conflict were interred close to the battlefield where they now lie He the graves ranged I in dc d tt c circle round a natural mound in whose center the Stars and Stripes fly from a tall flag staff On the lawn In front a granite monument tells the story of the conflict This veritable Gods God's acre gains its chief interest from the fact of its being beIng being be be- ing the scene of the one battle of the Civil war witnessed by President Lin Lin- coln Mr had driven out with his friend Doctor Crawford to Fort Stevens close by the scene of action to watch the course of ot events The strife was ivas as in progress and he climbed the rampart to look on His tall spare figure was so conspicuous an object for the for the enemy's bullets those about aboul him begged him to descend He would not seeming to feel no fear and expressIng expressing expressing ex ex- pressing sorrow for those engaged In Inthe inthe the struggle The danger to the president was seen by his friends and General Wright who was in command of the fort tort went up to him and said Mr President I know that you are commander of ot the armies of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States but I am In command here and as you are not safe where you are arc standing and as I am responsible for tor y fur ur personal safety I l' l lorder order you to come down Mr Lincoln looked at me said General Wright in telling of ot the Incident IncIdent incident inci IncI- dent later hater s smiled and then more In Inconsideration inconsideration consideration of my earnestness than from inclination from Inclination stepped down and took position behind th the parapet |