a'i HS$ HoUinger Corp. T,I-| ft "^ THE COMMEMORATION OF THE HARVARD MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR AGAINST GERMANY HELD AT SANDERS THEATRE ON MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30, I92O AT FOUR O'CLOCK CAMBRIDGE HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS 1920 ORDER OF THE EXERCISES IN SANDERS THEATRE President Lowell presiding MUSIC : Prayer of Thanksgiving Harvard University Glee Club and Choir PRAYERS Bishop William Law^rence MUSIC : The Answer of the Stars Harvard University Glee Club and Choir ADDRESS Governor Calvin Coolidge ADDRESS General John J. Pershing, U. S. A. MUSIC : Fair Harvard (first stam^) The Audience, led by the Glee Club and Choir BENEDICTION Bishop Lawrence THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER Harvard University Band eift y C^\^ Sunday afternoon, May 30, 1920, Harvard University commemo- V^ rated the Harvard men who gave their Hves in the war against Ger- many, and especially the former members of the Harvard Regiment and their sometime commander, Lt.-Col. James Andrew Shannon, U. S. A. The exercises were attended by General John J. Pershing, Commander- "1. in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces; Governor Calvin Coolidge, -> representing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Major General CoUar- |~ det, representing the French Embassy; Colonel Marquis Vittorio Asinari di * Bernezzo, representing the Italian Embassy; Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Thorne, representing the British Embassy; representatives of the North- eastern Department of the United States Army and of the First Naval District of the United States Navy, and a large number of other distin- guished guests. The Belgian Embassy was also invited to send a military representative but was unable to arrange to do so. At three o'clock, members of the Corporation and Board of Overseers of Harvard College and the Faculties assembled in the entrance hall of the Widener Library, the members of the Faculties being in academic costume. At the same time the following assembled on the library steps: some four hundred and fifty former members of the Harvard Regiment, most of them in uniform; some fifty members of the James A. Shannon Post of the Amer- ican Legion, which was named in honor of Colonel Shannon; about fifteen representatives of the Charles Beck Post of the Grand Army of the Republic; a number of Harvard Veterans of the Civil War, about thirty representatives of the Cambridge Post No. 27 of the American Legion, and a number of stu- dents of the University. These men, most of them in uniform, formed in a double line on the steps of the library, while the Harvard University Band played under the portico. The colors of the Harvard Regiment and the flags of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of Great Britain, France and Italy were placed on the platforms on either side of the steps. At twenty minutes after three a party consisting of the following, left the President's house in automobiles: General Pershing and his aide. Colonel Quekemeyer; Governor Coolidge and his aide. Major Sampson; President Lowell; Gen- eral Collardet; Colonel di Bernezzo and his aide, Captain Huntington; Lieutenant Colonel Thorne; and Professor Theodore Lyman, who wore his major's uniform and was assigned by the University as a special aide to General Pershing. The party was escorted by a mounted detachment of forty men from the Harvard Field Artillery Unit, under Captain R. C. F. Goetz, Professor of Military Science and Tactics, and proceeded by way of Quincy Street, Broadway, Cambridge Street, and the Johnston Gate to the Library. The C3] Yard had been closed to the public at one o'clock and only ticket holders, of whom there were over three thousand, were admitted. Arriving at the Li- brary, where the Harvard University Band played the "General's March," the party entered the building through the lane formed by the double line on the steps, while the mounted escort took up a position at the foot of the steps facing the Library. Within the Library, General Pershing laid a laurel wreath at the base of the Harvard Roll of Honor, which bears the names of the Har- vard men who gave their lives in the war. This had been placed in the Memorial Hall of the Library on the side of the screen containing the photo- graphs of the Harvard war dead. General Pershing, President Lowell and the distinguished guests then came out of the library', and as they reached the steps a battery of the Har- vard Field Artillery unit, which at twelve o'clock had fired the regular Memorial Day salute on Soldiers Field, now fired a salute of seventeen guns in honor of General Pershing, being stationed for the purpose in front of Hoi worthy Hall. When the salute was over the procession to Sanders Theatre formed in front of the Library. The mounted escort led the way followed by the Harvard University Band, President Lowell and General Pershing, the other distinguished guests, the Corporation, Overseers and Faculties, the Harvard Veterans of the Civil War, the Charles Beck Post of the G. A. R., the color guard, the Harvard Regiment, the Shannon Post, Cambridge Post No. 27, and other members of the University. They left the Yard by the Meyer Gate and proceeded to Memorial Hall, where the mounted escort drew up in the street while the rest of the procession entered the building. By this time such invited guests and ticket holders as did not march in the procession were in their places in the theatre. The procession filled the remaining seats. On the stage sat President Lowell, with General Pershing on his right and Governor CooHdge on his left, the other distinguished guests, members of the Governing Boards, and the Harvard University Glee Club and Choir, led by Dr. Archibald T. Davison. The colors were placed on either side of the front of the stage. After the exercises those in the audience were given an opportunity to visit the Library and see the roll of honor and photographs of the Harvard men who gave their lives in the war. [4] PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING {Netherlands Folk Song.) Sung by the Harvard University Glee Club and Choir, We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing, He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing cease them from distressing, Sing praises to His name, He forgets not His own. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining. Ordaining, maintaining. His Kingdom divine. So from the beginning the fight we were winning; Thou, Lord, wast at our side, the glory be Thine. We all do extol Thee, Thou Leader in battle. And pray that Thou still our Defender wilt be. Let Thy congregation escape tribulation: Thy name be ever prais'd! O Lord, make us free! PRAYERS OFFERED BY BISHOP LAWRENCE The Lord's Prayer. Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tres- pass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. Let us offer our Prayer of Commemoration and Thanksgiving. Almighty God, with whom do live the Spirits of just men made perfect, be with us, we beseech Thee, as we commemorate the Sons of Harvard who gave their lives for liberty and the truth. We remember before Thee their loyalty to home, family and school. We recall the deepening sense of duty in college days; and with gratitude and pride we catch again the light in their faces, their serious and buoyant mien as they heard and answered the call of their country. Patient in privation, faithful in the detail of discipline, loyal to their Com- manders, facing danger with serenity, falling in the sure faith of the right- ness of their cause, happy in dying for others, they stand before us now soldiers of high faith with the charm and joy of the chivalry of the ages. Their names and deeds blend with the Sons of Harvard to whom this Hall is dedicated; and as we gather them all into the treasury of Harvard's heroes, we dedicate ourselves to the great task for which they fell, and we C5] strive on to finish the work we are in, to do all which may achieve a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations: through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us pray for those whose loved ones fell in the war. Have compassion, most merciful God, on thy servants, bereaved and afflicted, and on all who are mourning for those dear to them. Be thou their Comforter and Friend, and bring them to a fuller knowledge of thy love. Assuage the anguish of their bereavement, and leave only the cher- ished memory of the loved and lost, and a solemn pride to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. For the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. In our prayers we name our University. Spirit of Truth who has led the Sons of men from truth to ever revealing truth, pour Thy increasing blessings upon our University, that students, teachers and officers, patrons and graduates may from her and her sacri- fice gain new inspiration to seek for, and serve the Truth. For these, our brothers, fought for her, At fife's dear peril wrought for her, So loved her that they died for her. Amen. Let us join in the prayer of George Washington for our country. Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection; that thou wilt incfine the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to govern- ment; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow citizens of the United States at large. And finally that thou wilt most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humifity and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things we can never hope to be a happy nation. Grant our suppli- cation, we beseech Thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let us pray for the beautiful life. O God, who on the mount didst reveal to chosen witnesses thine only begotten Son wonderfully transfigured, in raiment white and glistening; Mercifully grant that we, being delivered from the disquietude of this world, may be permitted to behold the King in his beauty, who with Thee, O Father, and Thee, O Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, one God, world without end. Amen. The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the Fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. [6] THE ANSWER OF THE STARS Music by Frederick S. Converse, 'gj. Words by M.A.DeWolfe Howe, '87. Written in honor of the Harvard Soldiers of the Great War. Sung by the Harvard University Glee Club and Choir. Stars that are vigilant eyes of the flags returning Home from the crimsoned fields where the fight was won. What have ye looked upon there, what vision burning Stands uneffaced when the march and the charge are done ? Youth we have seen in the ardors of consecration, Youth with its generous hands overbrimmed with goldy Counting the coin of life but a poor oblation Borne to the shrine of a faith that grows not old. Death we have seen in the bleakest and noblest guises, Death for the cause whereby mankind shall live; Life we have seen, like a steadfast tide that rises Flooding the shoals of self , while the deep calls. Give! Offering all for the last, supreme decision. Paying the uttermost farthing in blood and tears — Yea, it was giving and giving that flashed the vision Bright in the eyes of your flags through the war-torn years! Stars that are vigilant eyes of the flags returning Home from the crimsoned fields where the fight was won, This that ye saw — let it shine as the goal of our yearning. Charter and rock of our faith for the years begun ! PRESIDENT LOWELL Introducing Governor Coolidge UNDER the stress of war, and in the peaceful labors of the study, the University ever strives to serve a public end. No academic festival, no day marked out for mourning, would be complete without the presence of the Commonwealth speaking in the person of her Governor. GOVERNOR COOLIDGE MR. President and Faculty; Veterans; representatives of the land and naval forces of our nation; ladies and gentlemen: The story of Harvard University is the story of Massachusetts. This University and her alumni have been a great contributing factor in peace [7] and war to the glory of our Commonwealth. We assemble here today on an occasion dedicated by law to the hallowed memory of those who, wearing the imiform of our nation, have given their hves in the cause of her liberty. It is altogether fitting that this assemblage should come here under these auspices to pay our tribute of respect and reverence for those who have given their lives in this great cause. What, — what, after all, was the object that they sought ? It can be summed up in two words: the victory of righteousness, and righteous peace. If this occasion is to have any meaning for us, if it is to bring any lesson to us, we must resolve that the lesson that their hves and their death have taught us is to be taken up and carried on and exemplified by those who come after. We come here as a result of war, but we come for the purpose of per- petuating, estabUshing, supporting and maintaining peace — a peace of righteousness. There are but two means by which that object can be accomphshed. One is justice on the part of our nation toward all the other nations of the earth. And justice means action according to law, action according to the conscience of civihzation and the edict of humanity. There is not authority from which we can secure peace unless it be accompanied by justice. There is no power great enough to guarantee it to us, no force strong enough to provide it for us. So that it is of the utmost consequence that we ascertain what our relationship one with another in our domestic affairs and in our foreign affairs may be, and see that it is administered, and that there is obedience to that law on our own part. The other is the power to force obedience to that law on the part of any who may come against us. It was for that that these young men whose memory we come here today to hallow gave up their young Hves. It was in a mihtary preparation that our country might have the power to enforce a righteous peace, that they organized themselves from a military point of view and took up the great burden of civilization. Those are the two great leading points of carrying our civilization onward and upward: justice and preparation; obedience to law on our own part, and the enforcement of that obedience on the part of others. It has been that that Harvard University from its inception has taught to the Common- wealth: justice and preparation; a knowledge of what the requirements of civilization are, and a determination at all times to hve by them and abide by them. And it is for that reason that I am privileged to come here and bear to you the greetings of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, conscious that here is the abiding place of truth, beheving that there will forever go out from this institution that force, that teaching, that character that will make these things abide in the commonwealth for evermore. [8] PRESIDENT LOWELL Introducing General Pershing "VIT^E meet to honor those who in this place will meet no more. The guns ▼ T are silent now; the drums have ceased to beat, the battle flags are furled; and men return to common toil. The martial fire has cooled; the harmony among the peoples that fought side by side fast fades away; the inspiration of the cause has been obscured. But a deeply precious thing remains — the memory of those who in the glowing spirit of self-sacrifice gave up their lives for all that we hold dear. They died for nought if we for- get that by their death they taught the use of life. Unselfish was the aim for which these lives were given. Let not their comrades, or those who could not join the ranks, lose the high thoughts that filled their souls. Let not crude selfishness, of man or group, kindred or nation, mar the example they have set for us. By living on their lofty plane, and only so, can we most fitly honor them. The man who best can speak for them is here, their leader and com- mander, General Pershing. GENERAI. PERSHING I CONSIDER myself signally fortunate to participate in this memorial service with you. We have assembled to do homage to the memory of those men of Harvard who gave their all to their country. Because of the broad principles of right and of justice for which we stand, these ceremonies have greater significance to us than to other peoples. The gathering here today is pecuharly impressive because of our intimate association with those whom we mourn, because, as their friends, we feel their presence among us. At this historic shrine, we hold communion with ancestral patriots of '76, whose inspiration to loyalty has come down through the generations. Here came Washington to confer with his generals and to give new courage to the cause. When the Union was in danger the gallant men from this great school made the name of Harvard synon3rmous with patriotism. In '98 the tradi- tional valor of Harvard was fully sustained by the men of that day. In the World War, this University took the lead in placing her resources and influence at the disposal of the Government, and her sons rose rapidly and efficiently to positions of trust and importance. Those who trained upon your campus carried their high ideals to France, and on the battlefield up- held your enviable standard of devotion and loyalty. Reared in an atmosphere of freedom, they went abroad willing to give their lives to the cause with no thought of gain. The principles our fore- fathers fought to estabhsh, they fought to maintain. Through their sacri- fices they have given us and future generations a more lofty conception of justice and liberty. Their deeds will become the heritage of succeeding classes, and forever remain the example of what their Alma Mater expects of her sons. CI9] At this moment we bow our heads in honor of the brave Allies whose people and armies bore the brunt of war for four terrible years, and whose dead, with our own, lie in consecrated ground which their courage redeemed. To the mother and the widow our hearts go out in deepest sympathy, yet we feel wdth them the solemn pride of having laid such a precious sacrifice upon the altar of humanity. There was one among you here, in the early days of the World War, who was an old army friend of mine. He gained your affection and admiration, as he had that of everyone who knew him. He occupied for a time an inti- mate and responsible position on my staff. In the Argonne battle he volun- teered his services at a critical moment and instantly won the confidence of the regiment he led. In a few hours he fell, mortally wounded. His death was as beautiful as his life. In all the Army I know of no man who repre- sented so much that is fine as did Jim Shannon. He was a strong man among men, a tender husband and father, a beloved friend, a gallant soldier, and, above all, an ideal Christian gentleman. To the memory of your men who, like Shannon, courageously gave their lives that we might live, we pay our himible tribute of love and respect. May their heroic deeds inspire in us cleaner, better lives and higher service for the common good. Each man who leaves these halls, embarking on life's career, should carry with him an ever present memory of what strong Har- vard men have given to make glorious the war history of this University. THE FIRST STANZA OF FAIR HARVARD Sung by the Audience, led by the Harvard University Glee Club and Cholr Fair Harvard! thy sons to thy jubilee throng. And with blessings surrender thee o'er. By these festival rites, from the age that is past To the age that is waiting before. relic and type of our ancestors' worth, That has long kept their memory warm, First flower of their wilderness ! star of their night ! Calm rising through change and through storm! BENEDICTION By Bishop Lawrence Unto God's gracious mercy and protection we commit you. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you Peace. Amen. [lO] Many loved Truth, and lavished life's best oil Amid the dust of books to find her, Content at last, for guerdon of their toil. With the cast mantle she hath left behmd her. Many in sad faith sought for her, Many with crossed hands sighed for her; But these, our brothers, fought for her. At life's dear peril wrought for her. So loved her that they died for her, Tasting the raptured fleetness Of her divine completeness: Their higher instinct knew Those love her best who to themselves are true. And what they dare to dream of, dare to do; They followed her and found her Where all may hope to find. Not in the ashes of the burnt-out mmd. But beautiful, with danger's sweetness round her. Where faith made whole with deed Breathes its awakening breath Into the lifeless creed. They saw her plumed and niailed. With sweet, stern face unveiled, • i u And all-repaying eyes, look proud on them m death. James Russell Lowell. ''Ode Recited at the Harvard Commemoration, July 21, i86s. [11] l_ xurvr-ir llllllllllllliillllllll ii liili llllllilllil' ^ 020 914 372 m