Commemorative exercises were held by the Charles Beck Post of the G. A. R. and the Harvard Memorial Society in Sanders Theatre at noon Saturday. After prayers by Professor Francis G. Peabody '69 and the singing of "Fair Harvard," Major Henry Lee Higginson '55, introduced the speaker of the day, Colonel Charles Fessenden Morse '58, of Falmouth, who fought in four of the most important battles of the Civil War: Gettysburg, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, and Chancellorsville.

Colonel Morse paid a high tribute to the Harvard men who sacrificed their lives in the War, and whose deeds are commemorated by the tablets in Memorial Hall. He described scenes of daring and bravery, and the hardships and privations of the soldiers. The battles were seldom marked by personal animosity, but the army fought as a unit, every man putting forth all the effort, all the courage he could command for the common defense and welfare of his country.

At the close of the War, in Washington, the victory was celebrated by one of the most stirring military pageants the country had ever witnessed. It was a token of respect and sorrow to those who had died in the service of their country and of honor to those who survived the great struggle, and who must now stand as sentries on guard over the fame and reputation of their dead comrades.

After the exercises which closed with the singing of "America" and benediction by Professor Peabody, the Harvard veterans took luncheon together.