mother of peace. They had consecrated their manhood to a great cause, and in this place where we are met today they gave their lives as heroically as any soldier-knights who died in a crusade.

They are beyond the need of our prayers as truly as the martyrs who were baptized by blood. By their death there has been born in the hearts of each of us a desire to dedicate ourselves anew to the defense of democracy.

In the words of Cardinal Newman, we, who must carry on, humbly ask our Divine Father:

May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done; then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging and a holy rest, and peace at the last.

The Temple Quartet sang "The Strife Is O'er," by Palestrina.

Taps was sounded by Winfred Kemp, principal musician, United States Marine Band Orchestra.

The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., pronounced the Benediction:

Unto Him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God, our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power both now and forever.

Now may grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost abide with you and keep you always. Amen.

Memorial Addresses

Remarks by Representative Costello

Of California

Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, it is with a deep feeling of regret that the House has today received word of the passing of our beloved colleague, Hon. CHARLES J. COLDEN, late a Representative from the Seventeenth Congressional District of California. Having served for 6 years in the House, Mr. COLDEN had won the respect and esteem of each of his colleagues, and we therefore sincerely grieve over his loss.

Mr. COLDEN was a native of the State of Illinois, where he was born on August 24, 1870. When but a child of 10, his father removed with the family to Nodaway County in Missouri, where he had purchased a farm. Being an eager student, CHARLES COLDEN Worked his own way through college, and upon graduation at the age of 19 entered the teaching profession. After 2 years he was elected the principal of the school in Manilla, Iowa, where he remained for 3 years.

In 1896 Mr. COLDEN located at Parnell, Mo., where he purchased a newspaper and entered this new field of endeavor. Upon the sale of this paper 4 years later, he established the Nodaway Forum, which he edited during the next 7 years. It was at this time that Governor Folk, of Missouri, honored him by naming him a regent of the newly established State Teachers College at Maryville, Mo. Mr. COLDEN liked to look back upon his work as regent as one of the happiest periods of his life, devoted to the training and education of the future teachers of the State of Missouri.

The ensuing 4 years were spent in Kansas City, Mo., where Mr. COLDEN entered the real-estate business, a career which he later followed in California when he removed there in 1912. Locating in San Pedro, Calif., Mr. COLDEN engaged in many civic activities and aided materially in the development and upbuilding of this community, the harbor area for metropolitan Los Angeles. It was because of his sincere interest in community welfare and his eagerness to actively participate in every civic advancement that he readily won the esteem and affection of his fellow townsmen, who will long happily cherish his memory.

Being a direct descendant of Cadwallader Colden, a Lieutenant Governor of colonial New York in the days previous to the Revolution, it is not surprising that Mr. COLDEN naturally turned toward the political field of activity. His father frequently recounted to him his trying experiences as a lad of 17 while serving with the Union Army during the Civil War. The patriotic service of his father was always an inspiration to Mr. COLDEN, and he sought to emulate it by his own public service.

While engaged in the newspaper work, he entered politics by serving for two terms in the State Legislature of Missouri from 1901 to 1904. Again in California, being urged by his friends, he served two terms in the Los Angeles City Council. With an opportunity for greater service, he became a candidate for Congress and was elected in 1932, having served continuously since that time. As an evidence of his attention to his work and his devotion to the strenuous duties of his office, Congressman COLDEN did not miss a single roll call during his service in the House, a truly singular record.

Always a kind husband and indulgent father, Mr. COLDEN leaves his widow and four children to mourn his passing. We join with them in sharing their grief today, for few men have been more highly esteemed or more affectionately respected than he has been in this House. We extend to them