The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-31
last DUTY TO GRESHAM
Funeral Services in the
White House To-day.

The East Recon- Handsomely Deco
rated with the Stars and Stripes,
Pstted Plants aad Out Flowers-A
Strictly Milt>ary Funeral, and she
Second Ever Given Te Man Net of
she Regular Army--Bishop Hurs.
Conducted tho Seryices--AII the
Cabinet, Diplomatic Corps and
Other Distinguished Personages
Present--TrsoPs To Escort the Re-
mains to the Railway Station.
Washington, May 2s.-Walter Quin-
ton Gresham Is to-day receiving a SOL
dier's burial. EAcept gallant John A.
Logan, of Illins&, no other man, not of
tho regular army, has ever before been
honored by tie ordering out Of United
/ States troops to attend his funeral. The
preliminary services are being conducted
this morning in the east room Of the
White house, wkich has witnessed some
memorable obsesuies, the last being
those of President Harrison's wife, but
which has never before been the scene of
funeral services over cabinet officer
Stars AVID Stripes the Emblem.
Further distinctive feature in to-day's
sad ceremonies is that the draperies and
other accessories are entirely military il
- tho A.te, irh ruI
Gresham Lowell so we'll, for which he
fought SO bravoiy al in whose defense
| he was so gr.cv .-.y wounded, is the
| chief emblem of mourning wound round
his funeral Cas6et,
Services Conducted by Bishop Hurst.
Bishop Hurst OF the Methodist Epis.
! copal church will conduct the services
! He was a warm personal friend of the
dead secretary, who himself was brought
up in the Meth odist faith, his father and
mother belonging to that denomination.
| All the cabinet members are present
except Secretary Carlisle, who will join
the funeral cortege en- route to Chicago,
where the inSsrmsnt will take place.
DipIom attic Corps Present.
The diplomais corps, headed by Sir
Julian Pauncefoes, the British ambassa-
dor, met at The British legation this
morning and proceeded to the White
house in body. The supreme justices
also entered the White house in the
same manner All the executive de-
partments are closed and there is no
public business of any nature being
transacted to day.
Honorary Pall-Bearers.
The honorary pall-bearers are Score
tary Lamont, Attorney General Olney
Secretary Smith, Postmaster Genera
Wilson, Secretary Herbert, Secretary
Morton, acting Secretary Uhl repre-
senting the state department, and acting
Secretary Hanlin, representing Score
tary Carlisle. All these will accompan!
the remains to Chicago, with the sxcep
ton of Mr.. NamlA, whose place will b.
taken by Mr.. Carlisle.
Elaborate Decorations.
The decor .Mons of the east room ar,
most elaborate, and exceeds in beauty
and impressivsAess the attempts made OF
similar occasions. To carry out the in
tention to make the occasion purely
military, the American flag is predomi
nent in the decorative display. Whereve
the eve wanders the stars and stripes
are seen. Each of the four great sailor
mirrors is half hidden by a large aag
and every window is curtained by hang
ings composed Of tie national standard
twenty feet long
Plants and Cut Flowers
These form the background for an ef
fsetivs display OF growing plants anc
cut flowers. Great, spreading palms
branch out from every window and al
cove and are surrounded BY ported
oleanders and ether greenery. White
and gold flower pots, holding smaller
palms and innumerable varieties of ever
green, are banked on the mantels and
beneath chem, and cut flowers are inter
spersed here and there, while wreaths OF
smilax entwine mirrors and windows
and deorways. The effectiveness of the
arrangement is greatly enhanced by the
glow Of electric lights rendered soft
through hemispheres Of thick glass of q
pinkish hue.
State Department. Clerical Force.
The officials and clerical force Of the
state department assem- bled at the de-
partment at 80 o'clock this morning
and proceeded to tho White house in a
body. Four OF their number, Nessrs.
Renick, the chief clerk; Chiffon, Hay
wood ana H. L. Smith, seated the mem
bexs of the diplomatic corps, while
Messrs, Biddle and Keller, of the de-
partment, received the diplomats rs they
arrived at the entrance to the ground.
Military Escort.
Troops of the escort began to assemble
at 8 o'clock in Pennsylvania avenue in
front of the executive mansion under
command of Maj. General Ruger. All
the troops stationed about Washington
were ordered out-the marine corps, the
sixth cavalry from Fort Myer and the
artillery from the arsenal.
Order of March.
At the conclusion of the services at
the executive lAAasion the funeral escort
will move in the following order from
the executive nsasion to the Baltimore
g. Ohio depot:
Clergy and physicians who attended the
deceased.
Pallbearers and hearse.
Relatives Of the deceased.
The president and heads of departments.
Members of the senate and house OF
representatives
Justices of the supreme court and
diplomatic corps
weighing Given His Release.