The morning times., 1896-12-24
BY GENERAL LOGAN's SIDE
Capt. Lemons Remains to Lie in
: the Same Vault.
PROGRAM OF THE FUNERAL
Remains VIII Arrive Tonight and
the Services VIII Take Place on
saturday Body to Lie In state
: at the Shoreham Pall-Bearer
- Have Bee nl4selected. @

+ The remains of the late Capt George e.
Lemon will arrive in this city from Cali
rorna tonight and arrangements have been
almost completed for its reception and
burial The funeral Will take place at l
O'Clock Saturday afternoon at the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church. -
The casket bearing the remains viii reach
the Sixth straebf station at $50 O'Clock
over the SunSt'rolte. DR., William l..
Knecdler, assistant surgeon, U. S. A, Rev.
James S. Lemon, brother OF the deceased,
and Mr.. Victor H;tug gard, are the only mem
bers oil the funeral party that have ac-
companed the body across the continent.
Members of the family and a delegation
from John A Rawlns Post, No. /, Will
form reception committee al the station.
The comrades Of Capt. Lemon will for this
occasion be under the i!nmeGiate charge
OF Gen. Alva S. Tabcr, past commander of
Rawlins Post. He was close PERSONAL
friend OF Capt. Lemon and atthe request
Of the family and through the consent of
the present commander, Thomas L. Shep-
pard, he will be in control of the entire
funeral arrangeme nts and i'll direct charge
of the body until II REACHES the cemetery.
I With Military Heners.
The body viii ee take II to the suite OF
rooms formerly occupied by Capt. Lemon
at the Shoreham Gen. Taber viii detail
guard Of honor to keep watch over the
body from the hour OF its arrival until it
leaves the hotel
IL is proposed that the rooms shall be
appropriately decorated, but those in
charge OF arrangements have not yet de-
cided whether the casket shall be opened
to the many friends OF the deceased
while the body remains at the hotel. 50
Capt. Lemon Will be given military
burial The funeral procession Will be-
formed at tie Shorcham and proceed 10
the church, two squares away..sfhe list
! of honorary pallbearers is as follows
| Hon. jeremiah NJ. Wilson, Hon. j. w Smith,
Ma jor William + Tucker, Hon. William
p Kellogg, DR.. Daniel h. Clarke Hon.
| A a. Wilson, Col. Levi p. Wright, Gen.
W. w. Dudley, Hon. NJ. NJ Parker, Ma lor
john McElroy, Mr.. Byron Anderson and
Mr.. W. Beach Taylor.
! The following selection OF active pail
bearers has been made: Mcssrs Brice j.
| Moss, W Illiam ii. Smith, Wallace f.
| Crossman, Cha rles T. Lowell. Maurice
! Weigle, NJ. Emmett Urcll, Newton Feree
| and Chris c. Bollinger.
Al Soldiers Home Cemetery.
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of
! the New York Avenue Church, VIII preaoa
| tie funera! service, prayer hav-
hing previously been offered al the
! Shoreham by Rev. Benjamin F.
Swallow, chaplain OF Lincoln Post, No.
| 3, and close frcnc: OF the deceased
| The employees of Capt. Lemon : office,
| almost 100 III number, win attend tie
! funeral in a body, and it is anticipated
that large number of public men from
| this and other cities win be present.
From the church the procession will
! move directiyAro the ;bHrying grounds of
tthe Soldiers Home. There full military
] service VIII take place saud a fun captains
fsalute, three voIleys, Will be fired by a
| company of the District militia.
The body wll be placed in the Logan
vault by the SIDE OF the casket of the late
Gen. John A Logan. This move is taken
| in accordance with one of the last re-
quests of Gaptt Lemon, and with the con-
sent Of Mrs. Ltgan.
\ Inauseleuill at Arlington had already
been projected by Capt Lemon, but the
time OF its completion is not yet known.
The hody wili, therefore, remain in the
Logan tomb antiI its last resting place
| is completed.