The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-08
TEE Final PREPARATIONS
All Arrangements Completed for
the Lawton Funeral.
The Body Expected to Arrive in the
City This Morning - Magnificent
coNennnt-A Detailed Programme
Issued by the War Department..

panied by the military guard OF h0nol
and the widow and children of the dea
officer. are expected to arrive in Wash
ington at $3.50 O'Clock this morning. Tn
War Department has perfected arrange
ments for the reception OF the party. Majo
Jackson. the commanding officer at For
Myer. Va, has detailed Troop II, Thirt
Cavalry, as guard Of honor TO meet AM
accompany the body from the train to tn
Church of the Covenant, n Street ant
Connecticut Avenue northwest. The trool
will be in command of Lieutenant Mer
rillat. the officers under him being Lieu
adjutant of Fort Myer, Lieutenant Koes
ter. will have entire supervising charge
of that portion of the arrangements
The escort will leave the body at The
church in charge of the military guard
| which has accompanied it from Manila
and return to Fort Myer. The guard will
remain at the church until the funeral
| ceremonies are concluded on Friday after
| noon.
Mrs. Lawton and children, as we'll as
! her two sisters and brother-in-law. Mrs.
| Culbertson and husband, and Miss Fannie
! Craig, all OF Louisville, will be at the
residence Of Mrs. NJ d. Mitchell. 1904 X
Street northwest until the hour Of the
| funeral.
Although it has not been finally ar
ranged for the doors of the church to be
opened to the public before the hour set
in the official programme DIR. Hamlin,
pastor of the church. understands that GER
tain hours are to be set aside for that
purpose this afternoon. This will proba-
bly, be decided by Mrs. Lawton when she
arrives in the city. The entire arrange
ments have been in the hands of the War
Department, and nothing definite on this
line has been done. The services at the
church will be conducted by DR.. Hanlin
Chaplain Pierce. who accompanied the body
from Manila, assisting, while Dr. NJ.
Woolsey Stryker, President of Hamilton
College, Clinton, n. Y, will pronounce the
eulogy.
The Decorations Magnificent.
The decorations of the Church of the
Covenant are the most magnificent that
have been seen in Washington in many
years, their silent beauty being eloquent of
the regard in which the American people
hc,d the dead. All day yesterday the men
were al work, and the final touches will
not have been put on the work until this
morning. At the last hour before the body
is brought to the church the roses and
other floral offerings will be put in place.
dozen of the largest American flags
were sent from New York for the purpose
Of draping the nave, and these have been
hung with beautiful taste and consum-
mate skill. From each corner of the nave a
flag has been dropped TO the right and left.
its inner edge falling perpendicularly along
the pillar and festooned around the latter
while the outer edge has been looped up
with black bow TO a common centre be-
tween the pillars. Around each of the
four pillars are wound broad bands of
black, and Alabama smilax covers every bit
Of open space.
On the walls beneath each of the three
stained glass windows is an immense flag
laid straight across the wall, its bottom
centre being caught up with large black
bow. Flags are draped over the pipes OF
the organ, and from the corners OF the nave
at the top long streamers OF the mourning
color are hung pendant, caught TO the
chandelier in the centre of the auditorium.
The chandelier has been completely COW
cred with smilax, as well as the walls on
the sides and end Immediately above the
spot where the easket is TO rest hangs the
flag of the Eighth Army Corps. the one TO
which the dead officer was attached in the
The ensign is white, with .wo
red discs tangent in the centre.
Palms are placed about in luxuriant pro-
fusion, their immense fronds suggestive of
the tropic land in which Lawton met his
death. A huge garden of white and pink
azaleas have given their quota to the color
scheme and lent delicate fragrance to the
solemn atmosphere OF the sanctuary.
Plants are banked against every wall and
along the aisles, dainty hued blossoms be-
ing scattered artistically about the chancel
and nave, while orchids. lilies poppies
and roses add their beauty TO the ensemble
The chancel itself will be a scene of floral
when the services begin, ev-
cry spot not necessary for the use Of the
clergy being filled with flowers.
The Official Programme.
The official programme, as issued by the
War Department, is as follows:
l. The commanding officer. Fort Myer,
Va. will direct one troop Of cavalry fully
Offered TO proceed TO the Pennsylvania |
Railroad depot Thursday February S, in |
time 10 receive and escort the remains OF |
General Lawton TO the Church OF the Gov |
enant, Eighteenth and y Streets north |
west, placing the remains in the charge of !
the present guard Of honor now accompa !
nying them.
2. The ceremonies at the Church of the |
Covenant will take place at o'clock p. /
N. Friday. February 9. Admission to the |
church will be by card, and these arrange /
ments will be under the supervision OF |
Col Theodore a. Bingham, United States
Engineers. Superintendent Of Public Build
ngs and Grounds.
g. The escort will be assembled not lat
ar than ! 80 p. m. Friday, February 9 as
follows.
Cavalry-In line facing south on X
Street, left at Connecticut Avenue.
Artillery-Light Battery If and Siege /
Battery o. Seventh United States Artillery,
in column of platoons, at full distance, |
facing west on X Street. head of column
II Connecticut Avenue.
Infantry-ln line facing east on Connec-
ticut Avenue right at X Street.
Artillery (fooD-In line facing east on
Avenue, on the left OF the in
fantry.
United States Battalion of Marines-In
line facing east on Connecticut Avenue
tight at or near y Street. Marine Band
will take position on the small plot of
ground in front of the church and play an
appropriate air when arms are presented
upon the appearance of the remains at
conclusion of church ssrvices.
4. The staff OF the Commanding General
Will assemble at the Shoreham Hotel at
,'clock p. m, and proceeding thence Will
AXE position in line, facing south on y
Street between Connecticut Avenue and
Eighteenth Street. in the following order
rom right TO left: Assistant adjut6nt gen
,ral, special aides, and the other members
II the staff in the order of rank, the sem
or on the right
8. The carriage for the officiating clergy
md the caisson will be opposite the left
md right front church exits respectively |