The evening times., 1900-02-07
LANqON FUNERAL PLANS
The Official Programme Issued by
the War Department
The Disposition OF Troops and the
Arrangements for the Reception of
road DePot-The Ceremonies at the
Church-DetaiIs of the Services.

th late Major General Henry ". Lawton,
ws5 issued by the War Department this
afternoon. Tie body is expected to reach
Washington on ;hS Pennsylvania Railroad
tomorrow morning.
Mrs. LawtOn has telesraphed Mrs. H. d.
Mitchell OF 1904 X Street, that she viii
come direct TO her hos and viii remain
there until the ceremc-ies are over.
The funeral programme follows:
l. The commanding officer. Fort Myer.
Va viii direct one TROOP Of cavalry fully
OfhceTed 10 proceed 10 the Pennsylvania
Railroad depot Thursday. February :. 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.
?. The ceremonies at the Church OF the
Covenant viii take place at o'clock p-
m. Friday, February 9. Admission 20 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
ings and Grounds.
.. The escort will be assembled not lat
er than l-50 p. m Friday, February 3, as
follows
Cavalry-In line facing south on X
Street left al Connecticut Avenue
Artillery Light Battery VI and Siege
Battery o, Seventh United States Artillery,
In column Of plajoons, at full distance,
facing west on X Street head Of column
al Connecticut Avenue
Infantry IN line facing east on CCnuec-
/ tIcut Avenue. right al X Street.
Artillery ooot-In line facing eas, on
/ Connecticut Avenue, on the left o. the in
1 fsuiry.
United states Bsltalion OF Marines-In
line facing east on Connecticut Avenue,
I tight at or near y Street Marine Band
/ viii take position on the small plot OF
ground in front of the church and play al
I appropriate air when arms are presented
I upon the appearance Of the remains at
conclusion OF church services.
i 4. The staff Of the Commanding General
, will assemble A. the Shoreham Hotel at
( O'Clock y. m. and proceeding thence viii
I take position in line. facing south on y
i Street between Connecticut Avenue and
Eighteenth Street. in the following order
I from right 10 left. Assistant adjutan, gen
ersL special aides and the other members
| Of the staff i'm the order OF rank the SEN
/ Tor on The right
. .. The carriage for the officiating clergy
/ and the c1isson viii be opposite ihe left
I and right front church exits. respectively,
D carriage 0f clergy leading. The carriages
I for the pallbear5rs. mourners. members Of
. me former command OF The deceased
OH p officers. distinguished persons. dele
7 cations. societies. and civilians lu The
. order named. from front 10 rear. viii
I assemble on y Street the leading carriage
/ opposite the y Street church exit. AT the
/ conclusion Cf The church services occu-
pants Vlll -ale -arri1E1S through y Street
. exit and the carriages will move thence
up Eighteenth Street. iurn about. and form
. column folioHiHg the csissCn bearing the
. remains.
s. The Commanding General and staff
/ VIII move thence To- the right OF the line
! on Street which viii be the signal for
( each organization 10 wheel into column as
J soon as Dr. is uncovered The funeral
march viii De maintained for a reasonable
distance from the church The command
1 VIII then march al quick time and atten-
+ tiou and continue until the order TO march
al ease is communicated from The head Of
1 the column
Z. The siege battery viii leave The col
, uma az the entrance 10 the Aqueduct
[ Bridge and proceed along the Canal Road
[ and return 10 its post.
s. The cayalp~ and artillery viii main
I tain fun distance between subdivisions so
as TO execute any change OF formation re
q,Ted by circumstances without haltius
the column.
~ I ne hAiAtt4lt " ltl lAbNrNA Anl NAAlA Z Otl-
/ necticut Avenue and X Street west TO
I Pennsylvania Avenue; thence through
I Twenty fourth Street to NJ Street. thence
/ west on II Street 10 AQueduct Bridge and
Fort Myer Va, and will be organized as
I follc~s-
Platoon or mounted police. Capt N. a.
] Austin commanding.
/ Third United States cavalry Band
Major General Wesley Merritt and staff
Major John A. Johnston Assistant Adiu-
Z tant General
Special AIdes-Brig Gen. Alfred f. Bates
L. : Army. Col John r. Weston. L. :
Army. Col Theodore A. Bingham L :
| Army. Lieut.. Col. Henry g. Sharpe L. )
| Army: Capt Joseph r Kuhi,. 4 S Army.
/ Lieut. T. Benuy Mott L. :. Army
Aides-Lieu Col. William H. Carter L.
| $ Arng Lieut.. Col. Culver c. Snilren L.
: Army. Major William A. Simpson L.
s Army, Major Charles L. McCawlry 4. 5
I Marine Corps Major Harvey &. CaFbaugh
L. : Volunteers: Capt. Charles 6. Treat
L. 5. Army; Capt George o Squire. L. s
| Volunteers.
Squadron Third L. 8. Cavalry Mai
Henry Jackson commanding.
Light Battery NJ. Seventh L. :. Artillery
Capt VI. ". Macomb commanding.
Siege Battery o. Seventh L. s. Artillery
Capt. John r. Williams commanding.
Brigade of Foot Troops. Col Francis l.
Guenther commanding. and STAFF.
Regiment L. $. Infantry, Col Edward
Moa!e commanding
First Battalion. Companies c. d. f, and
F. Fifteen L. ). Infantry. Lieut.. Col
| Constant Williams commanding
| Second Battalion, Companies G, X. l.
and NJ Fifteen L. :. Infantry, Mai George
A Cornish commanding.
Third Battalion. Companies Z. T. c. and
II. Second L. $. infantry. Capt Edmund
| X Webster. commanding
! Regiment L. $. Artillery. Col John 1
Rodgers, commanding.
First Battalion. Batteries z. G. X. and
y, Fourth L. 5. Artillery Major Jane:
NJ. Lancaster commanding.
Second Battalion. Batteries A. B. L. and
| NJ. Fifth L. = Artillery. Major John b
Burbank commanding
Third Battalion, Batteries G. II and y
Fifth /. s. Artillery. O. Fourth L. :. AT.
tllery. Major Frederick Fuger command
ing.
Battalion L. s. Marines. Mljor Randolph
| Dickins commanding.
10. The L. :. $. Sylphe. L. s N Lieut.
W. x. Gise commanding Will fire minute
guns as the funeral cOrtege crosses The
AquedUct Bridge, and the commanding OF
fcer Fort Myer viii execute the provisions
of paragraph 430 Army Regulations, il
continuance Of this salute
IL On approaching the entrance TO th,
cemetery the column Will be formed in tive
lines, facing each other on opposite side:
Of the road. the cavalry along the lef
curb. The light battery. moving 10 IN,
rear Of officers quarters on direct road Il
cemetery, viii form line on the opeI
| ground between the last set of quarters
] -. al F.,1. u L.