Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-07
PAY FINAL TRIBUTE
Friends and Comrades of Late Gen.
Batchelder Attend Obsequies.
EXERCISES At ALL SOULS CHURCH
Impressive Services Over the Re-
mains Of Distinguished Soldier.
AT REST IN ARLINGTON

The body of Brigadier General Robert
Napoleon Batchelder, quartermaster gen.
eral, retired OF the United States army,
who, soldier and man, epitomized in
his military and civic career the highest
American attributes was laid to rest today
in the National cemetery at Arlington.
The final honors paid to him by a grateful
government. sorrowing friends and grief
stricken relatives We're commensurate with
the virtues he had eXempllned in life, and
few men have been followed to the grave
with less perfunctory participation on the
part OF those engaged in the last rites.
The high esteem in which Gen. Batchelder
was held was attested yesterday and this
morning by the numbers who visited the
Richmond Hotel annex to take a last look
at his features, and by the letters and tele-
grams received by his relatives. The
casket was closed at 93O o'clock this morn
ing and Immediately conveyed to All Souls
Church. corner 14th and l. streets north
west. under escort of a troop of the 9Th
Cavalry.
The remaining troops Of the squadron
were drawn up in lire On 1ith street when
on an artillery caisson, was flag covered
and bore the hat and sword belt Of the
dead officer and a simple bunch of violets
At All Souls Church.
The services in the church We're. largely
attended and were very impressive. Lieut..
Gen. Miles and his aid, Col. Mchler; Maj
Gen. CorDn and number of other army
officers were present. There was a large
representation of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion in attendance well as of
the Society of the Colonial Wars. The I'd
Admy Corps Association was represented
by Capt. Newton Nj. Brooks, Maj. Charles
Lyman. Col. NJ. Emmett Urell and Col.
Nathaniel Shotswell. The Sons of the Rev
olution sent a delegation, consisting of F..
w. Hackett, assistant secretary of the
navy; Mark b. Hatch. Charles l.. Gurley,
Lewis G. Davis, Louis Z. Clephane. Capt.
Thomas G. Townsend. Thomas B!agden,
Ben d. W. Miller and Walter B. Metcalf.
The mourners We're received and seated
by Col. Martin and Maj. Carson Of the
army
The pews nearest the pulpit had been re-
served for the representatives of the var
ious organizations with which the deceased
had been identified and the relatives the
latter being Mr. and Mrs H. B. Quimby of
New Hampshire, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh N.
Camp of New York city, Mr.. and Mrs.
William b. Burpee of Manchester. n. H.;
Mr. and, MES Henry Cole Qumby of New
York city, Mr.. and Mrs Henry Welles Of
Washington, D. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Rosen-
garten of Philadelphia, Pa.
The Funeral Service.
The services were touching. After the
coffin had been deposited in front of the pull
pit the choir, consisting Of Mrs. H. Clay
Browning, soprano; Mrs. James F. Oyster,
contralto; Mr.. Horatio c. Rench tenor, and
Mr.. ]. Henry Kaiser basso, with Mr.. Go.
w. Walter, organst, sang Lead, Kindly
Light Rev. DR.. NJ. G. b. Pierce of Itha-
ca, N Y, read the Unitarian burial service,
and at its conclusion Mrs Oyster sang
I'm Pilgrim The effect of this beauti-
full hymn was noticeable to an impressive
degree in the entire assemblage.
DR.. Pierce then delivered a sermon. TAX
ing his text from ST. John, Il gave unto
them eternal life. They shall not PERISH"
he said that some things, through familiar
ity, became monotonous. The first mah
who saw a sunrise, he said. saw a miracle.
Now such a thing was commonplace. Men
see nothing in it. But there were, he said,
other events as old as the sunrise--life and
death. The sunrise of the soul and the sun
set of the soul would ever be miracles so
long as time lasted. Bareheaded and bare
souled, man stood before his Maker in
both events. Cycles of years could not
change the impressiveness Of these mir
acles.
Immortality was the natural inheritance
Of every child, bad man or bad world
could not be created. because there was no
place for either in the infinite conception.
No man, he said, could conceive of God
who was anything more than man; any
other conception was beyond him. So, as
parents looked to the welfare of their chill
dren, the Heavenly Father looked with in
finite wisdom to the welfare of His chill
dren. and in the presence of death those
who realized the truth of His promise Of
everlasting life could only be glad through
their tears and Solaced in their sorrow that
such awaited the dear one departed.
The Lords Prayer.
At the conclusion of his sermon Dr.
Pierce offered a feeling prayer, and then
there occurred most impressive incident
The unseen choir chanted the Lords
Prayer. The effect was evident AS the
body-bearers, who were non-commssioned
officers Of the 9Th Cavalry, removed the
casket from the church the choir sang
abide With Me-
The procession was preceded by Colonel
Martin and Major Carson, who were fol-
lowed by the honorary pallbearers-Sena-
tor j. H. Gallinger, Gen. George d. r.
Ruggles, Gen. NJ. l. Ludington, Surgeon
Hospital Service, Mr.. Henry Brewer Quin-
by and Mr.. Joseph X. McCammon.
The floral tributes were notable. During
the services the emblem of the Loyal
rested upon the front of the pulpit. Along
the steps below were grouped a number OF
tributes. Besides those sent by relatives
were several of unusual beauty.
Mrs. Florence Baxter, whose late hus-
band, the surgeon general. was one of
Gen. Batchelder's nearest and dearest
friends, sent an exquisite wreath of green
galax leaves and purple orchids, tied with
royal purple ribbon. The tribute of Mr..
Daniel Lamont, ex-Secretary of War, was
a beautiful wreath of galax leaves and
vio,ets. Mrs. Ludngtons token was a
large cluster of white chrysanthemums
tied with purple ribbon.
A large cortege accompanied the remains
to Arlington, and as the body was lowered
into the grave the last volley over it was
taken up by the boom of cannon.
Opposes the OleOmargarine BILL
Charles E. Schell of Cincinnati appeared
before the Senate committee ON agriculture
today and made an argument in opposition
to the oleomargarine bill. He represented
the Ohio Butterine Company of Cincinnati,
the Jacob Dold Packing Company of Kan
sas City, the Union Dairy Company OF
Cleveland, Ohio and number of farmers
and consumers. He urged that the same
tests be applied to oleomargarine as to but
ter, and said the oleomargarine makers and
dealers were entirely willing to submit tc
these. He charged the butter makers with
seeking an unfair advantage in the pending
bill..
The Omaha Rescued.
Word has been received at the Navy De-
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