The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-13
FUNERAL IN The FALL
BURIAL OF REMAINS OF GEN.
GREENE WILL BE POSTPONED.
OPPOSITION OF GARDINER.
INDUCES BELIEF THAT POSTPONE
NEENT WOULD BE WISE.

hCGNAn& Oh Ant OthCEAA OOUN
On Arrangements for the Funeral
Will Take Place Tomorrow Night.
1t is Probable That the Postpone
nent of the Funeral VIII Then be
Agreed UDOn-If Col. Gardiner Adj
heres to His Understood Purpose
to Insist Upon the Right of Bury
ing the Remains in Rhode Island,
POstpOnement Would be COmpeII-
ed-Postponement VIII Afford Ann
pie Time for All Arrangements to
be Completed.
The re-interment of the remains of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene and his son
will probably be postponed until next
FAM Members of the committee that
has been making arrangements for
the ceremonies have said that they be-
lieve it impracticable to get all in
readiness for such an event as it is
proposed to make the funeral.
The prime factor conspiring to bring
about the postponement is the under
stood opposition of Col. Asa Bird Gar
diner of New York and the Rhode ISL
and Society of the Cincinnati to the
re-interment of the remains in Savan-
nah. 1t is thought that 1t would not
be safe to make all arrangements for
the funeral for some date in April or
May, only to have them frustrated by
Col. Gardeners refusal to sign a joint
order, as trustee, upon the Southern
Bank for the delivery of the remains.
Holding that all the facts had not
been laid properly before the descend
ants of Gen. Greene and that Mr.. r.
T. Waller had acted precipitately in
securing their consent to the RENTER
ment of the remains in Savannah, Col.
Gardiner has been set forth in the
newspapers as insisting that the title
to the bones of Greene lie in the
Rhode Island Society of the Cincin-
natl, and that, as he is a trustee,
jointly with Mr.. A. D. Harden of
Savannah, the relics cannot be obtain
ed for interment here without his con-
sent.
An effort will be made to induce Col.
Gardiner to see the case from a diff
ferent point of view, and it is hoped
that it will prove successful. AS some
INV AiAt6AL NC lCQullCQ " DIlt1R LnlS
about, it Is held by some members of
the committee that it will be a wise
plan to- hold the funeral next fall,
rather than run the risk of having Col.
Gardeners refusal compel such a post
ponement after the date had been
fixed.
Some have entertained the idea all
along that it would be preferable to
have the funeral next fall. II will be
suggested at the meeting of the gen
eral committee that is to be held to-
morrow night at the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Karow, and there is little doubt
that this plan will be adopted. The
work of the committee, in the mean
time, will not be allowed to flag.
Organization will be effected by the
committee, and the secretary will prob
ably be instructed to address a letter
Immediately to Col. Gardiner. inviting
him to participate in making arrange
ments for the funeral and to attend
The Rhode Island Society of the Gin
cinnati will be requested to send a
committee to the funeral.
From the Sons of Colonial Wars and
from Lachlan Mcintosh Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
there have been assurances received by
Mrs. karow that these organizations
will name committees to serve with the
general committee for the funeral The
Colonial Danes will also have represen-
tation, and it is expected that there
Will be quite a number present at the
meeting at Mrs. Karow's.
When the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution in Georgia, who at
tended the recent congress at Washing
ton, heard of the plans for the re-inter-
ment of the remains of Gen. Greene at
Savannah, they suggested that the
date be fixed for the fall, as the state
convention of the Daughters of the
American Revolution is to be held here
next November. 1t was thought ap-
proDriate to have the ceremonies dur
ing the convention, as the Daughters
of the American Revolution is a pa
triotic body, such as should apDre-
ciate an opportunity to do honor tc
the ashes of one of the heroes of the
Revolution. The attendance upon the
convention will doubtless be greatly in
creased. if the date for the funeral is
set to correspond.
Referring to the extract from Col
Gardeners letter to him, which was
published in the Morning News yes.
terday, Mr.. r. T. Waller said that
his action in securing the consent OF
descendants of Gen. Greene to the re-
interment in Savannah was taken be-
fore the receipt of Col. Gardeners let
ter. This letter expressed the desire
that Mr.. Waller take this action, but
Col. Gardiner did not know at the time
he wrote that his correspondent hae
already done so, having tired of the