The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-06-09
Laid to Rest With Military and Civic
HOnors.
VETERAN OF TWO WARS
Ceremonies Devoid of Ostentation-At-
tended by Large Number OF Friends.
Soldier. Journalist ard PubIist.
Members of Many Organizations
We're i'm observation-disclosures lit
TERED in Arlington Cemetery

Washington. June with distinc-
tive military and civic honors the for
lner befitting his rank in two wars,
and the latter his notable record in
other spheres of service to his country.
General Henry VanNess Boynton. SOL
der. Journalist and publicist was
buried today at the National cemetery
at Arlington. The ceremonies. devoid
of ostentation in accordance with the
wishes of General Boynton. were at
tended by a host of friends he had
made in over half a century Of active
public life. Though a civilian at the
time of his death. the services in ac-
cordance with special orders of the
war department were in conformance
with the rank of Brigadier General
which he once held in the United
States Army. The funeral service was
conducted by Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe. at the New York Avenue Pres
bytcrian church. Of which General
Boynton had been a member for many
years. DR.. Radcliffe's eulogy was an
eloquent review Of the career of a life
long friend. He sroke Of the general
as christian knight. a man of
courage. the ideal citizen. a pure pa
tIiot. a man who never hesitated to
attack wrong doing even when he had
to assail those in high places"
The services were attended. among
others. by numerous officials repre-
SentatiVes of the society OF the army
of the Cumberland. the Loyal Legion,
the Sons CT the American Revolution
and the Gridiron Club in all of which
organizations General BOynton had for
many years past been a leading spirit:
The f1C raj tributes were many and or
varied designs. the casket being liter
ally buried in masterpieces of the
f1O1 lists art.
Personal friends of the civil war
and colleagues of the GridirOn Club
were the pallbearers. At the conclu-
sion of the church services. the re-
mains were taken to historic Arlington
On 4 caisson with an American flag as
pail and escorted by two troops Of
cavalry.
AS the funeral cortege passed
Fort Myer, brigadier generals
salute Of eleven guns was fired and
at the grave there was short
scriptural reading by DR.. Radcliffe, two
appropriate hymns by the quartette. a
salute fired over The grave by detach-
ment of cavalry and taps rendered ty
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floral wreath sent by the city Of Cat
tanooga where General Boynton was
we'll known, and a delegation of whose
citizens attended the funeral. Prasi-
dent Roosevelt in expressing sympathy
to General Burt, chairman Of the COM
mittee representing the Army of the
Cumberland in the funeral arrange
ments, took occasion to pay a high trlb-
ute to the character and public servi-
ces of General BOyntOn, saying that he
regarded him as the highest type Of a
soldier and a citizen and one of the best
examples of patriotic American man
hood Until within = a few weeks CT
his death General Boynton had been
president of the board of education of
the District of Columbia and as
tribute to his memory the public
schools throughout the district were
closed and the flags on al school build
ings were half masted.
Resolutions eu1ogistic of General
Boynton was adopted today at special
meeting of the Woman's Industrial and
Patriotic League.