The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-08
GEN. BOYNTON BURIED
REMAINS LAID TO REST IN HIs-
 TORfC ARLINGTON.
Distinctive Civic aud Military Honors Were Accorded the Deceased Soldier, JournalInt and
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Washington. June 7.--Witn disttnc- tive military and civic honors, the former befittsag his rank In two wars and the latter his notable record Tn other spheres of, service to his coun' try, General Henry Vanness Boynton, soldier, journalist and pubiicist, was buried today at the National Ceme- tery at Arlington.
 The ceremonies, devoid of ostenta- ton in accordance with the wishes of General Boynton, were attended by a host of friends he had made In over half a century of active public lifa. Though q civilian at the time of his with the rank of brigadier general, which he twice held in the United States army. The funeral seTvices were conducted by Rev. Wallace Rad cliffe at the New York Avenue Pres byterian Church. of which General Boynton had been a member for many years. The services were attended among others by numerous officials, representatives of the Society If the Army of the Cumberland. the Loyal Legion, the Sons of the Americaa Rev. olution and the Gridiron Club, in all of which organizations General ]3oyn- ton had for many years past been a leading spirit. The floral tributes were many and of varied designs, the casket being literally buried in mas terpieces of the florists art. His close personal friends of the civil war and colleagues of the Gridiron Club were the pall bearers as follows: Honor ary: Major John M. Carson, Robert J. Wynne Frank A. Richardson and L.. A. Coolidge; active: From the Army of the Cumberland, General A. s. Burt, General E. A. CaFman, Colonel Teedale and Colonel G. J. Kniffen; and from the Gridiron Club, P. V. De- graw. R. l.. Fearn, J. s. Shriver and O. O. Stealey.
 At the conclusion of the church ser vices the remains were taken to the historic Arlington Cemetery. The cas- ket was carried on an artillery caie- son with an American flag as a pail and escorted by two troops of cav airy.
 As the funeral cortege passed Fort Meyer, a brigadier generals salute of eleven guns was fired. Among the tributes was a large floral wreath sent by the city of Chattanooga where General Boynton was well known and q delegation of whose citizens attend ed the funeral. President Roosevelt. in expressing sympathy to General Andrew s. Burt, Chairman of +he Com mittee representing the Army of the Cumberland in the funeral arrange mentS, LOOK OccdSlOu IO pay nlSn tribute to the character and public services of General Boyton, saying that he regarded him as the highest type of a soldier and a citizen and one of the best examples of patriotic American manhood.
 Until within a few weeks of his death General Boynton had been Pres ident of the Board of Educat.on of the District of ColumbiG and as a tribute to his memory public schools through out the District were closed and the flags on all school buildings half mast ed. Resolutions euIogistic of General Boynton were adopted today at a special meeting of the Woman's h. dustrial and Patriotic League.
 The members of the board of man. agement of the Daughters of the American Revolution on invitation of tte President General. Mrs. Donald Mclean, attended the funeral and &C., the remains to Arlington.