Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Gen. Boynton Will Probably
Be Given Military Honors.
PLANS NOT COMPLETED
REMAINS WILL ARRIVE TOMoR-
ROW EVENING.
Funeral Services Will Be Held We'd
nesday or Thursday-Correspond-
ents to Meet Tomorrow.

The arrangements for the funeral of Gen.
Henry v. Boynton. whose death was an
announced in The Star yesterday, have not
yet been fully completed, but word has been
received here that the remains will leave
Atlantic City tomorrow afternoon. The
funeral services VII be held Wednesday or
Thursday and the interrnent will be made
at Arlington. 1t is probable that Gen.
Boynton will be buried with military hon
ors. He was a general officer of volunteers
in the civil war and during the war with
Spain and at the time of his death was a
member of an important military commits
sion, that one which has charge of Chick
amauga Park. This part of the arrange
ments cannot be announced definitely, how
ever, until Mrs. Boynton has been consult
ed Maj John NJ. Carson, chairman OF the
committee of correspondents in charge of
the press galleries at the Capitol has issued
call for meeting of all newspaper men
who were friends OF Gen. Boynton. to take
suitable action in regard to his death. The
meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon at
1910 O'Clock in the offices of the Associated
Press 1t is expected large number of the
new paper men will be present.
Held in High Esteem.
Gen. Boynton long held high place in
the affection Of the newspaper men of
Washington, and the esteem of the public
men who came into close relation with
him. He came here Immediately after
the civil war correspondent of the Gin
cinnau Commercial. This was long be-
fore the union of the Commercial Murat
HalsteadS paper, and the Gazette, which
belonged to the late Richard Smith. He
was then young man, although he had
held high rank as volunteer in the Union
army, and he soon gained an ascendency
and influence among the newspaper cor
respondents of Washington and the press
fraternity generally which continued I'M
til his death. He was ever a vigorous hon.
est, earnest and strenuous advocate of the
interests of his fraternity, and for many
years was justly regarded as both dean
and mentor of the corps. He was a man
of the gentlest disposition. of engaging
manners and the warmest friendships. But
as he loved his friends so he fought those
whom he considered his foes, or whom he
duty to the public. Gen. Boynton was at
once true friend and merciless OPP
ponent. He was sincerely admired by the
members of his profession here and else
where, and for many years was considered
the leader in newspaper work in Washing
ton.
The Keifer Controversy.
For long period he was chairman of the
committee in charge of the press galleries
of the two houses of Congress, and in this
capacity, as well as in that of correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Commercial, engaged
III notable controversy with j. warren
keifer of his own state, then Speaker of
the House. In this contest, which was a
long drawn-out and stubborn one, Gen.
Boynton was completely victorious. During
Its progress he was ardently supported by
all the newspaper correspondents who at
that period represented the press here, and
to the day of his death retained their affec-
tionate regard. 1t is a singular coincidence
that Gen. Keifer, who. was defeated for
Congress by Gen. BoyntOn'S hostility twen-
ty-two years ago, returns to his seat next
fall Each of them served both in the re-
beIion and the Spanish war. Gen. Boyn-
connected with the Chickamauga Park COM
mission and was always deeply interested
in its work. When President Mckinley
commissioned him brigadier general of
paper associates in Washington presented
him with set of fine equipments for active
service, which he received with due appre-
citation. His active duties, however were
confined to the Chickamauga-Chat tanooga
field and he did not again reach the front.
Writer on History.
Gen. Boynton was a virile and accurate
writer of military history and was noted
for his caustic revsions and corrections of
published reports and volumes concerning
the great civil conflict. He was an inrisive
writer and accurate military historian, and
attracted much attention in recent years
by his attacks on the accounts of some
great civil war battles in published histories
and common school books.
Gen. Boynton was one of the charter
members of the celebrated Gridiron Club,
composed of Washington correspondents,
and was it's president in 1899. the year i'm
mediately following the Spanish war.