Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-27
BLUE AND GRAY BLEND
Imposing Ceremonies at Fu-
neral of Gen. Wheeler.
INTERMENT IN ARLINGTON
The Remains to Arrive in Washing
ton Tomorrow Night.
THE HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Remains to Lie in State at st. Johns
Church-The New York
Ceremonies isn
INTERMENT IN ARLINGTON
THE HONORARY PALLBEARERs

| The northern blue and the southern gray
| will be blended in the imposing funeral
services over the remains of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, TO take place in this city Monday
| afternoon. Men who fought with Grant
| and Sherman will touch elbows in the COR
| tege with those who followed the fortunes
| of 'the lost cause under Lee and Jackson.
and the patriotic leaven will be the soldiers
| of the war with Spain, in which Gen.
| Wheeler was a central figure.
Arrangements for the funeral here were
completed this afternoon by Maj. William
| D. Beach OF the general s.aff of the army. i,
| who has been placed in charge by Gen.
| Bates 1t is announced that the remains OF
| Gen. Joseph Wheeler will arrive in this
| city about midnight Sunday early Mon
| day morning. They will be taken to st.
| Johns Church. 18th and II streets north
| west, where the body will lie In state with
! guard of honor from 10 O'clock m. untit
/ pm. Monday, when the funeral cortege
| will form and proceed to Arlington. where
| the last honors will be paid. with full MILL
tary effect.
There will be no services at ST. John's
| Episcopal Church Maj. Beach stated to a
! Star reporter, but Rev. DIR. Stires of st.
/ Thomas Episcopal Church, New York city.
| who will conduct the services there tomor-
| row, will accompany the remains to Wash
| ington and perform the last rites accord
! Ing to the Episcopal burial service at Ar
| lingtoH.
The cortege will move from St Johns
| Church promptly at O'Clock Monday after
noon.
Military Escort.
| The military escort will consist of a bat
talon of engineers from Washington bar
| racks, representing the infantry arm OF the
military service: squadron of cavalry and
battery of light artillery from Fort Myer.
will Trni+ tod
federate Veterans of Washington and tho
surrounding army, members of the G. A. r.,
| uniformed detachment of the Department
| of the District of Columbia United Span
fsh War Veterans; the Army and Navy
Union and other societies.
| The honorary pallbearers will be fol-
| lows:
Representing Gen. wheeler's staff and
associate officers of the confederate army
in the civil war-Gen. Howard, Gen. Hard
ing, Col Anderson, Col Marcellus Pointer,
Maj. Hayes Mai. William E. Wales and
DR.. Ernest Lewis.
Representing his staff in the war with
Beach, Mai Parker West Capt. Joseph
Bickman, Col Darlington, Capt. Matthew
Steele. Capt. William e. English of In
dianapolis, late commander -in-c chief of the
Spanish War Veterans; Capt William Bot
son and Lieut. Reeve
Representing the Confederate Veterans
Gen. stephen ID. Lee, Gen. A. Z. Stewart
and Gen. Basil Duke
Representing the regular United States
Carlton, Gen. J. H. Wilson and Gen John
NJ. Wilson.
Representing the United States Senate
Senators Morgan, Pettus, Daniel Black
burn. McCreary, Cuberson, Elkins
Foraker, Clarke and former Senators Pugh
and John b. Henderson.
Representing the House of Representa-
tives-Representatives Lacy, De Armond
and R. E. Lester.
At large-col Hilary Herbert former
representative from Alabama; Mr. Samuel
Spencer. Mr.. J. William Henry and DR.
Sinclair Bowen.
Meeting of Spanish War Veterans.
Department Commander John Lewis
Smith of the Department OF the District OF
Columbia, Spanish War Veterans has
called a meeting Of the members of the
six camps in Washington for the purpose
of taking suitable action on the death OF
the noted confederate cavalry leader. and
arranging for detail of uniformed vet
Grams to take part in the solemn process
sion on Monday afternoon. The meeting
will be held at Spanish War Veterans
headquarters 719 9th street northwest at
$3.50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
General Wheeler was one of the original
members of this orga anization. and his name
leads the list of general officers who signed
the call for the first encampment which
was held in this city in September, 1899.
Four comrades of Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Garrison. No. 73, of the Army and Navy
Union, u. S. A., of Union Hill. n. j.. OF
which Gen. Wheeler was an honorary men,
the request of the family. They will ac-
company the remains TO this city.
Request of Confederate Veterans.
Capt John t. Callaghan. president of the
Confederate Veterans Associat ton OF this
city; Col. Hilary A Herbert of Alabama
and Capt. John NJ. Hickey of Tennessee, all
of whom served in the confederate armies
during the civil war. expressed the desire
to have the authorities and the family of
Gen. Wheeler consent to allow the remains
of the general to be inferred in the plot at
Arlington which has been set aside for the
burial of confederate veterans. instead OF
on the slope in front of Gen. Lees old man
sion. On this slope repose the remains OF
many noted officers of the Union armies.
1t is contemplated by the surviving con-
federates TO erect monument in their sec
ton at Arlington at no distant day, which
intention is strongly approved OF by Jas.
N. Tanner commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
Late this afternoon the announcement was
made that the military authorities and fam
lily would adhere to the original arrange
naent and the remains of Gen. Wheeler will
be buried on the pretty slope in front OF the
Lee mansion overlooking Washington.
Army and Navy Union.
There was a special meeting held last
night at the Montgomery House of the staff
of National Commander J. Edwin Browne
of the Army and Navy Union, at which Gen.
Browne presided. to make arrangements TO
have a delegation attend the obseouies of
Gen. Joseph Wheeler Monday afternoon In
this city.
Gen Wheeler was an honorary member OF
Gen. Joseph Wheeler Garrison, No. %. Army
and Navy Union, of Union HUI. N. j.. and
at IL o'clock last night while the stan meet
ing was in progress Gen. Browne received
dispatch from Commander Dubeleiss or
Garrison No. 73. which read:
Gen wheeler's family desires four of our
men as armed escort TO accompany body OF
Gen. Wheeler to Washington.
Gen. Browne instructed Chief of STAFF
William A. Hickey to confer with Past Ma
tional Commander Hugh Henry for the
purpose OF holding meeting In Army and