Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-06
BODY TO ARRIVE TONIGHT
Services at st. Johns Church Tomor-
row Afternoon.
TROOPS FROM FORT MONROE
Ceremonies at Arlington-Honora
PaIlbearers-Action Of Former
Comrades

By direction OF Secretary Taft full mill
itary honors will be paid to the memory
of Lieut.. Gen. John NJ. schofeld, U. S. A.
retired, on the occasion of his obsequies
In this city tomorrow afternoon. Lieut..
Gen. Bates, chief Of staff, was placed In
charge Of the arrangements and completed
them this afternoon.
According to information received here
today. the funeral party will arrive here
from st. Augustine tonight at 1920 o'clock
over the Southern railway and will be met
at the 9th street station and taken In
charge by a guard Of honor consisting of
sixteen men and a commissioned officer
from the battalion Of engineers at the
Washington barracks.
Religious services will be held at st.
Johns Church, 10th and H streets, tomor-
row afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, Bishop
Mackay Smith officiating Pews at the
church will be reserved for the President
members of his cabinet, members OF the
diplomatic corps and prominent officials
and delegations from the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee, the Society of the
Army of the Ohio. the Loyal Legion and
the Grand Army of the Republic, of all
which organiZatio General Schofeld was
an honored member
The Military Escort.
The military escort will be that pre-
scribed by the army regulations for de-
ceased Secretary OF War, an Office held by
Gen. Schofeld in 1868 and 1869, and will
consist of regiment twelve companies) Of
dismounted troops, one squadron of cav
airy and two batteries of field artillery
The foot troops will consist of four COM
panies OF engineers from Washingtn bar
racks, six companies of coast artillery
from Fort Monroe and two companies OF
coast artillery from Fort Washington. The
SQUADRON of cavalry and the two batteries
of field artillery will be supplied by the
post at Fort Myer. The usual riderless
horse and accoutrements, the caisson and
the body bearers. consisting of eight nom
commissioned officers, will also be provided
by that post.
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barry. president of
the War College and assistant chief of STAFF,
will have command of the escort When
the funeral cortege arrives at Fort Myer an
artillery salute of II guns-a salute for a
Secretary of War-win be fired. The usual
military ceremonies will be held at the Ar
lington National cemetery, including the
sounding of taps at the grace. A prominent
site has been selected for the grave on the
beautiful slope In front of the historic old
Lee mansion. overlooking the capital cit~,
near the graves of Gen. Sheridan and Gen.
Wheeler.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The following is list Of the gentlemen
invited to serve as honorary pallbearers
Secretary Taft. Secretary Root, in his
capacity ex-Secretary of War; ex-Secre-
tary Alger, ex-Secretary Proctor, ex-Secre-
tary Elkins. Admiral Dewey. Lieut.. Gen.
Bates, Gen. G.. M. Dodge, Gen. Joseph H.
Wilson, Gen. Wesley Merritt, Gen. j. P.
Sanger, Gen. Thomas NJ Vincent and Gen
W. NJ. Wherry. Owing to ill-health Ad-
miral Dewey will not be able to serve as a
pallbearer and Rear Admiral Remey has
been invited to represent the navy at the
obSequies.
The death of Gen Schofield leaves sur
viving but two officers who commanded
army corps in the civil war by presidential
designation. namely. Gems. Howard and
Sickles Eight others survive who COM
manded army corps, but not by presidential
designation. namely, Gems Dodge. Grierson.
Merritt Miles, Osterhaus Schurz, Stahel
and Wilson.
Action of Former Comrades.
Gen. Grenville NJ. Dodge, president of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee, is
sued an order yesterday afternoon, in
which is named the following committee to
represent the society at the funeral serv-
ices OF Gen. Schofield tomorrow: Gen. John
c. Black, Maj yespasian Warner Mai
William Warner Capt. j. A. T. Hull, Col
w. p. Hepburn, Capt. p. III. Parsons, Col.
o. D. Kinsman. Col r. ii. Tilton, Capt. j.
E. White, Gen. Maxwell V. q. Woodruff.
Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs John {. Black
and Mrs. c. A. Hovey.
This committee is requested to meet Gen.
Dodge in front of the church fifteen min
utes before the time appointed for the serv-
ices. The local organization OF the Army
of the Tennessee In Washington city and
ali comrades of that army have been in
yited to join the society In taking part in
the funeral services.
George Roadway. local vice president of
the Society of the Army of the Ohio has
issued a special order notifying the society
of the death of Gen Schofeld president Of
the society. The order continues:
las mark of respect, members of the
society will. as far as possible. join In pay
ing tribute to the memory of the noble
dead by attending the services at the
church. The following named committee
is specially designated to represent the So
ciety and are requested to meet, In con-
junction with a similar committee Of the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee, in
front of the church at fifteen minutes be-
fore the time appointed for the services
Gen. Thos j. Henderson, Gen. John G.
Joyce. John McElroy. Comrades ]. e.
Burchfie.J. Maurice Pechin. n. n. McCul-
loch and Theo. F. Brown.
Order to Heads of Departments.
Corporal James Tanner. commander
in-chief OF the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. has arranged with President Roosevelt
for the issuance of an order to the heads
OF all departments OF the government in
Guiding the government printing office, ex-
cusing all veterans who desire to partici-
pate in the funeral ceremonies. These vet
Grams. as we'll as all veterans of the civil war,
whether employed unemployed. are in
vited to assemble at Grand Army Hall to-
morrow afternoon at 100.
1t is the desire of local Commander En-
trikin that many possible of the old
boys turn out to do honor to the general
Uniforms will be worn, but those veterans
W turnnVpuipnt