Evening star., 1909-04-27
BURIAL OF L'ENFANT
PROGRAM for Ceremonies to Be
Held Tomorrow.
SERVICES AT THE CAPITOL
Remains to Lie in State in Rotunda
Until Noon.
MILITARY ESCORT TO GRAVE
Cortege Will Traverse Pennsylvania
Avenue and NJ Street-Request
That Flags Be -Masted.
SERVICES AT THE CAPITOL
MILITARY ESCORT TO GRAVE

For the memorial services for Mai
Pierre Charles LEnfant, the designer
of the National capital, to be held in the
rotunda of the Capitol tomorrow morn
ing at 1890 o'clock, arrangements have
been completed by the District Com
missioners.
The remains of the engineer. which
were disinterred from the Riggs farm
at Green Hill, Prince George county, Nd.
last Thursday. will be brought by a squad
to the rotunda of the Capitol at o'clock,
and will lie in state there until noon.
At the formal memorial service at 1920
o'clock Commissioner Macfarland will
preside, and Vice President Sherman and
Ambassador J. ]. Jusserand of France
will make addresses. The ceremonies will
be brief, as it is desired to have the
cortege leave for Arlington national GEM
etery at noon.
Service at the Grave.
At the grave there will be religious
ceremony conducted by Rev. DR.. William
T. Russell, pastor Of st. Patrick's Church,
OF which Maj. L'Enfant was a communi-
cant. The remains will be escorted from
the Capitol by the Commissioners, a mil
itary escort, furnished by the War De-
partment at the request of the District
heads, and an honorary escort, composed
Of representatives OF revolutionary patri-
otto societies and civic organizations. The
honorary escort will provide its own
carriages, because the Commissioners are
reserving the small appropriation of
$1,000 provided for the transfer of the
rial 80 as to get the best memorial pos
sible, Its estimated cost being $3.50.
Ceremonies at the Capitol.
For the ceremonies at the Capitol the
honorary escort representing the organ
izations will be admitted at the west door
OF the rotunda to the space reserved for
it and for the officers of the govern
ment and the representatives of the
Digges family. which sheltered and
buried LEnfant and of the Riggs fam
lily, from whose estate the remains were
disinterred Thursday.
The general public will be admitted at
the east door OF the rotunda. No tickets
OF admission will be issued
Commissioner Macfarland also suggested
this morning that citizens display the
American flag at half-mast around the
route to be taken by the cortege-Pennsyl-
vania avenue and NJ street. This will
show the honor which the citizens of the
city desire to pay to the man who de-
signed 1t so that 1t might be made beau
tiful. He also suggested to the president
OF the board of education that the school
children be notified that the cortege will
be passing through the city about noon,
SO that they may see it.
Invited to Be Present.
Those who have been invited to be pres
ent are:
Omcers of the executive government,
members of Congress. the judiciary, for
mer Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia. representatives of the following
organizations the Society OF the Gin
cinnati. Washington Society of Engineers,
Daughters Of the American Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution, Sons
Of the Revolution, Children of the Amer
ican Revolution, Columbia Historical So
ciety. Washington Board of Trade. Wash
ington Chamber of Commerce, Oldest In
habitants' Association, Citizens Associa-
tions of the District of Columbia, Ameri-
can Institute of Architects, Society of
Beaux-Arts ects-representatives of
the Digges family and representatives Of
the Riggs family