The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-05-22
FINAL HONORS PAID
TODAY TO MAN WHO
LAID OUT CAPITAL
Memorial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery to Be Un-
yelled at 4 O'clock.
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commissioned a captain of engineers
February IS, IT'S. and attached to the
light infantry in the army of the South.
At the assault on Savannah he showed
noteworthy bravery leading his men un-
der a CALLING fire to the wooden abbatis
which was set on fire.
AT the siege of Charleston he was
made prisoner, but was soon exchanged
for Captain de Hayden, of the Hes
sian forces. France wa Smore prompt
to honor him than the United States for
Louise XVI granted him a pension of
800 livres for his services in the revolu-
ton.
UEnfant had served for a short time
on the staff OF General Washington,
and Washington, himself a surveyor.
promptly recognized the Frenchman's
that Washington secured L'Enfants ser
vices in the laying out of this city.
Seats for Four Hundred.
Four hundred men and women will
have seats at the exercises this after
noon, that number OF chairs having been
placed on the portico of the Lee man.
sion. Committees in charge declare that
4 is impossible to arrange for a larger
number of seats and that all other than
the AGO who wish to hear President Taft
and the others speak must perforce
stand up. The committee announces
that II regrets the situation, but finds
1t unavoidable under the circumstances
Speculation is rife among committee
men whether Commissioner Macfarland
will attend the unwilling. Mr.. Macfar-
land has been left off all the committees
in charge, because, II is said, he thinks
that L'Enfant's assistant. William ELL
colt, ought to receive coordinate honor
with LEnfant. Commissioner Macfar-
land was the moving spirit in the inter-
ment of L'Enfants body in the Airing
ton Cemetery, and was the only Com
missioner present when the body was
disinterred at Chilham Castle Manor. in
April, 1909.
The Rt. Rev. William T. Russell will
pronounce the invocation and the bene-
diction.
The general and other committees for
the unwilling have been composed as
follows:
Those on Committees.
General committee-Major w. V. Jud-
son. chairman; Glenn Brown, DR.. James
D. Morgan, Gen. George H. Harrtes,
Capt. James F. oyster, Gist Blair.
Henry Randall Webb. Mrs. n. N. Potts,
William Stone Albert. Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph, Commissioner John
A. Johnston. Mgr. William T. Russell.
Theodore w. Noyes, F. D. Millet. w. Z.
Shannon, Cass Gilbert. Thomas Nelson
Page, c. D. Walcott, J. R. Marshall,
Mrs. S. A. Willis, Mrs. c. w. Richard
son, Mrs Madison Ballinger, Hennen
Jennings, John Joy Edison, Corcoran
Thorn, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Col.
Spencer Cosby Lieut. Col. William c.
Langfftt, and Major William ]. Barden.
Executive committee-Major w. V.
Judson, chairman; Glenn Brown, and
DR.. James ID. Morgan.
Committee on arrangements-Glenn
Brown. chairman: Col Spencer Cosby
Gen. George Ii. Harries, F. d. Millett,
J. R. Marshall, Hennen Jennings, Lieut..
Col. William c. Langfitt, and Major
William J. Barden.
Committee on invitations-Dr James
D. Morgan, chairman: Gist Blair, Theo-
dore w Noyes, Mgr. William T. Rus
sell, Thomas Nelson Page, and w. E.
Shannon.