Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
BUTT SERVICE PLANS
President Taft Will Make the
Principal Address.
STIMS0N ALSO TO SPEAK
Details Being Arranged by Temple
Lodge of Masons.
MUSIC WILL BE IMPRESSIVE
kilograms Relating to Death of Of
fcer Received From Various
Parts of Country.
STIMS0N ALSO TO SPEAK
MUSIC WILL BE IMPRESSIVE


ficer Received From Various
Parts of Country.
Secretary Of War Stimson will speak &c
Maj. Archibald w. Butt the soldier. at
the memorial services TO he held under
the auspices of Temple Lodge. No -,
F. A. \. NJ, at the National Theater,
Sunday afternoon. May 8. at o'clock.
Clifford X. Bergman. chairman of the
committee on speakers for the occasion,
has received word OF the Secretary's ac-
ceptance Of the invitation.
1t Is hoped 1t will be possible for Col.
Henry Watterson to speak OF Maj. Butt,
the newspaJ,erman. and Senator Bacon
OF Georgia to speak OF Maj. Butts home
life. Worshipful Master Carter B. Keene
OF Temple Lodge will speak along
Masonic lines
The chief address Of the services wiz
be delivered by President Taft. and
doubtless will cover the general phase
of the disaster as we'll as his intimate
relations with Maj. Butt
Yesterday. as soon Manager W. Har-
riman Rapley, a member OF Temple
exercises. he at once communicated with
Worshipful Master keene and placed tho
National Theater at his disposal. His
oner was accepted because II was real
ized that the demand to attend the serv-
ices VIII be SO great that no church in
Washington could accommodate the audi
ence expected.
Plans for Admission.
Monday evening at s o'clock. Stirling
Kerr. jr., senior warden of TempIe Lodge.
and chairman of it's committee on mem
orial service admissions. will meet the
other members OF his committee to per-
feet arrangements
Associated with Mr. Kerr on the conf
m1ttee are Louis c. Wilson. Maj. Leroy
w. Heron. William Clifford Long. Henry
q. Hanford. A. r. Spear and Harry Clio
vannollf. To this committee is assigned
the apportioning of tickets of admission
and the care OF special guests
The entire Masonic fraternity Of thu
District Is deeply interested with Temple
Lodge In the forthcoming memorial, and
among the guests of honor of the.occasion
will be Grand Master of Masons Ben
W. Murch. and officers of the Grand
Lodge, +. A. A. NJ. Of the District OF
Columbia; Grand High Priest Jacobus s.
Jones and the officers of the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter. and Grand Commander
Cook and the officers of the Grand Conn
mandery of Knights Templar. Sovereign
Grand Commander James d. Richardson
OF the Supreme Council of the Scottish
Kite for the Southern Jurisdiction Of the
United States Is absent from the city, but
will doubtless be represented by Secre-
tary General Cowles. II he reaches the
city. in time, and Stirling Kerr. jr.. dep
trict of Columbia.
Music to Be Appropriate.
Ample provision is to be made for the
participation of the general public in
the services. and Maj. Butts popularity
in the army will doubtless be shown by
large attendance Of officers.
The music for this occasion will be
especially impressive. Percy s. Foster.
chairman Of the committee. Is a musi-
clan. He is preparing a special pro-
gram OF vocal and instrumental selec-
tions. Just what band or combination
Of military bands will play has not yet
been decided.
President Taft viii attend a simple
held at st. Paul's Episcopal Church. ODD
street between Pennsylvania avenue and
street northwest, at o'clock tomorrow
morning. Maj. Butt was not a member
transferred his membership from his
church in Georgia, but had been an attend
ant at st. Paufs ever since coming TO
this city. The service will be in charge
In the afternoon at 415 President Taft
will attend the services to be held in st.
Johns Episcopal Church. Lafayette
Square. when the Rt. Rev. Alfred Hard
ing. Bishop of Washington, viii preside.
Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith. rector OF
st. Johns, may, in addition To the Pres
dent and the bishop, make a short adj
dress.
Tel of Military Record.
Extracts from the official military rec
ord of Mai. Archibald w. Butt, published
by the War Department today as follows:
Born in Georgia September 26, 1866.
Ellis first military service was as a
student at the University of the South.
Sewanee, Tenn. where he took the mill
tary course under regular army officer.
Had business experience in literary,
magazine and journalistic work prior TO
entrance into the service. publishing
among other things. novel. entitled
What God Hath Cleansed": a short
story. Both Sides Of the Shield" and
many magazine articles in the Century.
Cosmopolitan and Lippincott's on various
subjects. including, Where Silver Rules
Some Arches in Mexico" "A Problem
the Lines
Ever since Maj. Butts entrance into
the service as volunteer in January.
1900. his services have been marked amt
highly appreciated by his chiefs In the
III
Among the long list of highly commenda-
tory letters on file in the War Depart
ment. the following very thoroughly cover
his exceptional service:
United States Philippine Commission,
Manila, p. l.. January :, 1901.
The Honorable the Secretary Of War:
'Sir-1 have great pleasure in COM
mending to you for appointment as captain
and assistant quartermaster in the United
States regular army Archibald w. Butt.
He now fills this position in the Unit i
States Volunteers, and Is in charge OF
land transportation In the city Of Manila.
have had occasion to know something
about the very great efficiency with
which Capt. Butt has discharged his duties,
and the respect and approval which he
has merited and won from his superior
officers.
I'm discussing the matter with Gen.
Macarthur, he said to me that l should
certainly make no mistake in recommend
ing Capt. Butt for the position TO which
he aspires. His experience here has been
most valuable for him, and it seems :,
pity by the mere lapse of the yolunteec
law to lose an officer who has demon
strated his capacity to do things and 10
meet difficulties which present themselves
in situation, with the means he has at
hand, without sitting down to wait for
somebody else to furnish additional in
struments.
(Signed) "'WM H. TAFT.
Praise From Roosevelt.