The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-05-08
President Will March in Cor-
tege From Pier A to Brook
Ign Navy Yard.
DEWEY IS COMING
State, Naval and Army Off
Gals to Honor Dead of
Vera Cruz.

mandant OF the Brooklyn Navy Yard. !
to- day announced completed plans
for the ceremonies on Monday In
honor Of the seventeen scamen and
marines who were killed during the
occupation OF Vera Cruz. Their
bodies are being brought here on the
cruiser Montana.
Final arrangements have been
made by Mayor Mitchell and repre-
scntatives OF the navy. and commit
tees and escorts appointed. The Pres-
ident. Admiral Dewey. the Secretaries
OF Navy and War and high ofY'clals
In civil. army and navy life are in
ciuded.
When tho Montana swings into the
upper bay of the Battery on Sunday
afternoon she will be escorted by the
Wyoming. which will leave the
Brooklyn Navy Yard Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock. Shortly after. the
May flower. President Wilson's yacht.
| bearing Secretary Daniels. will an
Choir alongside. and the three will he
guarded there by police boats until
Monday morning at $50 o'clock.
Early on Monday seventeen calls
sons, furnished hy the National Guard
OF New York. each manned by II cor.
poral and private, will clatter onto
Pier A. where all tho officials who will
participate In the parade VIII be
gathered. Navy tugs will leave the
side OF the Montana. bearing the
bodies ashore. Ia a room at Pier A
hundreds OF floral tributes sent b,
sailors. soldiers ana civilians ar,
awaiting the arrival Of the dead.
MARINES. sEAMEN AND SOL.
DiERs As ESCORTS.
The bodies will be placed on calls
, sons Immediately after the arrival an,
, no ceremonies Will he had during tn
stay at Battery Park. Escorted b.
sailors and marines. followed b,
troops from the Regular Army an,
|
zens appointed by Mayor Mitchell. head
cd by Gen. Horace Porter. tho Mayor
Gov. Glynn, high officials In the arm
and navy. and with President WI
son. guarded by Secret Service me
bringing up the rear. according I
naval etiquette. the long cortege wi
move up broadway TO tbs city Ha
-, between n lane of policemen.
Masscd in front Of "A small stand a
the city Hall and guarded by n troo
OF mounted police. 500 school children
, dressed In white. win be waiting. A
the cortegc stops for fifteen minute
they will sing. Mayor Mitchell ma
deliver a short address. but this Id
not been decided.
The procession, departing from CT
Hail. moves to Manhattan BridE
and thence To the Brooklyn Nav
Yard. where. on the marine campus
the funeral services will he held II
II o'clock.
The tentative plans for the simp
memorial service include an openin
y prayer by Chaplain Cassard or u
Naval Academy, "A brief address b
President Wilson, "A prayer by Eabl
q Wise OF New York and IA bcnCdictiu
v by Father Chadwick. who was char
lain Of the III fatcd battlcship Main
The ceremonies will conclude with
salute Of twenty-one guns from N
cruiser Tennessee.
= Ten thousand persons only will b
u admitted in the campus by order G
Capt, Gleaves, who Will officially REP
" resent the Navy. while Brig. Ger
u Robert X, Evans. commander Of tn
Department OF the East. will aprs
F." sent the Army.
President Wilson Is expected 10 ar
rive sunday night with Secretary q
i War Garrison,
% BELLS WILL TOLL IN HOMO
OF DEAD