The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-18
NATIONS HIGHEST.
HONORS TO MARK
Ol WEy'S SFUAIRAt
Services Like Those for Three
Martyred Presidents
GOVERNMENT SUSPEkDS 8U lNESS
Chaplain of AdmiraI's Flagship at
Battle of Manila Bay VIII Of
ficiate at Service.

washington, Jan. IL Hc u4SueSt
honors and greatest tribute which the
nation can pay to its heroic dead
will mark the funeral services for Ad
miral Dewey next Saturday. The
services will be similar to those held
for Lincoln, Garfield ond Mckinley
the three martyred Presidents, and
for Sampson and Schley, who, like
Dewey, were heroes of the Spanish
war
Following a private funeral service
at the Dewey home at 10 o'clock the
body will be escorted to the Capitol,
where services will be held in the ro-
tunda. Congress viii adjourn and the
President by executive order has or
dered all Government departments
closed.
The flag will be displayed at half
staff at all navy yards and forts in
the United States, on board all ships
in commission, and nineteen guns will
be fired at noon from each navy yard
and from the senior ship present
afloat The Navy Department will be
draped and all officers of the navy
and Marine Corps will wea rthe badge
of mourning with the uniform for thir-
days.
The executive order signed by the
President follows:
AS a token of respect to the mem
ory of Admiral George Dewey, who
died at his residence in this city on
yesterday, January 16, at $50 o'clock.
it is hereby ordered that the national
flag be displayed at half mast upon all
public building: and at all forts and
military posts and naval stations and
ON all vessels of the United States IL
commission until after the funeral
shall have taken place, and that OF
the day of the funeral the executive
offices In the city of Washington be
,lcsed
In a communication to the Senate
and House the President paid the fol
lowing tribute to Admiral Dewey:
at is with the deepest regret that
announce to the Congress the dealt
Of Admiral George Dewey at 5.5C
o'clock ON the afternoon of yesterda.
he sixteenth day Of January, at his
esdence in this city.
Admiral Dewey entered the naval
iervice of the country as ali acting
nidshipman from the first Congress
sional district of Vermont on Septem
Ger %. 1854; was graduated from the
Naval Academy as midshipman Juno
4, 1858; served with distinction
throughout the war of 1S61-iS65 ant
hirty years later had risen to the
ank of Commodore. 1t was as Com
nodore that he rendered the service
n the action of Manila Bay which has
iven him place forever memorable
in the naval annals of the country.
''At the time of his death he hello
he exceptional rank of the Admiral o
he Navy by special act of Congress
During the later years of his life he
vas the honored president Of the gen
sral board of the navy, to whose dut
es he gave the most assiduous atten
ion and in which office he rendered
iervice to the navy quite invaluable
n its sincerity and quality of practi-
eal sagacity.
ut Is pleasant to recall what quail.
les gave him his well deserved fame
his practical directness, his courage
without self consciousness; his ef
cient capacity in matters of admins
ration; the readiness to fight with
)ut asking any questions or hesitatin'
lbout any detail. 1t was by such
ualities that he continued and addec
ustre to the best traditions of the
navy. He had the stuff in him whicl
~ ol, vtylfr rl
II statesmen must depend in hours OF
eril The people and the Govern
nent of the United States will always
ejoice to perpetuate his name in al
honor and affection"
The President and Secretary Dan
els today took personal charge of thf
letails concerning the military honors
o accompany the ceremony. Secre
ary Daniels had previously called or
Mrs. Dewey to ascertain her wishes
Dr. Roland Cotton Smith of st. Johns
Episcopal church will officiate at the
irivate funeral services at the Dewe,
lome. Chaplain ]. B. Frazier, who i
m duty at the Norfolk training stat
ion, but who was chaplain on board
he Olympia, Dewey's flagship at the
battle of Manila Bay, will o0lciate
Vt the services held at the Capitol.
The escort from the Dewey home tc
he Capitol and from the Capitol to
arlington Cemetery will be composed
VI all the soldiers, sailors and marines
,vailable and the entire corps of mid
ihipmen at the Naval Academy, to
yether with the bands attached to
hese organizations.
A guard of honor composed of sail
,rs from the gunboat Dolphin and the
Presidential yacht Mayfower already