The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
MILITARY FUNERAL
IMPafSSES IHR0NG
Services Conducted Mt 81. PauI's Epi~-
copmt Church. Petersburg. and Body
Is shipped to Washington
Fer Burial.
(By stan Corresponaent.)

N1s Sum- SbFHSsPUH0NUtsb
Camp Lee. November 15.--Petersburg
witnessed lite nrst military funeral
this morning when the ceremony OF re-
spect to this remains of Second Lieu
fenant Ivan Walton of the hesdouar-
,ers troop. who died In the base hog
pital "Wednesday morning, was held
in 81. Paups Episcopal church. Rev E
p. cambridge conducting the services.
The funeral was attended by Mrs.
Walton. by General Cronkhite and the
members of his staff, a company from
the headquarters troop. company
Il or the depot brigade. nnd the band
of the Saeth infantry regiment AS the
fin n .drap~d casket WAS beinA carried
from the church by ak privates, the
companies drawn up on Union street
came to attention while the band
played softly. making the scene one of
the most Impressive ever seen here.
The hearse. With six soldiers march
ing alovssite. was preceded on It's
march to the station by the band and
two companler of soldiers. and was
followed by a squad OF onacers on foot,
ana the automobiles carrying the wife
of the deceased and General Cronkhtte
sat hhs staff. The music of the
characteristic note of gloom and pethos
to the scnce.
While the body was being removed
from the hearse and placed on the
truck at tho Union station to ee sent
to Washington. q. c.. for interment.
the soldiers utood at attention. The
station was 6enseiy thronged and the
crowd uncovered until the casket was
placed In the car.
Lieutenant Walton's death resulted
from a malignant tumor from which
he had been suffering for soine time.
Skillful nursing at the base hos
pisai and his own splendid vitality
enabled him to battie successfully
against the disease for a period. but
the yirulence Of the trouble finally
overcame all resistance and he sue
cumbed.
The deceased officee was for a num-
Der of years member regular
army. and last summer graduated with
high honors from thn officers training
camp at Fort Myer as a reserve ofrcer
He had been at Camp Lee since the
first week of September. and was most
highly esteemed by his brother officers
and the enlisted men under MIN.
Food conservation is being given
serious attention at Camp Lee as Is
indicated by several OFFICIAL orders rel
alive to the disposition of material
from the mess Kitchens which other
wise would be discarded So that tn
creasing care may be given to this
matter. Captain william E. Hill. of the
quartermaster corps Of the national
army ts In addition to bis other du-
ties. appointed director OF food con-
servstion at Camp Lee.
Numerous preparations have been
made for Thanksgiving in the different
units at the camp, but offic!al notice
was lacking until yesterday when the
announcement came from division
headquarters that the day will be OBJ
served as 4 holiday. II 10 not. how
s@tbe mear be absent from the canton
rnent on that day. Coupled with this
announcement Is the suggestion that
many passes will be given at the
Christmas season to soldiers who wish
to spend the festive season with their
families.
II was remarked yesterday regard
ing Company X, of the slsth regiment.
that the personnel OF it's officers and
men represented more states of the
union than any other company Of the
Eightieth division. The unit is conf
manded by Captain r. n. Dashiel. OF
Richmond. ana the other officers are
First Lieutenant Louis MacVeagh OF
New York city: Second Lieutenant l..
c. Enaix. of Wheeling. w Va: Sec
ond Lieutenant c. F. Boremarkie. SAILS
bury, Md: Second Lieutenant L. l.
Bruker. of New Jersey. and Second
Lieutenant Andrew J. Davis. OF Nor
nj va