New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-18
Public Ceremonies for
Admiral To Be Held Sat-
urday in Capitol
OLYMPIA CHAPLAIN
TO DIRECT SERVICE
President, Congress and
Officials Join in Direct
ing Tribute to Hero

Washington, Jan. 17.-Funeral SER
vices for Admiral Dewey giving fitting
expression to the nations affection and
sorrow and bestowing the highest pub
lie honors that can be given a national
hero were planned to-day by officials
of the Federal government.
II was decided 10 hold the public
ceremonies on Saturday in the rotunda
of the Capitol and to bring to Wash
ington for an escort Of honor all avail
able forces of both the naval and mill
tary arms of the service. Congress will
be in recess during the funeral, and
under an order issued by President
Wilson the government departments
will remain closed during the day
The President sent a special message
to Congress to-day announcing the
death of the aged Spanish War hero
and declaring that "the people and the
government will always rejoice to per-
petuate his name in honor and affec-
ton"
Both Senate and House adopted reso-
lutions of regret, appointed committees
to represent them at the funeral and
adjourned before the usual hour to en-
phasize their expressions OF regret.
Navy To BE in Mourning
Under the Presidents orders, flags
on all American government buildings,
forts and naval vessels throughout the
world will fly at half-mast until after
the funeral. In a separate order Sec
rotary Daniels directed that the Navy
Department Building here be draped in
black, and that all officers Of the navy
and marine corps wear mourning with
their uniforms for thirty days. The
Secretary also ordered each senior ship
anoat to fire an admira's salute of
nineteen guns at noon on Saturday
Thousands of messages of coincidence
were carried to Mrs. Dewey to-day at
the Dewey home here, where the ad-
miral died late yesterday and where
his body will lie until it is taken to the
Capitol Saturday for the funeral. Pres
ident Wilson was among those who
called 10 tender their personal sym
pathy
The funeral plans. as far they had
been completed tonight. provide for a
private service at the residence, at
al, - ~ g 10 INN ID j.
rte family. before the body is taken
to the Capitol. In the cortege that will
follow ii up Pennsylvania Avenue be-
fore the public services, and then from
the Capitol to its resting place at Ar
lington. will be practically the entire
corps of high officials, the midshipmen
from Annapolis, sailors and marines
from the Norfolk naval station and
the Washington Navy Yard and vari-
Gus other army and navy units.
Olympia Chaplain to Oficiate
Chaplain j. B. Frazier. who was chap
lain Of the flagship Olympia when
Dewey won his place in history at Ma
Mia Bay, will be in charge of the SER
vices at the Capitol. At the residence
the Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith,
pastor of st. Johns Episcopal Church
here, the admiraPs place of worship,
will officiate. j. II. Glennon, command
ant of the Washington Navy Yard, will
have general charge of arrangements
for the military features.
Naval officers said tonight that prob
ably never before had such signal
honor been paid dead hero as that
provided for Admiral Dewey in Secre-
tary Daniels's order, broadcasted by the
Arlington wireless station 70 American
vessels and shore stations everywhere.
Congress Names Committees
Continuing the order recites the
admirars services and promotions since
the battle of Manila and gives direc-
tions for the Navy's mourning.
Vice-Presdent Marshall appointed
Senator'S Tillman, Swanson, Bryan,
Johnson of Maine, Clapp, Lodge and
Page TO represent the Senate, and in the
House Speaker Clark named Represen-
tatives Padgett, Talbot, Estopinol, But
Ter. Roberts Of Massachusetts and
Browning TO confer with the family of
Admiral Dewey and take such action as
may be appropriate with regard to the
public funeral.