The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1920-05-11
CALY0N INFERRED
IN AMERICAN SOIL
HONOR TO WAR MARTYR
Impressive Service as Body Consigned
to Home Soil-Military Escort
by Former Comrades.

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ute to Daniel Porter Galyon, sergeant,
j u. S. A, whose remains were brought
home from France for his resting
place on American soil. A large
American flag draped the casket as it
lay above the open grave, and an es-
cort of American Legion members,
comrades of the deceased in the late
war, accompanied the casket to it's
resting place. Service over the body
was read by Rev. C. NJ. Reeves, former
chaplain in the army overseas, and
taps were sounded at the close by Dr.
c. c. Roberts. The audience main
tanned a marked air of respect to the
memory of the war martyr as the
service was said. The ceremony at
the cemetery was simple and impress
sive. Floral offerings from friends of
the late soldier covered the casket and
later the mound of earth.
THE flag over his casket is a mark
of the respect in which he is held by
his nation,' Chaplain Reeves said
land our presence here this morning
is the expression of the love and es-
TEEN in which we hold his memory
This is the body OF man who cross
ed 5000 miles Of sea to fight for
American ideals. He has rested for
few brief months in the soil of France,
and is now brought home to sleep
among us
Members of the American Legion,
dressed in overseas uniform, escort
ed the casket of Sergeant Galyon from
the pence undertaking establishment,
where it lay last night, to the corner
of Front and Oak street, where the
procession was formed. 1t was carried
ON an open truck. From Front and
Oak street, the procession proceeded
to the home of Mrs. Galyon on Main
street, where the family Of the late
soldier joined The procession went
direct from the house to the cemetery,
being augmented constantly BY the
arrival of others.
At the grave, the legion escort re
moved the easket and placed it over
the open grave. 1t was there covered
with the floral offerings Lead, Kindly
Light" sung by the Methodist choir,
opened the service, after (which APP
propriate and brief remarks were
made by Chaplain Reeves. Prayer, in
which deyout thanks were returned
for the worthy example set by the de
parted and strength asked to main
tain the ideals for which he died, was
offered by Chaplain Reeves. The choir
led in the singing of Nearer, My
God, to Thee" and the commitment
service was read The military es-
cort for Sergeant Galyon performed
a last service for him in filing the
grave, just before taps were sounded
The benediction was asked by Chap
lain Reeves.
By request of Mrs. Galyon, his
widow, and the Woodmen of the
World, of which the deceased was q
member, the interment was in charge
of the American Legion. Its members
serving as pail bearers appeared in
overseas uniform and wore small
American flags on their sleeves.
Woodmen of the World were also
present in numbers to pay their final
uuDute TO the late comrade, and a
shaft to be erected by the Woodmen
will probably mark his final resting
place The large American flag which
covered the casket was given by Mrs.
Galyon to the legion and will be pre-
served by it. The casket and the box
in which it was placed were consign-
ed to the grave just as they reached
Conway The box bore the mark of
the graves registration service, and
the number of the cemetery in which
Sergeant Galyon was given interment
in France.
Sergeant Galyon's widow and small
child, whose sacrifice for the nation
was also commended by Chaplain
Reeves in his remarks at the grave,
were present at the service. Mrs.
Galyon is a daughter Of jim Barley
Wilson, and mot G. b. White, as was
stated through error in yesterdays
edition of the Log Cabin Democrat.
Mr.. Galyon was stepson Of Mr..
White. At the time Of his entry into
the military service, Sergeant Galyon
held an important position with a
large construction company at Tulsa,
Okla, and his departure for the army
was at an extreme financial sacrifice.
His child was born after his depar-
ture from the United States. HIS
death, due to influenza and pneH-
monia, occurred shortly after his ar
/ rival in France