Evening journal., 1921-06-18
CITY HONORS
3 Who Died
in WAR BLOW
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field. n. j.. who omciated az the
burial OF the dead soldiers in France
and cared for their graves in that
country.
The sacrifice made by the three
men was referred to in addresses
by William S. Hines. OF this city,
Colonel Thomas W. Miller. Allen
Property Custodian. and Major John
=. LeFevre. State Commander OF
the American Legion.
Mrs Leonard +. Wales, accom-
panied by Miss Margery Hamilton
Hill. sang a solo.
The city was officially represent
ed at the services by Mayor Taylor
and Mayor-elect Harvey. Clergymen
I from every denomination also were
4 present. In addition 20 Bishop Cook
and Father Kelly. others who as
sisted In the services were the Rev.
william Lamming and the Rev.
James NJ. Grant.
Following the service the funeral
cortege formed with a platoon OF
police In charge OF Superintendent
Black. This platoon consisted OF
Police Sergeant John r. Devenisf
and Patrolmen sullivan. Kent, Bier
man, Knox. Cave. Saunders. r. Will
son and Ziegler.
Following the patrolmen came the
color guard and Adiutant-General J.
Austin Ellison. Of the National
Guard Of Delaware. The formation
was:
Major ]. d. Bush Major r. c. Brad
ford. Jr.. Major W. r. stover,
Major II. W. stark. Major V.
ID. Washburn. Major ID. NJ
salter. Capt II. n. Wilkinson
National Guard OF Delaware
Mayor VIM. r. Taylor
Mayor-elect Leroy Harvey
Members Of City Council
City officials
Band
Colonel J. Warner Reed
/. Captain Il. NJ. Jones
Major John p. Lefevre
Col s. =. Doherty
Members Farrell Post. Spanish Wal
, Veterans
p. d. c. Dr. NJ. /. Samuel
John p. Eckles. George A. Wedler
] IANh AHH AAA~AAN"f AA""AA
Post officials
Members American Legion
Members Speer Post Veterans
Foreign Wars
Former Service Men
Mourners
Beside the caisson on which rest
ed the three nag-draped caskets
a drawn by four black horses. marche
! the guard Of honor In charge q
4 Lieutenant Lewis Zebley. The guar
n consisted Of Sergeants ]. Paris, "
Crawford, w Berger. J. Burke Cor
s porals II. Lyons and Privates Robin
y son. Tazewell. Miller, Fritz, Rasi
l. Dun. Rentz. Weatherby and White.
The funeral cortege marched eas
a on Eleventh street to King street,
q. Tenth. to Market, TO Fourth,
l. Woodlawn, TO Lancaster avenue,
e. Silverbrook Cemetery. where inter
Us ment was made. The services at IN
grave were most impressive. the so
d diers standing at attention during IN
.e brief services there.
% Following these services. the frin
l squad in charge of Sergeant Waite
"a c. Crawford fired the salute. Tn
~ squad consisted Of Sergeant Crav
ford. Sergeant Berger, Corporal Roa
sin and Privates Tazewell. Popla
Rash, Dunn and Volnest
The pail bearers, all members
: the National Guard and former CON
y rades Of the dead soldiers. were Sci
geants Perkins. Connor. Goslin, Coz
don. Kennedy and Punt and Pr
Yates Black and Watson.
The bodies Of the three soldier
y we're placed at the base Of the graz
" ite statue in Rodney Square at
D. O'Clock this morning. The caske
le were draped in American flags, a
m gift Of the nation. while at the hea
g. of each casket was an American ia
u, made Of flowers bearing a ribbon q
I'd which was worked in gold, Del
y, ware State" Each casket was CO.
10 cred with floral offerings, the colo
ID Of the 59th Pioneer Regiment, n
n state colors.
Hundreds OF citizens walked s
r lently past the caskets during Il
ID morning. many OF them uncoveriI
is their heads as they bowed in humh
tribute to those who had given the
n lives In France.
n Above each casket and leanii
TX against the granite column was
photograph Of the deceased soldie
sit While the casSets remained
nd Rodney Square the flags on the c
lis and County Buildings. odd Fello'
Building. dupont Building a