The Washington herald., 1921-11-11

representative Of ;he nations deIr
warriors.
Never in the history Of the Unitod
States has greater honor been 80
| slowed upon a waT-iOr Or Statesman
than has been teudJr.i thts man ~
= gratefu! country and her allies
At 10 O'clOrF last Night Il wa-
estimated by arms olIi sers that ov-r
( 100000 people had passed the bier
and at that me l;1~s fcstr dr4p
stretched for a distgUcc Il stNen
blocks waiting 60 osy ;tcIr respects
TO the body lying - E.s.s.
Flowers Partially Hide Ca-ket.
( The Salvation Army delegation was
I the last TO file into the Capitol will
floral wreaths and when these had
heen added 10 Those already i,p-ns
the silent shrine. the arra! vas -
vast and varied tha; he. LOW muy-
ing line Of people was part ally oh
scured by H. Throughout .he ,s.-f
edIhce the fragrance pe,rucai.I and
! just below the r5junda ,,.E re t,..
Marines had their camp vas p,,1s-
ant aroma Of coffee.
Marines were stationed every ten
feet throughout the building and
grounds while Capitol pulscs. 90
charge Of Maj. Abbott. and a larr
detachment OF the Metropol-tar
force kept the crowd in line.
The delegations formed al trc
port cochere at the northeast ser
tlon Of the building and w,re 80
c"rted by officers in untfor.a L 70
second floor and throuFh a. 80
ridor to the rotunda.
In Line Until MIdnIELt.
There were no accidents ,o ~
the solemn rites Tho. .r,,
bulances remained all day aad urrlf
the last Of the crowd p.ss,I
through just before midnight IT,.
soldiers after their an-day yiCu
except the guard at the catafa &C
retired piece meal TO be read T.-
the parade.
II was a day replete with brau,,
ful sentiments. When the I'll
uon from Walter Reed Hosp.,s;
composed Of the lame. the malt .,t
the blind helping each other o.. a.,
aid Of canes and crutches to rsaI.
their way to the casket OF tl,ci.
oea2 comrade in order to besto,S
4 simple tribute TO one WI, b5I
rlade even a greater sacrifice han
their own. many a tear was sscp
% tTring into the ewes Of hoe
VINO witnessed the pathetic tesi'-
monIai.
orCat men, who in the next few
Gays will write new paEes in ihr
history Of tha world. stool with
t"NCo beads In respect 10 thns.
; who had given their lives that
othefs might carry on the spirit 2
democracy
World Pays Tribute.
Florai tributes lined the va - ~
the Great rot~nda and over 'o-yel
Into the nearby corridors. Prom
the four corners of the earth.
tCkSns OF aspect had been receive
and placed on the shrine of Ar~rI-
cas- dead but immortal soldiers.
The wreath OF KinE George ~
EnElrpd. deposited In the rotunda
carried the following Inscription:
AS unknown. and yet well known:
IS dying and behold. we live.
midas wreath suggested:
They never die who die 20 make
life worth living"
Premier Lloyd Georges inscrip-
tion said:
''Nameless, yet his name liveth
forever more"
The Canadian tribute said:
But that which put the Glory af
Grace into
All that he did was that he did
OF pure
Love TO his country
Wreath from south AGrtea.
A wreath from South Africa
made Of h1wers strange TO this
country carried the Inscription:
"One with ours in the great COM
radeship Of death. His sac
rice calls us 10 a greater
sacrifice Of the living"
A beautiful testimonial from go
government OF Australia said;
From the Government Of Australia
in memory Of the brave American
soldiers who mad. Jhc supreme
sacrifice In the great war"
French floral and bronze l2efno-
rials from all sections OF ;Eat nation
paying a tribute bot 20 the dpsd
continsed on Po0e -Four.