Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-05
SILENT TRIBUTE
IS PLANNED FOR
UNKNOWN YANKEE
Pause of Two Minutes in
the Nations Life Every
where Will Be Asked BY
Proclamation of Harding
tBy The AssocIated Press.l

Washington, No.. 4.-The call Of
an army bugle sounding attention"
will bring the gathering at Airing
ton national cemetery to it's feet at
noon on armistice day. to stand two
minutes in silence, as a memorial
TO Americas unknown dead from
France. For the same period a
similar pause in the nations life
everywhere by proclamation Of the
president will testify to the coun-
try's regard for its nameless soldiers
in France.
Secretary Weeks will act as Off
cial master of ceremonies.
The detailed program for the
services marking the burial Of the
unknown dead at the memorial
amphitheater in the Arlington
cemtery. was made public today by
the war department. To conclude
the period of silence, the marine
band will lead the audience In
America" and the address of Pres
ident Harding, the only address to
be delivered over the casket, will
then be made.
Quartet VIII Sing.
A quartet, from the Metropolitan
Opera company of New York. will
follow with the hymn 1.-THE Su-
preme Sacrifice"
Those composing the quartet are
Miss Rosa Ponselle, Miss Jeanne
Gordon, Morgan Kingston and
William Gustafson.
The honors bestowed by the I'M
tied States government and by the
allied governments upon the UNI
known soldier will then be con-
ferred. President Harding will pin
on the casket the congressional
medal of honor and the distinguish
ed service cross. He will be fol-
lowed by Lieutenant General Baron
Jacques, who will bestow the Bel
gian croix de guerre. Earl Beatty,
admiral Of the British fleet, will pin
the British Victoria cross beside the
other decorations. Marshal Foch
will bestow the French medaille
militaire and, croix de guerre;
General Armando Diaz, the Italian,
the gold medal for bravery. DR..
Bedrich Stephanek, Czecho-Slovak
minister, the Czecho-Slovak war
cross, and Prince Lubomirski.
Polish minister, the virtuti militari.
The audience will join the quartet
in the hymn, "Oh! God. Our Help
in Ages Past" Chaplain Lazaron
will read from the Psalms, Miss
Ponselle will sing II Know That
My Redeemer Liveth,' Chaplain
Frazier will recite a scripture les
osn, and the services within the
amphitheater will conclude with
the singing of Nearer My God To
Thee" by the audience.
Will Read Burial Service.
The casket will then be carried
out to the crypt of the terrace of
the amphitheater, the president
and Mrs. Harding, the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, senior and
foreign delegates to the armistice
conference, Secretaries Hughes.
Weeks and DENLY, the distinguish
ed foreign officers and General
Pershing, following. AS the casket
is placed in the crypt. the burial
service will be read by Chaplain
Brent and floral decorations will be
placed in the tomb by Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish, of New York;
Mrs. r. Emmett Pigney, represent
ing American War Mothers; Mrs.
Julia McCudden, for British war
mothers, and Chief Plenty Coups.
of the Crow nation, will place his
bonnet and coup stick on the tomb
also as a tribute from the Indians
of the United States to the unknown
dead. -,
Three salvos of artillery will
mark the regular triple volleys for
military dead. Taps will be sounded
by an army bugler and the national
salute of twenty-one guns fired
nearby field battery will end the
ceremony