The Mankato free press., 1921-12-09

those who went back to the old home
at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Thul and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. C. Rev were Mankato
visitors yesterday.
Charles Force left on the early train
Wednesday, en- route for Long Beach,
Calf, where he will stay until April
1. Everyone wishes him pleasant
winter sojourn in that sunny cline.
The following is a letter from Mrs.
Frank Clague, 800 Clifton Terrace
South, Washington, d. G., November
q, 1921.-My Dear Friends: Mother
and l left Redwood the fifth of No
vember, spending Sunday with Miles
family in Minneapolis. We left there
at eight o'clock Monday morning,
reaching Washington at nine a. m.
Wednesday. 1t was cloudy and rainy
all the way, so not at all hard on the
eyes. That afternoon at four o'clock
OF November 8, the Olympia, Admiral
Dewey's flagship arrived with the body
or the unknown soldier, which was
taken at once to the rotunda of the
capitol, where it was to lie in state
until Friday, the 11th. An undescrib-
ably pail of sadness was thrown over
the inhabitants OF the entire city and
how appropriate, that as the cortege
moved from the Olympia to the capi-
tol, that the heavens should mingle
It's tears with those of the multitude
or mourners. Instantly the skies
frightened on. Thursday, where prob
ably one hundred thousand people
passed by the bier of their unknown
and laid their tributes either in med
ais or flowers on the casket. This fu-
neral line began at eight a. m. ana
In steady march until 1880 D. m.
that night when the doors closed out
many thousands, who would have en-
tered. Friday. the 11th, dawned bright
and clear. We left our apartment at
1880 In the morning and went to the
CONGRESSIONAL section roped off north
OF the White House to see the funeral
cortege which left the capitol at eight
O'CLOCK on its way to Arlington ceme-
terry. The casket of the unknown, flag
draped, was placed upon a cassion
drawn by eight beautifully matched
steedS. President Harding and Cen
eral Pershing, marching on foot from
me capitol to the White House, were
close behind the cassion. The cere-
monies attending the burial of the un-
known were to begin at eleven a., m.
at Arlington amphitheater. Such
crowds-such multitudes we never
saw before. Cars four to six abreast
al the way. We had good seats in
'front.' OF and not far back of the apse
OF the amphitheatre where the un-
known rested on the catafalque erect.
ed for the occasion. You all have
read the touching address given by
PRESIDENT Harding there. Was it not
most wonderful>to know that by means
OF ampi1hers great throngs of people
IN IN San francisco and Madison Square,
N. Z, were enabled to hear every
Mord as 1t was uttered of President
Hard1ng's address, and Joined in the
singing of hymns with us at Airing
ton! A quartet from the Metropoii-
tan opera company of New York ac-
companled by the Marine band sang
beautifully "The Supreme Sacrifice =
AFTER which the following stepped to
Ine casket to decorate the unknown
FIRST President Harding. the CON
gresslonal medal, the distinguished
sSersice cross; second. Belgian Garnet
peislan Crolx de Guerre; third, Rep,
TssentatlVe OF the King of England
victorian cross; fourth, Marshal Focb
FIench Croix de Guerre; fifth. General
Dlaz, gold medal for bravery fron,
Itanan garnet; sixth, Prince Ribesce
OF houmania, Roumanian Virtute.
MHltara; seventh, DR.. StenaisL
11ecnoslovak war cross: eighth
rnnce Labomerski of Poland Vrtnt;
iMlntar Hymns and scripture fol.
lowed after which the unknown Was
tsI Jine T 70 tne sarcophagus for commit
to men wreath was placed ON the
I,n Iono by Representative Hamilton
Fish of New York, one in bahaIf bon On
american war mothers by Mrs p
emmett emmett D1gney, president of the Ma
tiohdi tu association and one in behalf IF
sne British war mothers by Mrs Jn,ia
MMcCudden OF England. Chief piantn
ZOOS or the crow nation, renresenteJ
! ,ne INDIANS Of the United States .nS
ialo MS war bonnet and coup stick IN
.ne tomb: Three salvos of artiIIerv
r.aps dnd the national salute closed tbe
ia Iaost solemn service. To give Won an
ed ~ VI the tnrongs of people we wait
I;n 'wo 70 nours Tor our car to come in
:lhe Ior us and then two hours more
IN reaching home so SLOWLY we Ibad LII te
move. II was 4:30 D. m. befora wo ~
eac.eG our apartments. Such mass.
es OF moral offerings from every mart
VI tne world seemed almost incon.
cervaoie: For the benefit of tba cb;i
aren VIII say that England buried bar
S Snhho~n dead one year ago Novem.
per II In Westminster Abbey France
also buried her unknown one wear aeo
under the Arch de Triumph in PARIS
Italy buried her unknown Novembari -;
TINS year. This letter will be con.
tlnued IN my next as I have so much
t; 20 tel ny you to bring you up to present
4e Iaft aooay, November 27. Mr.. Clague
Ie1t with seventy five other CON erass
men for Montreal and Ottawa Gana
"a, to study the sales tax, which ha.
Deen IN operation in Canada for two
years and as they think very success
IulIy. This as its name implies is a
certain per cent on sales OF certa;n
amounts go for taxes and all in Jia,,
OF other taxes. Mr.. Clague will rel
turn the coming Saturday. Yours With
klndest greetings, Stella Clague, ~