The Washington herald., 1921-09-24
Generals Escort VIII
Convey Body to Ar
lington Cemetery.
WILL LIE IN STATE
BEFORE PROCESSION
Hero to Have as PAIL
bearers High Rank
ing Officers.

The most imposing military
funeral in the history Of the ma
ton will mark the burial of an
unidentified enlisted man at Airing
ton National Cemetery. November
IL. the day when delegates from
hve great powers gather to con
slider Limitation OF armaments. Sec
retary Of War Weeks announced
yesterday.
The funeral escort will be that
prescribed for a general. In addi-
tion there will be ceremonies not
provided for in army regulations.
The escort will consist OF a
battalion OF field artillery. n
squadron of cavalry, a combat
regiment OF foot soldiers. made
up Of one battalion Of regular IN
fantry. one battalion Of marines
and sailors combined. and one
battalion of national guard and
the marine band.
High Omcers Picked.
Fe~NA SCoAtIs VIII CONSIST ~
eight general officers Of the regu-
lar army TO be selected by Sec
retary Weeks and four admiraIs 10
be chosen by Secretary DENLY. The
BODY bearers will be fye non
commissioned officers of the regu-
lar army and three from the navy
and marine corps. All will be
selected for their war records.
All Medal of Honor men. one
representative for every 10000
men who served in the world -
war. one member of the American
Legion from every State and ono
member of the other permanent
veteran organizations will be in
vited to attend the ceremony
Body 10 Lie fa state.
The body of the unidentified en-
Capitol Before tie ceremony The
route from the Capitol to AIRING
ton will be lined on both sides
with infantrymen. one every five
yards. 1t is estimated IL will re-
Quire at least 5000 troops for this
service Minute guns will be fred
at Fort Myer during the pIc-es-
sion of the funeral cortege
President Harding. who is 70 o.
liver the eulogy. will meet are
procession at the entrance - the
amphitheater, near the SPOT se-
lected yesterday for the permanent
resting place Of the unknown hero.
He viii be accompanied by the for
eiGn delegations here to consider
Limitation of armaments. In MS
party also will be the dir,-rnaffr
agents of every nation repr.s-ntaN
in Washington, who will r'are
wreaths on the grave.
Brought Here from lie. .Havre.
The body will be borne to Wash
ington from lie Havre, France.
aboard the L. S. S. Olympia. The
flagship Of Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia Bay. II is scheduled to arrive
on the evening Of November .
general Of the regular army with a
detachment Of cavalry will tFke
charge of the BODY at the wharf
and escort IL to the Capitol The
procession will depart from the
capitol at o'clock in the morning
of November IL
II originally had been planned 10
have the delegates to the confer
ence on limitation of armau1erts
meet on the morning Of Novembar
IL and Immediately adjourn TO 20
with the President to the cerc-
monies at Arlington. The chanse
in the time of the start. however.
VIII make this hardly necessary and
the opening session Of the confer
ence may begin later in the day o.
not until the next day. All Of tha
delegates will be invited to tie
ceremony and probably will be ar-
companied by the embassy and le-
cation staffs.
Grent Crowd Expected.
As the President will issue n
proclamation declaring Nover-ber
IL national holiday. a multitude
of visitors is expected in the Capital
aside from the large number whicn
Will have an official part in the
ceremony. or the conference.
There will, however. be no demon
stration on the part Of the general
public Back of the line OF soldiers
the route from the Capitol TO the
cemetery. will be banked with citi-
zens and visitors. who will watch
tne procession in silence. School
chidren very probably VIII strevr
the way with flowers. Aviators
may do the same from machines
lowering overhead. But there viii
be nothing permitted that is moi N
keeping with the solemnity OF the
occasion.
After the ceremonies at Arlington
there will be services in most Of
the District churches and in tho
evening there will be a mass mee,-
ing or labor organizations. but
these viii be in the nature OF *
pressions of good will for the com