Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-11

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NIB could wish to die" Yet in it all,
There was pride and circumstance
al pageant; but over and under it all
,oke of the swelling spirit of brother
that brought the highest and, lowest
of the unknown soldier who gave his
way from the Capitol to Arlington
cemetery and becoming chief mourn
er after President Harding and his
party turned aside at the White
| House.
! Bandholtz Grand Marshal.
cat the head of the parade rode
! Major General Bandholt, commander
of the District of Washington and
| grand marshal in Pcrshing's place.
Behind President Harding and
General Pershing, who were thanked
by their aides, came President
| Coolidge and Admiral Coontz, chief
of naval operations; then Chief
! Justice Taft, walking in his place as
former president of the United
States, and paired with Admiral
Jones, commander of the Atlantic
| fleet
j There came also Lieutenant Cen
1 erals Nelson A. Miles and S. B. NJ.
Young, both former heads of the ar
my, both veterans of the Civil War
and long retired, but out again i'll uni
/ form There was Major General Tas-
ker Il. Bliss, Americas representative
on the Supreme Military Council in
| the days when the German host drove
down toward Paris in its last great
effort; there was Major General Bull
lard, who led Pershing's First Army
to victory; there was Major General
John A. Legeunnc, commandant of
the Marine Corps who shares with
Harbord the honor of having COM
manded the famous Second Division
in action in France.
When the moment came, the body
bearers stepped forward, tenderly
raised the casket and as they moved
out and down the capitol steps, the
officer pallbearcrs fell in, two by two,
behind and the band began solemn
dirgc. Outside the escort stood in
motionless ranks, rifles at present, sa-
bers flashing in salute.
OFF to Arlington.
Flag draped and with few flowers
! scattered over it, the ea.ket vas 1T
ed to the black oraped gun carriage
with its six cleaning horses and IT'S
artillery drivers rigid in he saddles.
| A motion from Maior General Band
holtz, commanding the escort, and a
| swing in the khaki column and the
road to Arlington lay ahead. The
commander and his staff road first,
| then the army band swung out, play
ing in quick time for it was a long
way to go. Then came the composite
regiment of foot troops, the regulars,
| the sailors and marines and the ma
tional guard, then the artillery and
the cavalry and then the casket, rid
| ing on its gun carriage in its last
journey.
Behind the President and the high
officials and officers of the Supreme
Court walked abreast, the cabinet,
| five a breast, then governors of the
nearby states, then Senator Cummins
! and behind him the Senate in column,
eight abreast, and in similar column
the members of the House, headed
by Speaker Gillette and Representa-
tives Mondell and Garrett as major
ity and minority lears.
A roll of muffled drums marked
the next division in which were first
the medal of honor men Then came
comrades of the American Legion,
rank on rank, then bowed veterans Of
j other wars and host of others
marching to pay their honors to the
dead,
II Out into the wide avenue the col
umn moved and on over the road
where the tramping hosts of Grants
victorious legion marked out course
long ago. where presidents have rid
: den theis way into history or back
into private life; where Pershing'S
crusaders of the First Division, lee
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