The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-10
Children Give Flowers

away. leaving room for others TO come
during the day and night.
Children Give Flowers
Premier BRAND and the French del
egation TO the armament conference.
carrying a huge bunch Of pink chry-
santhemums tied with the tri.color Of
France entered the rotunda at IL
o'clock. The premier stood silently for
moment and then moved out with
his party. Many persons in tine
public line carried floral offerings
of their own on which there seldom
was card. In nearly every instance
these voluntary offerings were car
ried by q child. OF all those filing
through one door and out another,
old men and old women, the grand.
parents of some soldier perhaps, were
the most visibly affected, tears
streaming down their cheeks as they
turned around for farewell look at
the flower covered coffin.
A three foot bronze statue SYM
bolizing the Angel Of Peace" was
placed on the catafalque as the gift
of the president OF the Chinese rep
ublic 1t was TO be unveiled later in
the day by the Chinese minister.
4 few minutes before noon the
British delegation led by Earl Beatty,
Arthur j. Balfour and Ambassador
Geddes, marched into the rotunda
from the north entrance. An officer
of the guard approached the catafal-
que. holding aloft u huge wreath. As
the offering from the British empire
was placed at the side OF the coffin.
the Earl. the former premier and the
premier stepped back and q Scot,
his head held high, moved forward
with the first tribute from the Brit
ish possession. Next came the
wreath from Newfoundland. carried
By q hardy son of the North and
then the tribute from Canada. placed
by Sir Robert Border. former premier
of the dominion. A son Of India,
wearing q silk turban and representa-
tiyes from every land over which
the Union Jack waves brought their
floral tributes.
Boy Scouts Garry Wreath
1Ne entire British tribute com
pletely covered one side OF the cofiir
hiding IL from view. Juts prior tC
The appearance OF the British. the
Eoy Scouts marched in. saluted ant
chanted their oath. The scout wreath
carried the legend:
BE Prepared
At.I o
the long corridors TO right ana left
os the line that gave evidence o
the great public interest In the ccrc
monies moved slowly on and out III,
western entrance down over the ter
raced slopes. that face out with Ia,
White gleam OF Washington monu
ment straight ahead and scemingl!
cut through the center by the grca
shaft the square white bulk of Lin
coin Memorial on the tar brm o
the Potomac.
About the casket on its low base
those who passed by saw the nv
2 soldiers. still as though carved frou
4 bronze In their khaki Trapping A
/. the head. arms rigid at his sides. Nj
a head bent forward under the tai
4 brlm Of his cap IN his eyes stood tn
. noncommlssloned officer. the rcd Il
,, his chevrons coloring his siceses. !
v Il corner facing inward toward IA
n center. stood soldier rife but
gtounded on the stone Tagging bed
y rigldly erect. but also with head ben
4 forward until cap brim was level Wit
Il the point OF his cleaning bayone
2 These soldiers moved not muscl
Il except at stated intervals. whe
e slight changes of position, made sim
ultaneously. cased the physical strain
% BY ten o'clock u steady streai
" OF people soldiers. men. women an
ic children. white and black-had begu
a a continuous march through the r.
"a tunda.
n. Secretary Weeks, Assistant Seer
ID tnry Wan Wright and General liza
N bori were On hand waiting to recei'
foreign delegations. Floral desigr
m from every state on each OF whic
y. was the states shield, completed
ID circled the rotunda.
n. All delegations came In the mort
h. entrance and stood BY the catafalat
sr for the ceremony a. the lines col
tinusd to stfeani through