New Britain herald., 1921-11-10
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There were flowers from Nowfound- land and from the army and navy war veterans of Canada cane Il me moriai woven of peoples that bloom In flanders neldH,
 aun Bursts Forth.
 Dawn found a brilliant November sun bursting it's way through the clouds of yesterdays storm and thrusting long, golden fingers through the windows high above the simple bier in the dim, silent chamber, As through the night i've armed men stood motionIcss about the catafal- que in the center of the great granite circle of the rotunda watching with the dead comrade as they will watch until he is carried away to sleep out time in the Virginia hills.
 The flowers laid on the caskct last night had been set to each side of the bier. Again it lay in the simple glory of the great flag that is q sol der's winding sheet, Again the cus- ter of French blossoms, Wthered and yellow. was the only token on the blended ColorinE of the banner of freedom save for the sash of white ribbon across the center, worked and laid in place by Mrs. Harding, and the shield of the nation for which he died laid reverently above the still heart by the president.
 Marines On Guard.
 Last touches were put to the rope lined aisles through which thousands were to pass to pay honor to the dead, thousands whose one claim to fame is that they too are simple Americans such as he who lies in such state as emperors and kings may not know. Straight to the eastward ran the narrow, roped way, marines in olive green of their field uniforms and with fixed bayoncts lining each side. On each mans shoulder swung the looped cords of the fourragcres showing that they were of a marine regiment decorated by France for his valor on French soil
 People Bow Heads
 Gradually the roped aisle leading | on up the great steps to the closed doors of the rotunda filled with folk come to pass by the bier with bowed heads. From the left side @ double squad of soldiers from the engineer barracks, overcoated against a long vigil in the cold of the great cham Der beside the dead, with fixed bayo- nets and rifles at the trail moved up the main steps and into the hall to change guard about the casket. The party on the senate stairs were led up to enter the rotunda by the | senate corridor. Then just at o'clock the great main doors, huge bronze barriers embellshed with in tricate figures and designs and long | ago given the American republic, strangely enough, by France on whose soil the soldier died, swung back and the waiting hundreds stepped upward | four abreast to pass by the casket.
 Singers Are There
 As the first line stepped within the | hall, from the group beside the bier where the flowers were being set in | place, male voices rose in blended harmonies that woke the echoes in the high, vauIted roof above, now flooded with sunlight
 They sang the last verse of Am erica"
 Long may our land be right,
 With freedoms holy light"
 They sang with a peal of victory and no hint of sorrow. And the last notes died away down the long cor riders as the line that gave the great public it's place in the ceremonies moved slowly on and out the western entrance, down over the terraCed slopes that face out to the white gleam of Washington monument straight ahead, and still beyond, seemingly cut through the center by the great shaft the square light bulk of Lincoln Memorial on the far brim of the Potomac.
 The Guard of Honor.
 About the casket on it's low base those who passed by saw the five sol diers, still as though carved from bronze in their khaki trappings. At the head, arms rigid at his sides, his own head bent forward until the tan brim of his cap hid his eyes, stood the non-c n-commissioned officer. At each corner, facing inward toward the center stood a soldier rife butt grounded on the stone Tagging, body rigdly erect, but also with head bent forward until cap brim was level with the point of his gleaming bayonet. These soldiers moved not a muscle eX- cept at stated intervals when slight changes of position made simultane- ousIy, eased the physical strain. By ten o'clock steady stream of people-soldiers men, women and children, white and black-had begun continuous march through the TO- tunda.
 Secretary Weeks, Assistant Secre- tary Wainwright and Gen. Harbord were on hand waiting to receive for cign delegations. Floral designs from every state on which was the states shield, completely clrcled the rotun- da.
 All delegations came in from the north entrance and stood by the cat afalquc for the ceremony as the line continued to stream through. GIFT OF SILVER.