Evening star., 1921-11-08
HER0'S BODY Due
4P.M. TOMORROW !
ABOARD OLYMPIA
Thousands Expected to Pay
Homage as Cruiser Creeps
Up to Navy Yard Dock.
FAMOUS SHIP TODAY
PASSING VIRGINIA CAPES
Gen. Pershing to March Entire Dis
tance From Capitol to Arlington
on Armistice Day.

tance From Capitol to Arlington
on Armistice Day.
Americas unknown soldier, coming
home to sleep with the heroes who
through the Virginia capes on the
cruiser Olympia today. Orders went
out from the navy yard to the cruiser
to dock at the navy yard here tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock. At that
hour Washingtonians will line the
waterfront approaches and in silence
usher in the nations special period OF
official mourning for her unknown
dead.
The District Commissioners, after
their board session today, again ex-
pressed the desire that citizens gen.
orally shall pay homage to the. pre-
cious dead borne by the Olympia as
the warship moves slowly into port
It was decided to abandon the plan
for an automobile procession around
Potomac Park driveway on account
of the difficulty that would be in
volved in policing it.
Thousands to Meet ship.
The Commissioners believe that
thousands OF citizens will gather in
the vicinity of the navy yard and that
the silent tribute they will pay will
be one Of the most impressive tea-
lures of the ceremonies to be held In
honor of the unknown soldier typity-
ing the fallen sons who sleep IN un-
known graves in France ...
Anticipating a large gathering at
the ApacoStia bridge. near the. navy
yard the Washington Railway and
Electric Company today arranged to
operate d special service to the bridge
tomorrow afternoon.
Both this company and the Capital
Traction Company have given orders
to have all cars on the streets stopped
at IL O'Clock Friday, for period OF
two minutes. in honor of those who
made the supreme sacrifice for their
country.
Pershine to March All Way.
Gen. Pershing will trudge afoot all
Arlington next Friday to pay honor
to the unknown dead The leader
under whom the unknown soldier
served in France declined today to
servo as grand marshal and ride
at the head or the procession. As
chief of the American eXpeditionary
forces, Gen. Pershing regards him
self as mourner at this symbolic
funeral and he win walk the five
miles to Arlington. taking his place
Just behind President Harding and
the cabinet members, but continuing
on foot with the column after the
President and others of the official
group of mourners turn aside at the
White House.
The funeral procession will move
from the Capitol at $3.50 am. Friday,
and will proceed up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. until the caisson has passed West
Executive avenue. when it will be halt
ed for five minutes. The President and
Vice President, members of the cabi-
net and Supreme Court and members of
the Senate and House will then turn
aside and proceed to Arlington later
in automobiles.
1t is expected that every person hold
ing a seat for the services to be held
in the amphitheater at Arlington Will
be in his place by 11:15 am. The
services will start at 11:o5 am.
Public to Pay Honor.
During the fourteen hours Thursday
S am. to 10 p.m.-that the body of
the unknown soldier will lie in state
in the rotunda of the Capitol two
lines of citizens will tread constantly
past the casket. The general public,
individuals who wish to pay their
homage to the nations fallen heroes,
will be admitted through the east en-
trance to the rotunda and after pass
ing the body, without stopping. will
pass out through the west entrance.
The other line will consist of So
cieties and organizations to whom
permits have been issued to conduct
brief services. The War Department
has completed a time schedule for
these ceremonies which will take UP
the entire fourteen-hour period.
Groups holding these permits will
assemble in column of threes at the
foot of the Senate steps on the east
side OF the guard of honor. The spot
placed will be designated by the Of
f1cer. After the services, which neces-
sarily will be brief. the organizations
will pass into the public column, leav
ing by the west entrance.
Allotted Time for Services. -
For the first periods am. to 3 pm.
the War Department has allotted
ganizations: Federal Council : of
Churches, American Ambulance Asso-
citation. Rotary Club. National Wom-
= ems Overseas Service League. United
Spanish War Veterans. Rainbow DIVE
sion. 2Sth Division Association, sgd
s0th Division. American Library AS
sociation. Disabled Emergency Offi7
GERS of World War. 37th Division. Inf
dian Wars, Peruvian embassy, DaugH-
ters of Veterans, Portuguese legation,
Boy Scouts of America, British am
bassador. American Red Cross, 9Th Di-
vision. Hoboken War Mothers, Wom-
en- of Army and Navy Legion of Valor,
fOunR Men CnrlStldn ASSOCIATION,
I'd Division, National Organization
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary, National
Society United States Daughters 1912,
Society of 5th Division. Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, Belgian
embassy. Red Cross and the Women's
Overseas League.
The second periods pm. to 10
p.m.-has been reserved for the fol-
Chinese legation, Jewish Welfare
Board. American Women's Legion,
United States Infantry Association,
Military Order of the Loyal Legion,
Sd Regular Division, American War
Mothers, National Catholic Welfare
Council, American Legion, Grand
Army of the Republic (probable),
knights of Columbus, Military Order
World War. Daughters of the Amer
team Revolution, Disabled Veterans
World War, Navy League of the
.inited States. Military Order of For
eisn Wars. Military Training Camps
Association, Japanese embassy, Naval
and Military Order Spanish American
war, National American Indian Me-
mortal Association, Department of
Maryland, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
'rhornas Roberts Reath Post, 1856.
american Legion: Hebrew Sheltering
Immigrant Aid Society of America,
order of Sons of Temperance. League
uf American Pen Women, National
park Seminary and the Salvation
Army.
G. A. n. to Participate.
The Grand Army Of the Republic,