, 1921-11-11

Long before the rising sun
ouds, long columns of soldiers.
gan making their way to the
into their keeping Americas
npany him to his final resting
The day promised TO be clear ana
Sharply cool-an almost exact dupii-
cation OF the first Armistice day
three years age.
Just as the first Of the suns beams
touched he statue OF liberty sur.
mounting tho capitol dome. beneath
which lay the unknown soldier. sharp
commands began to ring out about
the capitol as portions OF the military
escort began TO take their places.
historic Pennsylvania avenue 10.
Gay, to sec a new tribute TO n nations
ue1o. was roped on and ali All
s.opped as when an inaugural mar
noe passes over its broad wav. Re.
Tore sunrise spectators began % ,Ino
the sides Of the avenue.
There was n stir about On. vv,,,.
.fouse and at $50 O'Clock automo.
1les Were In waiting 10 take Presi-
HARDING to the capitol to take
MS place in the funeral procession
as the nations chief mourner.
As the east door OF he otunda
swung open there entered the first
Hood OF sunshine.
PROCESSION STARTED
AT 8 O'CLOCK
As the band outside played 'Nearer
My God 10 Thee" the coffin was M.
ed upon the shoulders OF the o
bearers and taken through the east
door to The caisson a few moments
before 5 O'Clock. Tho honorary nail.
bearers followed. There was no cere.
mony in the rotunda. As the body
was removed the soldier guard Of
honor that had stood about the bier
since tho night before last broke
ranks.
As tho flower strewn casket was
borne tenderly down the broad stems
and tho assemblage of thousands or
the plaza stood at attention. FLAGS
OF the color bearern were dropped
while those on the capital were hall
mast.
At SIS o'clock President Hardins
left tho White House and motors
toward the capitol to take his plac,
In tho funeral procession. He arrived
there at s:27 o'clock.
Meanwhile the senate met and nd
journed. going to the rotunda to fall
In line.
As soldiers removed the flowers
from about the bier members 1.-the
house and tho supreme u also
moved outside to take their places in
the line.
WOMAN SOLON is
ACCORDED ESCORT
AS tho house delegation marched
out and took UP its pozition behind
the senate. Representative Alice
Robertson OF Oklahoma. the only
woman in congress. took her place
up near the front dressed in the uni.
form of an American Red Cross
nurse. A soldier was detailed to
march with. her. The procession
moved out Of the capitol grounds at
S.32 o'clock.
President Harding who had stood
ahead of the line talking with Chief
Justice Taft and others stepped for
ward and took his place by Gen.
Pershing as q ruffle of drums gave
the signal for the line to move.
Under an autumn haze. gilded with
shafts OF light that broke down
everywhere. the cortege swung into
Pennsylvania avenue, the nations
way of victory. The broad avenue
was banked solidiy with people
crowded closely for a glimpse of the
cortege, of the president. who walked
behind the casket, and OF all the
famous men who trudged n the
column to pay hons- TO the dead.
It seemed moro like the celebration
OF q great victory than a funeral.
Everywhere flags waved. They were
arranged to commemorate the open
ing of the arms conference Saturday,
but the gay bunting paid its first
tribute to the passing of the I'M
known hero.
MEDALS ARE WORN
BY GENERAL ORDER
As tho procession started, Maj.
Gen. Bandholtz, riding at the fore.
the CLEAN of bright metal showed on
the breasts of the khaki clad legion
t~rooping behind him. By a general
order every officer and man of the
army and navy who o part wore
today his medals and decorations
conferred by a grateful people. There
were no foreign decorations to be
seen. The Distinguished Service
Cross, the Distinguished Service
Medal. the, Victory Medal and tokens
that spoke Of high deeds In older
wars. alone were in evidence.
Tho avenue was FREQ of obstruction
from the capital on its hill at/the
eastern end. to the treasury nearly
a mile away. The trees stood with
branches almost stripped OF leaves;
only here and there n clustering mass