The Washington times., 1921-11-05
INDIANS To
PAY HONOR
To FALLEN.
Chief of Grow Nation to Place
War Bonnet on Tomb
of Hero.

OF all the honors TO be heaped
upon the unknown soldier whose
burial in Arlington Cemetery Fri
day will be symbolic of the nations
homage to fallen brothers all, per-
haps the most American will be the
simple recognition paid by one who
comes out of the West breathing
the spirit Of pioneer days. He is
an American Indian warrior.
Represents Grow Nation.
Almost last in the procession OF
those who will decorate the casket OF
the unknown-and yet fitting climax
to them all-will be Chief Plenty
Coups, chief of the Crow nation, repre-
senting the Indians of the United
States. He will lay his war bonnet
and coupstick on the tomb.
Medals significant of the respect
OF seven nations will be placed upon
the casket of the fallen Yank. The
casket will then be decorated with the
Congressional Medal of Honor and
Distinguished Service Cross by Presi-
dent Harding; the Belgian CroiX de
Z, ,tcl u. p. ...ruL. Gen. Baron Jacques:
the Victoria Cross, by Earl Beatty;
: Ireuvn Meda.,r Militalrc and the
Croix de Guerre, by Marshal FOch;
the Italian Gold Medal for Bravery,
by General DiaZ; the CZecho-Slav War
Cross, by DR.. Bedrich Stephanek,
CZecho- -Sloyakian minister to the
United States, and the Polish Virtuti
Militari, by Prince Lubomirski, Polish
minister to this country.
me oaAiet bearing the remains OF
the soldier is to arrive at the amphi-
theater after the parade through
Washington at l1:15 O'Clock next Fri.
day morning. Guests provided with
reserved seats will be requested to
take their seats before that time.
On arrival at the entrance to the
amphitheater. the casket will be re.
moved and borne to the apse, where
il will be placed on the Catafalque.
The choir and clergy will precede the
pallbearers and General Pershing and
distinguished officers of the army
and navy as mourners will follow the
procession.
Sound Attention at Noon.
President and Mrs. Harding will ar
rive at 1850 and as they are seated.
The invocation will be offered by
Chaplain AXton. At exactly II o'clock
the trumpeter will sound Attention
three times, and at the expiration Of
two minutes, as asked for in the
proclamation issued by the President,
America" will be sung.
After this song, President Harding
VIII deliver a funeral oration and this
Will be followed by the singing Of
THE Supreme Sacrifice" by a quar-
tcJ from the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, composed of Miss Rosa Pom
selle. Miss Jeanne Gordon. Morgan
Kingston and William Gustafson.
AS Prince Lubomrski places the
Polish medal on the casket the audi
ence will sing 80 God, Our Help in
Ages Past" This will be followed by
the reading of the Psalms by Chap
lain LaZaron and then Miss Ponselle
will sing 81 Know That My Redeemer
Liveth." Chaplain Frazier will read
SCriDture lessons, and the ceremonies
in the amphitheater will be concluded
with the singing of Nearer, My God,
to Thee"
The remains will then be borne from
the apst 10 the sarCophagus preceded
by the clergy and followed by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding. Vice President
and Mrs. Coolidge, the senior foreign
delegates to the Conference, the SeCre-
taries of state, War and Navy, Gen
pral PershinG and the officers who
presented decorations. During the
professional the band will play "Our
Honored Dead
The burial service will be read by
Chaplain Brent.
Wreaths TO BE Placed.
After the reading of the burial serv-
tomb of the unknown soldier by Rep
rcsentativc Hamilton Fish, jr., of New
York; by Mrs. r. Emmett Digney, on
behalf of American War Mothers; by
Mrs Julia McCudden, on behalf of
British War Mothers: by Mrs. Mar
lcaret Warfield, president of the Dis
trict War Mothers on behalf Of the
Red Diamond H'ifth) Division Society.
There will follow three salvos of
artillery. taps, the national salute
concluding the rites.