The Washington herald., 1921-11-11
For Is Hours Thousands
Pray at Soldiers Bier
my Boy Did Not Come Back" Sobs Little
War Mother as She Drops To
8 Knees Beside Cashet.

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and the nation whom those dead
fought and died for.
wreaths from individuals
Many individuals placed wreaths
and other floral offerings on the
casket that bore no inscript'on
other than might be supplied a.
from the unknown Twins 70 tne un
known dead.
Mothers and Wives bereft Of their
dear ones by the same war that nae
taken the life OF the man they were
about TO honor held back the tears
which sprane TO their eyes with the
traditional bravery OF American
MOTHERHOOD.
woman Comes 1000 Miles.
Shortly after O'Clock Gen. PERISH
ing made his way to the edge OF
the rotunda and there with barred
head paid silent tribute to one
Of his own.
one fran little woman who said
she came from Rockland, Maine,
still carried her worn travelling
bag into the Capitol. for she had
come almost 1000 miles to be pres
ent at the funeral Of ''one OF her
boys Friends. as she put IL, and
would not 60 to a hotel until she
had murmured q silent prayer be-
fore his comm
II was a varied crowd, too. that
filed by IN the long procession.
Just before the hour of closing, a
Greek priest in the flowing robes
Of his church, prayed for the Amer
lean lad in the tongue Of his ma
tive Greece. Preceding him Gov.
Ritchte. OF Maryland. with 200 Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars visited the
bier. A soldier who had lost a leg
In the conflict that had cost the
unknown hero his life. a schooIboy,
a young widow in heavy mourning,
all passed in the never ebbing tide.
This morning at Z o'clock the
army will send twenty men and
fourteen trucks to convey the floral
pieces TO the final resting place OF
the unknown soldier at Arlington
Floral Division InsiEnias.
As the ,h1wers accumulated on
the catafalQue they were convened
to other parts of the rotunda until
that great chamber was converted
into a bower. Floral pieces of
every design. and symbols Of every
national organization. had been
worked into wreaths and other noraI
offerings.
The different divisions of the
army had preserved their insignias.
Gold stars marked the wreaths of
the mothers who had lost their
sons. Anchors designated the navy
organizations.
Mrs. Worth BagIey placed a
wreath on the casket for her son
who was the first to give his life
for his country during the Span
ish-American war.
Wreath for Kermit Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt. and her son.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
Theodore Roosevelt placed a wreath
on the catafslque for her son Ker-
NIT Roosevelt who was killed in
action while flying over the German
lines.
The Republic Of China placed a A.
foot golden statue of the goddess OF
liberty on the catafaIque and this
with the simple and impressive
spray Of palms presented by the
Belgian Government were not dis
turbed during the day
Russia presented a six-foo. mall
tese cross of white immorteIIes with
a red center.
The Japanese Ambassador with
touching reverence placed a wreath
and was followed by his naval and
military attaches who in turn
placed similar wreaths.
Floral tributes were laid at the
bier OF the unknown hero by the
following organizations at the hour
indicated:
a. m, Federal Council Of