The Washington times., 1921-11-10
MARCH ORDER
.FORESCORT Of
unknown YANK
Army Band Will Lead Funeral
Procession-President to
Follow Caison.

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The escort for the unknown Iank
hero tomorrow. headed by the army
band. will form in column Of march
AT quick time, Tho escort will march
IN the following order:
Commander Commanding General,
District OF Washington and staff.
Band washington Barracks Band
10 Acqueduot Bridge. Marine Band
Joining procession at Arlington gate).
Composite regiment OF foot troops
IN order: Battalion OF regular In
fantry (Fort Washington; battalion
or sailors and marines washington
Navy Yard and Quantlco); battalion
OF National Guard infantry; battalion
OF field artillery Fort Nyer); squad.
ron OF cavalry Fort Myer).
March In Quick Time.
When the President has taken po-
sition Immediately behind the caisson.
the procession, headed by the gen
erals Of the armies and staff OF gen
erals and admirals, will proceed al
$3.50 a. IN. TO Arlington National Gem.
etery. the band playing funeral
march In quick time, alternating with
muffled drums.
The procession in the order named
will consist OF the general of the
armies and his staff mounted). tho
escort, the clergy. and the remains.
The President. the Vice President.
Supreme Court. Senate and House will
form In rear of the caisson in order. as
follows:
The President, with his military aide;
the Vice President, the Chief Justice,
the associate justices in line, the mem.
bers of the Cabinet In line, the Presi-
dent Pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Senators, eight abreast; the Speaker
of the House. the members OF the
House, eight abreast: a drum corps.
the medal of honor men, the Americ IN
Legion, the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie. other societies and groups.
Route OF March.
The route will be Pennsylvania ave.
nue. to Treasury, thence to Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to
Aqueduct bridge, thence via Ross.yn
to Fort Myer. thence to the Memorial
Amphitheater via the Arlington gate
to the cemetery.
The President. the Supreme Court.
the Cabinet and the Senate and House
delegations will leave the column a t
West Executive avenue. For this pur-
pose the procession will be halted 70:
five minutes when the caisson reaches |
the War Department.
The President. Mrs. Harding, mill |
tary and naval aids, and the Vice |
President and Mrs. Coolidge will pro-
ceed to the amphitheater at Arlington
by way of the Highway bridge. The !
Supreme Court, the Cabinet and the |
Senate and House delegations will Fro |
coed to the amphitheater by way OF
the Highway bridge and the Treasury
and Mcclellan gates.
The clergy Will he provided with |
automobiles at Aqueduct Bridge. They |
will leave their automobiles at the |
Arlington gate of the cemetery. The |
Army Music School Band, Washing
ton Barracks, less the drum corps, |
will also leave the procession at
AqucduCt Bridge. Upon reaching
the Arlington gate of the cemetery
the procession will be halted and |
reformed for entering the cemetery. |
Marine Band at Gate.
The Marine Band from Marine Bar |
racks will join the procession at the |
Arlington gate of the cemetery and |
will furnish music from that point |
to the amphitheater and during the |
ceremonies at that place.
The cavalry, field artillery 0ess one
firing battery and machine gun
company Will leave the column and |
will be paraded on the drill ground
facing the cemetery.
The funeral procession will enter
the cemetery at Arlington Gate and
will proceed through the cemetery
to the west entrance of the amphi.
theater. On arrival at the west en-
trance, the escort 0ess the firing
will be drawn up facing the
and will salute the re-
mains as the caisson approaches and
while the casket is being removed
from the caisson and carried around
the colonnade to its place in the apse.
The pallbearers will follow the casket
in double file. The firing battery
will leave the escort by the road
north of the amphitheater and take
up an assigned position. The band
will play during the time the casket
is being carried from the caisson to
its place in the apse of the amphi-
theater and afterward will be massed
in the right colonnade.
Official representatives of the sew
eral States and of the army and navy
and others having seats will enter
he amphitheater and be seated imme.
Iliately following the placing of the
casket on the catafalque.
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