Evening star., 1921-10-21
Americas Appreciation and
Sorrow to Be Expressed in
UnequaIed Ceremony.
ALL PLANS PRACTICALLY
COMPLETED FOR SERVICE
Summary of Details of Parade and
Last Rites at Arlington
Announced.


American dead of the world war will
be paid by q grateful nation at the
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater No
vember IL, the third anniversary of
the armistice marking the cessation
of hostilities
The occasion viii be the burial Of
the body of an unidentified American
soldier who made the supreme sacri-
flee on the field of battle, and Sc
lected as the representative of all
who gave their lives in their coun-
try'S cause.
Foreign governments who were as
sociated with the United States in the
war VIII join with American official
representatives, in paying their high
est hOnorS to the yailorouS dead. Great
Britain will decorate his tomb with
the Victoria cross. its highest decora-
ton and never before bestowed to
any one other than Il subject of Great
Britain. Similarly France will give
the unknown soldier its highest deco
ratln>-the croiN DE- guerre, the
medaille militaire and The emblem
OF the Legion Of Honor.
business TO suspend.
During the ceremonies attending
the burial it is expected that business
of all kinds in the United States will
he suspended for two minutes. Dur
ing that period all devout and pa
triotic citizens WI give silent prayer
of thanks to the giver of all good for
these valuable and Valorous lives and
of supplication for His divine mercy
and for His blessings upon our be-
loved country. This request was eN
pressed by President Harding in his
recent proclamation referring to the
economies and directing that the ma
tonal flag be displayed at half staff
upon all public buildings of the United
States and all stations of the Army.
Navy and Marine Corps throughout
the world. as well as upon all Ameri-
IAN embassies. legations and consul
! latts. from sunrise until sunset the
day Of the funeral The same day
minute guns VIII be fired in thu
! W Shingtnn Monument Grounds from
the time th- funeral procession leaves
the Capitol until the conclusion of
the ceremonies at Arlington.
! Practically All the details Of the
ceremonies have been arranged by a
committee of general staff officers
headed by Brig. Gen. William Lassi-
ter chief of The division Of operations
and training. War Department, gem
eral staff. The responsibility for their
execution hi,@ been d-yulved on Brig
Gen. Harry II. Bandholtz command
ing the new military district Of Wash
inston
Arrives November ..
According /" th. approved plans
the naval cruiser Olympia. flagship
of Admiral b-wey at the battle of
Manila Bay, which viii convey the
body Of the unknown repreSentativ.
Of the heroic dead from France. will
arrive at th" Washington navy yard
about 4 o'clock November 9 and will
be- officially received by Gen Band
holtz and special guard of honor
including body bearers and :; detach-
ment Of cavalry trnops. by whom the
body will be escorted shortly after
TO the Capitol
There il Will lie deposited on the
same catafalquc thar WAS used at the
funeral Of Presidents Lincoln. Gar
field and. Mckinley. on the same spot
in the center uf the main rotunda
directly beneath the statue of Free
dom on the dome. The body will
lie in state from about ) pm. No
vember . until just before its de-
parture for Arlington. about $40
AIN. November IL. 1t will be under
the immediate watch of four spe-
cially selected guards. one near each
corner, facing the remains and mo-
tionlesS That guard Will be de
tailed from engineers, cavalry. ar
tillery. infantry. Navy Marine Corps
and National Guard. so that the four
on duty al one time will represent
different arms of the service. The
east and west entrances to the Capt.
tol, as well as all entrances to the
rotunda. also will be suitably guard
ed by engineer troops during the en-
tire time the body is lying in state.
Rope barriers. leading to and within
the rotunda. Will he placed in such
manner as best To assist in the or
derly movement of visitors.
All May See Remains.
rrhara pn limit rin,,S in no
lcge of the general public 10 view the
remains at the Capitol. except that for
NAL lines shall be respected and good
order maintained. 1t is announce d that
individuals. delegations and societies
will be permitted 10 bestow floral or
other suitable decorations, with or with
cut brief ceremonies. as may seem ap-
propriate.
Schedules for such decorations NAV
he arranged with Gen BandholtZ. who
will de: :gnatc the time for each presen-
tation. All decorations OF A rion-perish-
able kind will be preserved and trans
ported IN the procession to the Airing
ton :imphithea:er.
1t is planned that the body shall he
escorted from the Capitol to the Airing
ton cemetery during the forenoon of No
vember IL, SO AS to arrive at the am
phitheater just before IL o'clock. The
funeral escort while not ii--~- in the
usual sense. will be remarkab BILE and un-
precedented in its composition. Gen.
John j. Pershing, chief of staff and
ranking officer of the Army, will ride
at its head. with chosen staff Of Army
and Navy officers decorated for war
service.
Chief MOurners.
The President of the United States
and the members of his cabinet acting
as chief mourners. will walk directly
behind the artillery caisson bearing
the flag -draped. fiower-covered casket
containing the body of the warrior
They will be followed by a body OF
men who have been awarded the Con-
gressional medal of honor for extraor-
binary acts of heroism beyond the
call of duty on the field of battle in
the civil war, the Spanish war an
the world war. 1t will be the first
time in the history of the country
that these heroes have ever assembled
for such a purpose and is regarded
on all sides as the highest type OF
tribute from living heroes to their
comrades who fell in battle.
The pallbearers and the military
escort will assemble in the rotunda
at o'clock and the solemn procession
will start half an hour later on its
long march up Pennsylvania avenue.
across the Aqueduct bridge and up
the hills to Arlington cemetery. As
the body is born from the catafalQue
to the caisson outside the building
the assembled troops will stand at .st