Evening star., 1921-11-11
in the crowds as the solemn moment
passed.
President With Gen. PershfnE.

IN the croWQs as the soieHn HloiHehI
passed.
President with Gen. PershinE.
The President and the man who led
the American armies overseas walked
almost alone. The President WAS clad
in black morning dress, with silk hat,
and marched step for step with Gen.
Pershing. who wore Of his many war
decorations only the victory medal
that every comrade of the war may
wear.
1t was 9:15 O'Clock when the head
| of the procession reached the White
House. When the caisson had passed
President Harding turned out OF his
place in the line and. after passing
through the executive Offices, went to
the front of the White House grounds
to review the remainder of the line as
1t passed on it's way to Arlington.
The President later took a motor car
for the amphitheater:
| While the President was reviewing
the procession there came moment
delay and he stepped into the street
and shook hands with the medal of
Wilson passed in his carriage Mr..
Harding saluted him by taking off his
hat and the former President returned
the salute.
ThrOng Cheers Mr.. Wilson.
The crowd cheered. The reverent
| silence all along the line had only
| been broken by handclapping and
| some cheers as the former President
| passed by. After passing the White
House Mr.. Wilson's carriage turned
! out of the procession and drove him
home.
| 1t was Mr.. Wilson's first public
| appearance since March 4. when he
| rode up Pennsylvania avenue with
President Harding: Ehs comment
mer President, long a sick man.
| looked better than many folk ex-
pected. -.
Although many of the notables fol-
turned out of the procession at the
! White House, Gen. Pershing, with
| Secretary Weeks and Secretary Dem
by continued on the long march to
| Arlington.
| Thousands wait at Cemetery.
After winding its way through the
long lines Of a. reverent multitude in
the streets Of the capital, the funeral
procession toiIed up the long hill lead
ing to Arlington, arriving at the main
gates a little after II o'clock. The in
| vited guests long before had begun to
assemble within the white marble walls
/ Of the amphitheater overlooking the
still flowing Potomac and the Capitol
itself nesting in the blue haze of fab
day. The invited guests, including
great chieftains of the war, were seated
| in the boxes and on the long rows OF
marble benches and thousands were
4 standing. Thousands more stood out
side, or anywhere to merely be near.
Just before II :15 o'clock the caisson
bearing the fag-draped coffin rolled up
to the west entrance and was removed
by the body bearers. Preceded by the
derly along through the west entrance
around the right colonnade to the apse
| and was placed on the catafalQue. The
! great audience rose and stood uncovered
as it passed in, followed by Gen. PERISH
ing and the distinguished officers OF
the Army and Navy as Inourners.
The people who thronged tfe pave
and on the south side of Lafayette
| Square realized to the full the solem-
nifty Of the early morning procession.
Every Head is lBnfed.
There was no laughter before the
cortege appeared, and during the pas
| sage of the bier every head was
barred. Wien the procession broke to
allow the President and others to
leave the line Of march, men. women
and children maintained the Same
reverent denaeanor. - p
| 1t was noticeable that even after
! the march to Arlington had been re-