Evening star., 1921-11-10
Thousands Bow
In Reference
To Dead,
SOLDIERS STAND
CUARD ALL NIGHT
British March Do,0n
From Embassy to
Pay Respects.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
crea+ and small folk moved in end
less procession today through the ro-
tunda of the Capitol to pay trioute
to the unknown dead lying IN such
state. there as only martyred fresi-
dents have known. The day was SET
aside, for it, All who could speak
for rroups in the land or for tine
mowers of the world were free 10
place their floral offerings at his pier.
Hour by hour the heaping flowers
about the casket grew mountain nish
and spread about the vast chamber.
Flowers that bloomed in France were
there and flowers brought in all thelr
beauty from South Africa. 5000 miles
away.
There was not a minute of the day
unclaimed by those who would 90
Honor to the dead. There was no Or
ranization of veterans or Of patriotic
people over the land unrepresehteo.
Parade BY British.
Among the most formal of the pill
xrimages to this shrine OF patriotle
yalor was that planned by the Britisn
embassy. From the embassy building
there was arranged a parade headed
by Arthur j. Balfour. head OF the
British delegation to Washington ana
former prime minister, and Sir Auck-
land Geddes. British ambassador.
Nearly a score of automobiles formed
the procession, and Two motor lruSho
=. carried the flowers.
a wreath from King George was
among them, Lord Oryan acting 1or
the king 1t bore the legend
LAS unknown: and yet wen ,,ra kHo"h'
There was a wreath, too, from Can
ada, it's inscription saying: Il
but that which put: the Glory OF
Grace into >.
AL that he did was that ne dio II
Of pure love to his country
That from Premier Lloyd George
-Nameless. and yet his~name liveth
evermore."
They never die who die to make
life worth living"
Wreaths From World Corners.
There were wreaths also from
Australia and New Zealand. and all
of these except that from India were
made Of flowers grown in English
Soil, DTOuSHS OSCl dO AASAhS pA~"s
From the Grand Army of United
Veterans of Canada came a wreath
placed by Sergt. Richardson, Oldest
living wearer of the Victoria Cross.
There were flowers from Newfound-
land, and from the Army and Navy
woven Of poppies that. bloom In
Flanders fields.
And beside all the civil dignitaries
Great Britain sent to pay homage
went Earl Beatty, admiral of the
fleet; Air Vice Marshal Higgins and
others whose roles in the war in
which this unknown soldier died were
Rueat The flowers actually were
handled by his comrades of many
arms Of the British services, men who
also fought in France or on the sea
in the great struggle.
Wstchers There Through Night.
Dawn found brilliant November
sun bursting its way through the
thrusting long golden fingers through
the windows high above the simple
bier in the dim, silent chamber. AS
through the night, five armed men
stood motionless about the catafalaue
in the center of the great granite cir,
Gle of the rotunda, watching with the
dead comrade as they will watch until
he is carried away to sleep out time
in the quiet Virginia hills.
The flowers laid on the caSket last
night had been set to each side of the
bier. Again it lay in the simple glory
Of the great flag that Is soldiers
winding sheet. Again the cluster Of
French blossoms. withered and yellow,
was the only token on the blended COL
oring Of the banner Of freedom, save
for the slash of white ribbon across
the center. worked and laid in place by
Mrs Harding, and the shield of the
nation for which he died, laid lever
ei.tly above the still heart by the
President.
Sullen Clouds Depart.
Outside, as the day came on, the sun
drove the last sullen cloud away over
the distant hills to leave a glorious,
rain-washed sweep Of blue shot with
golden light above the dome and the
Weakening city; last touches were put
to the rope-lined aisles through which
thousands were to pass to pay honor
to the dead; thousands whose one
claim to fame is that they. too, are
simple Americans such as he who lies
in such state as emBerors and kings
may not know. Straight to the east
ward ran the HdTTOW. EOpSC way,
marines in olive-green Of their field
uniforms and with fixed bayonets
lining each side. Ops each mans
shoulder swung the looped cords of
the Fourragere showing that they
were of marine regiment decorated
by France for high valor on, French
soil.
Gradually the roped isle leading on
ND the great steps to the closed doors
of the rotunda filled with folk come
to, pass by the bier with bowed heads.
of, to the right, where the steps
sweep up to the Senate chamber,
another group gathered about floral
garland, the first of the many to be
set, ir place. From the other side
double squad of soldiers from the en-
gineer barracks. oyercoated against a
long vigil in the cold Of the great
chamber beside the dead; with fixed
bayonets and rifles at the trail. moved
up the main steps and into the hall.
They. were going to change guard
about the .caskat. ae II had been