The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-12

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her childish lisp, and the careworn
face Of Mr.. Wilson, which had main
tanned a quiet seriousness through
the cheers that surged and lifted
at his approach. broke into a meet
ing smile at the little tot who had
broken from her mothers side TO
greet him. A member Of the ctu-
zen police took the little girl back
to her mother, who said that the
little girl must have recognized MI.
Wilson from a picture that hangs
in the Ahearn home.
Covering the long stretch Of the
Avenue was too much Of a march
for Civil War veteran Lemuel
Warner. Of 914 Massachusetts ave-
nue., but the hero of 81 paid tribute
to the hero of today for eight
blocks before an attack of heart
trouble forced him TO falter. He
was taken to a nearby hotel and
after a few moments was able TO
go to his home unassisted.
Two automobiles wound their
way out OF the early morning trafic
en- route for Arlington. Each bore
load OF one-legged soldiers
Each soldier carried a miniature
flag and all OF them were breast
smothered in medals.
Nearly all the men yesterday
wore black ties. The women had
forsaken their colored frocks and
hats for ones of q more quiet kind.
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soberly dressed and weIl-behaved
crowd that the Capital had ever
seen.
Washington was afoot early yes
terday before the dawn was fully
| spread As early as $50 q. m.
dressed crowds across the Potomac
to Arlington.
A mist hung over the city in the
early hours OF the morning. Every
Armistice Day, not excluding the
father Of them all. November IL.
1918. opened with a mist. Former
soldiers were reminded Of the fogs
of the Argonne by the mornings
haze.
A man and a woman were walk
ing TO a street car. The woman
was trying to get the man, evil
IDENTIFY her husband. to pin his
medals on his civilian clothes In
the struggle It was noticed that the
foremost decoration was the Con.
gressional Medal of Honor.
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smothered with flags and banners
that many Of them had to be lowered
while the procession passed in order
that the stenographers and clerks
crowded in the windows could see the
parade.
wounded veteran, after vIew;np
the great number of dignItalies thai
followed the casket Of the unkno,,, :,
soldier. was heard to remarL "a a
companion, lust think. Il might have
been one Of u.s."
Al one point along the funeral route
a gingham-clad woman, perched on a
ledge over grocery store. with .
Johnny Reb" yell. led the chee-inr
for former President Wilson, the mn.
known's commander-in-chief, she
was rewarded by the ex-Presiden,
tipping his hat and smiling dIrectI,
at her.
Men cannot pray at will. A hun.
dred million various thoughts mus,
have passed, through the nation
mind during those two minutes on a.
lent prayer at noon. And at ArIinr.
ton Cemetery at least a dozen variou,
thoughts passed through the minds
OF the arms delegates.
The delegates are accustomed to
pageantry. The doffing Of hats in &C.
acknowledgement Of public con1rnen da.
ton Is part Of their oficiaI obliga.
lions. But they value most a rrea,
silence, for then they may stop and
think. And the great silence al noon
epabled them not to pray in a formal
way, but to think over the emotional
paradox of the early morning session
the cheers that greeted former Pres.
ident Wilson-to think over the ara
matte prologue to the meeting Of to.
day.
To Aristide BRAND, premier OF
France, the great silence led his
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