Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-10
PAY TRIBUTE
At THE CAPITOL
Endless Procession Passes
Through Rotunda of Capitol
to Pay Respects
FLOWERS ARE HEAPED UP
Come From All Parts of WorlC
--Biq Events to be Held
tomorrow

WASHINGTON, Nov Job
The Associated Press Great and
small folk moved in endless process
sion today through the rotunda OF
the capitol 10 pay tribute~to the un-
known dead lying IN such state as
only martyred presidents have
known. The day was set aside for
it. All who could speak for groups
in the land or for the powers of the
world. were free 10 place their floral
offerings at the bier.
Hour by hour the heaping flowers
about the casket mounted higher
and spread about the vast chamber.
Flowers that bloomed in France were
there, and flowers brought in aE
their beauty from South Africa. 9 1000
miles away. There was no organiza-
ton of veterans or Of patriotic peo-
pie over the land, unrepresented
Among the most formal of the pill
grimmage to this shrine was that
planned by the British embassy.
From the embassy building there
was arranged a parade headed by
Arthur J. Balfour, head of the Brit
/ ish delegation to Washington, ana
/ former Prime Minister and Sir Auck-
! land Geddes. British ambassadof
| Nearly a score of mobf1ekfoxpne
ed the procession and TWO motor
/ trucks carried the flowers.
4 wreath from King George war
among them, Lord Cavan acting for
the king. 1t bore the legend
"As unknown and yet well known;
''As dying and behold we live.
There was a wreath, too. from
Canada with the inscription. saying
but that which put the Glory o
l. i hrt
he did it as pure love to his com
try
That from Premier Lloyd Georgs
said:
evermore."
And that from India said;
"They never die who die 10 make
life worth living"
There were wreaths also from
Australia and New Zealand and all
of these except that from India
were made from flowers grown IN
E.lglish soil brought over as living
plants. From the Grand Army ana
United Veterans of Canada came
wreath There were flowers from
New Foundland and Army ana
Navy war veterans
And besides all the civil dignita-
age. went Earl Beatty, admiral OF
the fleet;: Rear Vice Admiral Hig-
gins. and others whose roles In the
war in which the unknown soldier
died, were great.
The flowers were handled by his
comrades of many armies OF the
British service. men who fought IN
France or on the sea.
Dawn found the sun thrustine
golden beams through the windows
high above the simple bier. As
through the night five armed men
stood motionless about the cata-
falque watching their dead COM
rade as they will watch until he IS
buried in Arlington national cem-
etery
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 flag that is a
soldiers winding sheet. Again the
cluster of French blossoms, with
cred and yellow was the only token
on the blended coloring of the BAN
ner of freedom, save for the slash
{ of white ribbon. laid in place by
Mrs Harding and the shield of the
nation. for which he died, lay rev.
erently above the still heart by the
/ President.
Outside, as the day came on. the
sun drove the last sullen cloud away
over the distant hills TO leave q
glorious rain-washed sheet of blue
and the awakening city's last touch
es were put 10 the rope lined aisles
through which thousands were te.
pass TO pay honor TO the dead. thou
sands whose one claim TO fame :
that they too are simple Americans
such as he who lies in such state a
emperors and kings may not know.
Straight to the eastward ran thS
narrow roped way arranged In olive
green as their field uniforms AMI
with fixed bayonets lining each side
On each mans shoulder hung the
looped cord of the fourragere show
ing that they were Of a marine regs-
ment decorated by France for hisa
valor on French soil