The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-15


Wilson passed in his carriage, Nh.
Harding Saluted him by taking off his
hat and the former president return
ed the salute. The crowd cheered.
The reverent silence all along the line
had only been broken by handicap
ping and some cheers as the former
president passed by. After passing
the White House. Mr.. Wilson's car
riage turned out of the procession and
drove him home.
Out into the wide avenue the col
umn moved and on over the road
where the tramping hosts of Grants
victorious legions marked out a
course long ago; where presidents
have ridden their way into history or
back into private life; where Perish
ing's crusaders Of the First division
led by their vnief wound up their
great adventure a few short months
before. Memories of great days OF
the past were awakened as the pag-
cant swung along.
Past the Treasury and on the line
swung ahad, to halt only when the
casket had passed the White House.
There President Harding and the cab
met members of the supreme court
and senate and house turned aside to
go later by automobile to the Amphl-
theatre at Arlington. The stop was
brief as they left the lines, then the
cortege moved on up the avenue, on
through old Georgetown where Wash
ington once had his office as sur
veyor and mapped out great under
takings. on to the old bridge that
spans the Potomac and opens the way
to the Military road leading up to the
post of Fort Meyer and Arlington
National cemetery on the high ridge
above.
At the bridge the band turned aside
and some of the older officials Of he
escort fell out, leaving it to the hardy
men of today's army TO escort their
dead comrade up the long hill to the
roll only of muf1ed drums.
At the top, the line swung on
across the old parade toward the Ar
lington gate. There the artillery and
cavalry turned aside to stand ar atten-
ton while the. services in the cene-
terry were in progress. One battery OF
guns alone moved into the enclosure
of the dead, lining up on the ridge
crest for the last salute,
At the gate the Marine band was
waiting for the foot troops and the
casket and marched in ahead. The
march was slackened; the half step
and the wall of funeral dirge sound
ed as it moved in narrowed formation
through the trees and clustering
tombs and monuments and out over
the open spaces about the anphithe-
atre where thousands were gathered:
Swinging around to the west en-
trance to the amphitheatre, the es-
cort moved into line and with rifles
at present, stood as the casket was
carried by the body bearers in
through the high pillared colonade to
,, the right and around to the lapsez at
the front where President, Harding
and members of the cabinet, Bishop
Brandt and many dignitaries awaited
it.
The platform had been raised high
and the front was mass of-fewers
as the casket bearers, followed by the
officers as honorary pallbearers, NOV
ed slowly around the cononade. On
a special stand, well to the front, the
narrow box was placed and Secretary
Weeks stepped out from the Office
group to assume his duties as master
of ceremonies.
AS Bishop Brent concluded the in
! vocation which opened the ceremony,
the bells in Washington across the
river were ringing the noon hour. The
whole company in the amphitheatre
rose and stood in silence for two min
utes as the whole nation stood. by
presidential proclamation, in rever-
ence for the dead.
Then came the singing of "Ameri-
ca" rising in mighty chorus. After
that President Harding moved for
ward to stand beside the casket and
speak for the nation. Far below him
out of sight under the stone work.
men toiled with nerves strained to the
breaking point that no word he said
might be lost by the thousands gath
cred in New York, Chicago and San
Francisco about the electric sound
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