The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-23

On the coffin decorated by Presi-
Dental hand was a plate chronicling
the fact that Joseph Guyton, of Evart,
Mich, a private in Company l, of the
126th United States infantry, had
given his life for his country on May
"a, 1918 on the Gilwilder sector in AL
SAGE.
After the ceremony president Hard
ing accompanied by Mrs. Harding,
several Senators and wives, army Off
GERS of high rank, returned to Manhat-
tan where he was scheduled to ad-
dress the Society of Political Science
at the luncheon in the Hotel Astor
after reviewing the old 106th Infan-
try in Brooklyn this afternoon.
President and Mrs. Harding were
met at the pier by Col. F. w. Gal
braith, commander of the American
Legion. -s
Motor Through Central Park
The party motored through the
winding roads of Central Park, down
Fifth avenue, on which all traffic was
halted, and across Twenty-fourth
street to the Hudson river. where they
crossed on a ferry boat to attend a
solemn ceremony in Hoboken.
This ceremony was a funeral serv-
ice for more than 5000 American war
dead-representing every state in the
Union and every combat division of
the A. E. F.-whose bodies were
brought home last week on the trans
port Wheaton.
Party Lands at Piers
The presidential party landed at the
great army piers in Hoboken at 1O:3O
Preceded by military guard, steel
helmeted and garbed as 70 rthe bat
tlefield. President and Mrs. Harding
entered the great hall of the dead.
With barred head the President and
his party trod softly down the great
shed with coffins to right, collins to
left and coffns ahead as far as the
eye could see. Each was draped with
an American flag. Finally the party
passed into section holding nearly
1000 bodies. 1t was in this section the
ceremony was to take place.
The moment the President stepped
onto platform a military band struck
up the Star Spangled Banner"
New York, May 23.-The Presiden-
tial yacht Mayflower, bringing Presi-
dent Harding and his party to New
York, passed Battery Park shortly
after O'Clock this morning on her
way up the Hudson River to her dock
ing place a 96th street.
AS the yacht passed Fort La Fay
cite at 6:45 a. m, she was given the
presidential salute of 81 guns.
President Harding's visit today be-
came all the more momentous when it
was announced the chief executive
would participate In the ceremonies
to honor more than 5000 war dead
whose bodies are at Hoboken.
Arrangements for this event were
made by wireless by the American
Legion. Soon after the guns on the
destroyer fleet anchored in the Hud.
son River doomed welcome to the
President. bells throughout the city
tolled in honor of the fallen heroes.
Plans called for the presidential
party leaving the .Mayfiower immedi.
ately after her docking at the Navy
pier at 96th street and proceeding di.
rectly to Hoboken to attend the ser.
vices which will honor soldier dead
before their bodies are shipped to
IhOh lOi nor hOinoS III ali parts OF tne
country.
Flags at Half Mast
Flags in New York City will fly at
half mast throughout the day.
F. w. Galbraith,, commander of the
American Legion, will await the ar
rival Of the president with automo
biles to take the party to 23rd street
and embark on ferry for the army
piers in Hoboken.
Other than participation in formal
exercises, plans for the presidents
program remained unchanged. Up
on his return from Hoboken he will &c
to the hotel Astor, where he will ad
dress the Society ON Political Science
at / o'clock. After that he will go tc
Brooklyn to interview the 23rd in
fantry at its barracks. He will deliver