The New York herald., 1922-06-25
CABINET TO ATTEND
WILSON'S FUNERAL
Widow Withdraws Her Objec-
tions: Pallbearers WIN
Be Army Leaders.
FOCH WILL BE PRESENT
Funeral Procession and Ser
vice i'm Cathedral to Be Of
Military Character.

Special Gable to THE New YoRK HnAn
Copyright, 1879, by THE NEW yoRK HErALr-
New York Herald Bureau.
london, june 24.
The funeral of Field Marshal Sir
Henry Hughes Wilson on Monday will
be similar to the services held for
Field Marshal Lord Roberts. who died
in November. 1914. and beside whom
the assassinated General will lie In St
Paurs Cathedral. Extensive prepara-
tions have been made both for the
procession and the service.
Bands of the Grenadiers. the Cold
streams and the Scots and Welsh
Guards will accompany the procession,
and the Irish Guards will play inside
the cathedral. The Duke OF Connaught
will represent the Kisg, and Marshal
Foch is expected to do homage TO his
old comrade.
Communications between Lady Wilson
and the Cabinet have been followed bY-
the withdrawal of her expressed desire
that the Ministers should not attend the
funeral. Mr.. Lloyd George will attend.
and he has requested his colleagues to
do likewise. They will comply.
MarshaIs to He PaIIbearers.
LONDON, June "a (Associated Press).
The funeral cortege of Field Marshal
Wilson will proceed from his late resi-
dence to st. Paul's Cathedral Monday
morning. attended by a. large military
escort. The pallbearers, who will walk
beside the gun carriage bearing the
coffin, will be Field Marshals Grenfell,
Methuen, French of Ypres, Haig and
Robertson, Admiral Beatty, the air
chief. Marshal Trenchard; Gems. Gatliff
of the Marines, Willcocks, Monro and
Macready, and Lieut. Gen. Cobbe.
The dead soldiers charger will fol-
lew the coffin. Then will come seven
officers bearing his Insignia and a large
procession, including manly Officers, rep
resentatives from various regiments.
members of the Army Council, the A6-
rniralty and the Air Council A dele
9Atton from the Ulster constabulary.
numbering fifty men, will come from
Belfast tonight to participate In the
ceremonies.
Four massed bands win lead the pro-
cession and the Irish Guards, band vii,
play In st. Paul's There is an onor-
nous demand for tickets to the catke-
dral.
Ihe war Office tonight received a
message saying that Marshal Foch is
coming to London for the funeral f.
VIII have place in the procession sSfey
the representatives OF the royal family.
Inc inquest also VIII be held Non
Gay and is expected to last about az
hour. Lady Wilson probably vii! -..t
attend. as the time Of the funeral almost
comedies with that OF the inquest. =,
case she Is absent the necessary evil
dence for identification will be taken
from her by written statement, which
the Coroner will read or else the evt.
dence VIII be given by close friend of
Sir Henry.
DR.. Spilsbury of the Home Office will
attend the inquest. He. made post
mortem examination yesterday and is
believed to have extracted bullet.
which will be produced as an exhibit
at the inquest.
The Coroner's jury will view the body
at O'Clock Monday morning. Neith.r
Connolly nor O'Brien. the men who. diI
the shooting. expressed any desire 10
be present at the inquest