New-York tribune., 1922-04-02
Nation al to Pray
At War Dead's
Shrine To-day
v;r,uaIJv Every State in the
Iln;on To Be Represented
>, Ceremony Here Over
R;crs of Returned Soldiers
Cortece Precedes Services
Assistant Secretary of War
and 3 Governors to Join
Army. Navy and Marines

s.'.., iI..,. Secretary OF War, q Congres-
s;s-.f delegation from many states,
nr. ',Yns nj various denominations. fra
sei civic and patriotic societies and
.ns, NJ Others will take part in the
.;,;.arv rites arranged for this after
Anon in honor Of the 1000 heroic dead
nsnse bodies lie fag-draped inside
-;sr of the army base in Brooklyn
Thsv are the last Of 45,47S American
.o;dier dead who have been returned to
tbeir land Of fealty. They came back
last Wednesday on the Cambria, from
Antwerp.
n,snned by the American Legion for
-his reg ;ment of silent heroes viii be
lseking. Their chief, General John !.
pershing. will not be able 70 attend
because Of illness,
Edward A. Simmons. l. s. n. is
,-and marshal of the procession, which.
siter forming on Thirty eighth Street
~est of Fort Hamilton Parkway. Brook
i'm. at D. m, will march, beginning
salf an hour later, to the army base at
the foot of Fifty eighth Street. There,
.t2 o. M. the funeral services will be
b,ld while church bells toll and the
eity's flags droop at half mast.
4 police escort will lead the pro-
e.,sion, followed by the grand mar
shal and staff, all mounted. Then will
come the 26th Infantry Band. funeral
escort consisting of massed colors of
all veteran organizations, the escort
Of honor, firing squad. bugler. attend
ing clergy headed by Archbishop Pat
rick T. Hayes, in vehicles, caisson with
the body Of one Of the .060 dead. AS
sistant Secretary of War j. NJ. Vain
wright, medal of honor men and dis
tnguished guests.
Next in the column will be the lst
Division, military and navaD headed
by Colonel William A. Taylor, U. S r.,
as marshal, and staff on mounts; First
Provisional Regiment, consisting of q
detachment Of the 22d Infantry; a de
tachment from the U. S. S. Maryland,
Of the Atlantic Fleet; detachment of
the Marine Corps, and the Cd Provis-
ional Regiment consisting of organiza-
tions of the New York National Guard
and New York Naval Militia
In the I'd Division, headed by Colonel
William P. Griffith, G. A r., and staff.
will be various posts of the G.. A. R..
American Legion marshal and staff,
American Legion posts, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Military Order of the
World War, United Spanish American
War Veterans, Military Order of For
eign Wars and other veteran organi-
sstions
Members of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Of whom there will not be
many, will ride to the army base in
vehicles
The line of march will be from the
intersection of Thirty-eighth Street
and Fort Hamilton Parkway, south on
Fnrf Hamilton Do ayl,u 70
Street, west on Sixtieth Street to Sixth
Avenue, north on Sixtieth Street to
Fifty-eighth Street, west ON Fifty
eighth Street to the army base. Or
carnations will enter the army base
, and take up their positions for the
ceremonies on the pier.
Attending clergy, besides Archbishop
Hayes, will consist of DR.. Joseph Sill
verman, Bishop Thomas +. Gailor and
army chaplains. Flanking the caisson
in the procession will be Brigadier
generals J. W. Lester, Palmer F.
Pierce, William Weigel De Witt c.
Weld. Charles I. De Bevoise and
Franklin W. Ward and Commodore
Robert P. forshew and Captain c. T.
Vogelgesang.
Admiral Hilary P. Jones, commander
o. the Atlantic Fleet, will march with
~A0SioldiH SSCLclaEN OIL VI ar. IN
the Congressional delegation will be
Senator's William NJ. Calder, of New
York; Bert NJ. Fernald, of Maine; Will
iiam j. Harris, of Georgia; Selden P.
spencer, Of Missouri; Edwin S. Brous-
sara, OF Louisiana, and Representatives
fisn' OF New York; Crago, of Pennsyl-
vanla; Arenz, of Nevada; Rankin. of
missouri, and McSwain, of South Caro-
lima.
Behind the Congressional delegation
Viii march Governor Miller of New
iork, Governor Lake of Connecticut
snd Governor Edwards Of New Jersey.
mayor Hylan and Rodman Wanamaker
VIII y, follow the state executives
me 22d Infantry band will head the
nrs' DIVISION, the band of the u. S. s.
Maryland will head the battalion Of
sailors and marines, and the 14th Regi-
Gt GGent band will head the National
nuard units, chief among which will be
The l65th Infantry cold 69th), in com
mand Of Colonel Moynihan.
N instead of General Pershing, Mr..
Wainwright is expected to deliver the
pflheipal address at the Army Base
ceremony. Senator Calder will speak
on behalf of the delegation of Con-
sressmen. The lone soldiers body will
oe hited from the caisson as it enters
me me base and will occupy platform
Sre Selore the speakers stand. Four other
MSoales, representing the army, navy,
baarine Corps and National Guard, will
Oe placed alongside it.
tatnolic services will be presided
S over by Chaplain A. C. Dinneen, 22d
infantry, Governors Island; Protestant
Ssevices by Chaplain E. S Swan, of
reeft reft Iotten, and Jewish services by
tHhhap!ein Lee J. Levinger. formerly Of
'ae 2ith Division, A. f. z.
Az the conclusion of the services a
HHring squad from the 22d Infantry will
si .te three volleys over the bodies in
front 'front.' Of the platform as the final sa
iu'e. Taps" will then be sounded, to
.s ee echoed by an unseen bugler. Bells
throughout the state will toll their
;Hloute to the dead until 4 D. m. dur
which time prayers will be said.
..lne first of the American soldier
Ssao Yea arrived in November, 1919, hav-
ipas oeen taken from graves on the
tnaseisn sector at Archangel. There
has: hase been forty consignments of the
~ 1eoles delivered onto the home soil. or
d. Per cent cent Of this countrys total war
seaa. The rest will remain buried be-
dias asa.n the soil where they fought and
uied for peace.