Evening star., 1922-11-11
IPRES|DENTLEADS
| NATIONS TRIBUTE
TO SOLDIER DEAD
Places Wreath on UnknoWn's
Grave at Armistice Day
Observance. \
|FL0WER-BEDECKED TOMB
| SHRINE FOR HUNDREDS
Cabinet Members, High Army and
Navy Officers and Public Bow
in Reverence.

Around the shrine of the nations
heroic dead at the Arlington national
cemetery, in a stiffness as deep as
that which passed over the battle
front four years ago when the great
guns hush announced the end Of a
world conflict centered today the
memorials of city and nation in honor
Of those who gave their lives on the
international field OF honor.
Only the clatter of the cavalry es-
cort to President Harding. commander
in-chief OF the armed forces OF
the United States, and the distant
booming of the field artillery at Fort
Myer. firing the twenty-one minute
gun salute to the chief executive,
broke the awe-inspiring stiffness
which hovered over the cemetery where
lie those who have worn the uniform
Affairs Of State Halt.
Once again the affairs of state were
halted while a nation headed by its
of the unknown soldier, whose body
lies under, the plain granite block
before the memorial anphitheater
and overlooking the capital Of the
nation.
For the people OF the nation Presi.
dent Harding paid tribute by placing
on the tomb, symbolic Of the sacri-
fees made by men who fought and
died, a wreath. Flanking him were
his secretaries of War and Navy de-
partments. Weeks and DENLY. head OF
the land and sea forces. respectively.
Simple were the exercises today in
the contrast with those Of q year ago
when the body was laid to rest with
all the military pomp and ceremony
at the nations command.
Grief Expressed
President Harding walked slowly
down the steps Of the amphitheater
with bowed and barred head. Behind
him came Secretaries Weeks and
Denby and q column OF prominent
Army and Navy officers.
The gold and blue Of the uniforms
Of the officers Of Army and Navy con-
trasted with the mourning worn by
hundreds who gathered on the steps
to do their bit in paying homage to
the war dead AS the President rever-
beauties and great, white chrysanthe-
NUNS. audible sobs were heard from
those whose loved ones had paid the
price of war. On the steps were
mothers, war mothers, whose deep
mourning was relieved only by the
the loss Of a boy on the battlefield.
Lips Of a number of the spectators
moved in prayer as the chief execu-
tive laid the wreath.
No Speeches Made.
Silently and with bowed head the
President turned about, afte. he had
placed the wreath. and moved to his
automobile, followed by Secretaries
Weeks and DENLY and the military
and naval aides and other officers OF
the Army and Navy. The cavalry
escort. the horses Of which had been
standing rigidly nearby. took its po-
sition in front of the column. There
was no shouting of commands. the
squadron moving ahead by arm sig
nails from the commander as II gal
loped its way all the way back to the
White House. where 1t took stand
to await a few minutes while the
President went in the White House.
It then escorted him to ST. Patrick's
Church, where it then became the Of
ficial escort at the funeral ot the
Honduran minister.
There were no inspiring patriotic
speeches to revive memories OF sac
rifces made. The President last
night sent to his countrymen a mes
sage for Armistice day. which. he
said, marked the victorious culmi-
nation of our nations most impress
sive participation in the affairs OF
the world"
Scouts Sound "Taps.o
Around the tomb stood rigidly
SQUADS of soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, who came to pay tribute to
their comrade unknown and to all
those who fought and died in their
branches of the service during the
war.
Following the nations tribute. the
Boy Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps. IN
full uniform. stepped up to the shrine,
and forty-ive little buglers sent over
the Virginia hills the soldiers good
night-the sad call Of taps.
Many wrenths Placed.
Men who will carry through their
lives wounds received on the battle
fields of France, now patients at the
Walter Reed General Hospital. went
to the tomb today and there placed a
wreath in memory OF their comrade.
They were headed by Miss Margaret
H. Lower, field director. American Red
Cross.
Central High School students. NIFTY
in number. headed by Supt. OF Schools
Frank w. Ballou and Asst. Supt OF
schools Stephen f. Kramer. followed
and placed on the shrine a wreath
ordered by the West Roxbury High
school of Boston. Mass. Capt. A. ).
traI was in charge and Col. Howard
Embrey, commanding the high school
cadet brigade, spoke.
Hundreds Make Pilgrimage.
All day long hundreds Of people