The Washington herald., 1922-02-25
CAPITAL WlLLPAY
TRIBUTE TO FOUR
OF ROMA'S DEAD
Double Funeral at Arling'
ton Will Be Held This
Morning.

Washington will pay tribute TO
the dead Of the Roma collapse with
the military burial of four Of the
victims this morning in Arlington
/. Cemetery.
A steamer bearing bodies of the
four dead airmen will steam slowly
past Boiling Field, former home of
the dead air pilots, and dock at the
seventh street wharves this morn
ing at o'clock Mai. Gen. Patrick.
chief of the Air Service. and a stan
including former comrades from
Boiling Field. will meet the funeral
ccrtege as it drawns into anchorage.
Two Double Funerals.
The bodies to be inferred this
morning are those of Mai. Walter
II. Vautsmeier, Capt. Dale Mabry.
Master Sergt- James Murray and
Staff Sergt. Lee NJ. Harris. Two
double funerals, conducted by their
comrades in the Air Service, will
be held.
Mai. vautsmeier and Capt. Mabry
will be buried at IL o'clock and
Master Sergt. James Murray and
Stafr sergt. Lee NJ. Harris a half
hour later.
All officers who can be spared
from duty at Boiling Field have
been released for the services. Gen.
Patrick will personally meet the
steamboat. He will be accom-
panied by a detail of eight enlisted
men from Boiling Field who will
remain at the pier during the morn
ing.
The bodies will be transported to
the cemetery. by use of one hearse
and one caisson- Two trips viii!
be made.
VIII Meet Relatives.
Gen. Patrick will meet Mrs.
Harris, wife of the dead staff ser
Eeant. and Mrs. Agnew. relative:
Mai Lincoln will meet Mrs. Vaults
meier; Lieut.. Hodge will meet DIR.
Mabry and two brothers and sis
ters of Capt Mabry; Master Sergt.
Maylon. Boiling Field. will meet
Sergt. and Mrs. Gabriel. members
Of the funeral cortege. and Majs
Frank and Chisum will meet other
officers and survivors of the ill-fated
Roma accompanying the bodies
Honorary palIbearers for Maj
Nautsmeier include Majs. James
G. II. Brown, Il. o. Lewis and Her
Eert OLesry. Honorary palIbearer:
for Capt. Mabry are Capts. o. S
Person. t.-Clair Street. Fl. b. Weeks
1:UTdette ). Wright. First Lieut.. T.
y. Carey and First Lieut.. George
w. Goddard. Six noncommissioned
officers from Boiling Field will act
as honorary 'pallbearers for Master
Scrgt. James Murray and Stafi
StrSt- Lee VI. Harris.
\ limited amount of government
Il ansportation for relatives will be
available and will be in the vicinity
"r the main entrance to the Num-
tinHs Building at 1r:l5 o'clock.
Lieut.. Hodge, personnel officer. will
lie in charge.
Red Cross Aids Families
National headquarters of the
american Red Cross. at the request
of the Langley Field Chapter. has
made an appropriation of $1,000 to
render some temporary financial re-
lief for families of some of the en-
listed men who perished in the
burning of the Roma, it, was an
nounced last night.
Col Arthur G.. Fisher. of the
lighter-than-air service of the army.
and chairman of the Langley Field
Red Cross Chapter, found that fam
lilies of some of the victims re-
uuired temporary financial assist
ance to cover the expense of trans
porting and burying the bodies
The need was indicated by Col.
Fisher to Albert G. Thomas. dfrec-
tor of Red Cross camp service at
Fort Monroe, who communicated
with national Headquarters.