Evening star., 1922-02-03
A|RMEN TO HONOR.
COL. SHAUGHNESSY
Mail Flyers to Drop Floral
Tribute at Arlington. on
j Grave Tomorrow.

squadron of the air mail service
will fly to Arlington national GENE.
terry tomorrow afternoon and drop
flowers upon the grave of Edward H
Shaughnessy, second assistant post
master general, who died yesterday
at Walter Reed Hospital, following
injuries received In the Knickerbock-
er Theater disaster.
This flight will form part Of the
funeral service to be held beginning
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon at
the chapel at 1890 N street northwest,
day by officials Of the Post Once De-
partment.
Mrs shaughnessy,. wife of Col.
Shaughnessy, who is confined to
Emergency Hospital with five broken
ribs today insisted that she was able
TO attend the ceremonies and fully
believed that she would be permitted
TO do so. She has not been told yet
that her injuries are too great to
allow such action on her part. Her
daughter. injured in the disaster, Is
with her at the hospital.
Pallbearers Selected.
Honorary pallbearers were selected
today as follows: DR.. Hubert Work.
first assistant postmaster generals w.
Irving Glover. third assistant post
master general: H. H. Billany, fourth
assistant postmaster general: A. D.
1Iasker. chairman OF the ShippluB
Board: Judge John A. Edwards. solici-
tor, Post Office Department.: Walter
II. Riddell. general superintendent.
railway mail service: George w. Per-
kinS, jr, executive secretary to the
Postmaster General; Ralph V. Sollitt.
: assistant to the chairman Of the Ship.
NntY, o,-1. n
Railway Association: Carl +. Egge.
general superintendent. air mail serv-
ice: William NJ. Mooney, chief clerk,
Post Office Department, and E. r.
White, chief clerk of the office Of the
second assistant postmaster general.
Active pallbearers will be Gen. G..
Van III. Moesley, Lieut. Col. w. l. KEEL
Ter, Capt. w. l.. McMorris, Mai E. G..
Bliss and Col. E. D. Peck. all Of the
United States Army, and Capt. David
$: Barry, jr., U. S. NJ. c. The Fort
Myer Band and a mounted escort viii
take charge at the cemetery.
Tributes to Deceased Onlcial.
Postmaster General Hays, in a tele-
gram from Miami, Fla. paid tribute
to Col. Edward H. Shaughnessy. sec
ond assistant postmaster general, who
died yesterday at Walter Reed Hos
pital as the result of injuries re-
ceived in the Knickerbocker crash.
His death Is not only q grief to
his family and friends" MI. Hays
wired, but his passing is 4 national
loss. ! have never known a finer
man. No one could have been more
ice"
Col. Shaughnessy has gone over the
top for the last time and cannot re-
turn declared d. Hubert Work.
speaking Of Mr.. shaughnessy. He
summed up his career as follows:
THE messenger boy. The telegraph
operator. Train dispatcher. Rail
way superintendent. The master of
transportation for the A. E. F. The
of the United States"
President Hardins's Statement.
President Harding, in statement
with respect to the death of Mr..
Shaughnessy. said:
Il was very greatly grieved to
learn Of tho death of Assistant Post
master General Shaughnessy. The de-
partment onacials held him in exceed
ingly high esteem and counted him
most valuable government servant
OF course. have shared the views Of
those who worked in intimate asso-
w. Irving Glover, third assistant
postmaster general. said:
I'm the going of Col. Edward Shaugh-
messy the Post Office Department has
lost an assistant whose position can
never be filed as Shaughnessy filled
it. In his Office as second assistant
postmaster general he Was always In
command, the same as the 50, ,dier
overseas, and that Is why we in the
department learned to love him. He
! was a man among men. None knSw
him but to love him. I shall greatly
miss him as Col. Shaughnessy, but 40
one will ever know how much more !
shall miss him as Ed Shaughnessy
for that, only my heavy heart will
xtell.''
Loses q Dear Friend.
Harry II. Billany. fourth assistant
postmaster general, said: II am deep
Ely grieved over the loss of my dear
friend, Col. Shaughnessy. His tech
nical knowledge of transportation and
his sympathetic handling of men has
brought an Improvement in the rail-