Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-04
HARDING FUNERAL
SERVICE PLANNED
HERE WEDNESDAY
Gen. Pershing to Lead Escort
of Casket From White
House to Capitol.
BODY TO LIE IN STATE
BENEATH GREAT DOME
New President Issues Executive
Order After Approval of
Widow.

Widow.
With a magnificence BETTING the
funeral of the President of the United
States and marked by a solemn dig
nifty and simplicity. the state funeral
of the late Warren G.. Harding will be
held here next Wednesday morning.
The body will reach Washington
Tuesday at $50 pm.
Announcement to this effect was
the President and or1cer charge
of the office OF public buildings and
grounds, following a long conference
with President Coolidge his
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Pershing 10 Lead.
Before considering with Col. Sher
rill details for this last 5r;3uIe to the
deceased executive. President Coolidge
said he desired Gen. John j. Pershing
to be grand marshal of the impress
sive proce ssion that will accompany
the casket containing the remains OF
DIT. 10 the Sdpilol' =" mere
they will be placed upon the .cata-
falque to lie in state: An order TO
this effect was then signed by Presi-
dent Coolidge. and Gen. Pershing was
communicated with by wire.
1t was made known at President
Coolidge's Willard headquarters today
that former President Woodrow Wilson
and Mrs. Wilson had been invited to
join in the procession. In the event
that Mr.. Wilson finds II possible to &C.
to a In haHffinC
distinction will be made for him
AS announced officially today. the
executive order regarding the funeral,
as signed by President Coolidge, fol-
lows:
''On arrival Of funeral train in
Union station. the President. escorted
by military aids. with members of
the cabinet, Chief Justice. the acting
president pro tempore of the Senate
and the Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives. will accompany the re-
mains to the White House.
Escort to Capitol.
"On Wednesday at 10 o'clock am.
the remains will be escorted to the
Capitol. The hearse will be preceded
by the civic procession. in proper or
der "Details to be arranged)
''On arrival at the Capitol the re-
mains will be placed in the center of
the IOtunOd, "HeTe the SeTV-
ices will be held. The President will
then proceed from the Capitol to his
apartment in the New Willard Hotel.
The remains of the deceased Pres
ident will then lie in state in the
rotunda of the Capitol until 6 pm.
be open to the public from to 6
pm. The placing of wreaths and
other tokens of respect by the public
will be allowed"
Only Small Escort.
Only a small military escort, headed
by a platoon of mounted policemen.
will escort the funeral party from
the Union station when 1t arrives at
1880 pm. Tuesday. The President and
cabinet and the Chief Justice will
occupy automobiles directly behind
those of the widow and members of
the party bringing the body back to
Washington.
The route to be followed from the
Union station to the White House
will be: From the plaza to D street,
to North Capitol, to street and into
Pennsylvania avenue. to 18th street.
into Pennsylvania avenue again and
into the White House grounds.
1t has not been decided whether or
not there will be any funeral services
held during the time the body of the
late President rests in the east room
of the White House. Only relatives
and the President and Mrs. Coolidge
members of the cabinet, the Chief Jus
tice and few friends will visit the
bier there.
Military Escort.
The military escort for the state
funeral on Wednesday. which will
proceed to the White House at 10 a. M,
will consist of about $500 soldiers
O nd in, oko
Washington and regiment of ma
rines from Quantico, Va. This sec
ton of the funeral procession will
station itself along East Executive
avenue and the civic section will be
stationed along West Executive ave-
nue..
Each of these sections will take it's
proper position as the caisson bearing
the casket of the mourned President
followed by members of the family,
President and Mrs. Coolidge. members
of the cabinet, and those friends who
have been asked to be a part Of the
family section of the procession, en-
tiers Pennsylvania avenue from the
White House grounds.
Following the conference today be-
tween Mai. Sullivan, chief Of police,
and Inspector Shelby and Col Sher-
rill, 1T was decided to have the Ave-
nue. roped off by means of cable dur
ing the period OF the procession. The
platforms along the Avenue will be
removed temporarily. and street car
service will be discontinued, as well
as vehicle traffic.
Guard of Police.
The large Gordon of police will be
placed about the Union station dur
ing the arrival of the party accom-
panying the late Presidents body and
during their departure. The streets
to be traversed in bearing the re-
mains from the station to the White
House and from the Capitol to the
Union station will be roped off.
Among the civic and patriotic
bodies that will be represented Will
be the Grand Army of the Republic.
Spanish War Veterans, Sons of Vet
Grams, Confederate Veterans, Sons OF
the American Revolution. Boy Scouts
of America. American Legion. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars and Disabled
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