Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-16

day from official Washington, capita
OF the nation, preliminary to the hna
interment of his remains at Marion
O., his home city. 80
The ceremonies consisted In officia
transfer In the morning Of the bod.
from the W.ite House TO the Capitol
where IL lay In state until six O'Clock
In the evening. The American people
participated by marching in the fu
neral procession and by passing By
the bier In the rotunda OF the Capitol
and by lining the funeral route in vast
reverent crowds. Ter thousand school
children carpeted with flowers historic
Pennsylvania avenue.
The body left the White House,
where II had lain during the night, at
10 a. m Gen. John j. PershIng. gen
eraI of the United States army and
commander Of the military escort, led
the procession to the Capitol.
Guard of Honor.
Six generals Of the army and six
admirais of the navy acted as an I'm
mediate guard of honor to the caIsson
bearing the remains
Seven senators. including President
pro TEN. Cummins, and seven epre-
sentatives, including Speaker Gillette
Of the house, acted with members of
the Harding cabinet as honorary pail
bearers.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts,
marshal OF the civic procession, the
clergymen In charge of the services,
and the physicians who attended
President Harding at his last Illness
were assigned to places Immediately In
advance OF the caisson.
Chief Justice Taft participated as a
former president instead of as head of
the Supreme court. Ex-presldent and
Mrs. Wilson were placed behind him.
Procession Makeup.
Behind MIR. Wilson In the procession
were placed, successfully, ambassadors
of foreign governments, associate JUS
tlces OF the Supreme court, foreign
ministers and charge .~d'affalres, n
tors and officers of the senate, repre-
s~entatlves and officers OF the house,
governors of states and territories and
commissioners of the District Of Colum.
bia and acting secretaries of the yari-
Gus departments Of the federal govern
ment.
The following also were included In
the official section of the procession
Circuit Court of Appeals, Court of
Claims, Court Of Customs Appeals,
Court OF Appeals and Supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia. under
secretaries and assistant secretaries of
federal departments. assistant post.
masters general and assistant attor-
neys general, United States marshal
and United States attorney.
The chairman or senior member of
the following groups:
Federal Reserve board, Interstate
Commerce commission, Civil Service
commission, various mixed commits
sions dealing with International prob
and other agencies OF the federal
government.
Next In line came patriotic and
civic organizations, headed by men
who have won the Congressional Medal
OF Honor for heroic deeds In the serv-
Ice Of their county by land or sea
They were followed by army officers,
led by Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt.
Next came officers OF the coast
guard and public health service. head
ed by the assistant secretary of III,
treasury and officers of the coast and
geodetic survey. under command OF the
assistant secretary OF m
Delegations not to exceed ten per.
sons, representing the following or
ganizatIons, also were permitted to
participate In the civic procession
lmong others:
American Legion, World War Vet
rams, Knights Templar (detach-
nent), Knights of PythIas (detach-
nent). American Red Cross, Sons OF
he Revolution, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Colonial
Danes, Sons OF the American Revo-
utIon. Society of the Cincinnati, Sons
II Colonial Wars.
The services In the rotunda Of the
were as follows:
Invocation, Or. A Freeman, assist
mt pastor of the Calvary Baptist
.hurch, OF which Mr.. Harding was o
member.
Hymn, Lead. Kindly Light" male
OF Calvary Baptist church.
Scripture: Twenty-third Psalm
iicah. sixth chapter, eighth verse. {
Revelation, twenty-second chapter !
|rst TO fifth verses. !
Quotations. J
Prayer. DIR. James Shera Montgom
ry. chaplain of the house of repre-
entntives. I
Hymn, Nearer. My God. to Thee |
lale quartet. {
BenedIction, DR.. Anderson. 4
The body then lay In state and from
our to six the general public was ad
At 9 D. M. the casket was taken
ack 10 the car In which II had beer Q
rought across the continent. Then /
egan the journey TO Marion-back te c
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