Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06

of the foreign diplomatic corps and
high government officials viii leave
Washington for Marion Thursday
evening. The special funeral COM
mittee Of the Senate and the House
of Representatives will go to Marion
with the funeral train Wednesday
afternoon.
1t has been settled that soldiers,
sailors and marines will serve as ac-
tive pail bearers at the services in
Washington, while the honorary pail
bearers will include six senators and
appointed by Senator Cummins of
Iowa, president pro tempore of the
Senate, and Speaker Gillett OF the
House. Selection of the other six
to Mrs. Harding.
Wilson to Take Part.
Former President Wilson notified
President Coolidge today that he
assigned a position for himself and
Mrs. Wilson in the funeral process
sion"
President and Mrs Coolidge and
Chief Justice Taft and the members
of the Senate and House committees.
besides number of other officials
| and intimate friends, will meet the
funeral train at Union Station at
100 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
Will be a part of the solemn cortege
from the station to the White House
The casket will then be placed In
| the east room where IL will remain
in the silence of that famous big
chamber until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning when it viii be escorted
to the rotunda of the Capitol.
It will he in the rotunda that the
services of the nation. will be held
and where Immediately following the
! public. formed in two lines. will pass
| through. Wreaths handed to attend
ants in the rotunda by those in the
line will be taken with tho body to
Marion. Only four wreaths will be
placed upon the casket during this
ceremonial.
VIII Leave mt PM.
At 6 O'Clock the body will be taken
from the Capitol to Union station
where special train will be ready
! to start with II for Marion.
Cen. John J. Pershing. who has been
named grand marshal of the process
sion. will head the more than 1000
| soldiers. sailors and marines who
VIII form the honor escort for the
body. 1t has not been determined
how many persons will be in the
civic section. but 1t is roughly esti-
| mated that the number will exceed
| 1000
VIII Name 100 Citizens.
I Appointment of committee of 100
TO march in the funeral procession OF
/ the late President Harding Wednes-
! day. as representatives of the citi-
| zenry Of the District will be made
! this afternoon by the Commissioners
I at the request of President Coolidge
The actual selection of those who
! VIII form the committee will be made
! by Edward F. Colladay, president OF
| the Board of Trade, who will submit
/ the list to the Commissioners for
their approval. The names will be
| enty-eight citizens ASSOCIATIONS and
!, other civic bodies The Commission
! crs already have furnished Mr. Col
! laday with list containing the
!. names of the ASSOCIATE from which
I they wish the committee personnel
1 to be chosen.
! VIII Close Sport Places.
| Col. Sheriff.. as officer in charge oil
public buildings and grounds, ISSUED
| an order today closing the Lincoln
! Memorial and the Washington Monu
;. ment and the various athletic field:
I public parks on Wednesday and Fri
day.
I John T. Adams. chairman of tn
republican national committee. toda,
took up with President Coolidge tn
matter of Ihe members OF the nation
al committee participating in thu
procession. Mr.. Adams was Informed
!. that all organizations are beine
limited to not more than 10 repre-
I sentatives. Mr.. Adams will tomor'
| row make known to Col. Sheriff. the
i! ten national committeeman who viii
/ be selected to participate.