Evening star., 1923-06-01
Army's Only Colored Colonel,
Hero of Race Laid at Rest
White and Black
Pay Tribute at
Arlington.
Career OfCoI. Young
Who Died in africa,
RecOllnted.

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| Col. Charles Young. l. s. A.. the
| only colored man to attain that rank
in the American Army and the last
I OF his race to graduate from West
! Point. was laid to rest today in Ar
| linGton national cemetery With serv-
F; ices participated in by the United
States Army. the Grand Army Of the
! Republic. United Spanish War Vet
Grams. Army and Navy Union. the
American Legion, unaffiliated voter-
ans of the world war and prominent
civilians. both white and black
| Final tribute was paid in the mas
sive marble amphitheater. where only
! three other persons have been given
| funeral services. They were two Con-
| federate veterans aud the unknow
f; soldier
All colored schools in Washington
! closed today out of respect to the
! memory of the distinguished negro
and We're Well represented at the
| services in Arlington.
! The body arrived at the Union sta
1
| journey of thousands of miles from
the wilds of Africa. When Col. Young
| died at Lagos. southern Nigeria.
January s, 1922, while on duty as
military attache to the Liberian re-
public. his body was inferred with
military honors by British troops He
had been making "A study of the Brit
lsh possession when stricken. By
English law a body cannot be ex-
| humed there within q year. Last
' iGir r,S.1 al.
by oxcart across many mountains and
rivers of savage Africa to the coast
OF Liberia and thence taken by tramp
, steamer TO the United States.
| Honors Upon Arrival.
| Shortly after IT arrived in New
| York services sponsored by the
American Legion were held at the
which Assistant Secretary of the
+! Navy Theodore Roosevelt was the
] principal speaker. ON its way to
| Washington. Philadelphia joined in
! honorinG the memory of Col. Young
! And today the capital received il to
! keep for all time. A large gathering z
| OF prominent colored persons took
! charge of the body and. escorted by a
| cortege Of military and civilian vet
! eran bodies ii passed over the follow
! ing route to the cemetery: Union sta
| tion plaza TO Delaware avenue, Della
! street west to 1st street. st street
| south to Pennsylvania avenue. west
! on Pennsylvania avenue to East Ex-
! ecutiVe avenue, north on East EXecu-
tive avenue to Pennsylvania avenue.
west on Pennsylvania avenue to NJ
| street to Key bridge. thence to Fort
| Myer and Arlington cemetery.
! Inc order of the funeral procession
! was as follows: Platoon of police,
! parade commander. Capt. Arthur
No mn ir,f.,
ard University Reserve Officers
Training Corps and band: Company
| A. lst Separate Battalion. d. {. n. q: :
| battalion. senior r. o. T. G.: High
School Cadet Band; gath Regiment.
High School Cadets. Cadet Lieut.. Col
| Carroll commanding; Chaplain q. j.
| w. Scott and officiating clergy, the
body. on caisson. Col. Young's rider
| less horse. honorary pallbearers. Mrs
| Young and family, officers of the
Army, official delegations and other
| friends; veteran organizations, Com
| munity Center Band. Charles Sumner
Post. G. A; r., John p. Quander, com
mander; United Spanish War Vet
Grams, Walter Davis, department
commander; Charles Thomas Camp.
| l.. l.. Green. commander. and George
! Berry Camp, Lewis Jones. COM
mander: Gen. Guy V. Henry Garrison.
commander; American Legion, Wal
| ter Green Post. Baltimore. James
! Reese Europe Post No ). and James
! h. Walker Post, No. %: unaffiliated
in civilian attire and police rear
! guard.
| Placed on Catafalque.
| While the Sd Cavalry Band played
| dirge the casket was removed at
| Arlington by the body bearers. and.
preceded by the choir of Howard
] University and the clergy and fol-
L In hry I& -
| and the family, was borne through
the west entrance of the amphithe-
ater around the right colonnade to
! the apse, where it was placed on the
eatafalaue. The audience and choir
! followed by prayer offered by Col.
John T. Axton. chief of chaplains,
! United States Army. Chaplain o. J.
w. Scott then gave the obituary. and
| Rev. o. L. Jones followed with a
psalm. The Scripture lesson was read
| by Chaplain William r. Scott fol-
| lowed by the singing of Deep River
| by the choir. Chaplain Axton and
! Chaplain o. J. w. Scott spoke of Col.
the Friend On the conclusion Of
these addresses the choir and audi
ence joined in the singing of abide
| With Me-; Chaplain o. J. w. Scott
pronounced the benediction and the
body was carried from the amphithe-
ater. past the tomb of the unknown
| soldier to the grave, where supple
| mentary services were held. Chap
lain Q. j. w. Scott committed the
body to the ground and Rev. o. E.
! Jones prayed. A firing squad fired
the last salute and the services closed
when the last note of taps" died
| away.
The following delegation. appoint
| ed by the state of Ohio, attended the
1 ceremonies: Maj. Oscar J. w. Scott.
retired. chairman: DIR. Joseph L.
Johnson, Harry f. Davis. a member
of the Ohio state legislature; Presi-
dent J. A. Gregg Of Wilberforce Uni
/ versity, Capt. ]. E. Bush of Dayton,
Capt. w. S. Thomas Of Mansfield,
Lieut.. Thomas D. Walker Of SPRING
field and r. A. Caldwell of Warren.
Secretary Weeks, when he learned
of the death Of Col Young, Is quoted
| as saying that "in his death the
Army nourns the loss Of an able and
energetic officer" Negro friends
here, including c.. C. johnson, man
| ager of the colored Y. NJ. c. A.. stated