Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-18
ARMY TO PAY LAST
TRIBUTE TO MILES
President to Attend Funeral
T0morroW-TWo Regiments
to Escort Body.

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With every honor that can be ~
corded an officer of his rank and dis
tinction, Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
veteran commander in two victorious
American armies and conqueror Of the
Indian nations Of the West, will be laid
to rest in Arlington National Cemetery
shortly after 2 o'clock tomorrow after.
noon.
Nine commanders whose fame IL re-
corded in the Nations past and pres
ent armies and the son of another WIN
be his honorary pallbearers: his escurf
will be two regiments Of fighting men
representing every branch Of Amer
lea armed service. And prominent
among the mourners will he remnants
of the legions that followed him
through the Civil and the SPANISH
American Wars.
At Lao o'clock a troop of the SO
United States Cavalry viii escort tho
body from Gen. Miles home, IH tie
Rochambeau, on Connecticut svenifa.
to St. Johns Episcopal Church. SlA-
teenth and II streets, where the simple
rites of the Episcopal faith will be 70
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True to the customs Of that faith. 10
eulogy viii be pronounced.
Military Rites at Tomb.
Immediately after the short services
at st. Johns Church, Gen. Miles VIII
begin his last short march 10 his
final resting place amid the bivOuacs
of the comrades who proceeded him.
As the cortege enters the south gate
of Arlington, a battery at Fort NIyer.
just above the sepulcher in which the
veteran fighter is TO lie, viii begin the
official salute of lieutenant general.
Is guns fired at intervals OF one
minute.
While the modern weapons of a new
army boom out their solemn farewell,
the regular military service will be re.
peated before the Miles tomb as the
body is being Inferred. When the last
words have been pronounced and the
casket is resting in its SepulCher wait
ing to be sealed from human eyes for
ever, three voleys of Il rifles each will
be fired and q. second later an Army
bugler will sound taps
in the cortege that IS to accompany
Gen. Miles as an escort of honor on
his final journey to the tomb will be
Brig. Gen. Samuel d. Rockenbsch,
commander of the District of Wash
ington, and his entire staff; a bat
TALON each of Cavalry, Engineers,
Artillery and Infantry; a Marine bat
talon from QuantiCo and a seaman
| battalion from the Norfolk naval base.
| The casket will ride on an artillery
| caisson, drawn by six black horses
| and paced by officers from the Army.
| the Navy and the Marine Corps.
President TO Attend.
| Immediately behind the family will
| ride representatives of the Grand
| Army of TIE Republic. given place
| of honor in the civilian division ~
| virtue of their service. Several Of
| the bent veterans who will follow
| Gen. Miles TO his final bivouac were
with his division before Chancellor>-
/ Vile and Sharpsburg. Next in order
will follow representatives Of the
| United Spanish War Veterans anF OF
| virtually every military and patriotic
! society in the country.
| President Coolidge, who is under
stood to be arranging his schedule To-
morrow so that he can attend the
| funeral. will ride in the section de
| voted to members of the family and
| close associates. The honorary pau-
| bearers. whose names We're announced
today as follows, viii be in this sec
ton: Ma Gen. Dennis l.. Nolan. act
J ing chief of staff of the Army: Ma
| Gen. Hugh l.. Scott. retired Mai Gen.
| Oswald +. Ernst. retired; Mai Ger.
Glen, retired; Maj. Gen. William VI.
Black, retired; Rear Admiral George
Baird, retired; Mai. Gen. John A. John
! ston, resigned: Maj Gen. Edward y
| McClarnand. retired. and TruAton
Beale, son of the late Maj. Cen.
Beale
| During the formation of the cortege
on Sixteenth street between II and N
streets. all parking Of automobiles, eN
| cept those that are to be in the
funeral, win be forbidden in that area.
| The line of march will be from The
church around the west side OF the
| White House, down Seventeenth
| street and around the east side Of the
Tidal Basin to the Highway Bridge.
From there the route viii be over
the Military road to the south gate
and direct to the mausoleum.
Seek TO Divert Traffic
Automobiles containing persons tho
| wish to attend the services in the
cemetery may use the south gate
until = o'clock. From then until after
the funeral it will be closed to all
persons except those in the cortege.
Parking will be permitted on Porter
avenue, in the cemetery. and all ave
nues north of Porter avenue, hut no
cars may park at any time this side
of that thoroug hfarc.
To avoid congestion, officers ia
charge of arrangements have issued
a request that as many motorists aS
possible go to Arlington via George
town and the Key Bridge. This would
bring them to the cemetery through
the Fort Myer gate and enable
quicker parking, as all of the roads
where motorists may stop their cars
are in that section of the reserVa-
ton. During the funeral the Gene
terry will be thoroughly policed by
military guards.
About $500 troops will he III the
procession. in addition to Il large
| number of civilian representatives..
Washington motor cycle police viii
ride at it's head clear to the south
gate of the cemetery. Twenty foot
police will take charge of all streets
on which participants in the parade
will concentrate to preserve order ana
prevent what traffic may move
through that area from interfering
| with the funeral.