Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-03
PARIS PLANS HONOR
I AT HERR|CK RITES.
Greatest Tribute Ever Paid
Foreigner to Be Given
American.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 3.-Not in the history
Of France has foreigner been honored
in death as France tomorrow will honor
United States Ambassador Myron T.
Herrick. Every French regulation has
been stretched to the utmost to make
the last rites for the dead American an
impressive memorial to Franco-Amer-
lean friendship.
The ceremony will be, as Ambassador
Herrick would have had 1t, of extreme
simplicity, but only space will limit the
grandeur Of the obsequies for the man
. simple offer to give his life, If 1t was
needed, for France.
Only Few Get Tickets.
Only a few Of the thousands who
have applied for tickets to the services
at the embassy viii hear the farewell
words Of Premier Raymond Poincare,
who viii speak in the name of the
French government; Gen. Pershing,
who will speak for the American people,
and Quinones Deleon, Spanish Ambas-
sador, speaking for the diplomatic corps
There will be no flowers, no music.
1NO WOALCn WALL 0OlllbbC0, OkA4J oOAAC
800 representative men in severe
mourning garb, all according to Amer
lean usage. The next part Of the cere-
mony, however, will be in French style,
with guard of honor Of the French
Legion Of Honor, arms drawn, lending
the only touch Of color to long solemn
funeral cortege.
viii BE Taken on Cruiser.
French ministers. high officials. mill
tary and naval officers. diplomats and
American friends Of the Ambassador
will follow the coffin afoot, while French
troops will line the route to the Amer
lean pro-cathedral, where services will
be conducted by Dean Beekman at
11:15 am.
The body viii remain in the edifice
until evening, when, without ceremony,
It will be taken to the railway terminal
to be put aboard a train for Brest,
Escorted by o military guard Of honor,
Escorted by a military guard OF honor
tt will be placed aboard the French
cruiser Tourville while troops present
arms and cannon thunder the Am
baSsador'S salute Of 10 guns.
The Tourville is believed to be the
fastest cruiser in the world, but across
the Atlantic 1t will maintain funeral
pace so as not to beat the Aquitania
with the Ambassadors daughter -in-law,
Mrs. Parmely Herrick, to New York.
The Aquitania leaves France Saturday.
The two ships will keep in constant
touch by wireless throughout the voy-
age.
Visitors Register FMS.
The visitors register at the embassy
continued to fill rapidly with names of
conspicuous people. The Count and
Countess Of Rochambeau and the Count
and Countess de IL Rochefoucault were
among those who called. Among other
visitors were Senator Otis r. Glenn Of
Illinois, Carmi Thompson Of Ohio, one
Of the Ambassadors old friends, and
Mile. Tyson, head Of the Association for
the War Wounded, who appended after
her name in the register the sentiment:
TN gratitude to q great friend Of
France"
one Of the most recent signers Of the
register was August ThysSen, German
steel magnate.
Norman Armour, counselor Of the
embassy, called at the ministry OF ma
rine this morning to express the thanks
of the family and the American Gov
eminent for the offer OF Frances finest
cruiser to take the ambassadors body
home.
It was announced that after accom-
plishing It's sad mission to New York
the cruiser Tourville would proceed on
q world tour, on which it was due to
start when the Ambassador died. From
New York It will 60 to Colon, Panama,
then through the Panama Canal and
down the west coast Of South America
to Valparaiso. Thence 1t will cross the
South Pacific to the Marquesas Archi-
pelago Then 1t will call at the prin-
cipal ports of Australia and New Zea-
land, returning home by way Of Saigon,
Colombo. and Port Said. It expects to
arrive at Toulon some time in De-
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