Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-03
FINAL TRIBUTES
PAID GEN. ALLEN
Burial at Arlington, Pershing
and Others Attending, Fol-
lows Church Rites.

Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, one of this
Nations most distinguished soldiers,
was buried today on a sunny southern
hillside in Arlington, hallowed resting
place of the country's war dead.
AS the body of the man who COM
manded the American Army of oc-
cupaticn in Germany was lowered into
the grave, bugler sounded TAPS"
the Army's final salute.
Before gathering of distinguished
military men, diplomats, friends and
relatives, funeral services were con-
Quoted at 10 O'Clock this morning in
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and H streets. In the absence of DR..
Robert Johnston, rector of the church,
the assistant rector, Rev. Leon Schearer,
of1clated.
Escorted to Grave.
After the simple services in the
dower-banked church, the body was
taken to the cemetery, where it was
met at the Fort Myer gates by an escort
of troops under command of Mai. Gen.
Guy e. Henry, chief of Cavalry.
The escort was made up from Troop
H of the Sd United States Cavalry, the
diSmounted batteries A, B and G of the
10th Field Artillery, the Army Band
and the Headquarters Company of the
washington district, which fired the
salute over the generals grave, just
south of Arlington House.
The fiag-draped casket was borne to
the grave on a caisson, followed by a
horse carrying Gen. Aliens saddle,
sword and boots
The honorary pallbearerS were Gen.
John j. Pershing, Maj. Gen. Henry P.
Mccain, Maj Gen. David C. ShankS,
Maj. Gen. Charles G.. Treat, Col. David
S. Stanley, Lieut.. Col. George p. Ahearn
Paul E. johnson and Lynch Luquer of
the English-Speaking Union, IN which
Gen. Allen also was active.
Many Washington representatives OF
foreign governments with which Gen.
Allen was associated during his overseas
service, including DR.. Kiep, charge
daffaires ad interim of the German EN-
bassy, attended the services.
Death From Heart Attack.
Gen. Allen died suddenly Saturday
afternoon of heart attack at Buena
Vista Springs, Pa, while visiting at the
Summer cottage Of DR.. Rudolph Leitner,
first secretary of the German embassy
Gen. Allen was II years old and had
been in the military service more than
A years. From start to finish of his
Army career he took on constantly in
creasing responsibilities, eliminating
with his command of the American
Army of Occupation on tire Rhine.
Earlier Army assignments had taken
him to Russia, Cuba, the Philippines
and into Mexico with Pershing's punt
tive expedition.
In Germany his consideration and
fair dealing won for him the regard of
the officials as well as the citizens of
that country. The esteem in which he
was held by Germany was indicated by
the statement of DIR. Kiep, when he
called at the State Department yester-
day to express the sympathy of the
German government at Gen. Aliens
death. He stated that there was a
double reason for his coming:
First, because of the high regard
which his government and people have
maintained for Gen. Allen as a result
of his work in charge of the Army of
Occupation, and, second. because of the
fact that he died at the home of an
official Of the German embassy"