Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
'OPPOSE REMOVAL
OF P|CKETT'S BODY
Custodians Threaten to Lock
Gates of Cemetery Against
Grandson.
Continued From First Pase.)

Arlington National Cemetery here. de-
spite the last-minute permission granted
by the guardians of Gen. Pickett's
grave for the burial of the generals
widows ashes beside her husband in
Hollywood.
Lieut.. Pickett will be "trespasser"
in the eyes of the guardians of Gen.
Pickett's grave, II he passes the locked
gates of Gettysburg Hill in an effort to
get the remains of his grandfather.
Mrs. Bauer stated the position of the
Hollywood Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton last night to a correspondent of
The Star in Richmond, in no uncertain
terms and brought to an apparent i'm
passe the controversy that has arisen
since the widow of Gen. Pickett died
here few days ago and left will di-
recting that her body be buried in
Gettysburg Hill beside her husband,
despite a ruling made long before her
death by the custodians of the Pickett
burial ground that the plot shall be
reserved only for Pickett and his men.
Doubt Identification.
Meanwhile, there are those in Rich
mond who believe Gen. Picketts re-
mains are indistinguishable from those
Of his men. They believe that even II
the next of kin of Gen. Pickett carried
out his announced intention of remoy-
ing the remains, he would not be as
sured of having Gen. Pickett's remains
at all; that they might as well be
digging up those Of the lowliest private
in the ranks that Pickett led at
Gettysburg.
Yesterday afternoon Lieut.. Pickett,
after many exchanges of wires with
agents of the Hollywood Ladies Memo
rial Association, decided upon removal
of his grandfather's body. He an
nounced that no action of the guardians
of his grandfather's grave could deter
him from his resolve to bring Gen.
Pickett's remains to Arlington.
Young Pickett plans to bury the body
near that of Gen. James Longstreet,
| another Gettysburg hero, In the Con-
federate circle.
The controversy started when, upon
reading his grandmother's will several
days ago, Lieut.. Pickett discovered that
she requested her ashes be buried beside
the remains Of her husband on Gettys-
burg HUI.
He communicated with the HOLLYWOOD
Ladies Memorial Association, which in
| 1891 was given control of the section
where Pickett and his men lie, by the
cemetery owners. He was informed
| that there was an inviolable rule that
only members of the command of Gen.
| Pickett could be buried with the gen.
eral. No women could be buried In that
section, they announced, and to allow
the ashes of Mrs. Pickett to be buried
there would establish a precedent that
might embarass the custodians Of the
burial plot in the future.
Refused Offer Of Plot.
The Junior Hollywood Memorial As
ISOLATION shortly afterward agreed to
| help Lieut. Pickett to carry out the
terms of his grandmother will by pro-
viding a plot in the officers section OF
the cemetery for Gen. and Mrs. Pickett
This was refused by Lieut.. Pickett,
and after consulting other members OF
his family. ne decided to go ahead with
plans for the burial of both Gen. and
Mrs. Pickett in Arlington.
Mrs. Bauer said last that she and The
other members of the Hollywood Ladies