Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-16
LAST RITES GIVEN
TO GEN. EDWARDS
"Yankee" Division Leader Is
Buried Beside Family in
Arlington Grave.

The body of Mai. Gen. Clarence r.
Edwards, U. S. A., retired, wartime
commander OF the 26th Yankee" Di-
vision, was buried early today with full
military honors in the southern end of
Arlington National Cemetery, beside the
graves of his wife and daughter.
Secretary OF War Hurley and Mai.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, Army chief of
staff. in civilian clothes, represented
the War Department. The large throng
gathered in the cemetery included Sen
ator Walsh OF Massachusetts, and other
members of the Bay State delegation.
Honored In Boston.
Gov Cass of Rhode Island and Brig.
Gen. John H. AgneW, adjutant general
Of Massachusetts,, headed large dele
CATION of prominent New Englanders
who came here with the body early this
morning from Boston, where Gen.
Edwards died early Saturday following
an operation. All day Sunday, the
body had lain in state in the State
House at Boston, where thousands of
his former comrades and friends
viewed it.
Met at Union Station by a Fort
Myer escort, the body was placed on a
caisson and proceeded slowly to the
Fort Myor gates Of Arlington, wh-re
several hundred men, who had served
under Gen. Edwards in the New
England division, were waiting.
Troops of the Sd Cavalry Regiment,
the white horse battery of the 18th
Field Artillery and the Ord Cavalry
Band were formed at the cemetery gate
for the escort to the grave. The hon.
orary pallbearers were Brig. Gen. George
S. Simonds. assistant chief of staff
Brig. Gen. John E. Bellinger retired
Brig. Gen. Edward L. King, assistant
chief of staff; Col Harry N. Cootes,
3rd Cavalry Fort Myer; Lieut. Col. U.
S. Grant, Sd, Corps of Engineers; Col
M. E. Locke. retired, and COL Mathews
A. Delaney, Medical Corps.
Hoover Lauds General.
Rev DR.. c. Ernest Smith. rector of
st. Thomas Episcopal Church here, of
ficiated at the services at the grave.
Active pallbearers were selected from
former comrades of the 26th Division
who had served overseas with Gen. Ed
wards. Three volleys were fired over
the grave by squad from the 3rd Cav
airy and at the end of the service a
bugler sounded farewell Taps"
President Hoover sent a message of
coincidence to Mrs. Lucia e. Otis Of Bos-
ton, sister of Gen. Edwards, and desig-
IIdSu mdJ, ScIl. n. u. bOWESy, ". ., A.
to represent him personally at the
funeral here today
President Hoover's message follows:
PLEASE accept tn. sincerest sympathy
OF Mrs. Hoover and myself in the pass
ing of your brother. The fine and de-
voted service of Gen. Edwards will long
live in the grateful memory of his coun-
trymen. His going will be universally
mourned."
Fifty disabled veterans Of the 26th
Division, patients at the Mount Alto
Hospital here, were among the men
who attended the funeral of their old
commander
No arrangements had been provided
for their attendance and at late hour
the Army was able to furnish only a
truck for their transportation. Owing
to the condition of the patients. the
hospital authorities would not permit
them to take the rough ride. The
Army then appealed to the commandment
Of the Marine Corps. Within Is min
utes the Marine Corps had dispatched
enough closed automobiles to the hos
pital for all SO patients.