Evening star., 1932-08-02
Legion and Veterans of For
eign Wars Take Part in
Services at Grave.
VICTIM OF BONUS RIOT
INFERRED AT ARLINGTON
Gen. Glassford, W. W. Waters and
Army officers Witness
Funeral.

William Hushka of the Bonus Ex-
peditionary Force, who was slain in the
clash Of the bonus marchers with the
police force Thursday, was burisd this
morning in Arlington Cemetery with
the honorS accorded soldier dead.
ComradeS-at-aImS of the World War
and fellow members of the B. E. F. bore
his body to the grave; there, a SQUAD
from the Sd Cavalry at Fort Myer
fired the salute that is the tribute to
those who have worn the uniform OF
their country, and a bug,er sounded
At the service in the chapel of the
w. w. Chambers undertaking estab-
liShment, where the body had lain. Rev.
Fancis j. Hurney. pastor of the Church
OF the Immaculate Conception and
chaplain Of the American Legion. spoke
of Hushlza as lone who kept his prin-
clples to the very end of his life-love
OF country and love of flag"
Gen. GIassford Present.
Walter w. Waters, commander in
chief of TIE Bonus Expeditionarv
Force, accompanied by Mrs. Waters and
members Of his staff, attended the fu-
neral. Superintendent of Police Glass
ford, in multi, also was at the chapel.
A lengthy cortege. in which members
OF the American Legion and of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars seemingly pre-
dominated, accompanied Hushka'S body
to Arlington, and a siEable crowd, in
which the presence OF women was par
ticularly noticeable, attended the serv-
ices at the undertaking chapel and was
present at the graveside. Many of
those present were accompanied by
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youngsters in their arms.
The funeral procession passed the
White House, travelling over Fourteenth
street, New York avenue, Pennsylvania
avenue, Seventeenth street, through
Potomac Park, then across the riSer
and into the south gate at Arlington.
The drum corps of Victory Pest of
the American Legion met the body at
the Arlington gate and sounded muf-
fled beats as the cortege moved up the
hill to the plot in the World War Sec
tion, where interment was made.
Army Officer in Charge.
At the committal rites an Army
chaplain, Capt. Benjamin Tarskey. as
i sisted Father Hurney. while another
Army officer, Lieut.. w. A Fuller of
the Sd Cavalry, was detailed as
luHeTdl O1uCeT, In general Cnarge OF
| arrangements at the grave.
Four members of the dead mans
family were here for the funeral-his
11-year-old daughter, Loretta;
brother, Charles Hushka; his former
wife, Mrs. Frank Krivenko, and a
cousin, Mrs. Antonio Nichols.
The pallbearers were N j. Volkman
and E. M. Oliver of the Front Line
Post, v. F. w; Gordon and Walter
Rogers of the Victory Post, American
Legion; Morris Schultz of the Bureau
of Engraving Post, v. F. W.; Jay Ken
nedy and M. j. Brady of the 3. E. F.
and William P. Steil Of Hoboken, N. j.,
who said he was an honorary member"
of the B. E. F.
In addition to the representatives
from the American Legion and Vet
eranS of Foreign Wars, which had
charge of the ceremony, there were
represented also the United Spanish
War Veterans, the Disabled American
Veterans, War Veterans of America and
the American War Mothers, on whose
behalf, Mrs. Sarah Deeds. president of
Bicentennial Chapter, attended