Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28
SERVICE FOR DERN
HERE IS ARRANGED
To Be Held at d Pm. in Con-
gregationaI Church-Utah
Rites Tuesday.

Plans for the Nations tribute to
Secretary Of War George H. Dern, at
funeral rites in Washington and at
Salt Lake City, were being completed
today by the White House and the
War Department. President Roose-
welt and Dern's former associates in
the cabinet will join in the services.
While Federal leaders, in consulta-
ton with Mrs. Dern and the Secre-
tary's three sons and two daughters,
were completing the arrangements for
the final rites, mourning guns we're
being fired each half hour from rev.
ellie to retreat at every Army post
from Washington to Tientsin, China,
and United States flags over every
Federal building, Army post and
aboard every naval vessel few at half
staff.
Secretary Dern,s body will be moved
this afternoon from the Walter Reed
Hospital room In which he died yes
terday morning into the chapel at the
Army Medical Center, where it will lie
in state until the funeral services
at Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church at pm. tomorrow. A guard
Of honor from the 18th Brigade Is
posted beside the coffin.
Honorary Pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers at the military
services in Mount Pleasant Church
1410 Columbia road, will be members
of the cabinet or the Acting Secretaries
and Gen. Malin Craig. chief of staff
the War Department announced. A
tentative list of those who will go to
Salt Lake City aboard the funeral
train Immediately following the serv-
ices tomorrow included. in addition to
members of the family, Secretaries
Morgenthau and Roper, Attorney Gen.
eral Cummings, Acting Secretary OF
War Woodring, Gen. Craig. Admiral
William H. Standby, Acting Secretary
of the Navy, and Edward F. McGrady
Acting Secretary of Labor. 1t is I'M
derstood Secretary of State Hull will
remain in Washington at the request
Of the President as acting local head OF
the Federal Government.
A small military escort. the COM
position of which has not yet been
announced, will accompany the body
from Walter Reed to the church,
where the Rev. Russell j. Clinchy,
Secretary Dern's pastor, will officiate
The War Department today aban-
doned plans to have squadron OF
the 3rd Cavalry and battalion OF
the 18th Field Artillery escort the
body to Union Station. Instead, a
detachment of motorized units from
the Cavalry and Artillery will form
the escort. The Cavalry squadron
and Artillery battalion, with a bat
TALON Of Infantry and battalion OF
Engineers, will be at Union Station
as a guard of honor.
All police leaves have been Cancelled
| for tomorrow because Of extra details
in connection with the funeral, under
orders issued today by Inspecto,
l.. I. H. Edwards, assistant superin-
tendent Of police.
Arrive in Utah Tuesday.
The funeral party is to leave Wash
ington on a special train over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, arriving
in Salt Lake City at am. Tuesday
The body will be taken to the State
capitol to lie in state until pm
Tuesday.
President Roosevelt, now IN the
midst OF an inspection tour through
the Northwest dust bowl" probably
will join the funeral party Saturday
and complete the trip to Salt Lake
City, where he will attend the final
rites.