Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24
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Dignitaries From Many Nations to Attend
Solemn Last Rites for Assassinated President
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arrive at the Capitol at 1:4s
pm.
It viii be led BY 3 police es-
cort. followed BY troops from
all the Armed Services.
Then win come q muffled
drum corps made up Of Army,
Navy and Marine personnel.
The entire procession will
march in slow cadence ct 100
steps q minute.
Navy Men Due
A company Of Navy person.
mel, from the service which Mr..
Kennedy once served, viii be
next in the procession. They
will be followed by q special
honor guard made up Of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff. Then
there will be Q color detail and
members Of the clergy Of vari-
Gus faiths.
Then the caisson. carrying
the coffin bearing the body Of
Mr.. Kennedy, viii come. 1t will
be drawn by six gray horses
and will be followed by Q sew
enth gray riderless horse.
This will be followed by one
serviceman. bearing the Presi-
Dental flag.
The caisson viii be thanked
by 20 servicemen, four from
each Of the five services
Army, Navy. Marine. Air Force
and Coast Guard.
Ten men win march on each
side Of the caisson. They will
be followed by the body bear
ers detail. Cars carrying i'm
mediate members Of the dead
Presidents family. President
and Mrs. johnson and other
mournerS viii follow.
win Form Gordon
A Joint honor Gordon will be
formed on the East Capitol
steps from the Plaza to the
Rotunda. AS the procession
arrives. the Joint detail Of
muffled drums and the Navy
company escort will continue
to march toward independence
avenue and out Of the cere-
mony area.
; When all participants are in
position, the commander Of
troops will bring the joint
honor guard to attention and
present arms.
The band will sound four
ruffles and flourishes. Hail to
the Chief and then an appro-
pirate hymn.
On the first note Of the
music. a saluting battery will
fire q 21-gun salute. On the
first note Of the hymn, the
body bearers viii move the
casket from the caisson.
Then with solemn ceremony
the coffin viii be taken inside,
where it will be placed on the
Lincoln Catafalque.
If the family desires that
the oasket be opened during
the period Of lying In state,
the Rotunda will be cleared
temporarily and the casket
opened by the mortician.
After the joint honor guard
is posted, the public viii be
allowed to file by the casket.
Return to White House
After the body has lain In
state, today and from 8 to 9
am. tomorrow it viii be taken
back to the White House for
the procession from the Ex-
ecutive Mansion to st. Mat
thew's Cathedral.
Between II am. and noon,
the procession will leave the
Northwest gate Of the White
House, onto Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to Seventeenth street.
1t will go north on Seven
tenth street to Connecticut
avenue to Rhode Island ave-
nue. and into the Cathedral.
Churches throughout the
Washington area will include
a memorial to the assassinated
President as part of their reg
ular services today.
All Roman Catholic churches
in the United States have re-
ceived extraordinary permis-
sion from Pope Paul VI to hold
one requiem mass today, &C.
cording to the Associated Press.
Ordinarily requiem masses are
never permitted on Sundays or
major feast days.
Bruce Keiner, first vice pres
ident Of the District Bankers
Association, said that because
Of the legal implications in
volved the banks apparently
would have to remain open to-
morrow.
Holiday In Virginia
In Virginia, Gov. Harrison
declared tomorrow a legal holi-
day and called on Virginians
to mourn the passing of the
Chief of State.
School districts and private
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