The funeral procession of Surgeon General of the U.S. Army William Gorgas moves along the streets of Washington DC. Pallbearers carry the casket of Major General Gorgas out of a building. The flag-draped casket is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. The horse-drawn caisson heads for Arlington National Cemetery followed by men on horseback.
The funeral ceremony of U.S. Rear Admiral Robert Peary at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The flag-draped casket of Rear Admiral Peary is carried out of a chapel by pallbearers and is placed on a horse-drawn caisson. U.S. Army officials lined up outside the chapel. The horse-drawn caisson followed by the funeral procession heads for Arlington National Cemetery. The Secretary of U.S. Navy Joseph Daniels attends the funeral ceremony at Arlington. The pallbearers carry the casket of Rear Admiral Peary to the grave site. Honor Guards give a 3-volley salute.
Greco-Turkish War of 1919 to 1922. Turkish irregulars armed with rifles are seen taking cover in fields. A uniformed Turkish soldier with his rifle in a hollow in the field. A man and woman firing their rifles from prone position. Change of scene shows uniformed Turkish soldiers charging near damaged buildings. One is felled by an exploding grenade. Comrades stop to help him. Turks firing their rifles from behind the cover of rubble.
Houses and trees in Turkey. Huge crowd of men gathered in a courtyard. A man reverently lays the flag of Turkey over a grave or other object of veneration. The crowd is gathered in front of a large palace with enormous portico several stories high above the throng. Many persons are on the portico.
Turkish residents, some armed, pursue fleeing Greek soldiers as Turkish forces, led by contingent of Camel Corps, enter their town. Turkish infantries enter the town during the Greco-Turkish War. Change of scene shows Mustafa Kemal Atatürk entering the town accompanied by numerous officials. Sequence shifts to Turkish infantry setting up defensive positions in a field; troops lining up in formation for inspection; and closeups of two Turkish soldiers.
U.S. Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels stands in the center of a grassy field surrounded by contingents of women Navy Yeomen and Marine "Marinettes." He bids them farewell, as they are being officially released from active duty in accordance with the Naval Appropriations Act of 1919. Next, he dons his hat and steps forward to commence a final review of the women in formation. Among those accompanying him are: Assistant Navy Secretary, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Admiral William Sims (now President of the Naval War College), and Major General George Barnett, Commandant of the Marine Corps. They walk past a formation of Yeomen(F) commanded by a male Petty Officer sailor, and continue toward a contingent of women marines. Camera focuses,next, on Yeomen(F) marching in review. During the review, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is seen speaking to Admiral Sims. Civilian spectators stand in the background. Next, the women marines march in review. The final scene shows Daniels and Roosevelt conversing as they pose with women Marinettes, a young Navy Admiral, and and a Yeomen(F) color guard. All relax and disburse as the ceremony ends.
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