Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-11-03
mrs. HARRlsON's FUNERAL.
Beautiful and Impressive Cere-
monies in the white House.

Beautiful and Impressive Cere.
monies in the white House.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Funeral SER
vices over the remains of Mrs. Harri-
SOD took place at the White House
this morning. They were beautiful
and impressive, but were chiefly char
acterized by the simplicity which was
so dear to her heart. Except the
sable roseste of Grape at the doorway
there was no sign of mourning about
the exterior of the mansion. Police
guards were stationed at the gates to
keep back the throng of people who
gathered to the number of several
thousand on the sidewalks bordering
the northern lawn.
Inside the house all the doors con-
Meeting the halls and adjoining rooms
with the East Room were thrown
open. Near the center of the East
Room the casket was supported by
two pedestals. with the head to the
north, and it was covered with beauti-
full flowers. The great room was nearly
filled with chairs and sofas, arranged
in semi-circles. Its usual aspect was
otherwise unchanged except by the
special abundance of the foliage decor
ations. These consisted almost en-
tirely of the several varieties of the
palm.
The floral tributes to the memory
of the dead were very numerous and
of rare beauty At the head of the
casket was large and most beautiful
floral crown, made of white carna-
tions, violets and roses, resting upon a
base covered with ivy. At the foot
had been placed large wreath.
crowned cross of purple violets. There
was also at the head large wreath of
white and pink roses and palm leaves,
the tribute of the clerks in the execu-
tive office, and at the foot another
wreath made up of chrysapthemums,
orchids and scarlet roses. Wreaths
and garlands of beautiful and fragrant
flowers surrounded the casket on
every side in such quantities that it
had the appearance of lightly resting
upon mound of blossoms.
Some time before the time set for
the beginning of the service the per-
sonal friends of the family began to
arrive and were shown to seats by the
ushers, Commander Cowles and Lieu
tenant Glover, OF the navy; Lieuten-
ant F. A. Pray, of the army, and 8. d.
Miller, son of the Attorney General.
Just before 10 o'clock Mr.. Blaine en-
tered, accompanied by Mrs. Blaine
and his daughter Harriet, and the ex-
Secretary was seated beside General
Proctor, his old colleague in the Cabi.
net Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid en-.
tered about the same time, and were
seated in the same row. Most of the
members of the Diplomatic Corps were
also among the early arrivals. AT 10
O'Clock the seats were all occupied, and
the East Room was completely filled,
many persons standing along the walls
and in the adjacent rooms and corri.
dors.
In the Green Room adjoining and
opening into the East room were sta
toned the boys of the choir OF the st.
Johns Episcopal Church.
Thesreason for the inclusion of this
Episcopal choral music in the simple
Presbyterian service is touching. It
was feature in the service at the fun
eral of Mrs. Tracy (held in the East
Room about two years ago., and Mrs.
Harrison was SO impressed by it, and
sostruck by the beautiful hymn, LEAD
Kindly Light" that che caused this
hymn to be sung and played at the
White House at least once nearly ev-
cry Sabbath. Because it was so dear
to her the hymn was chosen for her
funeral service, to be sung by the same
sweet youthful voices that had at first
attracted her attention to it.
As the bell in the hall struck the
hour of 10 o'clock the honorary pail
bearers quietly entered the East Room
and we're seated. The afflicted house,
hold followed soon afterward, their
approach being awaited by the assem-
blage with bowed heads. When the
family were seated, Rev. Or. Hamlin,
the Presidents pastor, advanced, and
in low voice repeated few passages
from the Scripture, beginning I'm my
Fathers house are many mansions
and included several verses from the
Psalms. He closed with the Lords
Prayer, which was repeated by almost
every person In the room
Then Rev. DR.. Bartlett, of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
who was formerly Mrs. Harrison's pas
tor at Indianapolis, took up the Scrip
lures, and In melodious voice read
a number of passages from the Old
and New Testaments and the Psalms,
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