Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-27
In A FLORAL SEA
Mrs. Harrison's Casket Sur
rounded by Flowers.
VERY MANY CHRYSANTHEMUMS
The Funeral Services Today VIII be
Simple and PTivate-indisnsp-
oils in Mourning.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The president
joined the White House family at
this morning AZ the usual
hour. Habitually consderate Of
others, he appears 10 be holding back
his own deep grief IN order to tighten
the burden of those around him. lie
passes much of his time with his little
grandson. Benjamin Harrison Mckee.
Between the two - the experienced
soldier, statesman and president and
the light hearted, manly little boy
there has always been touching bond
OF affection and an intimacy which
oysrlooks the disparity OF years.
The remains of Mrs. Harrison will he
placed in the casket this morning and
transferred to the East room, where
they will remain until after the service
tom rrow. The house was then closed
and the family were not interrupted IN
the last night with their dead.
supreme Court Adjourns.
Secretary Elkins returned TO the city
today, and with Mrs. Elklns, FASTENED
To call on the president. Ii is stated
that by the presidents express desire,
no order will be issued by any of the
executive officers closing the depart
ments tomorrow, although 1t Is highly
probable that public business will en-
urelv be suspended within the United
States supreme court. Today Chief
Justice Fuller announced that as
mark of respect TO the president of the
United States and to the memory OF
Mrs. Harrison, the court would ad-
journ until Friday morning.
At about noon President HARRISON
sent for private secretary Haltord and
said that If there were any important
papers waiting IN the office, TO which
MS signature was necessary, he would
examine them. Especially if there
were any recommendations for pardon
awaiting his acton ne wanted them
brought To his desk. lie said that he
wanted no person to suffer because of
the sorrow that had come 10 him. IL
seemed rather to make him more solIcl-
tlous TO send Joy and comfort If he
could TO the lives and homes of dis
tressed and suffering ones. Two apph-
cations for pardon, with favorable re-
ports from the Department of Justice
were laid before HIM and he at once
s!gned them.
The Funeral Services.
The funeral services at the White
House tomorrow will be severely SIM
pie ana quite brief. They will begin
promptly at 10 O'Clock and continue
probably not longer than twenty min
utes. The Rev. Or. HamlIn will open
with the recitation OF a few selections
from the scriptures adapted TO the oc-
Al x.r,tA -
The Rev. DR.. Bartlett will then read
the Scripture lesson, following which
the boys choir of st. Johns Episcopal
church, recessed in the adjoining par
lor, will sing: IL Heard the Voice of
Jesus say Come unto Me and Rest"
DIR. Hamlin will offer closing
prayer, and as those present are leav-
ing the room, the choir will render
Cardinal Newsman's hymn LEAD
Kindly Light"
The services at Indianapolis, where
an address Is TO be made by Rev. Hay-
nes, 1t is said will not last over an hour.
Vice President Morton reached the
city this afternoon and will serve as
pail bearer tomorrow i'll place of Sec
retary Il the Treasury Foster. The
body bearers for the funeral services
AZ tiO w ultC iiOuSt HaNo
been chosen from the watchmen and
persons selected are Messrs Loetfler,
Turner, Dubois, Kenny, Brlcker,
Harric, Lewis and Hollingberger.
The party which will 90 20 Indiana
polls on the funeral tram leaving here
al 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
will be composed of the following:
praaTIant Mr hro
B. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Mckee,
DR.. Scott, Mrs. Dimmjck, Lieutenant
aud Mrs. Parker, Mr.. Findlay OF Bal
timore, cousin OF the president, Wee
President Morton, Secretary of State
and Mrs. Foster, Mrs. :. h. Elkins,
Attorney General and Mrs. Miller,
Postmaster General Wanamaker, Mrs.
Wilmer Ding. Secretary Noble, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Rusk, private secretary
Haiford, Col. o. II. Ernst. Mrs. Il. c.
Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Boyd of
Philadelphia andMiss Sanger.
Returning the train Will leave In
disnapolis Friday afternoon at 5 o clock
and reach Washington at q O'Clock Sat
urday evening.
Floral Tributes
During the day great quantity of
floral remembTanccs were received.
Among them were those from White
law Reid. q magnificent wreath from
Mrs. Washington Mclean, three crossed
palms. Mrs. Senator Dolph, cushion of
chrysanthsmums; Mrs. Il. Mansfield.
a crown of roses and orchids. Mrs.
Richardson, clover, a staT OF roses and
valley lilies; Theodore Roosevelt, a
wreath; Mrs. Hit, wreath; republican
state central committee OF California,
a 4-foot cross OF fchrysanthemums with
garland of yellow peoples. the Cslifor-
MA state flower. Mrs. Bugher, a bunch
OF chrysantbemums; Mrs. w Ding.
large cross II wv with wreath IF viO-
lets. A lsrge handsome pillow. formed
OF roses, violets and Wy leaves, came a.
the gift of ladies' employed n the treas
ury department. Mrs. Admiral Porter
sent handsome wreath Of roses and
hlles. From Mrs Daniel L0throp Of
Boston came lsrge cross of fronds Of
the ssgo pain, ficed with gigantic
whit ethrysautH emums and hearing a
card read *. "FOr her whom the ma
ton mourns and whom loved"
Mrs Nobie. vfe of the secretary OF
the INTERIOR. sent = wreath composed q
chrvsantnemums. hlHes OF the va ley,
ssgo pslm and blscs ostrich tips. gv-
ing A most striking effect one OF The
most striking fora pieces vas des gned
hv J Fl Smsll and presented tv TIE
ladies' of the Mary Warrington Chapter
of Daughters II the RsvOiuton. of
shica Mrs. Harrison wass member. It
ls an immense AZ ed n white Chrvssu
toemams. seven feet high. upon ehlch
- worked the ens gus Of the cnsrteF-s