Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-06
A STATE FUNERAL.
Washington VIII Ray Honor
to Late Henry g. Payne.
ROOSEVELT PRAISES DEAD FRIEND.
Secretary of states Proclamation,
by Direction of President, Closes
All Federal DEPARTMENTS Dur
ing Funeral Services.

Ing ruhcEuA StENAcess
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.lThere will
be a state funeral on Friday at st.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church in
this city for Henry G. Payne, late post
master general. The body will be
taken to Milwaukee and buried in For
est Home cemetery.
President Roosevelt called at the
apartments of the late postmaster gen
eral to extend his personal condolences
with the family. ri
Messages of coincidence have been
received from prominent men all over
The country expressing their sympathy
for the family of the dead postmaster
general. The family and friends of
Mr.. Payne were SO exhausted from
their long vigil that cores of mes
sages which were received remained
unopened for many hours.
Preparations for the funeral service
at st. Johns church here are going
steadily forward. All the forms con-
sistent with services over the body of
q cabinet member who has died in Of
fee will be observed. Invitations will
be issued to the funeral, and the seats
in the church will be occupied largely
by persons prominent in official life
and by the family and near friends of
the deceased.
The programme adopted for the flu
neral Of Sir Michael Herbert will be
followed. Invitations will be extended
to public officials, the diplomatic corps,
the judiciary, district officials and
friends of the family. The army and
navy will be represented. General
| Chaffee has sent his aid to tender q
military escort.
The Rev. r. Cotton Smith, rector Of
st. Johns Episcopal church, will con.
duct the ceremony there, while the
Right Rev. Isaac Nicholson, bishop of
Milwaukee, will conduct the services
in Milwaukee.
A short time before Mr.. Payne died
word was sent to the White House that
the end was near, and Mrs. Roosevelt
called, accompanied by Captain Viii
liam s.. Cowles OF the navy, the presi
tents brother-in-law. President Roose
welt reached the Arlington al
5:45 and remained until 6 O'Clock. He
was visibly affected when told that
Mr.. Payne's end would come very
soon. He did not go to the sickroom.
AS he left the Arlington the president
asked a group of waiting newspaper
men if they had known Mr.. Payne,
and when nearly all nodded their
heads, he said, "He was the sweetest,
most lovable and most trustful man
have ever known"
By direction of the president Secre-
tary John Hay has issued the follow
ing proclamation:
ITO the People of the United States:
Henry Clay Payne, postmaster gen.
eral of the United States, died in this
city at ten minutes past 6 last night.
"Rising to eminence by his own eff
forts, successful in his enterprises, at
tanning to positions of high trust il
private business, energetic and con
scientious in his relations with his fel
low men, of singularly gentle, loya
tuIlu lONdDlt ltluTt, lnSplltu ny u idl ~
sense of the duties of q true either
and winning the respect and esteem O.
all with whom he associated, he wa
called in the fullness of his powers t.
discharge the duties of Il peculiarl,
onerous and responsible office in TIL
lhigli councils of the nation. His caree
is an example for good citizens to fol
low, and his untimely death is mourn
cd by all.
1.-THE president directs that the sever
al executive departments and their de
Tendencies shall show fitting regar,
for the memory of this distinguish,
public man, that the departments il
the city of Washington shall be close
between the hours of 8 O'Clock a. N
and / o'clock D. IN. on the day of til
funeral, Friday, the 18th inst, and tina
the national flag shall be displayed a
half mast upon all the public building
throughout the United States fror
now until the funeral shall have tai
en- place."
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