Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-06
THE FUNERAL.
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his men to a halt opposite the chapel
door Mrs. Hay, Clarence Hay, Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Mather and Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth, Jr.. son-in-law
and daughter of Sec. Hay and few of
their friends We're already in the chap
el.
The casket, covered with the nation
al colors and the beautiful wreaths
sent by President and Mrs. Roosevelt
and by the members Of the diplomatic
corps, was carried in, the President,
Vice President and honorary pail bear
ers following with uncovered heads.
The services were opened by the
Ionic Quartet of Malvern. which sang
still Still With Thee and then Rev.
Dr. Hayden, pastor emeritus of the Old
Stone church, delivered a brief prayer.
after which Rev. a. B. Medium, ac-
tive pastor, read the extracts from the
Scriptures beginning with that i'm
mortal promise OF Immortality. II am
the resurrection and the life, saith the
Lord"
The pail bearers 1T the conclusion Of
the Scriptural reading carried the cas-
ket through the door to the hearse,
while the quartet softly sang Tenny-
sons Crossing the Bar"
The funeral. leaving the chapel,
passed along the beautiful and winding
driveways of the cemetery until the
Hay burial lot. one-fourth Of a mile
distant, was reached.
Mrs. Hay, Clarence Hay, Mr.. and
Mrs. WadsWorth and Mr.. and Mrs.
Mather stood at the head Of the grave,
President Roosevelt. with Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks at his side. was a few
feet to the left of Clarence Hay.
The quartet sang two stanZas Of the
hymn For All the Saints Who From
Their Labors Rest and then while.
inch by inch, the casket was lowered,
Dr. Hayden recited the COmmittal SER
vice of the Presbyterian church. When
he concluded the quartet sang the fin
al stanza of the hymn and the bene-
diction by DR. Meldrum brought the
service to n close.
There was brief pause after DR..
Medrum's voice had ceased and the
first move to leave the place was made
! by Mrs Hay. She turned away from
| the grave and as she passed President
| Roosevelt. reached out her hand to
| him. lie took it in both his own, bow
| ing deeply as h. did 50. Mrs. Hay, with
| the members Of her family, returned
to the residence of Samuel Mather,
while the President and his party, the
| carriage Of the Executive surrounded
| by the ca-alry troop, went at rapid
| race directly to his train, which he
reached at about l o'clock.
| After Il short wait in the yards Of the
| Pennsylvania Railroad the train start
! cd. the entire party returning with
| him. except Secretary MetCalf. who will
| remain in the West for 4 short time.
| The grave and the balance Of the Hay
! family lot were fairly covered with
| flowers. a few Of the tributes We're as
| follows:
| President ana Mr., ThcoIore Roosc-
| welt, a wreath Of orchids, mhid..uhair
| ferns and cycas leaves: King Ldward
| VII, wreath Of orchids. There we're
| also floral tributes from Sir Mortimer
| ard Lady Durand, Mr. and Mrs. White
law Reid, the japanese government, the
| Presidents cabinet, the department Of
| state, the diplomatic corps and from
| various foreign ministers, legations, So
cieties and individuals.
| Lakeview is a beautiful cemetery and
| the burial of Sec. Hay was in the most
| beautiful part of the cemetery. The
| body lies about 100 feet due east from the
| Garfield monument, and all around are
| the monuments of men who were prOmi-
| nent i'll the life and the affairs of the
| ma nbin