The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
FUNERAL0F MRS. M kMLEY
Her Body Laid Beside That of the Late President in Canton,
 Ohio.
4 DISTINGUISHED COMPANY PRESENT
President, Vice President and Mem bers Of the Cabinet Attended the Simple Services In the Ohio Home-Floral Tokens Sent From { All Parts of the Country.

All FsftS or kne country
 Canton, Ohio, May 30.--The body oi
 Mrs. Ida Sexton Mckinley now rests
 by the side of that Of the late Pres
 ident Mckinley in the receiving vault
 at Westlawn cemetery.
 The simple funeral services held at the Mckinley residence on Mar ket street Wednesday afternoon were
 witnessed by a distinguished com pany. including President Roosevelt, Vice President Fairbanks. Gov. Har- ris and many high officials both of the nation and state.
 During the funeral and the prog ress of the cortege to the cemetery all business in Canton, not absolute ly necessary, ceased, banks, stores factories, amusement houses, and parks, all closed in honor of the dis tinguished dead, and school children were dismissed from the days tasks.
 It was close to 1 o'clock when the presidential party which included Secretaries Root, Wilson and Gar field, Gen. Corbin. and the presidents secretary, MT. Loeb, arrived. The party was driven immediately to the home of Associate Justice Day, where lunch was served. Among other guests were Gov. Harris and mem Memorial Trustees.
 The old-fashioned Mckinley resi- dence. roomy though it is. was not nearly large enough to accommodate the thousands of people who wished to attended When seats had been found for the distinguished guests and for intimate friends and relatives, there was little space left.
 Flowers, the roses. which Mrs. Nc Kinley loved, predominaunf. filled the house and their fragrance spread out of doors amongst the thousands who lined the walks. So numerous were the floral remembrances, not only from Ohio. but from all over the na- tion, that the greater part of them had to be sent to the cemetery ahead of the funeral procession. The streets in the neighborhood. contain ing hundreds of carriages, were roped off. street car traffic was stopped. and the entire police force of Canton, as sisted by some from neighboring cities. preserved order in handling the crowds. Secret service men from Washington. alert for the safety of the president, mingled in the crowd. The police also had been instructed to watch closely for any suspicious person in the throng.
 The sombre black oasket rested in the library surrounded by flowers, in the same place that the body of President Mckinley was placed after the tragedy at Buffalo.
 The funeral ceremonies were brief and confined to the Methodist Epis- copal service and four song identi- cal with those sung at the funeral of the late president. The songs were Beautiful Isle of Somewhere; Lead Kindly Light" Nearer My God to Thee and "The Angel"
 The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Buxton. pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church, and the Rev. n. Holmes, former pas tor of that church.
 The pallbearers were Judge Henry w. Harter, John c. Dreber. Joseph Biechle, Robert A. Cassidy, George B. Frease. who were honorary pail bearers at the funeral of President Mckinley, and Austin Lynch. R. s. Shields and Judge c. c. Bow. Secre- tary of the Treasury Cortelyou was in charge of arrangements at the Mckinley home.
 The receiving vault which is stln guarded by United States regulars, will be the resting place of the body of both Mir and Mrs. Mckinley unui the magnificent Mckinley mausoleum built by public subscription is com pleted. probably in September.
 Among others present during the services were the following: MT. and Mrs. George Barber of New York, Mrs. Mabel Mckinley Baer and her husband. Dr. Herman Baer, of New York; Miss Helen Mckinley of Cleveland; MT. and Mrs. Fayette Me Williams. of Chicago; former Post master General Gary and Mrs. Gary; Senator Knox, of Pittsburg; Senator Dick and Mrs. Dick; former Comp troller of the Currency Charles C.. Dawes and Mrs, Dawes; and ex-Gov. Herrick of Cleveland.
 The sons of two former presidents met at the funeral--Webb Hayes of Cleveland. and James R. Garfield.
 Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the vice president, could not attend owing to illness. but sent floral wreath sunken Funds Recovered.