The Washington times., 1908-06-26
CLEVELAND FUNERAL
At TPRINCETON TODAY
Noted Men and Women Will
Bow Sorrowing Heads at
Home and Grave.
BUSINESS SUSPENDS
DURING SERVICES
Presidential Party Will Arrive az
Home Shortly Before Pro
cession Starts.

cesSion Starts.
PRINCETON. y J.. June 2s.-Forner
President Grover Cleveland VIII he
buried in Princeton this afternoon At
O'Clock At the Cleveland home a.
score OF Princeton professors and other
I friends OF the family are arranging the
oetaiis or the funeral service and pro-
/ cesSion, and compiling lists of the dis
tlnguished guests and assigning TO each
his place IA the days program
Mayor Robinson has issued q procia-
nation requesting a s-spensiou OF ali
business in The town between 1 and 7
o'clock this afternoon. and closing
streets on tie line OF march from 3
O'Clock until after the ceremony.
At the house Of the dead statesman al
Is hushed- HIS two children. Esther and
Richard, have demanded secIus.on with
their mother. except for a few minutes
when the boy. whose ten years have not
prevented his taking the event as
solemnly as any one, issued from 4
rear door. tearfuIIy fondled one OF the
dead leaders dogs and again went into
the house
Invitations Not Issued.
TIE only ja-ring note IN the arrange
ments 50 far has been the uncertainty
as 10 whether al invitation was sent
70 Secretary Taft 70 be present. Al
day yesterday and last evening mes
sages we're received here frCn some one
supposed 10 be connected with Mr.. TAFT
repeatedly inqulring as 20 whether an
invitation had been sent hia. None
was sent.
The explanation IS that no invitations
were sent any one. President Roose-
welt Governors Hughes. Fort. and Hoke
Smith asked permission 10 attend the
burial. and Mrs. Cleveland agreed
Secretary TAFT sent no request. and
consequently received no reply Win
the arrival OF the troops az o'clock.
measures were taken ID police the
-oWn. ana long before the Presidents
arrival matters viii be so in hand that
his hurried dash from the train 20 the
stricken home viii not suffer a mo-
ments delay
The present plan is 70 have the funeral
services at about o'clock, ard only
about 200 persons, friends Of the family.
the representatives Of news assccia-
tious. and the Presidential party VIII De
AZ
body lies uncOhlned In the room on the
second floor where " Cleveland died.
The body viii be places in the casket
only q short time before the services
begin II mas not been decided whether
any view Of the remsins viii be per
uittee, but II so IL VIII be the privilege
OF only a Few Of the invited guests
Presbyterian Service.
In the broad central hall Of the CIeve-
land home the clergymen who viii Of
iciate Tiu read the Presbyterian burial
service The body followed By probably
fifty carriges viii be taken through the
center C the town. and while from
Princeton iyy-olaG tower is tOIled the
passing beI the body OF her greatest
citizen viii be borne TO the grave
There II VIII be placed in an unmark-
20 plot shaded by spruce and maple d.
rectly beside the UNCOVERED grave OF
The former Presidents first daughter.
Ruth.
There will be no firing. no singing
ana no eUiOgy AT the grave Simplicity
as great as IS possible VIII be Observed.
1T was Mr. Clevelaud's S wish - saws
Mrs Cleveland, and that is sufficient
General Wilson. who had charge OF
the Roosevelt inaugural ball in Wash
ngl on. and Hilary A Herbert. former
Sec 4etary Of the Navy. during Cleve-
ants administration, have arrived for
he fHneral-
Funeral Procession.
The names Of those who viii follow
the body TO the tomb were issued this
morning. They are by carriages. as
follows:
l. Dr- Henry Van Dyke. DR.. ". R
Richards, Rev F. W Beach. Rev. "
V. Bartlett, the clergy.
. Mrs Cleveland wife E2f7H1--
Cleveland, son; Dr. Joseph B. Bryant
3. Miss Rose Cleveland. sister: Miss
Esther Cleveland. daughter
1. Cleveland F. Bacon. nephew; Mis-.
Mary Hastings, of Hartford. Conn
niece; Prof and Mrs. Wood
B. Mr- and Mrs HUddlestOn, Prince
ton; Mrs John II. FinI5v, Of New York.
Mrs. Richard Watson Cider
g. George shiDley, Miss Heckler
nurse.
president and Mrs. Roosevelt; Sec
-etary Loeb.
S-Secret Service men. four.
1Chief Justice Fuller. Gov. Fort
Gov. Hughes, Secretary Cortelyou.
1e-FoTmer Secretary John c. Car
isle. William F. Villas, Of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Daniel s Lament, Miss John 5,
dibben-
U-Former Secretary Richard OInev
.ormer Secretary Charles s Fairchiid.
former Secretary David R Francfs
y
son Harmon, Of Cincinnati
12-FOrmer Secretary Hilary A. Her
bert Of Washington; former Secretarv
md Governor HOke smith, OF Georgis-
Senator kean. Of New Jersey. Senator
Briggs. OF New Jersey
13--Mr- and Mrs. Frank Hastings. OF
New York; Mrs Joseph Bryant, Miss
Florence Bryant
14-Mrs- Wilson s Bisseu, Mrs. DAME.
Manning Mr.. and Mrs. St. George
Fucker.
I5-Dr. and Mrs. Gibson. Of Princeton:
lockwood
15-Charles Goodyear. Gen. Anso-
cook, DR. St Clair McKelland, Brook
yn: Dr. Farquhar.
1T-Dean Fine and trustees OF univer-
ity.
1S-Bishop McFau, Trenton: Farbe~
leahy. pastor St PauFs Roman Catho-
ic Church. Princeton
Representatives OF Equitable Life
29-M-- and Mrs John HAYS Ham
nond, Mr.. and AIRS. Charles 5 EIamlin
H-Mrs. JuniUs Morgan. Mss sarah