The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-26
CLEvELAND'S
FUNERAL TO Be
VERY SIMPLE
Presbyterian Burial Service
viii Be Read, but There Will
Be No EulOgy.
NO M0URMFUL DlRGES
OR MILITARY ESCORT
ONLY DISPLAY WILL BE FOR THE
PROTECTION OF THE PRES
EMIT PRESIDENT.


Princeton. n. J.. June 25.-Tbe fu-
neral OF Grover Cleveland tomorrow
will be marked by extreme simplicity.
Although twice elected president of the
United States, no pOmp or splendOr
will have a place in the ceremonies.
There will be no bands to play mourn
ful dirges on the way TO the old Prince
ton cemetery; no military escort, no
eulogy by the officiating clergymen.
The half mile of thoroughfare through
which the cortege will pass from
WestlaId." the Cleveland home on
Eayard lane, TO the cemetery. will be
policed by mounted troops and blue
coated soldiers, but they will be there
for police duty and as a measure Of
precautiOn in protecting the living
president, rather than as an element
OF display in paying tribute TO de-
Parted chief executive.
Military to Guard Roosevelt.
II has been Mrs. Cleveland's wish to
avoid anything of a military nature at
the funeral. and il was only when the
necessity of guarding President ROose-
welt. who is TO be in attendance. was
= shown her by those in charge of the
arrangements. that she consented TO
the presence of troops in police ca
pacity.
The final arrangements for the cere-
mOny and the names of these selected
to Officiate were not announced until
this afternoon, when acceptance from
all had been received. Four clergymen
will off1ciate at the house and at thu
grave. They viii read the burial ser
vice from the Presbyterian book Of
common worship. but Will offer no
eulogy.
Simple Services.
This simple but impressive service
will be conducted by Or. Henry Van
Dyke of Princeton; Rev. DR.. William
r. Richards. pastor of the Brick Pres
byterian church of New YORK; Rev.
Sylvester B. Beach, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Princeton.
where the Cleveland family attend. and
Rev Maitland Y. Bartlett. former pas
tor of the same church.
- There will be no honorary pail bear
ers. Those who viii bear Mr.. Cleve-
lands body TO its final resting place in
the Cleveland plot viii he Mayor
George r. Mcclellan. Paul Morton.
Commodore f. c. Benedict. Richard
Watson Glider of New York. Professor
Paul Van Dyke. Dean Andrew F. West,
Professor John G. Hibben. Junius 5.
Morgan, a nephew Of J. PierpOnt Nor
gan: A. d. Russell. Professor Howard
Princeton.
Services at O'Clock.
The services at the house, which will
begin at 3 O'Clock. viii be brief, after
which the cOrtege viii be formed and
proceed 10 the cemetery down Bayard
lane "a Nassau street, the principal
street in the village. thence I'D Van
Dever avenue 10 Wiggin street, which
leads To the cemetery. a highway along
which cluster many historic memories
Only those invited 10 the funeral and a
few newspapermen viii be permitted 10
enter the cemetery, which Will be guard
ed by mounted troops and members
of the National Guard of New jersey.
The simple Presbyterian service will be
said at the grave the caslIet lowered
into the ground and one of the cOun-
try's most distinguished citizens VIII
become but a memory.
, Arrangements for Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt. Governor Fort of
New Jersey, Governor Hughes of New
York, Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
members of President Cleveland's cab
met, and other notable citizens are ex-
pacted 10 attend President Roosevelt
will arrive on a special train from Ovs-
ter Bay tomorrow at 4:30 p. m. He Will
be met at the station by Governor Fort
ana tnCN Will uAlht ulIEEA 10 the AllEkA-
land home. After the ceremonies the
president viii leave Princeton at once
i'm his private car Signet. Although the
admittance 10 the Cleveland home and
then the cemetery is to be limited Ia
personal friends of the family. thou
sands Of people are expected in Prince
ton tomorrow, attracted by the presa nee
of President Roosevelt and other dis
tinguished persOnages. and TO witness
the Cleveland procession.
offer of Escort Declined.
Prineeton's police force consists OF
only a few men and the precauuOn OF
safeguarding President Roosevelt and
of maintaining order and keeping the
thoroughfares cleared became a serious
problem with the city authorities
Mayor Robinson decided to cali OF
Trenton for police assistance and tC
rope off the thoroughfares from the
Cleveland house to the cemetery, but
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