Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-26
There viii be Troops 10 Attend
ahce But They NH be Used
as euafds.
Roosevelt WILL BEIx ATTENDANCE
His Presence Necessitates More pro-
lection Than Local Police Can A.
ford, and Mrs. Cleveland Consents
To Have Detachment of New Jersey
National Guard Present.
INV Associated Press.)

Dy Associated Press.)
PRINCETON, \. j., June %. - In"
funeral OF Grover Cleveland to'il"'
row will be marked by extreme SIM
plicity. !
Although twice elected President ot
tn United States, no pomp or "Prh'
fs6sHill have place in the cere'''
mics. There will be no bands 10 pray
m0urnful dirges on the way to the
old princetsn cemetery. 20 military
escort. no eulogy by the oh'cia''hS
clergyman. The half mile OF 'hor
oushfare through which the corteSe
will mass from "Westland, the CleHe'
land home, on Bayard lane, to inc
cemetery win b. policed by mouh'c"
troops and blue coated soldiers. Dut
they will be there for police duty anu
as q measure of precaution III pro-
tec,ing the living rather than as an
element of display in paying tribute
to a departed chief executive.
1t is Mrs. Cleveiand's wish to AVOID
anything OF military nature al the
funeral and it was only when the NJ
cessity Of guarding President Roose-
Welt was borne on her by those IN
charge OF the funeral arrangements
that she consented to the presence OF
troops.
The final arrangements OF the cere'
mony and the task of those selected
IN officiate were announced this al
ternoOn.
Four clersymen will officiate at the
house and at the grave. They VIII
read the burial service from the
Presbyterian book Of common "or-
ship. but will offer no eulogy.
This simple but impressive service
-. win be CONDUCTED by DIR. Henry van
DyKe. 81 Princeton: Rev. DIR. Wiiiiam
r Richards. pastor of the BrlcK
PRESBYTERIAN church, OF New YORK:
Rev Sylvester w. Beach. pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church. OF
Princeton. where the Cleveland ram
flr attend. and Rev. Maitland '. Bart
lett, former pastor of the same
church.
There will be no honorary pail
hearers. Those who will bear Mr..
Cleveland's body to its final resting
place in the Cleveland plot will be
Mayor George B. Mcclellan, Paul Nor
ton. Commodore f. G. Benedict. Rich
ard Watson Glider. of New York:
Professor Paul Van Dyke. Dean An
drew F. West. Professor John G. Hio-
ben, Junius s. Morgan, a nephew of
J. Pierpont Morgan: A. Russell. Pro-
fessor Howard McLenahan and Ba--
ard Stockton. Of Princeton.
Services Today at S O'Clock.
The services At the house. which
will begin al o'clock. VIII be brief,
after which the cortege will be form
cd ana proceed TO the cemetery down
Rayard lane to Nassau street. the
prircipal street IN the village: theme,
nm to vsrdeyerter avenue 10 Wiggin
street. w,hich leads to the cemetery.
highway along which clusters many
historic memories.
Only those invited TO the funeral
end few newspaper men will b. per
mitted TO eater the cemetery, which
viii be guarded by mounted troops
sed memtars Of the National Guarc
81 New Jersey. The simple Prcsby'
tey.sa serysce will b. said AT the
grave. the caskrt lowered into the
grave ard one o; the ccuRiry's most
distinguished citizens WI have be
come . memory.
sAsny NotsbIes to be Present.
Governor Fort. Of New Jersey: Gov.
erscs Hughes. Of New York: Govern
or Hoke sniih. Of Georgia: mcmb"rs
Of President Clcyeiand's cabinet an
other notable citizens are expected
90 attend. President Roosevelt will
srrve on a special train from Oys
Or Raw Tomorrow. He viii be- met
sf the station BY Governor Fort ana
they vif drive direc; 70 the Glove
hand home. After the eeremonics the
President vii, leave PRINCETON AT once
On his private car SiRncL
Although admit'anc- 20 The Glove
hand home and TO the cemetery Is 10
D. Hmied principally to pcrs0nai
s@enAs cf the family. thousands Of
psoeIs are expected in Princeton to