Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-25
MRS. CLEVELAND.

Mrs Cleveland is bearing her grief
with the utmost fortitude and is direct
ing the details of the funeral, With
her in the Cleveland home at Westlanl
during the night, were DR.. and Mrs.
Richard Watson Glider of New York;
John Finley, president of the college of
the city of New York. intimate friends
OF the family, and Cleveland +. Bacon.
a nephew of the former president
Mrs Cleveland did not retire until
late last night, but arose early today
and spent some time in the open air
alone OH the veranda.
Esther, the elder daughter. and Rich
ard the elder son, are expected to ar
rive today from New Hampshire. Meth
er Marion nor Francis viii attend their
fathers funeral.
Among other relatives expected In
arrive today sre two Ct Mr.. CleVeland's
sisters Miss Rose Cleveland of New
York who was mistress of the White
House before President Cleveland's
Jnanlage and Mrs. NJ. Is. BacoG wife
of an architect of Toledo. O. Another
sister Mrs. Mary Cleveland Hoyt. is
expected tomorrow from omaha.
HOUR OF FUNERAL.
The hour for the funeral has been
fixed at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
to give those who live at distance
and who are expected to attend an
opportunity to reach here, Services
win be simple and transformations and
will be conducted with extreme pri-
vacy. if the wishes of Mrs. Cleveland
are carried out. Historic Princeton in
common with the state and nation is
mourning the death of her distin-
guished citizen. Flags are at half staff
and emblems of mourning throughout
the college town bear mute testimony
of the nations loss. Regret is eN-
pressed that DR. Woodrow Wilson,
president of Princeton university and
a close friend of Mr. Cleveland. will
be unable to attend the funeral as he
sailed for Europe only few days ago.
Mr. Clevelands body will be buried
in o heavy oaken casket with silver
handles. a silver plate bears the sim
pie inscription:
INSCRIPTION.
Grover Cleveland. March IS, 1881
June "a 1905
SISTER WILL NOT ATTEND.
Omaha June 25.-Mrs. Mary Cleve-
land Hoyt, sister Of Grover Cleveland
who is now living in Omaha. and who
is reported as being in Princeton, n.
j., at the funeral of her brother, has
decided not to attend the services but
will remain In Omaha. at the home of
her son with whom she llNes.
The death mask of the former presei-
dent was taken yesterday. Soon after
death had occurred, Mrs. Cleveland sent
for Edwin Wilson, a sculptor connect
ed with Princeton university, and re-
quested him to make the mask. Mr..
Wilson is working on 1t today.
THE BURIAL PLACE.
Mrs. Cleveland accompanied by
President Finley. drove to the Prince
ton cemetery at GAO O'Clock this morn
ing to look over the burial place.
Princeton cemetery is located in pref
ty section of the town close TO the uni-
versity building and about half mile
from the Cleveland home Many of the
honored dead Of the Princeton UNIVERSE
ty are buried there and the burial
grounds are known to the graduates
and undergraduates OF the university
as THE Westminster Abbey of Amer
lea" The Cleveland plot is near n
small chapel which stands not far from
the entrance TO the cemetery
There is one grave In the plot, that
of Ruth Cleveland, and it is covered
with ivy.