The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-07-02

Ceremonies IA Princeton Az
Impressive ia Their
Simplicity.

Princeton ~ June
Cleveiand's body lies hurled II tbs
Cleveland plot MsPrinceton #reIaeterys
AT 6 o'clock. just as the sLlil wa
sinking In the west. MISUNDERSTANDING
company silently watched as the poll a
simple burial service Of the Presbyterr
ian church was read and then, when
the last OF the carriages IN he corteg9as
had driven up to the path lending ~
the grave, the neredicttOn8had beetf
pronounced and the henderson, the
family. President Roosevelt and others
who a gathered about the grave were
leaving the cemetery, many 0f the per-
ION friends OF the lei statesman
fingered about the spot whachNWaagt Az
riark the last resting place, ana eacf.i9
turn was permitted to cast q 1h0vefll
OF earth Into the grave. S#a~
Agreeable to the wishee Of Mrs. Cleye-a
land, the servicea both at house
and the cemetery. were OF the simpiese
character. An Invocation. scriptura1l
OF William Wordsworthss poem.sGhar-
acter of the Happy Warrior. cpnstf--
tuted the services at the houae, whtlG
the reading OF the burial service At the
grave was brief and impressive.
Distinguished Gathering.
Although the funeral was OF q strictly
private nature. those In a~ttendlnca
~ - A&b yA AA9t 80 - ~ L. ~
Including President Roosevelt, Governor
Fort, of New Jersey: Hughes,
of New York; Governor Hoke Smith.
of Georgia, former members OF Prest4s
Equitable Life Assurances society. MEM
bers OF the Princeton university faculty.
and friends and neighbors.
Mr.. Cleveland was buried with all
the simplicity and privacy that he him4
self might have wished an a%prfvatd
L offfuoxnN go That than "a ~ ~ rklAA
executive Of the nation. There waS
nothing that savored Of the Official, and
the military element was injected sole-
~ an a measure OF precaution in pro-
tecting President Roosevelt.
The president arrived at 4:S0 o'clock
p M. and wAssmet at the station by
Governor Fort.@zThe president, Cover
nor Fort and Secretary Loeb were
driven at once to Westland. Upon hin
arrival at the house the president
went to Mrs. Cleveland's room, Offering
his sympathy and expressing keen re-
greet at Mr.. Cleveland's death.
The president then returned to ii
reception room, where h body lay.
A few minutes later the four clergy
men who officiated came down tho
ception DON followed by Mrs. Clever
land and the children.
Services Open.
The services began with an invoca-
ton by Rev. Sylvester w. Beach, of
the First Presbyterian church OF
Princeton, which was followed by
s%criptural reading by Rev. Maitland VI
terrain church of New York. q former
pastor Of Mr.. Cleveland, who read from
the seventh chapter OF the book OF
Revelations and a number OF passages
from the fourth and twenty-second
chapters OF Thessalonians.
ga nd fhav nhol1 600 5h{c por,apt roo a
DR.. Bartlett in closing. "and his name
shall be in their foreheads; they shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any
more neither shall there be sunlight
upon them, nor any heat; for the lamb
which is In the midst or the throne
shall feed them and ssal lead them
unto living fountains Of water, and
God shall wipe all tears from their
eyes,
DR.. Henry Van Dyke then said that!
according to the request of one whose
slightest wish at this moment we all
respect, there will be no address or SER
mon, but there was a poem written
more than 100 years ago by William
! Wordsworth which is expressive of his
character"
of the Happy Warrior"
This was ollowed by readings from.
the Presbyterian ook of mmo
worship. the services at the house con-
cIudiES with prayer.
At the Grave.
The services were concluded at $40
| O'Clock and five minutes later the cas4
ket had been tenderly carried to tho
hearse and the procession started on
its way to the cemetery, Along the
streets from the house to the cemetery
national guardsmen, mounted and or
foot. policed the way.
The cemetery was reached a few min-
,1,tncH 1nfnt.EA x n'pjnn1k Tin y,oaY1fnrx
of the family alighted from their carl
riages, and with The four clergymen in
the lead walked slowly down the path
leading to the open grave and the rosa
strewn grave of Ruth, both almost hid
den in the profusion Of graen boughs
and flowers. Mrs. Cleve-aad stood With
Esther and Richard and DR.. Bryant az
the coffin was slowly lowered into tho
grave.
DR.. William H. Richards, of the Brick
Presbyterian church, of New York, had
started to read the committal service
even before President Roosevelt and
Others had reached the scene. Tho
president stood just back of Mrs. Cleve,
land as the impressive words were spo.
ken. The service lasted less than Ava
minutes.
The ceremonies over, President
Roosevelt, with secretary Loeb and sew.
eral secret service men who attended
him., were driven to the railroad stat
ton, where he entered the private car
and remained until the train pulled out
at $50 o'clock, when he appeared on
the platform and acknowledged tha
cheers and goibyes Of the crowd at
the station.
Mrs. Cleveland and the Immediate
members of the family returned to
Westland. while the majority of tina
guests went to the Princeton inn,
where light refreshments We're served
with Mrs. A. u. Russell. of Princeton.
as hostess.