The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-26
Laa Honors Will Be Paid to Dead Statesman Today At
 Home In Princeton
TROOPS WILL BE USED
 FOR POuCE PURPOSES
Grover CIeveand's Mortal Remains Will Be Laid To Rest Beside the Grave of His Little Daugh-
 ter, Ruth.

Princeton, N. J., June 25.--The funer- al of Grover Cleveland will be marked by extreme simplicity. Although twice elected President of the United States no pomp nor splendor will have place in the ceremonies. There will be no bands to play mournful dirges on the way to the Princeton cemetery, no mill tary escort no eulogy by the officiating clergymen. The half mile of tn orough- fare through which the cortege will pass from "Westland," the Cleveland home on Bayard lane, to the cemetery will be policed by mounted troops anu blue coated soldiers. but they will be there for police duty and as measure of precauton in protecting the living President, rather than as an element Of display in paying tribute to departed chief executive.
 It has been Mrs. Clevelands wish to avoid anything of a military nature at the funeral, and it was only when the necessity of guarding President Roosevelt was borne upon her by those in charge of the funeral arrangements that she consented to tn e presence of the troops.
 Final Arrangements.
 The final arrangements for the cere- mony and the names of those selected to offlciate were announced this aft ernoon.
 Four clergymen will officiate at the house and at the grave. They will
 frop byterian book of common worship but will offer eulogy- This simple but impressive service will be conducted by pr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton, Res. pr. William R. Richards, pastor of the Brick Presbyterian church of New York; Rev. Sylvester W. Beach, pastor of the First Presb yterian church of Princeton, where tn e Cleveland family attend, and the Rev. Maitland V. Bart lett former pastor of the same church. There will be no honorary pail bearers. Those who will bear MT. Cleveland's ; body to its final resting place in the Cleveland plot will be Mayor George B. Mcclellan, Paul Morton, Commodore E. c. Benedict Richard Watson Glider of New York Prof Paul Van Dyke, Dean Andrew F. w. West, Prof. John G, Hibben, Junius s. Morgan, nephew of J. Pierpont Morgan, A. D. Russell, Prof Howard McLenahan and Bayard Stockton Of Princeton.
 The services at the house, which will begin at o'clock, will be brief. after which the cortege will be formed and proceed to the cemetery down Bayard lane to Nassau street, the principal street in the village, thence up Van derverter avenue to Wiggin street, which leads to the cemetery, high way along which cluster many historic memories.
 Services at Cemetery.
 Only those invited to the funeral and a few newspaper men will be permitted to enter the cemetery, which will be guarded by mounted troops and members of the National Guard of New Jersey. The simple Presbyterian service will be said at the grave, the casket lowered into the ground and one of the country s most distinguished citizens will have be- come but memory.
 President Roosevelt, Governor Fort of New Jersey, Governor Hughes, of New York, Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia, q member of President Cleveland's cabinet, and other notable citizens expected to attend. President Roosevelt will ar- rive on a special train from Oyster Bay tomorrow at 440 D. He will be met at the station by Governor Fort and they will drive direct to the Cleveland home. After the ceremonies the President will leave Princeton at once in his private car Signet. Although admittance to the Cleveland home and to the cemetery Is to be limited principally to personal friends of the family. thousands of peo- pie are expected in Princeton tomorrow. Princeton's police force consists of only few men, and the precauton of safe ordf of taining order and keeping the thorough fares cleared became a serious prob- lem with the city authorities. Mayor Robinson decided to call on Trenton for police assistance, and to rope off the thoroughfares from the Cleveland house to the cemetery, but utter nadequacy of a score of policemen to handle crowd of several thousand people and to keep the cemetery free from intruders became at once apparent. Governor Fort, through Assistant Adjutant General Fred erlck Gilkyson, rendered to Mrs. Cleve- land the state troops for a military fu- neral The tender was declined, but later accepted
 Soldiers To Appear.
 Professor McLenahan, after consulting with Mrs Cleveland this afternoon, made the following statement:
 .Governor Fort offered military fG- neral through Colonel Glkyson, assistant adjutant general, yesterday but Mrs. Cleveland declined it because of her great desire to keep the services entirely free from the military element. Because, however, of the presence of President Roosevelt and the possible presence of Vice President Fairbanks. 1t was deemed necessary to call on the militia for pro- lection Mayor Robinson has according ly made a request on the state authori- ties for the necessary trops, and the gov ernor has ordered out the Monmouth counted troops.
 Ke this afternoon Colonel Gilkyson
 shere from Trenton with other of
 iand with Mayor Robinson held a
 sisultation with those in charge of | sral at the Cleveland home. Fol sthe conference, 1t was stated tha.
 4litary will consist of the Second
 If cavalry Companies A. B. and c