Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-26
univ Burial Service of the Presby-
I, terrain Church at Funeral OF
Y Ex-President Cleveland.
LAST HoNoRS TO BE PRIVATE
This in Compliance With Wishes
of Mrs. Cleveland as Well
Il As Those of Deceased.
prest Roosevelt, Gov. Hughes and
Other Distinguished Persons VIII
! BE Present MS Friends.


Princeton N. j., June 26.--without
eulogy sermon or song, but with the
simple burial service of the Presby-
terrain church, Grover Cleveland will
be buried late this afternoon in Prince
ton cemetery beside the Uncovered
grave of his daughter. Ruth. AL
though President Roosevelt will be in
attendance as win Gov. Fort of New
Jersey Gov. Hughes of New York,
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia and other
distinguished personages. they will not
attend in an official capacity but as
friends of the late ex-president
The last honors to be paid the dead
statesman will be strictly private, both
at Westland, the Cleveland home, and
at the cemetery. in compliance with the
wishes not only of Mrs. Cleveland but
those of Mr.. Cleveland as well.
SERVICES AT HOUSE.
The services at the house which will
begin at o'clock will last about half
an hour. The clergymen who will al
ternate in the ceremonies and at the
grave are the Rev. Henry Vandyke
of Princeton university; the Rev. DIR,
William X. Richards of the Brick
Presbyterian church, New York; the
Rev Sylvester w, Beach, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Princeton
in which Mr.. Cleveland was a COM
municant, and the Rev.. Maitland V.
Bartlett, n former pastor of Mr.. Cleve-
land and the present pastor of the
West Farms Presbyterian church of
New York.
The aefiNa M Ilhau raru x,-bn mana
chosen by Mrs. Cleveland and who
VIII officiate either at Westland or at
the grave are Mayor George B. Nc
Clellan of New York. Commodore E. c.
benedict, Dr.. Richard Watson Glider,
DR.. John II. Finley, Prof. Grier Hibbin
and Prof. Andrew #. West of Prince
ton university; Paul Morton, ex-sec-
rotary of the navy; Prof. Howard Nc
Cienahan of Princeton university and
Archibald ID. Russell, Julius S. Nor
gan and Bayard Stockton. trustees of
Princeton university
Mrs Cleveland III issuing invitations
10 the funeral considered first Mr..
SleVeland's own friends and neighbors
OF recent years and also selected from
among them the list of active palIbear-
ers. No official distinctions were rec
ognized. The word was given out:
Mrs. Cleveland has many personal
friends who perhaps might have ex~
pectad to be within the house, but be-
cause she declares Mr.. Cleveland lived
as private citizen she wished a prl-
waite funeral with only friends who
knew Kim in attendance"
The arrangement was also made nee
essary on account of the inability TO
care fer large crowd in the Cleveland
home.
LOCATION OF CAsKET.
A change in the location of the casket
durlpg the funeral services was an
nounced today. 1t was said that in
stead OF the body being placed in the
library. the remains of the distinguish
ed dead Will lie In the reception room.
which Is at the front of the east side OF
the house and across the broad hall
from the library. The casl1et will be
brought down stairs shortly before the
funeral begins and 1t Is said that pc1'-
tonal friends Will be permitted to view
the features of the dead statesman In
the room where he died ON the second
floor but that the casket VIII be closed
before II H. taken TO the reception room.
Mrs. Cleveland and her two children,
Esther and Richard. who came from
Tamworth, the Cleveland summer
home. last night; Miss Rose Cleveland,
u sister OF the former presidents Miss
Mary Hastings niece Cleveland II.
Bacon, nephew. and other immedi-
ate relatives, Will surround the bier.
Although 300 chairs were taken 10
Westiand, not more than 200 were to-
uay placed about the house as 1t Is
expected that only about $50 persons
VIII attend the services.
THE SERVICE.
DR.. Henry Vandyke will begin the
service by reading from the Scrip
lures ana the Presbyterian Book Of
common worship The other pastors
VIII assist In turn at the house or at
the cemetery At the house they prob
ably VIII stand in the main hall at
me library door so that those in tho
eastern part of the house and others
IN adjoining rooms win be able To hear
what Is said.
After the service which will consist
only of the reading OF Scripture. the re :
cital OF the creed and prayer. The cof-
I'm viii be borne from the library 10
the hearse for the journey to the ceme-
Nry' More IMAM score OF carriages
VIII be In procession which will move
slowly through the Cleveland grounds
10 Bayard Lane, a street on which for
Inerly stood historic dwellings OF revo-
lutionary times The procession win
move TO the junction of stockton and
Nassau streets where a monument i'm
eommemoration OF the battle Of Prince
'un ~ soon 10 ne erected. Practically
every foot OF the ground to be ira
Yersed by the funeral cortege is his
torc
Here Gen, Washington passed IN state
win other officials OF the new govern
ment to Nassau hall, In which Congress
hat and for time was the nations
capitol Here President Jamese Madi-
son passed his days as a student OF
function university and down Nassau
shtleei 10 Vandayenter avenue to the
historic Princeton cemetery were borne
rle bodies OF Vice President Aaron
burr President John Witherspoon John
Mel.ean, Jonathan Edwards and other
ity.
STREETS Will BE GUARDED.
The streets from westland to the
cemetery Will be guarded by mounted
troopers ana members Of the New Jer-
hey state militia Intersecting streets
WI Do roped of, and no persons or ve-
,nlcles VIII be allowed within the ourt
me from the time the procession starts
uhiil after II has passed into the ccfne-
tefy The guardsmen are here merely
70 assist IN policing the city and their