The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-26
Troops to Guard Living Pres
ident, Not toShow HON
age to.the Dead.
NATIONS TRIBUTE TO
DEPARTED EXECUTIVE
Roosevelt. Hughes and Others to
Attend, but Without Formality
or Display OF Any Sort.
Grave Beside That
OF Daughter
Ruth.

- RINcEToN, N. u. June 25.--The
funeral OF Grover Cleveland
| - Tomorrow will be marked by
II extreme simplicity. Although
he was twice elected President
of the United States, and was recoG-
nized as the foremost citizen of Amer
lea, no pomp or splendor will have
place in, the ceremonies. There will
be ne, bands to play dirges on the way
to the old Princeton Cemetery; no
military escort: no eulogy by the off,
ciating cergymen. The half mile OF
thoroughfare through which the cor
Cleveland home, in Bayard Lane, to
tlie cemetery. will be guarded by
mounted troops and blue-coated SOL
dlers, but they Will be there for pos
/ lice duty and as a measure OF precau-;
tion in protecting the living President.
rather than as an element Of display
| in paying tribute to departed Chief
| Executive. dt 4
1t has been Mrs. Cleveland's wish
to avoid anything o. a military nature
at the funeral, and 1t was only when
the necessity of guarding President
| Roosev:ltswas borne upon her by those
| in charge of the arrangements that
she consented to the presence OF
troops.
Final Arrange ments Made.
q The final arrangements for the cere-
mony and the names OF those selected
| to off1ciate were announced this after
noon. Four clergymen will take part
in the services at til house and at the
grave. A
They will read the burial service
from the Presbyterian book of common
Worship, but will offer no eulogy. This
simple hut impressive service will be
conducted by DR. Henry Van Dyke, of
Princeton; the Rev. DIR. William r.
Richards pastor of the Brick Presby-
terian Church, Of New York; the Rev.
4 Sylvester ". Bea /. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian Chruch, OF Princeton.
where the Cleveland family attend. and
1.-the Rev. Maitland v. Bartlett, former
pastor of the sale church.
There will be no honorary pall-
bearers. Those who will bear Mr..
Cieveland's body to its final resting
place in the Cleveland plot will be
ton Commodore &c. Benedict, Rich
ard Watson Glider, cf New. York; Pro
fessor Paul Van Dyke. Dean Andrew
F. West Professor John G. Hibben,
Junius S. Morgan, a nephew OF u
I.erpont Morgan;A D. Russell Profess
sor Howard McLenahan and Bayard
Stockton. OF Princeton
After the services at the house, which
will begin at 5 O'clock, and which will
be brief. the cortege will be formed.
| and will proceed to the cemetery down
| Bayard Lane to Nassau Street. the
principal thoroughfare In the village.
thence up to Vandeverter Avenue to
Wiggin Street, which leads to the
| cemetery, a highway along ys..iien clus.
| IA t11or, Nv {Sf nr{o f,,,o nrSA
President to Attend.
SOnly those invited to the funeral
and few newspaper men will be per-
| will be guarded by mounted troops and
members of the National Guard OF
New. Jersey. The simple Presbyterian
serYice will be conducted at the grave.
the casket will be lowered into the
grounu, and one of the country's most
distinguished citizens will have be-
come but memory. IS y
President Roosevelt, Governor Fort.
of New Jersey: Governor Hughes, of
New York; Governor Hoke Smith. Of
Georgia. member of President Cleve-
lands Cabinet, and other notable peo-N
4 pie are expected to attend Prest-
dent Roosevelt will arrive on special
train from Oyster Bay tomorrow at
4:4o P. NJ. He will be met at the
station by Governor Fort, and they
will drive direct to the Cleveland
home. After the ceremonies. the Pres
ident will leave Princeton at once in
his private car; Signet.
Although admittance to the cleva-
land home and to the cemetery Is to
be limited principally to personal
friends of the family, thousands of peo-
Pile are expected in Princeton to-mor-
rows The towns police force consists
ot only few men, and the precaution
OF safeguarding President Roosevelt,
of maintaining order, and keeping the
l9thoroughfares cleared became serious
problem with the local authorities.
Mayor Robinson decided to call on
Trenton for police assistance, and de-
termined to rope off the thorough ghfaresB
from the Cleyeland house to the ceule-s
terry. but the utter inadequacy OF -
score of policemen to handle a crowd
OF several thousand people, and to (
keep the cemetery free from intruders
| became at once anparent, Governor
Fort, through Assistant Adjutant-G Cen
eral Frederick Gilkysor, rendered to
Mrs. Cleveland the State troops for .
military funeral The tender was de-
clined but later accepted
Statement Isucd. 5
After consulting with Mrs. cleye-
land this afternoon Professor McLena.
han made the following statement:
"tiovernor Fort offered a military
funeral through Colonel GilkSson. As
sistant Adjutant-G General OF the State.
Yesterday. but Mrs. clevela land declined
Iit. because OF helN great desire to keep
the service entirely free from the mill
tary element, Because, however, OF
the presence of President Roosevelt.
and the, probable presence of Vice.
President Fairbanks It was deemed
necessary to call on the militia for
projections, Mayor Robinson has ass
cordingly made request on the Stata