Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-26
SIMPLE SERVICE
Ex.President Cleveland Will Be Buried Without Any Show
 or Glitter
LAST WISHES OBEYED

Princeton, N. J., June 26.-With-
 out eulogy, sermon or song, but with l the simple burial service of the Pres l byterian church, Grover Cleveland
 will be buried late this afternoon in
 Princeton cemetery beside the ivy
 covered grave of his daughter, Ruth.
 Although President Roosevelt will be
 in attendance, as will Governor Fort
 of New Jersey, Governor Hughes of
 New York, Governor Hoke Smith of | Georgia and other distinguished per-
 sonages, they will not attend in an
 official capacity but as friends of the
 late ex-president.
 The services at the house which | will begin at o'clock will last about half an hour. The clergymen who will alternate in the ceremonies there and at the grave, are the Rev Henry Van Dyke of Princeton university;
 the Rev Dr William R. Richards of the Brick Presbyterian church, N. Y.;
 the Rev s. W. Beach, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Prince ton, in which Mrs Cleveland is a
 communicant, and the Rev Maitland
 V. Bartlett, former pastor of Mrs
 Cleveland and the present pastor of
 the West Farms Presbyterian church of New York.
 A change in the location of the
 casket during the funeral service was
 announced to-day. It was said that
 instead of the body being placed in
 the library it will lie in the recep-
 tion room, which is at the front of
 the east side of the house and across
 the broad hall from the library. The
 casket will be brought down stairs shortly before the funeral begins and
 1t is said that personal friends will
 be permitted to view the features oe
 the dead statesman in the room
 where he died on the second floor,
 but that the casket will be closed
 before 1t is taken to the reception
 room.
 There is little space left ill the room for others than members Of the family. Mrs Cleveland and her two children, Esther and Richard, who came from Tamworth, the Cleveland summer home, last night; Miss Rose Cleveland, a sister of the former president; Miss Mary Hastings, niece Cleveland Bacon. | nephew, and other immediate r.s,a- tives, will surround the bier in the library. Although about 300 .cbsirs were taken to Westland not more than 200 were to-day placed about the house, as it is expected that only about 150 persons will attend the services. After the service, which will consist only of the reading of Scripture, the recital of the creed and prayer, the coffin will be borne from the library to tn, hearse fol the journey to the cemetery.
 Twenty-six carriages will convey the funeral party to the cemetery. The pallbearers will walk with the hearse. six on either side. The of- ficiating clergymen will occupy the first carriage; in the second will be Mrs Cleveland and the son Richard. with pr Joseph Bryant of New York, the family physician; the third will be occupied by Miss Rose Cleveland and Miss Esther Cleve- land. Following the family and in- innate friends will come the car riage containing President and Mrs Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb. Four i secret service men will follow the 1 presidents carriage in another con veysnca.
 There were comparatively few ar rivals of those invited to attend the | funeral up to noon. The town be- gan to take on more animated ap- pearance about that hour, when hundreds of persons of the nearby owns began to arrive, all anxious to see the funeral procession and i catch glimpse of President and I Mrs Roosevelt At the entrance to the Cleveland home a policeman was I stationed on guard and only those | known 10 him or vouched for by those in charge were permitted 10 en-er the grounds. MT Cleveland's body reposed in an open casket near the front window of his bedroom. during the forenoon and was sur rounded by many floral tributes. T oHAAH HNAF duulA AnE pictures of Mir Cleveland and badges of mourning for sale as souvenirs.
 Washington. June 2e.--In every part of the world where there is a United States flag floating tribute was to-day paid 10 the memory nf Grover Cleveland Several foreign accorded special hon. DTS. for the occasion. American em- bassies. legations and consular agen- cies bore the ars and Stripes at half-mast. army and navy officers Therever located wore a badge of and battleships. cruisersl and vessels of our navy of every type md in every cline rertiered appro- priate observance of the death os Inc former eommander-in-chief of