Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
ALL DAY SALUTES
AND LOWERED FLAGS
Throughout the World Tribute
Paid to Cleveland.
SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON
Eulogy, Sermon and Song Will Be
Omitted.
ATTENDANCE WILL BE SMALL
Believed That Only About $50 Per-
sons Will Be at the Cleve-
land Home.
Eulogy, Sermon and Song Will Be
Omitted.
ATTENDANCE WILL BE SMALL

In every part of the world where
there is United States flag float
ing tribute was today paid to the
memory OF Grover Cleveland. Sew
eral foreign governments accorded
special honors for the occasion,
American embassies, legations and
consular agencies bore the Stars
and Stripes at half mast, army and
navy officers, wherever located,
wore a badge OF mourning, and
battleships. cruisers and vessels OF
our navy OF every type rendered
appropriate observance OF the
death OF the former commander-in-
chief OF the army and navy. Be
ginning at daybreak salutes were
fired by all ships and army posts,
beginning at military posts with a
thunder OF thirteen guns and wind
ing up with forty-hve guns at sun
set. Throughout the world tribute
in some form, either under Ameri-
can or foreign auspices, was rem
dered.
PRINCETON, y. j., June 26.-Without
eulogy, sermon or song, but with the SIM
pie burial service of the Presbyterian
Church. Grover Cleveland will be buried
late this afternoon in Princeton cemetery
beside the UNCOVERED grave of his daugh-
ter Ruth. Although President Roosevelt
will be in attendance. will Gov. Fort of
New Jersey, Gov. Hughes of New York
Gov. Hoke Smith of Georgia and other
distinguished personages, they will not at
tend 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 residence
and at the cemetery, in compliance with
the wishes not only of Mrs. Cleveland. but
those of Mr.. Cleveland as we'll.
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 Prince
ton University, the Rev. DR.. William R.
Richards of the Brick Presbyterian
Church. New York: the Rev. Sylvester
w. Beach. pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian Church of Princeton, in which Mrs.
Cleveland is communicate, and the Rev.
Maitland V. Bartlett. former pastor of
Mr. Cleveland and the present pastor of
the West Farms Presbyterian Church of
New York.
The Pallbearers.
The pallbearers. who were chosen by
Mrs. Cleveland and who will officiate
either at ''Westland'' or at the grave. are
Mayor George s. Mcclellan of New York.
Commodore E. G. Benedict, DR.. Richard
Paul Van Dyke of Princeton Graduate
Seminary. Prof. John Grier Hibben of
Princeton University. Paul Morton, ex-
Secretary of the Navy: Prof Howard Nc
Clenahdn of Princeton University and
Archibald ID. Russell. Junius S Morgan
and Bayard Stockton, trustees of Prince
ton Pniversity and Frof Andrew F. West.
Mrs. Cleveland, in issuing invitations to
the funeral considered first Mr.. Cleve-
lands own friends and neighborS of re-
cent years and also selected from among
them the list OF active pallbearers. No
official distinctions were recognized. The
word was given out: Mrs. Cleveland has
many personal friends who perhaps
might have expected to be within the
house. but because, she declares, Mr.
Cleveland lived private citizen she
wished private funeral, with only
friends who knew him in attendance"
The arrangement was also made neces-
sary on account of the inability TO care
for a large crowd in the Cleveland home.
Private View of the Dead.
A change in the location of the casket
during the funeral services was announced
today. 1t was said that. instead of the
body being placed in the library, as was
planned the remains of the distinguished
man 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
stairs shortly before the funeral begins.
and 1t is said that personal friends will
be permitted to view the features of the
dead statesman in the room where ne
died on the second floor. but that the
Casket will be closed before il is taken
10 the reception room.
The library, with its southern exposure,
where PrinCeton's distinguished citizen
spent many happy hours in retirement
is about thirty feet long an6 twenty feet
wide. Together with the books stacked
from ceiling TO floor and furniture which
cannot he moved. thee is comparatively
little space left in the room for others
than members of the family. Mrs. Cleve-
land 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. a niece
Cleveland F Bacon. nephew. and OF her
immediate relatives VIII surround the bier
Although about 800 chairs were taken to
Westland. not More than 2Go were toda V
placed about the house. as il is expected
only about 100 persons will attend the
services.
The Brief Services.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke will begin the
services by reading from the Scriptures
and the Presbyterian book OF common
worship. The other pastors will assist
in turn al the house or at the cemetery,
AT the house they probably WILL stand
in the main hall at the library door
, so that those in the eastern part OF the
house and others in adjoining rooms VIII
be able TO hear what is said
After the services. which Will consist
only of the reading of the Scriptures. the
recital of the creed and PRAYER the coffln
will be borne to the hearse for the Journey
TO the cemetery. More than score Of
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