The Colorado statesman., 1908-06-27
The FUNERAL
OF cleveland
TO BE MARKED BY SIMPLICITY,
WITH NO BANDS OR MILL
TARY ESCORT.
NO LENGTHY EUL0GY
MRS. CLEVELAND DECLINED OF
FER OF STATE TROOPS FOR
MILITARY FUNERAL.

Princeton, N. 1.-THE funeral of
Grover Cleveland June 9th will be
marked by extreme simplicity. AL
though twice elected President of the
United States no pomp or splendor
will have a place in the ceremonies.
There will be no bands to. play
mournful dirges on the way to the old
Princeton cemetery; no military es-
cort, no eulogy by the officiating cler-
gymen.
The half mile of thoroughfare
through which the cortege will pass
from "Westland," the Cleveland home
on Bayard Lane to the cemetery, will
be policed by mounted troops and
blue-coated soldiers, but they will be
there for police duty and as measure
of precaution in protecting the living
President rather than as an element
of display in paying tribute to de-
parted chief executive.
1t has been Mrs. Cleveland's wish to
avoid anything of military nature at
the funeral and it was only when the
necessity of guarding President Roose-
welt, who is to be in attendance, was
impressed upon her by those in charge
of the funeral arrangements, that she
consented to the presence of troops in
police capacity.
1he final arrangements for the cere-
mony and the names of those selected
to officiate were not announced until
this afternoon, when acceptance from
all had been received.
Four clergymen will officiate at the
house and at the grave They will
read the burial service from the Pres
byterian book of common worship, but
will offer no eulogy.
This simple but impressive service
will be conducted by Dr. Henry Van
Dyke of Princeton, Rev. DR.. William
r. Richards, pastor of the Brick Pres
byterian church of N. Y, Rev. Sylves-
ter w. Beach, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Princeton, where
the Cleveland family attend, and Rev
Maitland V. Bartlett, former pastor of
the same church.
There will be no honorary pallbear-
ers. Those who will bear Mr.. Cleve-
lands body to it's 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, Profess
sor Paul Van Dyke, Dean Andrew F.
West, Professor John G. Hibben, Jun
ius S. Morgan, nephew of ]. Pierpont
Morgan; A. d. Russell, Professor How
ard McLenahan and Bayard Stockton
of Princeton.
The services at the house, which will
begin at 5 o'clock, will be brief, after
which the cortege will be formed and
go to the cemetery down Bayard Lane
to Nassau street, the principal street
in the village, thence up Vandeverter
avenue, to Wiggin street, which leads
to the cemetery, a highway along
which clusters many historic memo
ries.
Only those invited to the funeral and
few newspaper men will be permitted
to enter the cemetery which will be
| guarded by the 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 become but a mem
ory.
President Roosevelt, Governor Fort
of New Jersey, Governor Hughes OF
New York, Governor Hoke Smith of
Georgia, members of President Cleve-
lands Cabinet and other notable citi'
zens are expected to attend.