Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
Distinguished Men Gather
About Justice HarIan's Bier.
SIMPLE FUNERAL SERVICES
Sermon by Pastor of New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
BIBLE CLASS AS HONOR GUARD
Chief Justice of u. S. Supreme Court
and Associates Accompany
Body to Grave.

While members of his family and his
associate members of the United States
Supreme Court followed the bier, with
heads bowed in sorrow, the mortal re-
mains of Associate Justice John Marshall
Harlan this afternoon were borne from
his late home. 14O1 Euclid street north
west, carried thence to the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church. where the
public funeral service was held, and
finally to Rock Creek cemetery for in
tically selected his own last resting
called that he often had expressed his
admiration for the peacefulness and.
beauty of this burying ground
Services at the house were of the sim
plest character. the devotional exercises
taking the form of family prayer, just as
Mr. Justice Harlan, in life had led his
family in morning worship. There were
present at the house, besides members of
the family, only very few of the closest
personal friends of the late justice in
cluding Mr.. Chief Justice White and all
associate justices of the Supreme Court.
Every day since Justice Harlans death
occurred floral tributes literally have been
sent to the house in steady stream, and
throughout this morning, before the hour
set for the beginning of the services, mes
sages of sympathy on cards attached to
bouquets and to appropriate floral de-
sings came to the house in dozens.
The services at the house was begun at
O'Clock and concluded in a few mo-
ments, SO that the little cOrtege was on
the way to the church at 1:3O. and the
church service occupied the full hour be-
tween and 3 o'clock
Distinguished Men Mourn.
AS the carriages approached the church
the Justice Harlan Sunday school class
of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, which organization bears his name
because he was its organizer and for years
its teacher, met the hearse and formed
guard of honor from the sidewalk all the
way through the center aisle of the edi-
flee, down which the casket was carried
to its place before the altar, where it lay
in state, and jurists, cabinet officers,
officials of the army and navy, members
of the bar and hundreds of the associates
and friends in public and in private life
of Justice Harlan paid toll his remains
their last respects.
Occupying reserved pews in the church
Legion. including Brig. Gen. John NJ. Will
son, United States Army. retired: Rear
Admiral George G.. Remey, United States
Navy; Brig. Gen. George L. Andrews,
United States Army, and Brevet Br.g.
Gen. Ellis Spear, United States Volun-
teers; a delegation from the faculty of
the Law School of George Washington
University, of which the deceased jurist
was member; the members of the
limited States A(>OmmercQ Cnllrt the
bers of the interstate commerce commits
sion, the members of the United States
Court OF Claims, the justices of all the
courts of the District, representatives
from the foreign embassies and lega-
tions. members of the cabinet. scores Of
officers of the army and navy and other
representatives of Washington official
dom, the board of directors and officials
of Garfield Hospital, of which board
Justice Harlan for years was president.
and a committee appointed by President
Alexander II. Bell to represent the Bar
Association of the District of Columbia
and the bar of the District Supreme
Court. including the following members:
Walter c. Balderston, Alexander III. Bell.
Morgan III. Beach, A. A. Birney, Adds
3. Browne. Chaplin Brown, Edwin c.
Brandenburg, Thomas c. Bradley, ].
Morrill, Chamberlin, Charles H. Cragin,
liam III. Dennis, Charles A. Douglas G.
Thomas Dunlop, William E. Edmonston,
]. Spaulding Flannery. II. H. Classic, ].
Holdsworth Gordon, George E. Hamil-
ton. Samuel V. Hayden, a. a. Hoehling,
William G.. Johnson. John b. Iarner,
Benjamin F.. Leighton. Samuel Maddox.
William F. Mattingly, Benjamin S.
Minor, r. Ross Perry. Leon Tobriner.
Clarence r. Wilson, Nathaniel Wilson
and A. s. Worthington.
Gov. A. e. Wilson of Kentucky and
S. 5. Gregory, president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association, also were pres
ent
Funeral Discourse by DIR Radcliffe.
Rev DIR. Wallace Radcliffe, who, for
many years was not only pastor of
Justice Harlan's church. but also was
one of the closest friends of the de-
ceased jurist, preached the funeral
sermon. He spoke in review of the
long and useful life of Justice Har-
Ian, touching upon the undying flame
of patriotism and the high sense of
public duty which ever were in
evidence; speaking of the love which
the justice bore to all of the institu-
tions of freedom and the jealous care
with which he sought to guard them,
and commenting, too, upon the militant
Christianity of Justice Harlan-the
spirit which brought him to both
church and sunday school every Sun
day no matter how severe the wealth
er. so that he might lead his own class
in the school and take his part in the
regular devotions of the congrega-
tion.
Departing from a partly chronological
summary of the successive steps up the
ladder of fame and of success made by
Justice Harlan. DR.. Radcliffe paid a par
ticulariy eloquent tribute to the deceased,
characterizing him as one of the greatest
constitutional lawyers I'm the history of