The Washington times., 1912-11-26
SCHLEYS WIDOW
TO PAY TRIBUTE At
BIER Of SENATOR
President Taft and Leading
Statesmen Will Attend
Rayner Obsequies.

A gray.haired lady. ono whose deep
gratitude and affection has made her
one OF Senator Rayner's stanchest ad-
mirers. will be . mourner at the dis.
tinsuished Marylander's funeral tomor.
row. She 10 Mrs. Winfield Scott Schley,
and although In poor health she will
come from New York tomorrow to at.
Tend the obseQuies. She will do honor
70 the memory OF the Senator because
II was he who defended her husband in
the trial resulting from the Sampson
ochley controversy. and his magnificent
work In that celebrated case she has
never forgotten. 80
August Belmont and many other per.
sonal friends OF Senator Rayner from
New York. Boston and other cities are
expected to attend the rites. which will
be held at Q o'clock tomorrow at the
Rayner residence. l3a0 Eighteenth street
northwest. with the Revs. u. O. B.
Pierce. chaplain Of the Senate. and pas.
tor Of All Souls Church. and the Rev,
Charles Wood. Of the Church OF the
Covenant, officiating.
Place Reserved for Friends.
Owing to the limited capacity Of the
residence. special efforts will be made
to care for those intimate friends Of the
family, including Mrs. schiey. who will
come. Members Of the Diplomatic
Corps. Senators. Congressmen, and
others In official life will also have
places reserved for them in the parlors
Of the home. DELEGATIONS are expected
from Baltimore and other cities of
Maryland. and II 10 probable reserve.
ber Of them. The interment win be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Among those who called at the Ray.
ner residence this morning were Sena.
tors Clark Of Wyoming. Hoke Smith
Of ,.;, Georgia; s, Fletcher her Ef Florsds; Chief
preme Court, and Associate Justice Nc
Kenna, former Justice Henry r. Brown,
Of the Supreme Court: Hannis Taylor.
Secretary Of State Knox. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. viscount Chinda.
Major p. c. Stevens. Miss Alice Cook.
Rear Admiral Barker. Mrs. Robert
HinckIy. C. II. Stone. Col. w. T. Stew.
art. and scores OF others.
President Will Attend.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
SoupicNcu hStuS cctBcouSs
at-Arms Cornelius. Of the Senate. Presi-
dent Taft will attend and official Wash.
ington will be largely represented.
The Senate will send . forai tribute
to be placed near the bier At the funeral.
In design 1t will be three feet In diam.
roses. rssei % ana orchids upon s base Of ferns fern:
The two Congressional committees
will meet In the Senate wing At o'clock
tomorrow and will attend the funeral
In body.
Senate Committee Here.
Senator A. o. Baco. Of Georgia, prcsi-
dent pro tempore Of the Senate. has sp-
pointed the following cou.mittee to rep
resent the Senate at the funeral:
William T.. Borah. Of Idaho.
Frank b. Brandegee. Of Connecticut.
Clarence D. Clark. Of Wyoming.
W. Murray Crane. OF Massachusetts.
Charles A. Culberson. Of Texas.
Charles Curtis, OF Kansas.
Joseph F. Johnston. Of Alabama.
John w. Kern. OF Indiana.
Porter J. Mcumber. Of North Dakota.
Thomas n Martin. Of Virginia:
James A. O'Gorman. Of New York city.
Lee s. overman. Of North Carolina.
Harry A. Richardson. OF Delaware,
Elihu Root. Of New York city.
John Walter Smith. Of Maryland.
Hoke Smith. of Georgia.
George Sutherland. OF Utah.
Claude A. Swanson, Of Virginia
John sharp Williams, OF Mississippi.
House Mourners.
Speaker Clark will attend the funeral
and has appointed q committee Of
seventeen to represent the House Of
Representatives. This committee 10
composed Of all the Maryland deiegs.
ton and eleven others. az follows:
J. Harry Covington. Maryland.
]. Fred c. Talbot. Maryland.
George Konig. Maryland.
]. Charles Linthicum. Of Maryland.
Thomas Parran, Of Maryland.
David J. Lewis. Of Maryland.
George F. Burgess. Texas.
Joseph w. Byrns. Tennessee.
Robert L. Doughton. North Carolina.
Martin d. Foster. Illinois.
BENJAMIN @. Humphreys, Mississippi.
Frederick H. Gillett. Massachusetts,.
Charles H. Burke. South Dakota.
Phillip p. Campbell. Kansas.
Augustus p. Gardner. Massachusetts,.
George p. Lawrence. Massachusetts,.
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