Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Marked by Simplicity.


in charge Of the United States Senate, it
was marked by the same democratic SIM
nlicity which characterized the entire life
of the dead senator. The services at the
Ravner home, which began at o'clock.
we're held on the second floor the library.
drawing room, dining room and hall be-
ing thrown together. Except the MEM
bers of the family, those who attended
stood during the services In order TO &C
commodate as many as possible VINO
wished to attend the rites.
The official committees from the Senate
and House met in the minority room al
the Capital at O'Clock and proceede0 IN
a body to the Rayner home From the
Senate the members of the party were
Senators William E. Borah, Idaho; Frank
B. Brandegee. Connecticut Clarence d.
Clark, wyoming: w. Murray Crane,
Massachusetts; Charles A. Culberson.
Texas: Charles Curtis. Kansas; Joseph
F.. Johnston, Alabama; John w. Kern,
Indiana; Porter ]. McCumber. North Da
kota; Thomas N. Martin. Virginia: James
OGorman. New York; Lee :. Overman,
North Carolina: Harry a. Richardson.
Delaware: Elihu Root, New York; John
Walter Smith, Maryland; Hoke Smith.
Georgia; George Sutherland, Utah;
Claude A. Swanson, Virginia, and John
Sharp Williams. Mississippi.
From the House the official committee
included Speaker Clark. REPRESENTATIVES
J. Harry Covington, J. +. G. Talbot,
George Konig, j. Charles Linthicum.
Thomas Parran and David j. Lewis OF
Joseph W. Byrnes. Tennessee: Robert L.
Droughton, North Carolina; Martin d.
Foster. Illinois: b. G. Humphries, Mis-
sissippi: Frederick II. Gillett, Massachu
setts: p. p. Campbell. Kansas; Charles ii.
Burke, South Dakota: Augustus p.
Gardiner, Massac husetts: George p. Law
renee, Massachusetts; John Dalzell, Penn
sy1vania.
Act as Honorary Pallbearers.
Each member of the committees, who
acted as the honorary pallbearers, wore
the official insignia Of mourning-a band
of crepe around the right arm and black
gloves Upon their arrival at the house
they took position behind the casket,
forming a semi-circle around the Officiat-
ing ministers
Facing the senators and representa-
tiVes were the President and his mill
tary aid; to his right the members of his
cabinet and other nigh government Off
cials, and to his left justices of the
United States Supreme Court. A number
of members Of the diplomatic corps. who
held the senator in high esteem, were on
either side of this group.
The funeral services opened with music
by a quartet, and that was followed by
prayer by Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of
the Church of the Covenant. After an
Otnpr song tnc culOSy was ny
Rev. l.. G. b. Pierce. chaplain of the
Senate and pastor of All Souls Unitarian
Church, which President Taft attends.
DR.. Pierce said:
Eulogy by DR.. Pierce.
"Once more. in the providence Of God,
we stand with bowed heads and hushed
voices in the ineffable presence of death.
Labor as we will to school and discipline
ourselves we cannot SO stultify ourselves
as to be insensible to the majesty and
augustness of this solemn hour. Repress
our utterance as We may, the heart will
find some secret and silent language to
voice our awe and our faith. We are not
so hardened and calloused that, we
journey on the highway of life, We can
stay the tears as We behold
"'The milestones into headstones change,
Meath every one friend.
"And at such a time, when the occasion
breathes its own thought, how little We
can do! When. as Of yOre, the Spirit
with it's tongues Of fire seems to de-
| scend upon us and to speak to each one
in his own language, how cold and empty
seem all that we can say! How well
nigh impertinent seem our words of
praisei They seem to cut and wound
| hardly less than words of blame. And
we would not have it otherwise. For We
know the grief that is in our hearts,
however our lips may fail in utterance
I'VE speak SOinetlIneS OF the silent trlb-
ute of tears. Are We not wiser than
we suspect when We use such words?
Why should we disguise the matter? Why
should we attempt to conceal what our
very presence here says so plainly? The
simple truth Is, that our own deep sense
IF loss is the highest tribute we can
pay to him who has gone from us. And
who does not feel that this loss Is per-
sonal? Not to every one is 1t given thus
to endear himself to all who know him.
Y A nd narSnna1 ic n
true measure of his greatness.
| "Death Great Revealer."
'Tt is just as so often happens in our
ordinary walk of life. We rejoice in the