Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
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tree whose strength and beauty have been
our admiration. Under its shade We found
shelter We are nourished by its fruits.
But not until storm or tempest or the
ruthless ak of the woodman has laid it's
PROSTATE form before us do We know its
true proportions. We sometimes call death
the great leveler; and SO 1t is. But Is
not death also the great revealer? And
now that the long and honorable career
Of public service and private life Is
brought to a close We realize, as never
before, how blessed We have been, and
how great is the loss We now suffer.
did / say public service and private
life? Alas, these are sometimes separate
and distinct things. But with the true
man public service and private life grow
from the same root of faithful devotion
TO duty. To such man his public life
is only an extension of his private char
acter, it is a sharing with the larger fam
qualities which make home sacred
place. No wonder, then. that when we
are called to part with such a man home.
and city, and state. and nation should
each feel its own loss to be supreme.
And yet, as was said, here are not two
private life grew from the same divine
root Faithfulness to duty, dependence
upon God, there Is no fruitage or the
spirit that cannot grow from this
And, indeed. when one has come into
the world richly endowed, when he has
trained and disciplined his mind and has
submitted all to the Father of our spirits,
when a man has unsparingly given him.
self for others and has counted not his
own life dear unto himself If only he may
work the work of Him who sent him
while it is called day. and when at the
last his every thought has been, not for
SELF but for others, why should not such
a soul be able to say, with the apostle,
have fought the good fight l have nm
ished the course, I have kept the faith;
henceforth there is laid up for me the
crown of righteousness. which the LORD,
the righteous judge, shall give to me at
that day? And can We doubt that even
now the liberated spirit OF such man
has heard the approving words. Well
done, good and faithful servant, enter
thou into the joy of thy Lord?
Services at the Grave.
After the services were brought to, a
close the committees 81 the Senate and
House formed double line from the door
of the house to the street, facing each
other. Between the lines walked the
members of the family. the President and
other government officials. representatives
of the diplomatic corps and other invited
guests to their carriages. The long
funeral cortege then moved slowly to
Rock Greek cemetery. where the pody
was placed in a mausoleum. The services
at the grave, marked again by simple
ity, were conducted by the Senate.
A special train brought a large party OF
mourners from Baltimore city, arriving
in Washington shortly after 1 o'clock. In
the party were Gov. P. L. Goldsborough,
Secretary Of State Robert P. Graham.
Adjt. Gen. r. F. Macklin, Mayor James
H. Preston Of Baltimore, City Control
Ter Thrift. President John Hubert Of the
second branch of the city council, City
Solicitor s. s. Field, State Treasurer
Murray Vandiver. State Controller En-
erson V. Harrington, State Senator BAR
Lee. former Gov Edwin Warfield. former
Gov. Frank Brown, former Mayors j.
Barry Mahool and Thomas G. Hayes,
John J. Mahon and Daniel ]. Loden.