Evening star., 1914-08-11
MRS. WILSON'S FUNERAL
MARKED BY SIMPLICITY
Rome. Ca. Where Services Are Held,
Suspends Traffic and Drapes
Buildings.

ROME, Ca, August 11.-Simplicity will
mark the funeral of Mrs. Woodrow Will
son here TO-DAY In Difference to the
wishes of the President. the exercises will
be brief There will be a forty-fve-mln-
ute service at the First Presbyterian
Church. where Mrs. Wilson's father. Rev.
DR.. Edward S Axson. was pastor for
seventeen years and an even shorter cere-
mony at Myrtle Hill cemetery. Rome
today awaited in somber attire the ar
rival of the funeral train from Washlng-
ton. Buildings in the business district
and many residence sections were draped
in black. Traffic was closed early on the
streets through which the procession was
to pass from the railway station to the
church and from the church to the ceme-
terry. Special policemen and nauonai
guardsmen patrolled the quiet streets
Few Persons Invited.
Because of the limited capacity vi the
church only members of the family ana
close friends have been invited to be
present On arrival of the funeral tram
at 80 pm it was planned to place the
casket in a waiting hearse and the fu-
neral party was TO so at once 10 'he
church. where a simple service VIII nc
held Two of the old hymns which We're
Mrs Wilson's favorites as girl VIII De
sung. Rev Sylvester Beach OF princeton
y. j.. and the local pastor. ReN. ~. "
G. Snydor, are to conduct the ceremonies.
From the church the funeral proces' ss
sion is to go direct to Myrtle Hill Gem
etery. At either side of the streets
through which the cortege will pas;
school girls will stand. hoiding laurel
branches AS at the church, the services
lNn
the Strictest privacy.
Relatives as Pallbearers.
The body is to be buried by the side
of those of Mrs. Wilson's father and
mother. Six first cousins of Mrs. Wilson
have been selected as active pallbearers.
They are Edward T. Brown. Atlanta, Ga
Robert Hoyt, Wade Hoyt and Nathan
Hoyt, Rome, Ca. B. Palmer Axson, Sa-
Ga, and andolph AAson' AZ
lanta
Immediately after services at the grave
the presidential party expects to return
to its special train and depart for Wash
jngton at pm. Nothing has been over
privacy and quiet which the President
has requested. Special guards are on
duty at the railway station. the church
and the cemetery.
People Bare Heads as Train Passes.
GREENVILLE, S. c.. August 1.-THE
special train bearing the body of Mrs
Woodrow Wilson, the President and
ether relatives sped toward Rome, Ga.
today. past group after group of peo-
pie who stood with heads barred beside
the railroad tracks to pay homage to
the last journey of the first lady of
the land.
People along the route remained up
through the night to watch the funeral
train pass. Silent crods Of mwen. wom-
en- and children gazed sorrowfully at
the car where President Wilson kept
vigil beside his dead.
At Culpeper. Va, q folded Confederate
flag with a note of sympathy from the
Culpeper Chapter of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy was placed on
the train. At many other places flow
ers were presented by groups Of little
children. James Woodrow cousin of
the President. boarded the train at
Spartansburg. S. c.. where an unusually
large crowd was at the railway station
The President was deeply touched by
the respectful silence of the people who
met the train all along the line.