The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-08-13
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR mrs. WILSON
CEREMONY HELD IN EAST ROOM
OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
BODY ON WAY TO ROME, GA.
Private Services Conducted by Rev.
Sylvester Beach, of Princeton, N.
j. Cabinet and Members
Of Congress Attend.

Of Congress Attend.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Funeral serV
ices for Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife
of the president, were held at two
O'Clock this afternoon in the White
House, In the historic east room where
only few months ago she witnessed
the wedding of her daughter Jessie
and Francis B. Sayre.
The ceremony was quite private,
though in addition to the members Of
the family the members of the cab
met, committees from the senate and
house and few intimate friends were
present. Rev. Sylvester Beach OF
Princeton, n. j., who married both
Mrs. Sayre and Mrs. McAdoo in the
White House, conducted the simple
services, being assisted by Rev. James
II. Taylor, pastor of the Central Pres
byterian church of this city.
Many Beautiful Floral Tributes.
Banked high above the casket and
placed in other parts of the room
were great masses of floral tributes,
from all parts of the country and
from all kinds OF persons, high and
low, rich and humble, who loved and
admired the first lady Of the land.
Throughout the entire city, as through
out TIE nation. all flags hung at half
mast, and there was heartfelt mourn
ing everywhere.
Almost Immediately after the fu-
neral services were concluded the cas-
ket was conveyed to the Union sta
ton and placed on a special train
which started at 4:30 o'clock with the
funeral party for Rome, Ga, where
Mrs. Wilson spent most Of her girl
hood, and where her father and moth
er are buried. The train is due to
reach Rome at two o'clock tomorrow |
and soon after that hour |
Mrs. Wilson will be laid to rest in |
beautiful Myrtle Hill cemetery. The |
party will then return to Washington, !
arriving some time Wednesday eve !
hing.
House Adjourns Session. |
The house held no session today ow-
ng to the funeral OF Mrs. Woodrow
vice-Presldent Marshall and a com.
nittee representing the senate at
tended the funeral. 1t consisted of the
as chairman and the
senior senator of each state.
The senate committee consisted OF !
Marshall and the fol- !
owing senator's: Bankhead, OF Ala
Dama; Ashurst, OF Arizona; Clark. of
Arkansas; Perkins, OF California;
Thomas. OF Colorado; Brandegree.. OF
Dupont. of Delaware;
fletcher, OF Florida: Smith, OF
Georgia: BOrah OF Idaho: Lewis. Of
Illinois; Shively, OF Indiana; Cummins,
y Iowa; Bristow. of Kansas: James,
Il Kentucky; Thornton, of Louisiana;
Johnson, 81 Maine; Smith, of Mary
and; Lodge. of Massachusetts; Smith,
u Michigan; Nelson, OF Minnesota;
of Mississippi; Stone. Of
Missouri; Myer, OF Montana; Hitch
.ock, OF Nebraska; Newlands, Of Ne
ada; Gallinger, Of New Hampshire;
New Mexico; Root, Of New York:
simmons, of North Carolina; McCum-
,er, of North Dakota; Burton, of Ohio;
core, OF Oklahoma; Chamberlain, OF
oregon; Penrose, OF Pennsylvania:
-ippitt, OF Rhode Island; Tillman Of
South Carolina; Crawford, OF South
Dakota; Lea, of Tennessee; Culber-
ION, Of Texas; Smoot, OF Utah; Dill
ingham. Of Vermont; Martin, OF Viz
sinia; Jones OF Washington; Chiffon,
" Virginia; La Toilette, OF Wisconsin,
Ind Clark, OF Wyoming.
House Members at Funeral.
Speaker Clark and house commit
ee attended the funeral of Mrs. viii.
ION. 1t consisted of the senior mem.
1ers In point OF service from each OF
he forty-eight state delegations as fol-
ows:
Representative Underwood OF Ala
1ama; Hayden. Arizona; Floyd, Ar
KANSAS; Kahn. California; Taylor, Col
,rado; Reilly, Connecticut; Brockson,
Delaware; Sparkman. Florida; Adam
ION, Georgia; French, Idaho; Mann.
Illinois; Dixon, Indiana; Haugen,
owa; Murdoch, Kansas; Stanley, Ken
lucky; Broussard, Louisiana; Guern.
icy, Maine; Talbot, Maryland; OIett,
Samuel w Smith,
Michigan; Stevens Minnesota; Chan.
Her, Mississippi; Bartholdt. Missouri; |,
svens, Montana; Roberts, Nevada;
Nebraska; Reed, New Hamp-
hire; Baker, New Jersey; Ferguson,
Few Mexico; Payne, New York: Small,
North Carolina; Helgeson, North Da-
Iota; Sherwood. Ohio; Mcclure, Okla.
iona; Hawley, Oregon; Butler, Penn.
yIvania; o'Shaughnessy, Rhode
sland; Finley, South Carolina: Burke,
south Dakota; Slime, Tennessee; Ste
,hens. Texas; NOVEL;. Utah; Plumley,
1ermont; Jones, Virginia; Humphrey,
Hughes. West Virginia;
cooper. Wisconsin; Mondell, wyo-
ming.