Evening star., 1914-08-08


that the honorary pallbearers will include
the members of President Wilson'S cabi-
net They are not expected to so to Rome
as an official body, hut personal friends
of the chief executive.
| A special train leaving the capital at
4 80 o'clock Monday afternoon will con
vey the coffin and the funeral party to the
old home. where it is due to arrive early
the following afternoon. The internent
and last solemn rites will take place short
| due back in Washington some time
| "Wednesday evening
| The members of the congressional COM
mittees will not make the trip south be-
cause of the desire of the President that
| the work of Congress be continued. Both
| houses will adjourn, however. from j
| pm. until pm. Monday afternoon.
Funeral arrangements. although made
and announced yesterday. are still sub
iect to change in the contingency that
Prof Stockton Arson. Mrs Wilson's
| brother. who is en- route from oregon.
4 does not arrive here on Monday by the
| hour set He is expected. however, Mon-
day morning.
already received at the White House
| are messages from the President OF
| France, the President of Cuba. the
King of England. the King of Sweden,
4
eral of Canada. Sir Edward Grey, for
eign minister of the United Kingdom:
former President Taft and former
President Roosevelt, the governors OF
| all the states the justices of the Su-
preme Court, nearly all members of
both branches of Congress, American
representatives in foreign countries,
government officials generally and am
bassadors and ministers of other ma
tions.
Avenue Illumination Absent.
The usual brilliant illumination of
| Pennsylvania avenue in front Of the
executive mansion was missing last
night. The street lamps along the
south side of that thoroughfare were
out, and while 1t was not done as
| mark of respect but was due to
temporary defect, the fact seemed
singularly appropriate to those who
pa ssed that way and paused to look
| through the big iron fence of the
grounds. Nor were the usual lamps on
each side of the gates bu,ning.
| The building SO recently visited by the
angel of death stood quietly in the mel
low light of the full moon with but dim
light here and there shining from its
windows The usual laughing and chat
ting groups of a summer evening we're
very quiet. and II people talked at all 1t
was in low whispers.
Late yesterday afternoon and again
this morning the three daughters of the
President, Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Sayre and
Miss Margaret Wilson, garbed in deep
mourning walked in the grounds south of
| the White House.
Only friends and relatives and those
| with official business at the White House
offices are permitted to enter the grounds
until after the funeral.
Social Affairs Cancelled.
! Following the cancellation of many
social affairs at the capital. similar action
| is expected in regard to all festivities
| planned at military and naval posts
| throughout United States possessions.
| That the grief of the President and his
! family is whole-heartedly shared by the
| entire nation is evidenced by references
| in the public press and the character of
/ the messages constantly being received.
| Al the Presidents request. however both
! Congress and the various executive
branches Of the government were at work
! yesterday. He is anxious for the compile
| ton of legislation planned, and did not de-
sire. therefore. that the recess of Con-
gress should continue another day.
| Barring short visit to the execu-
tive offices to discuss the war situa-
| ton with the Secretary of State and
| TO sign a few important documents,
the President spent the day yesterday
! with ms 1amllN.
! The committee from the House to at
tend the funeral appointed by Speaker
| Clark consists of the representative
I from each state who has served long
! est. together with Representative Cor
don Lee OF the Rome, Ga, district. The
list is as follows:
| Representatives Payne OF New York.
Jones of Virginia, Barhtoldt of Missou
! ri. Cooper of Wisconsin. Gillett of Mas
| sachusetts. Bartlett of Georgia, Spark
| man of Florida. Underwood of Ala
| bama, Talbot of Maryland, Broussard
| OF Louisiana, Butler of Pennsylvania,
! Hamilton of Michigan, Henry of Texas.
Mann of Illinois. Sims of Tennessee.
| SteventS of Minnesota, Mondell of Wy
omng. Finley of South Carolina, Hau-
| gen of Iowa, Small of North Carolina
| Gambler of Mississippi. Hughes of West
| Virginia, Burke of South Dakota, Kahn
OF California, Campbell Of Kansas
! Howell of Utah, Humphrey OF Washing
| ton. Kinkaid of Nebraska, Sherley of
| Kentucky, Dixon of Indiana, Floyd of Ar
| kansas. French of Idaho, Sherwood of
| Ohio. Carter of Oklahoma, Guernsey of
Maine. Hamill of New Jersey, Hawley Of
! Oregon. Plumley of Vermont, Taylor of
Colorado. Ferguson OF New Mexico Hay
| den of Arizona, Helgesen of North Da-
| kota, OShaunessy Of Rhode Island. Rob-
| Reilly of Connecticut and Evans of Mon
! tdna.
! Delegates Kalanianaole of Hawaii and
| Wickersham of Alaska and Commission
ers uezon of the Philippines and Rivera
OF Porto Rico.
Committee to Represent Senate.
The Senate will be represented at the
funeral of Mrs Wilson by a committee