The Marietta journal and courier., 1914-08-14
VRS. WOODROW WILSON
LAID TO REST IN ROME
e;roIe Services Tuesday For
Wife OF President
In Old Home.

l9SJ ISSUE VI
Journal carried the Nsews that SSrss.
.o,,,drow Wilson lay at the point OF
lam Since then she has been
,--,,abt to her child ha.ali's home IN
c-,rgia and is now at R4st in Myrtle
NJ, Cemetery in Rome beside speT
fg-ear and mother.
special train from Washington
c;-.. ,nrought the casket in which
Ms Wilson lay and beside which,
~ President kept almost constant
Will With him were his daugh7
+s-s Secretary McAdoo, MIR. Frances
covre Dr.. Grayson and Secretary
r,,outt, Mrs. Wilson's only bro.
thor and Mr. Wilson's Gully brother
were also in the car but there was.
m delegation of members of Conf
g-ass. t{4ne car was set ASIDE for the
flowers although many had been,
sent to hospitals in Washington.
As the train passed along the bell
On the engine was rung constantly
and at every large city exquisite tri-
butes of flowers were aaded TO
those already sent, and everywhere
people gathered to see the train.
The city of Rome had been draped
with black and white crepe and
white flowers and green foliage were
used instead of the gay tri-colored
bunting it had been planned 10
beautify the city on homecoming
week when Rome expected to enter
tain Mrs. Wilson as it's guest of
honor.
Thousands OF People, many in au-
tomobiles, were in Rome to catch
glimpses of the President, his daugh-
ters and distinguished companions.
At three O'clock Tuesday p. NJ
the bells in Rome ceased tolling as
the' funeral party entered the Pres
byterian church. Miss Margaret
Wilson was beside her father, the
PRESIDENT, and neNt to them were
hr. and Mrs. McAdOo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sayre, DR.. AXsOn, MIR. Joseph Wilson
and the other relatives.
The pastor of the Church, DR..
oydnor, preceded the casket into the
church and conducted ahe service.
Inc pall-bearers were: Edward 7.
Brown, Atlanta; Robert M. Hoyt,
wade c. Hoyt, and Nathan Hoyt,
Rome; b. P. Arson, Savannah; Ran
cUOh Arson and Edward T. Brown,
Dr. and Frank C. GiIreath, Atlanta
only two hymns, selected by the
resident, were sung: Art Thou
Weary, Art Thou Langufdes> and
e. FOR all the Saints who from their
Ddbof Rest. The service was only
prayer and few verses from the
scriptures. Chopin's funeral march
"d9 played softly on the organ as
'"e president and his family entered
ule church. His daughters were
ueSsed alike in black crepe de chine
with cuffs and sailor collars of sheer
"nite lawn, black sailor hats and
,"'n black wells. There was no
"7d'y crepe nor depressing mourn
ing garb
'"IS $40 persons were admitted
" 'ne church, among them DR.. J. II.
"''oh and Miss Sena Towers
mite robed school girls holding
'.ol' laurel branches stood on each
''O7 oi the street on which the fun
d Procession passed to the ceme-
ana as the president left the
e''ry he passed between doubga
wv" oi national guardsmep in the
present arms" pose.
'i wilson stood beside the grave
o' an hour until the steel and con-
'7'7 covers We're in place and the
heaped above his beloved
a'.''''Ioh, He did not restrain hts
emotion but allowed his tears
',0" and his form to shiver with
sna.. ,e'orned to Washington on the
-J,." lraln and before it left
''Il6ed the committees who bod
@a ,'.' out his wishes for Quiet
simple funeral. 4'''''