Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-08
Funeral Services TO Take Place
in East Room of White
House Monday Afternoon in.
Presence of Close Friends.
BURIAL AT ROME, Ca,
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Many Messages of Coincidence
Received by President From
People of All Stations of
Life.


Washington. Aug. Funeral SER
vices of Mrs Woodrow Wilson. wife
Of the president. viii be held on Mon
day afternoon at . o'clock at the
White House. in the East room, where
a few months ago she witnessed the
marriage of her daughter Jessie Ia
Francis b. Sayre The interment will
be on Tuesday afternoon at Rome, Ga,
where Mrs Wilson spent many Of her
girlhood days and where her mother
and father are buried
Myrtle HIN cemetery at Rome, a
beautiful shaded spot, will be the fl
nal resting place Of the wife of the
president. Many kilograms were re-
ceived at the White House today from
girlhood friends OF Mrs. Wilson. ex-
pressing their sympathy and hoping
that she might "be brought back
home"
The services nt the White House
will be private but will he attended by
members Of the cabinet. few rela-
tives and intimate friends, and by
committees from the senate and house.
Rev. sylvester Beach. OF Princeton.
N. j., who married Mrs. Sayre and
Mrs. w. G. McAdoo in the White
House. probably Will officate, and Il
is possible that Rev James II. Taylor,
pastor Of the Central Presbyterian
church of Washington, will assist.
No formal selection was made today
Of the honorary pallbearers for the
funeral, but II was practically decided
that they will include the members
Of the cabinet. The cabinet. as body.
probably will not go 10 Rome. but
most Of the individual members are
expected to go with the president as
friends. The trip south Will be made
on a special train, leaving Washing
ton at 4:S0 o'clock on Monday after
noon and due to arrive at Rome at
about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The final rites will he held soon after
wards. and then the party will return
to Washington, arriving some time
Wednesday evening.
All the preparations for the funeral
were made today and formally an
nounced but they. are subject to
change in case Professor Stockton AK
SON. Mrs. Wilson's brother, who has
been in oregon, does not arrive In
time on Monday. lie Is now en- route
to Washington and is expected here
on Monday morning.
Today Mrs. Wilson's body was left
in the Southwest room. overlooking
the Potomac river In which she died
The president visited the
room several times ana looked with
eyes on her peaceful
face only members of the family
and the most intimate friends were
admitted to the room.
Flowers and messages OF sympathy
from all parts of the country arrived
at the White House during the day
The kilograms and letters came byl
the thousands. They were sent byI
people in all walks of life, from rul-
ars Of foreign nations TO humble adj
mirers Of Mrs. Wilson in the city and
districts OF the nation.
The president Of France the presi
lent Of cuba, the duke Of Connaught,
governor general Of Canada; the king
)f England, Sir Edward Grey, foreign
minister of Great Britain; Cardinals
gibbons and OConnell and former
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt were
lmong the many prominent men who I
tent their condolences to the presl
lent. Messages were also received |
rom the governors of all states, from
,eary all members of the senate and
,ouse, the justices of the supreme
,ourt. American diplomats abroad, |
government officials and from prac-
ically all ambassadors and ministers
# foreign nations stationed in the
United states