South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-07
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR MRS. WILSON
WILL BE PRIVATE

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senate and house should not be in
terrupted by reason of Mrs. Wilson's
death, and inquiries at the white
house regarding possible adjourn
ment brought forth negative reply.
A pail of sadness hangs over the
white house and over all of Washing
ton today because of the death of the
first lady of the land. At the main
entrance OF the executive mansion
black crepe told of the sorrow within,
and the gates of the white house
grounds were closed. All the flags of
the city were at half mast and very
few clerks. those absolutely necessary
for business were at work in the ex-
ecutive offices.
Capital is Shocked.
Washington has not yet recovered
from the shock of Mrs. Wilson's
death. Pres. Wilson and his daugh-
ters remained in grief-strtcken seclu-
sion in the white house, the former
denying himself to all except his fam
lily and his secretary 1t is expected
that Mrs. Wilson will be buried either
at her girlhood home in Rome, Ga,
or in Princeton, where she spent
many years while her distinguished
husband was resident of the univer-
sity.
Mrs. Wilson was the third wife Of
president TO die in the white house
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison died on Oct.
%, 1892. Mrs. John Tyler also died
there.
The death of Mrs. Wilson came after
an interim of 22 years without a death
in the immediate family of the execu-
tive in the mansion. The last death
OF a member of a presidential family
in the white house was that of the
Rev. John WitherspOon Scott, the ven
70 in 10 of a.
min Harrison.
Perfect Details Later.
After visiting the white house to
tender his condolences on the death
of Mrs. Wilson, Sen. Kern of Indiana,
democratic floor leader in the senate,
said that no final action would be
taken by the senate, with reference to
the appointment of a committee to
attend the funeral until the details OF
the ceremony were completed. The
senate will adjourn on the day OF the
funeral and all the government de-
partments will be closed on that day.
A collection was taken up today by
the senate to purchase a wreath TO be
sent by the upper house of congress.
Each senator contributed one dollar.
Cardinals Gibbons and O'Connell
are among those who sent messages
of coincidence TO Pres. Wilson today.
Speaker Clark today appointed
house committee 70 attend the funeral
OF Mrs Wilson. He named the senior
members in point Of service from each
Of the As state delegations. The
speaker himself also is a member of
the committee.
In addition, Rep. Gordon Lee OF
the Rome. Ca. district was appointed.
The committee is:
Rep. Underwood of Alabama; Hay
den. Arizona; Floyd, Arkansas; Kahn,
California; Taylor, Colorado; Reilly.
Connecticut: Bockson, Delaware;
Parkman, Florida; Adamson, Georgia;
French, Idaho; Mann, Illinois.
Dixon, Indiana, Haugen, Iowa;
Murdoch, Kansas; Stanley, Kentucky;
Broussanrd, Louisiana; Guernesy,
Maine: Talbot, Maryland: CLEFT, Mas
sachusetts; Samuel w. Smith, Michi-
gan; Stevens, Minnesota; Chandler,
Mississippi; Bartholdt, Missouri;
Evans. Montana
Roberts, Nevada; Kinkaid, Nebras-
ka; Reed. New Hampshire; Baker,
New Jersey; Ferguson, New Mexico;
Payne, New York; Small, North Caro-
lima; Helegeson, North Dakota; Sher-
wood, Ohio; Mcguire. Oklahoma.
Hawley. Oregon; Butler, .Pennsyl
vania; O'Shaughnessy. Rhode Island;
Finley, South Carolina; Burke, South
Dakota: Sims. Tennessee; Stephens,
Texas; Howell, Utah; Plumley. Yer
mont; Jones, Virginia; Humphrey,
Washington: Hughes, West Virginia;
Cooper, Wisconsin. and Mondell, Wy
oming.