The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-08-11
COUNTRY PAYS FINAL
TRIBUTE TO MRS. WILSON
Funeral Services in East Room
of White House.
MARKED BY SIMPLICITY.
vited To Attend the Services
in National Capital.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The nation
today is paying it's final tribute to
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Arrange
ments for the funeral services in the
east room of the White House at
O'Clock this afternoon were marked
by simplicity such as Mrs. Wilson
desired Members OF the family,
few intimate friends, members Of the
cabinet and their wives, committees
from the senate and house and the
employees of the White House asked
to be present Those invited made
group of less than 200 persons.
The mahogany casket covered with
gray broadcloth was taken from the
room in which Mrs. Wilson died. to
the east room, and there surrounded
by profusion of beautiful flowers
sent from all parts of the country.
Lilies of the valley and roses filled
the room with fragrance.
With the President and his daugh-
ters, Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs.
McAdoo and Mrs Sayre. were Secre-
,ary McAdoo, Francis b. Sayre and
Prof. stockton Arson, Mrs Wilson'S
/ brother, who arrived here early to-
/ day, after a race across the continent
from Oregon to be present at the
funeral.
Near the family place had been
reserved for the members of the cab
met and their wives. The employees
of the White House, all of whom Mrs.
Wilson had befriended by simple acts
of kindness and thoughtfulness, had
a special part of the room assigned
to them.
No music was arranged for and the
Rev. Sylvester Beach OF Princeton,
NJ j.. the Wilson family pastor for
many years, and the Rev. j. II. Tay-
lor OF Washington, whose church the
President had attended since coming
TO Washington. decided on the sim
plest OF services. They selected sew
eral verses from the 18th chapter OF
First Corinthians and the 14th chap
ter of St John for the scriptural
reading and short prayers and a
benediction completed the services.
Let not your heart be troubled ::
ye believe i'm God, believe also in
me" was the opening verse from the
Scriptures. I'm my Fathers house
are many mansions; if it were not so
l would have told you. go to pre-
pare a place for you. | will not
leave you comfortless; | will come to
you"
The members of the senate com
mittee, headed by Vice President
Marshall, gathered in the marble
room II the capitol to drive to the
White House together. Speaker
Clark and the other members of the
house committee, which included the
senior member of each state delega-
ton, met at the capitol to attend the
funeral in bodw
There were no honorary palI-bear-
ers. A group OF White House attend
ants who have been on duty there for
many years, were honored by being
chosen to bear the casKet
Both houses of Congress were i'm
recess until tomorrow and orders had
been issued that all government de-
partments be closed at / o'clock to-
morrow and tomorrow afternoon. All
flags in the city, on public buildings
private homes and stores, were at
half mast.
The trip to Rome, Ga, where Mrs
Wilson will be buried late tomorrow
afternoon beside her mother and
father in Myrtle Hill cemetery, will
be made on a special train Those
in the party will include the Presi.
dent, Miss Wilson, Mr. and Mrs
Sayre, Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo
Prof. AXson, j. r. Wilson, George
Howe, DR. Cary T. Grayson and Sec.
retary Tumulty James Wilson, 9
cousin OF the President, will Join
the train at Spartanburg, S. c., and
! Miss Alethea s. Axson and Miss
= Carrie Belle Arson at Atlanta, Ga
: The South has planned to pay tri.
: butte to Mrs. Wilson's life st the spe
: |cial train passes toward Rome. IL
= Alexandria Va, and many othel
cities and towns the church bells will
be tolled.
A special car on the train will tax,
the thousands of wreaths and fora