Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-11
MBS. WILSON'S BODY
ON WAY TO GEORGIA
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name for this gift of this precious
life, for Thy image graciously reflect
ed in her spirit and character, for her
love so tender, her loyalty so unflinch-
ing, her devotion to duty, her Chris
tian unselfishness, service for others,
her charity, and we bless Thee that
her going from us is but transition to
higher and holier ministries"
lmpressively Simple.
The services were marked by SIM
plicity, such as Mrs. Wilson desired.
Only members of the family and a
very few intimate members of the
cabinet and their wives, committees
from the senate, house and employees
of the white house were asked to be
present. Those invited made a group
OF less than 200 persons. The ma
hogany casket covered with gray
broadcloth, was taken from the room
in which Mrs. Wilson died, to the
east room and these surrounded = -
profusion Of flowers sent from all
parts of the country. With the presi-
dent and his daughters, Miss Margaret
Wilson, Mrs. McAdoo and Mrs. Sayre,
were Secretary McAdoo, Francis B.
Sayre and Prof. Stockton Arson, Mrs.
Wilson's brother, who arrived here
early today from Oregon to be present
at the funeral
Without Music.
Near the family place had been
reserved for the members OF the cabi-
net and their wives. The employees of
the white house had a special room
assigned to them. No music was
arranged for tho services and Rev.
Sylvester Beach of Princeton, n. j.,
years, and Rev. J H. Taylor of Wash
ington, whose church the president
has attended since coming to Wash
ington, decided on the simplest kind
of services. They selected several
verses from the fifteenth chapter of
First Corinthians and the fourteenth
chapter of st. John for the scriptural
reading. Short prayers and benedic-
ton completed the services
Let not your heart be troubled: we
believe in God, believe also Il Me; ~
was the opening verse from the Scrip
lures. in my Fathers house are
many mansions; if it were not so so l
would have told you. l go to prepare
a place for you. | will not leave you
comfortless; | will come to YOU
The members of the senate COM
mittee, headed by Vice President Mar
shall, gathered in the marble room of
the capitol to drive to the white house
together. Speaker Clark and the
other members of the house commit
tee, which included the senior mem
Der of each state delegation, also met
at the capitol to attend the funeral in
a body.
No Honorary PallbearerS.
There were no honorary pallbear-
erS.
A group of white house attendants,
which had been on duty there for
many years, was honored by being
chosen to bear the casket
Both houses of congress were in
recess until tomorrow and orders had
been issued that all government de-
partments be closed at o'clock today
and tomorrow afternoon. All flags in
the city on public buildings and pri-
N...e houses and stores were at half
mast. =
The trip to Rome, Ca, where Mrs
Wilson will be buried late Tuesday
afternoon beside her mother and
father in Myrtle Hill cemetery, will
be made on a special train. Those in
the party include the president, Miss
Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre, Secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo, Professor Arson, j.
r. Wilson, George Howe, DR.. Carey r
Grayson and Secretary of Labor Viii.
son. James Woodrow, cousin of the
president, will join the train at Spar
tanburg, S. C., and Miss Althea S
Arson and Miss Carrie Belle Arson
at Atlanta, Ga.
The South has planned to pay tri-
butte to Mrs. Wilson's life as the spe-
ciial train passes toward Rome. In
Alexandria and many other cities and
towns the church bells will be tolled
A special Car on the train will take
the thousands of wreaths and flora
tributes which have come to the white
house since Mrs. Wilson died.