The Washington times., 1914-08-08
Only Close Friends, Cabinet,
and Committees From Con-
gress to Attend.
FLORAL TRIBUTES FILL
ROOM AT WHITE HOUSE
President Bears Grief Well and
Personally Reads Messages
of Coincidence.

Though all Washington is grieving
with President Wilson in the loss of
the First Lady of the Land today,
there is no public demonstration. The
White House is as quiet as any pri-
Nate home would be under similar cir
cumstances. In sympathetic respect
for the wishes of the President and in
keeping with the life of Mrs Wilson,
the funeral services to be held Monday
will be marked by the utmost simplicity.
Services will be held in the East room
at the White House, the scene of many
festive gatherings in days past. Mon
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock. They will
be without pomp of any character. Only
members of the immediate family and
close friends will be in attendance, 'ex-
cept for the Cabinet and the committees
from the United States Senate and
house
The Rev. DIR. Sylvester Beach, of
Princeton, y. J., the Wilson's pastor
at Princeton, will officiate, assisted by
the Rev. James H. Taylor. pastor of
the Central Presbyterian Church. of
Washington. The services will be the
usual Presbyterian burial service.
The hour of the service, though tenta-
lively fixed at 2 o'clock is dependent
Professor Stockton Arson, Mrs. Will
sons brother who is speeding eastward
today from Oregon.
Special Train To Garry Body.
Monday afternoon, at 4:30 o'clock, he
body Oh Mrs Wilson will be taken On
Q special train TO Rome, Ga, where Il
will &c trisrred in Myrtle Hill GENET .-y
near that CT Mrs. Wilson's father cid
mother.
AS friends of the President, the Cabi-
net members probably will go to Rome
with him in a body aboard the special
train. This train is scheduled to ar
afternoon and services at the cemetery
and interment will follow Immediately
upon its arrival The President and
his party will return to Washington.
reaching here late Wednesday.
There will be no honorary pallbearers.
Attaches of the White House will carry
the body, after the East Room services,
TO a hearse. which will take it to a
At Rome there will be only an in
terment service, in charge of the Pres
byterian pastor Of that town.
Baron Chinda, the japanese ambassa-
dor, called upon Secretary Bryan today
TO request him TO express to the Presi-
dent the deepest regrets of the Mikado
for the death OF Mrs. Wilson.
Bears Loss Bravely. O..
The President is bearing the strain OF
his loss well. and is keeping a Grave
face. DR.. Cary Grayson said that under
the circumstances his health was hold
ing up we'll.
Only the most urgent official business
was attended by the Chief Executive.
Nearly the entire day was spent in the
death room, or the White House proper
The President personally read nearly
I'd ~ he Dne ~ Cz-rr, h.
during the day, and he intends seeing
all of them. Those which strike a
responsive chord are to receive a per-
sonal reply.
Since early yesterday. the White
House has been delugcd with flowers
of every kind and description, from
simple cut flowers 10 great floral pieces
A stream OF florists wagons and auto
mobiles have passed through the White
House grounds all day. each loaded
with flowers. Attaches of the White
House are facing a problem in their
disposition, as 1t is not possible that
there will be room for all of them. and
none can be sighted.
Senators To Attend.
The Senate will be represented at the
funeral, should the arrangements make
this possible, by q committee consist
ing of the Vice President and the
senior Senator from each State. max
Ing a TOTAL OF fCEtN-nlne.
The House will be represented by
Speaker Clark and a similar commit
tee. Thus each State of the Union will
be represented by its senior Senator
and its senior representative.
One among the thousands of kilograms
of sympathy received at the White
House. il was learned today was the
following:
is there no nope in your bereave-
rnent in the hope that you saved SINH
heraa in d. Of
can homes?'
II is believed reference was here
made to the peaceful solution of the
Mexican question.
President Wears White.
President Wilson today was around
the White House clad in a white suit.
on the arm OF which he wore a band
OF crepe
Secretary Tumulty announced today
that the Wilson family expect only
few of the closest personal friends Of
Mrs. Wilson and the President, and
kinsmen and relatives. 10 attend the
services here. in addition TO the Senate
and House committees and members of
the Cabinet This is because they de-
sire to observe the utmost simplicity.
Only the family and a few intimate
friends will accompany the body to
Georgia.
The Senate expressed its grief today
in a resolution says:
That the Senate is deeply sensible OF
the grief which overspreads the nation
following the death, at the White House
Of enc who rarely eemplified the high
est qualities Of American wife, mother
and woman, and hereby extends TO the
PRESIDENT and his family its heartfelt
sympathy in this hour Of their affl CT
ION
Labor Pays Tribute.
A tribute 10 the memory of Mrs. VIII