Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-08-12
SIMPLICITY MARKS
FUNERAL PROGRAM

SIMPLICITY MARKS
FUNERAL PROGRAM
Washington. Aug. l0.-Tinal arrange
ments made Saturday for the funeral OF
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. wife OF the
president. made It certain that the SER
vic both at the White House Monday.
n in Rome, Ca. Tuesday will be the
simplest. Every effort IL being made
to conduct the funeral as IL the pres
fdent was a private citizen.
Secretary Tumulty said in addition to
the committees Of Senate and House
members of the cabinet only relatives
and few OF the closest personal friends
would attend the services.
Only the family and q few intimate
friends will go with the body to Rome
for burial.
Members OF tn congressional. COM
mtttees will not go to Georgia because
of the desire of the president that the
Interruption. Both the Senate and the
House. however. will adjourn from 1
3. m. to 4 p. m. Monday while the
funeral services are going on.
There will be no honorary pail bear
ers at the White House. Attendants
Of the White House will carry the body
from the east room to the hearse and
then 1t will be taken directly to a
special train.
The Rev. Sylvester Beach. of Prince
family and Rev. ]. r. Taylor. of the
Central Presbyterian church. Washing
ton. will conduct the services at the
White House. The pastor of the Pres
byterian church at Rome of which Mrs.
Wilson's father was formerly in charge
will onpdvrOf tho oorVykpoo of MNVfI0 H{11
cemetery.
The funeral train will leave Washing
ton at 4 p. IN. Monday afternoon ad
will arrive at Rome about 2 p. m. Tues
day. The last services. will be conduct
ed Immediately and soon after the
party will return to Washington arriv-
ing here late Wednesday afternoon.
Washington. Aug. Suspensions of
sympathy for the presidents family
continued to come to the White House
today in increasing numbers. Thou
sands of kilograms and letters had al
ready arrived.
The king Of Sweden was n of those
who sent his sympathy today. The
heads of most of the nations of Europe
have paused in their battle plans to
forward cablegrams.
An extra force of police was stationed
at the gates Of the White House
grounds to keep out the curious. Only
the most intimate friends of the family
were allowed within the White House.
Three daughters. Mrs. McAdoo. Mrs.
sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson.
garbed in deep mourning. walked In
the grounds south of the White House
early today for a brief time.
The president planned to see nobody
today unless pressing official business
needed his attention.
Funeral AZ Rome.
Funeral services for Mrs. Wilson.
vyifa ~ tho ~-4r{l~~k ~-Sy1 ~ l-vl -
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
White House. in the east room. where
a few months age she witnessed the
marriage Of her daughter Jessie to
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 Hill cemetery, at Rome, q
beautiful shaded spot. will be the final
resting place of the wife Of the presi-
dent. Many kilograms were received at
the White House from girlhood friends
of Mrs. Wilson. expressing their SYM
pathy and hoping that she might 'sbe
brought back home"
The services at the White House will
be private. but will be attended by
members of the cabinet. a few relatives
and intimate friends and by commit
tees 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. prob
ably will officiate. and it. is possible
that Rev. James H. Taylor. pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian church of
Washington. will assist.
Yesterday 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 n looked with grief
stricken eyes on her peaceful face
Only members of the family and
the most intimate friends were ad-
from all parts of the country arrived
at the White House. The tele-
grams n letters came by the thou
sands. They were sent by people in
all walks of life, from rulers of for
eign nations to humble admirers OF
Mrs. Wilson in the city and country
districts Of h nation.
The president Of France, the presi-
dent of Cuba. the duke of Connaught
OF England. Sir Edward Grey. foreign
minister of Great Britain. Cardinals
Gibbon and O'Conneell and former
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt were
among he many prominent men who
sent their coincidence to the presi-
dent. Messages were also received
from all governors of the states, from
senators and representatives, justices
Of the supreme court, American diplo.
from practically all ambassadors an6
ministers of foreign nations stationed
in the United States.
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