Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-30
military HONORS
FOR DEAD ENVOY
Troops Escort Body of Minister
Rojas Following Fu-
neral Rites.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
ATTEND CHURCH SERVICES
Bsttleship Kansas Will Transport
Remains of Venezuelan Minister
to Native Country.

With President Wilson, momb ers of the
cabinet led by Secretary Bryan of the
State Department. and other high Off
Gals Of the United States government as
we'll as members of the diplomatic corps
present TO show respect. solemn high
requiem mass was celebrated this morn
ing at st. Matthews Catholic Church
over the body of the Venezuelan minister
TO the United States. Senior Don Pedro
Exequiel Rojas, who died at Atlantic City
Friday.
Following the church services the body
was taken to the Washington navy yard.
where it was placed on the government
yacht Dolphin. which will take 1t to
Hampton roads. and from there the body
will be sent TO Venezuela on the United
States battleship Kansas.
The requiem mass was celebrated by
Mgr. Thomas s. Lee. Assisting were
FATHER Buckley. deacon, and Father
Cooper. subdeacon. Many beautiful floral
offerings were banked around the casket.
High officials Present.
In addition to President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan. there were present Sec
rotary of the Treasury William G. Nc
Adoo and Mrs McAdoo, Secretary Of the
Navy Josephus Daniels. members Of the
Supreme Court of the United States. the
Senate and House committees on foreign
relations and representatives Of the Pan
American Union.
Members Of the legations Of the Latin
American countries were present at the
services. most Of whom had previously
paid their respects to the memory of the
late minister at the legation on the Ave
nue. OF the Presidents. whence the body
was escorted to the church. The honorary
ynnlI ly-l ,.I~
sador. ]. j. Jusserand; the minister Of
Costa Rica, Senior j. B. Calvo: the min
lister of Bolivia, Senior Ignacio Calderon;
the minister of Colombia, Senior Julio
Betancourt; Senator Stone. chairman of
the Senate foreign relations committee:
Representative Flood, chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs: As
sistant Secretary of State Osborne and
Director General John Barrett Of the
Pan-American Union.
Both before the services, while the
body was being carried into the church,
and at the conclusion OF the mass, the
Marine Band played appropriate selec-.
tons.
Troops Escort Body.
At the conclusion of the mass at IL
O'Clock the body was escorted by troops,
headed by a platoon OF mounted police,
down Connecticut avenue to Pennsyl-
vania avenue. whence the cortege pro-
ceeded to the navy yard. Tine body was
borne on a caisson draped with the
flag OF the dead ministers native coun-
try. Following the caisson came car
riages containing the immediate men,
bers of the family and the honorary pail
bearers. followed by carriages containing
other dignitaries.
Accompanying the body on the Dolphin
to Hampton roads will be an escort of
honor, consisting of the minister of Costa
Rica, Senior Joaquin Bernardo Calvo: the
minister Of Peru Senior Federico Alfonso
Pezet. and the minister OF Ecuador. Senior
Gonzalo S. de Cordoya. This escort was
determined upon at special meeting OF
the governing board of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union held yesterday afternoon to
draw up resolutions of respect and regret
over the death of DR.. Rojas. The meet
ing was attended by Secretary Bryan, all
the Latin American diplomatic repre-
sentatives In Washington and the direc-
tor general and the assistant director Of
the Pan-American Union.
Bryan Voices Sorrow.
Secretary Bryan. at the opening Of
The meeting. in his capacity as chair
man of the board. took occasion to
voice his own personal sorrow and that
of the government over the death of
Dr. Rojas. after which Minister Calvo
of Costa Rica presented a set of reso-
buttons expressing the profount regret
of the government board at the death
of one of their most loved and re-
spected members. and directing that
copies of the resolutions be sent to the
government of Venezuela and the men,
bcTs of the family.