The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-19
COMES TO BURY
BELOVED SISTER
SERVICE TO BE BRIEF
Funeral of Mrs. Annie Wilson
Howe Formerly of Columbia
Will Be Simple.
SERVICE TO BE BRIEF

Columbia, Sept. 17..-Simple, al
most to austerity, will be the funeral
today of Mrs. Annie Josephine
Howe, wife of the late George Howe
M. d.. of Columbia and sister of
President Wilson, which will be held
In the First Presbyterian church on
the arrival of a Seaboard Air Line
train from the North, which is due
this morning at 11:35 o'clock. The
funeral party, including the presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson, will leave CO.
lumbia via the Seaboard at 6:15I
O'Clock this evening. Mrs. Howe died
early Friday in New London, Conn.
President and Mrs. Wilson ioined
at Trenton yesterday afternoon the
party from New London, comprising
Mrs. Howe's sons. George and Will
son Howe, with their wives: her
daughter, Mrs. Annie Howe Cothran:
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of
the president, and Joseph II. Wilson.
Mrs. Howe's brother. The president
i is probably accompanied also by the
White House physician, Cary r.
Grayson, NJ ID.
Service Will BE Brief.
The funeral service will consist OF
two scripture readings, a prayer and
three hymns. One of the hvmns will
be sung as the funeral party enters
the church. 1t is likely that the Sc
lections will be abide With Me >"
Jesus Lover of My Soul" and INV
Faith Looks Up to Thee" Two HYMNS
VIII likely be sung by quartette dur
ing the commital. One of these may
be Beautiful Garden of Eden"
which was sung at the funerals OF
MRS. Howe's father, DIR. Joseph Rug
giles Wilson, and her husband, George
Howe, NJ. ID. The prayer will be of
fered by the president of Columbia
seminary, the Rev. Thornton Whal-
ing, ID. ID. Among the passages of
scripture which will be read by the
pastor, the Rev. A. w. Blackwood
Will be the latter portion of the 31st
chapter OF Proverbs. beginning with
the 10th verse, on the praise and
properties of good wife"
Seats for the immediate family and
few others will be reserved in the
service the congregation will await
the departure OF the funeral party
before leaving their seats. The in
terment will be private.
Out OF Difference to the expressed
wishes of the family, formal public
marks OF sympathy which had been
proposed will be omitted. Rawley
w. Holcombe. secretary of the Co
lumbia Chamber of Commerce. con
suited with those in charge OF the
arrangements, telling them that mer-
chants had offered to close their
places of business during the services
and to drape them appropriately. Mr..
| Holcombe was asked to thank the
that inasmuch as the president comes
unoffcially the tribute rendered
would be perhaps not in chara cter
with the nature of his mission.
James l.. Tapp OF the Tapp depart
ment store telegraphed from New
York instructing his manager to
close the store during the funeral.
He was informed by wire of the in
timation as to the preference Of the
family. City and State officials also
will be guided by the wishes of the
family that no official coGnizance of
the presidents visit be taken.
Traffic Arrangements.
Tentative dispositions for the
handling Of the traffic and other po-
lice problems have Deen made in CO.
operation with j. w Richardson.
chief of police. These are subject to
revision by the secret service opera
tives accompanying the president g
! party. Access to the church. regard
being had to the necessary reserva.
tions. will probably be as free as us.
ual, but the. public will be asked to
Keep out of the church yard. since
the interment is to be private.
Douglas Mckay, one of the six
palibearers. is at Pawley's Island.
Should his train be late his place will
be taken, on the suggestion OF the
family, by S. b. McMaster.
The late Mrs. Howe was Woodrow
Wilson's senior by several years.