South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-18
Men and Women From Every
Walk of Life Take Last
Look Upon Face of Late
Statesman Saturday.
UTMOST SIMPLICITY
MARKS WHOLE SERVICE
Funeral Grafton is Dispensed
With at Request of Mrs.
ShiVeIy-State Off
Gals Arrive.

Men and women or every walk in
life paid their last respects to toe
late Sen B. +. Shively at the resi-
dence. 401 \. Michigan St. between
10 O'Clock and 1 O'Clock today. This
afternoon at 2 o'clock funeral ser
vices. attended by men OF national
and state prominence and a few OF
his most intimate friends. we're TO
be held. About o'clock the long
line Of carriages was 20 start for
Riverview cemetery. where the body
was to be placed in the receiving
vault.
Hundreds OF people came. with
bowed heads TO the modest home 90
view the late senator's body. Chill
dren and gray-haired men looked at
the body as il rested IN the reception
room. literally covered with flowers.
There was hardly a place in the
room that was not covered with a
floral piece.
on the top or the senator's casket
was a wreath sent by Pres't and
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Near IL was
a floral tribute from Vice Pres't and
Mrs. Thomas Marshall. who are in
the city TO attend the funeral AT
the side of the coffin was a largo
wreath, more than three feet high,
from the United States senate
In one corner Of the room there
was a wreath from the 10 members
Of the Indiana congressional delesa-
ton Hanging from TIT wall was q.
tribute from the Indiana state Off
Gals On all sides were flowers from
fraternal organizations and friends.
The st. Joseph County Bar associa-
ton sent a floral piece representing
a broken wheel
Delegations Present.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the
mem bers OF the bar associations
marched in a body 10 the home 90
view the body. During the morning.
delegations from South Bend lodge.
No. 294. +. and A. NJ: Crusade lodge.
Knights OF Pythias. South Bend
lodge. No. 235, b. p. o. f. Auten
Post, 40. s. G.. A. r.. Chamber or
Commerce and the local postonice.
A special car bearing state off,
Gals from Indianapolis. including
Gov. RalstOn. Sec'y OF state Homer
I. Cook, and other prominent men.
was scheduled TO arrive I'm the city
at 1880 o'clock They were met at
the train by the local committee APP
pointed by Mayor +. W. Keller and
the bar association
Only ScripMraI Service.
Funeral services for the late SEN
atOr were TO be very simple, accord
ing 20 the wishes Of Mrs. Shivelv.
Rev. c. A. Lippincott. pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church. who was
20 oficiate at the services. was asked
by Mrs. Shively 10 read only a scrip
tUraI service. Music for the services
was 10 be furnished by quartet
composed Of Messers. Knore. Krue-
ger, Crepeaeu and Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. George jerks or
BrookviIle. Pa. relatives Of the
family. arrived 10 attend the funeral.
Pallbearers for the funeral were
20 be: Active bearers-Iarry r.
WAR. y. VI. Shively. Peter j. Kruy-
or. Frank Mayr, ST.. Patrick a.
Joyce and Charles Cocnley Hon
ary-Ion. Timothy r. Howard. Hon.
J. 3. Stoll. Hon. Walter A. Funk,
Hon. William 2. O'NeiH. Hon r.. @.
Stephenson. Hon. Harry j.. CRUDE,
Hon. Melvin ". Nix. Tden s. RomiE.
Isaac Kane Parks and Frank Q.
Toepp. J. ID. oliver. Judge George
Ford. r. A Stephenson. ". y.
O'Brien and Louis Nickel III.