South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-16
Mrs. ShiVeIy Expresses Wish
That All Who Desire Call
at Residence Saturday
From 10 Until One.
FUNERAL SERVICES TO
BE EXCEEDINGLY SIMPLE
Military Guard of Honor Of
fered by Culver Will ES-
Cort Body From Train
on Arrival Here.

Culver cadets will act as a guard
at the funeral Of the late Sen. Ben
jamin +. Shively. according to a ten
der from the military academy, and
acceptance by representatives Of the
family toC>v The NOtre Dame
cadets are also in readiness for sim
liar service If desired by the family.
according TO information from Capt.
r. r. StogsdalL
South Bend friends OF the late
senator will be given an op-
portunity TO view the body at the
family residence, 402 y. Michigan
st. between the hours of 10 o'clock
Saturday morning and 1 o'clock in
the afternoon.
II is the wish Of Mrs Shively that
all OF the friends OF the late SEN
4tor residing not only in South
Bend and vicinity but elsewhere in
Indiana should have the opportunity
OF viewing the body. She said in
washington Thursday morning that
all who called at the home during
the hours named for viewing the
body would be welcomed.
BY her direction. Washington dis
patches TO The News-Times indi-
cate. the body will be or view TO
home folks during these three hours.
Mrs. Shively desires that South Bend
people have the opportunity of view
ing the body. Notwithstanding that
the residence is small
Utmost simplicity will mark the
funeral service and in accordance
with Mrs. Shively's wishes il viii be
private The service will be held
at the home Of o'clock Saturday
afternoon with Rev. G.. A. Lppin-
colt. d D., pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church. officiating. 1t has
been Mrs Shively's wish that as the
senator lived. so shall he be buried.
no ostentation or pomp will mark
the funeral. After the service the
body will be taken TO Riverview and
placed in a receiving vault.
The special train. which Will leave
washington this evening at 6:15
o'clock, bearing the congressional
committee which forms an escort.
the members Of the Shively family
who we're at the senator's bedside at
the time OF his death Tuesday after
moon. and the body. will arrive in
south Bend Friday noon at 12:40.
The body, it is expected. will be taken
directly 20 the Shively home
George J. ShiveIy. elder son OF the
late senator. arrived In South Bend
last night from Bloomington Ind.
where he has been attending Indiana
university lie was accompanied boy
Willis Hickman. classmate and
friend. who will remain i'm South
Bend until after the funeral They
were met at the station last night
bv &. c. Shively. brother OF the late
senator. Miss Lou Hanauer. a close
friend of the family. and Stewart FL
bel. another friend
Young Mr. Shively spent the
month OF February in Washington
with his father and after returning
20 the university had been there only
n few DAYS when the message came
announcing his fathers death. He
did not return - Washington as was
the statement given out but came
10 this city last night 20 see that all
details for the funeral had been
perfected.
According 10 Mr. Shiyely his
father apparently was cured from
The malady with which he had been
afflicted. The treatment, however.
had so exhausted his fathers
strength that death came rather as
the result OF a reaction.
Reserve Rooms For Committee.
Accommodation FOR the congress
eionaI committee have been reserved
at the oliver hotel. There have been
40 rooms reserved for the senator's
and congressman. Because of the
fact that the funeral will be held
Saturday instead of Friday. several
Of the senators who had pressing en-
e.agements will be unable 20 come.
Their places. however VIII be filled
by others.
committee appointed by Mayor
Keller and the St Joseph County
BAR association met at Atty. John
- YeagIey's office Thursday morn
ing 10 make arrangements for re-
ceiving the congressional delegation
md also the state delegation which
will come from Indianapolis early
Saturday morning. The committee
which will meet the delegations. con-
sists Of Ideut.-Gov. William =.
O'NeiH. chairman. Judge Timothy
r. Howard Judge Walter A Funk.
Judge Ford. judge Vernon W Van
Fleet. f. Volney bingham. Harry r
WAR. Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.. s.
e. Dudley N. Shively. Stuart Mac