Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-11-29
AN IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Last Rites For Miss Mary GUSTS Lee
Held in Crypt Of the Lee Memorial
Chapel Lexington, Va, Wednesday.
Rev. DR.. Wallis Officiating.

An account of the funeral serviCes
| fer Miss Mary Custis Lee the eides
and last surviving daughter Of Gen
eral Robert Z. Lee, the great Con.
federate chieftain, held on Monda,
in the Church of the Epiphany
Washington, with the Rev r. H. Me-
Kim, D. d., as the officiating minis:
ter, has already appeared in the Ga,
zSte Il now remains to give an ac;
count of the last service, held Oh
Wednesday. in the crypt Of the Lee
Memorial Chapel, Washington and
Lee University, Lexington, Va, where
The bodies of her father and mother,
General and Mrs. Robert +. Lee. and
other members of the family are
laid.
The remains of Miss Mary Gusts
Lee left Washington on T;esdaE
night last, in care of her nephew
Col. Robert f. Lee. and Professor
Henry D. Campbell, Of Washington;
and Lee University. They were met
nn the arrival Of the train in Lex
ington, at a quarter before eleven or!
wednesday morning, by the students
of the University, about 900 in num-i
ber, in full uniform as they are now;
under the military system OF the y.
s. Government; the old Confederate
veterans CT the Rcckbiidgc Artillery
including Genera Anderson; Mrs.
H. T. Lee, professors of the
University, with many other friends
md residents CT the toxin, among
whom were Mrs. Stevens. wife Of
Professor Stevens, end Miss I.etcher
both daughters OF Governor L2tcher.
he War Governor of Virginia; his
son. Mr.. John Letclrer, and Mrs
Ietchcr, the Hon. Henry s.. George
Ticker, and the officiating clergy.
man. the Rev. DR.. Samuel A. Wallis.
{ rhc Episcopal Seminary, near this
.ity.
The procession was then formed
lr,lar i.he direction Of Mr. Paul Nc,
Ncs! Penicl;. ar official Ct the Uni
and moved forward in rcgu,
2r order from the railroad station tc
larun- Oman.(y TO nerom rch orhr
he Lee Memorial Chapel. with th'
band playing the solemr
strains Of the funeral d!rge. On the
rival Of the procession at the otter
loor of the crypt. the remains OF
Niss Lee, wrapped in the Confederate
:ag. were taken within. and nlacec
Il the compartment of the vault re-
arvcd far them, Immediately above
hose Of her father and mother. that
+ General Ice being in the cc.f'rc of
ne lowest rev. Dr. Wallis thcr he.
:an the part of f. rur;al service ol
nc Episcop2l .ch. read 1T The
.cn1b standing IN the inner doorway
# the crypt. Immediately before
no bcncdicticn. General lees favor
tc hymn. "How I'irh' = Foundation
Yc Saints of the Lord VAS lmnres
svely sung. The floral offerings from
he various Confederate societies anc
friends, including one from President
md Mrs. Wilson. were very beautiful.
That cf the President and Mrs. VIII
son was laid Immediately belo" The
rest;ng place of Miss Mary C@st;s
-. and close to that Of her Illus.
:ious father.
The dav was one Of the most beau.
.;ful Of the late autumn. The solemn
march ta. the chapel. and the services
svcrc most impressive. and all who
were privileged 10 be present t"lf
ia. hey had participated in an his
:oric event. which would always lin
.rnr +, their memories.