The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-08
HER CHILDREN SAW
BODY COMMITTED
Flowers We're Sent, Despite
Mrs. ROosevelt's Request
to the Contrary - Burial
ON High Spot Overlooking
Long Island Sound.

Oyster Bay, N Y, Jan. S,--Except for
two sons, absent as soldiers in their
country's service overseas, the family of
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th president of
the United States, gathered in the living
room at Sycamore Hill shortly before
noon to-day for the first Of a trinity of
simple service at home, church and
graveside with which the body of the
noted American will be laid to rest as a
private citizen of this Long Island vii
lage
Mrs. Roosevelt, sharing in the colonels
antipathy to funeral ceremony, decided
not to attend the church service nor TO
Join the procession 20 the cemetery. 1t
was announced that she would bid good
bye to the body of her husband in the
house, where they lived for many years,
while her children, who grew to manhood
and womanhood in the atmosphere of
the old homestead, would see all that is
m0tal of their famous father committed
to earth in the family plot topping the
highest hill in Young's Memorial Gem
etery, overlooking Long Island sound.
Sycamore Hill was astir early this
morning, and flowers, which began to
arrive yesterday despite Mrs. Roose.
velt's request that none be sent, were re-
ceiyed in great profusion. Many, for
lack OF space in the house, we're sent to
the church.
The body was carried into Christ Epis
copal church shortly before ] O'Clock
and the simple funeral service was i'm
mediately begun.
the home, where the rector of Christ
church read the 9lst Psalm and offered
prayer.
The mornings snow storm had given
way TO brilliant sunshine as the automo-
bile cortege started from Sycamore Hill
10 the church.
Large Crowds Collected.
Long before the hour set for the serv.
ices, silent crowds of villagers and Wis.
itors collected in the vicinity of Saga.
more Hill. Christ Episcopal church and
Young's Memorial cemetery Some tried
in vain 10 gain admittanee to the spa
cious grounds of the Roosevelt estate
but mounted police, special sheriffs and
detectives kept them on the move.
A hush fell over the town as the hour
for the services approached. School chill.
dren, dismissed for the day, assembled
in the streets and talked in subdued
whispers. The droning of the motors OF
the army airplanes that lowered over the
Roosevelt mansion seemed to aecentuatC
the stiffness. Business was virtually sus.
pended. Many buildings were draped
with crepe and flags dropped at half staff
Only the Immediate members of the
family were present at the prayer serv
ice at the house prior to the rites al
Christ church, as follows:
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Representa-,
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Cap
tain and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs. Richard
Derby, Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the colo
ners sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. Douglas
Robinson, the former being the colonel;
nephew; Rear Admiral W. S. Cowles Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Alsop, W. Emlen Roose
welt and ,gohn K. Roosevelt, cousins oi
the colonel; Mr.. and Mrs e. Reeve Mer
ritt, Mrs. ]. West Roosevelt, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Langdon Warner, Mrs. Hilbourne L
Roosevelt, John f. Roosevelt, Mrs Fair
man Dick, Mrs. Monroe Robinson, Mrs
l.angdon Geer, Mrs. John II. Roosevelt
Mrs. James A. Roosevelt, Mrs. Frederick
Roosevelt, Samuel Roosevelt and Miss
Nellie Tyler