The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-07
SERVICES
HELD TOMORROW
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of coincidence to Mrs Roosevelt Vas
sent when his train, enroute IRON
Turin TO Paris, stopped YESTERDAY a'
the little mountain town OF Mooane'
in France. The village is In Sayoie
among the Alps. 1t is near the france
Italian border and is $500 feet apo'7
the sea.
The casket was delivered at the
house today and the body placed In
it.
II is OF severely plain design OF OAK
with three silver handles on either
/, side. The inscription, on a sNVer
plate, is:
Theodore Roosevelt.
/ october 81, 1858. January s. 1919.
Despite the request that there De
mo flowers, a number of set pieces
arrived. They were taken TO the
church
small flag was hoisted TO half
mast in front of Sycamore Hill this
morning.
Leslie Disbrow, worshipful master
~ me local Masonic lodge OF which
the ex-president was a member, sala
all his plans for participation IN me
funeral had been halted because OF
the famiIy's wishes, and that no flow-
ers would be sent
w Ernien Roosevelt, relative, m
dicated there was considerable an1
tety as to the number of notables that
probably would come to the services.
i. is believed that many well known
men will attend, despite the private
nature OF the ceremony; 30 many, IN
fact. that there will be no room for
them
Toward noon today farmers who
had known Roosevelt personally De-
gan coming into town in Automobiles
and wagons.
A squadron OF military airp1anes
wheeled and circled high over Saga
more Hill today, dropping flowers.
This unique tribute will be extended
several times before the funeral, and
airplanes may fly over the cemetery
during the inerTnent.
Captain Archie Roosevelt this after
noon, through Colonel n L. Stimson
at Governors Island. declined the Of
fer OF the war department to send
troops for military funeral. Regard
less of contrary reports, 1t was insist
ed at the house that no change In run
eral plans would be made.
Charles e. Fraser. an old friend, to-
day made a death mask Of Roosevelt
Plans for this were discussed some
time ago, ii became known. Fraser
has also made minute measurements
of the coloneIs hands, fingers and
head, for use in designing statues
and busts.
Mrs. Roosevelt slept well all last
Inight and arose late. She Is bearing
the strain well.
One of the mourning airplanes"
flying above Oyster Bay this morning
swooped low over the roof OF the
Roosevelt home and neatly deposited
wreath there.
The time for the funeral services
at the church has been changed to
f12.45. and the house services prob
! ably will be about an hour earlier.
| Plain. Unconditional Ceremony.
/ OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Jan. IA
| few simple preparations were made
/ today for Colonel Rooseelt's funeral
with the idea OF making 1t as plain
and Unconditional ceremony as pos
| sible. The service will consist mere
1 ly Of a prayer and Episcopal ritual
Ashes TO ashes and dust 10 dust =
| without hymns, without a sermon.
| There was a hush over the village
\ TODAY. Some places were closed. 4
1 few mourners arrived. But for the
most part there was no unusua
stir-the town looked as it would OF
a Sunday. Roosevelt, the man o
action and strife, in whose ears ap
plause OF millions had dinned, lay no
in state with a military guard OF non
or. but like the most humble privat
citizen, in the sorrowful calm OF hi
own house, with none but ais oI1
home folks TO look upon his face.
Sycamore Hill looked rather desc
late The blinds were drawn il
some of the windows; bit OF crep
Tapped in the wind. LeafIess tree
about the house and in the estat
surrounding il added TO the atmt
sphere of sadness. An occasions
automobile drove slowly UP to Ia
side door, Its motor making a nois
, that seemed rudely disturbing.
Rev G. E. Talmage, who will col
duct the services, indicated toda
, that NO change in arrangements ha
been made. The plan is 10 have
brief prayer at Sycamore Hill &
, j12:45. Then employees OF the famil
! will carry the casket out and wal
beside the hearse which bears it
/ Christ church. This seats but fiv
hundred persons. A COMPRESSION;
delegations will be there Ad1nissio
, is to be by card only, and these card
} were being issued only 10 relative
:, and close personal friends. Ate
y the short service there the caske
!, followed by members Of the immed
= ate family, will be taken to Young
= memorial cemetery at Oyster Ba
: cove, where the former presideI
will be laid in a grave dug at a sp'
selected by himself.
The Episcopal ritual designate
for the cemetery will be read Their
i. Although Mrs. Roosevelt wants {
little publicity as possible, it We
= certain today that a considerab