The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
MANY OFFICIALS
 LEAVE CAPITAL ID
 ATTEND FUNERAL
Vice President Marshall Goes to Roosevelt Funeral as Special Representa-
 tive of President
By Associated Press

Washington, January z. Vice President Marshall, acting as the personal representative of President Wilson, commit tees of the Senate and House of Representatives, of the state, war and navy departments left Washington tonight for Oyster Bay, N. Y., to attend the fune- raj of Theodore Roosevelt. President Wilson at Paris sent a per- sonal cabiegram to MT. Marshall today, asking that he attend the funeral as the Presidents representative. Later MT. Wilson sent an official proclamation to the American people in which he paid high tribute to Mir. Roosevelt, and direct ed that all flags on all government build ings be displayed at half-mast for 90 days and that suitable military and naval honors be rendered.
 Inquiries as to why government depart ments were not ordered closed during the funeral revealed that an act passed in 1893 forbid such marks of respect to for mer government officials. A s far as pos sble, however. government activities will cease. The Senate adjourned over to- night until Thursday and the House will meet for only brief session. Most com l mittee hearings set for tomorrow were abandoned l Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff will represent the war department at the funeral; Assistant Secretary William Phillips will act for the state depart ment, and Rear Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow was named by Secretary Dan | iels to represent the navy department. FORTY IN PARTY
 l About 40 senators and representa- tives comprised the congressional fu- neral party which left here late today l in three special cars, accompanied by l Senate and House sergeants-at arms and other officers. The Senate delega- l tion, with Senator Lodge of Massa- ! chusetts, the republican leader. as chairman, included Senators Calder of New York, Johnson of California, Knox l of Kansas, Kellogg of Minnesota. Poin- dexter of Washington, Curtis of Kan | sas Harding of Ohio. Chamberlain of l Oregon, Shoot of Utah, Phelan of Call i, fornia, Henderson of Nevada, Gay of 1 Louisiana, King of Utah, Martin of 1 Kentucky New of Indiana and Suther- I land of West Virginia Other senators 1 left on later trains. The Senate com 1 mittee was enlarged, under revised plans made today, because some sena- tors originally appointed on the com mittee were unable to leave, includ- ing Majority Leader Martin, while oth- CTS were absent from Washington.
 Members of the House committee in- 1 cluded Speaker Clark and Represents tives Sherley of Kentucky, Webb of North Carolina, Flood of Virginia Dent of Alabama, Sherwood of Ohio, Padgett of Tennessee. Stedman Of North Caro- lima, Estopinal of Louisiana. Riordan of New York, McAndrew of Illinois Gallivan of Massachusetts, Smith oi New York, Mann of Illinois, Fordney of Michigan. Gillett of Massachusetts
 Volstead of Minnesota, Cooper of Wis
 consin Kahn of California. Butler o1 Pennsylvania, Mott of New York, Hicks
 of New York, Chandler of New York
 Cannon of Illinois. Rodenburg of H. linois and Bowers of West Virginia
 Representative Kitchen of North Caro-
 lima, the democratic leader, who is al
 the bedside of his daughter in Rich
 monod Va, was unable to accompany
 the party.
 PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
 By Associated rress
 | Washington, January I.-The following proclamation on the death of Theodore Roosevelt was cabled from Paris today by President Wilson and issued tonight lat ho fqt