Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-14
His Favorite Hymns Sung.

| His Favorite Hymns Sung.
/ A mixed quartet from this church
sang the three hymns that were the
/ favOrites of the philanthropist and
| iron master. DR.. Merrill was assisted
by the Rev. Benson N. Wyman, pastor
Of the Lenox Congregational Church,
where Mrs. Carnegie worshiped dur
ing the summer months.
| At the close Of the service, which
occupied barely twenty minutes, the
body, accompanied by most of the
party; was removed in motor car to
coach was in waiting, the train leav-
ing at Ill o'clock this afternoon for
| Tarrytown. Thence the body was
taken by automobile to Sleepy Hollow
| for interment in lot chosen by Mr.
Carnegie some years ago.
Service at Shadow Brook.
The service at Shadow Brook was
held in the great reception room or
the first floor. at the east end of the
mansion, overlooking Lake Mahkee-
nae. one of the beauty spots OF the es-
tate and where Mr.. Carnegie had
spent many happy hours at his favor
lite pastime Of angling.
The body reposed in a severely plain
casket, placed in the center of the
room. and all but hidden in a wealth
of floral pieces. The mahogany of the
casket was covered with heavy black
| broadcloth. A small name plate of
silver bore only the inscription. AN
drew Carnegie. born at Dunfermline,
Scotland: November 25, 1885; died at
Lenox, Mass, August II, 1919"
Just before 1880 o'clock this morn
ing, the hour set for the funeral, those
who were to hear the last rites enter
ed the room and grouped themselves
about the casket. With Mrs. Carnegie
and her daughter. Mrs: Roswell Miller,
who were In conventional mourning,
were the daughters husband, Ensign
Miller; Mrs. Morris johnson, a niece
OF Mr.. Carnegie: his nephews. Andrew
and Morris Carnegie; Mrs. Carnegie's
private secretary. Archibald Barrow,
served the master Of the house in a
similar capacity.
Associates Among Mourners.
Next in the circle were notable rep
resentatives Of those who had helped
the industrial giant to make his mil
lions and others who had helped the
phtlanthropist distribute the major
part OF those millions for humanita-
RAN purposes. Among these were
Charles M. Schwab, once president of
the Carnegie Steel Company; Robert
A. Franks, business adviser of the
iron master for many years, treasurer
OF the Carnegie Corporation and of
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement Of Teaching; the Rev.
Frederick H. Lynch. who represented
| the Carnegie Peace Foundation dur
ing the peace conference at Paris,
and Oliver Ricketson. Others init
mately associated with the family
were Mrs. Henry Phipps, wife of Mr.
Carnegie's old partner in the steel
business. and their son Howard; DR..
r. s. Woodward. president of the
Carnegie Institution at Washington;
Elihu Root. jr., representing his
father in the matter of the Carnegie
endowment for international peace,
and James c. Greenway. Seated near
these were all those of the household
who had ministered to the home COM
forts of the master of the house.
Many of them had been long in the
employ of the family.
Program of Song and Prayer.
The clergymen. wearing gowns.
stood at the head of the casket and
back of them were the members of
the quartet directed by Clarence Dick
terrain Church. The singers were Miss
Rose Bryant, Miss Marie Stoddardt,
Frank Croxton and Grant Kimball.
The service opened with the singing
OF 20 Love. That Will Not Let Me
Co.. The Rev. Mr.. Wyman recited
the two prayers of the ritual and fol-
| lowed these with the Lords prayer.
The quartet then sang HE Leadeth
| Me-" DR.. Merrill read the passages
| appointed from the psalms and the
service closed with the singing of
crossing the Bar" AS the voices of
the singers died away the benediction
, was pronounced by DR.. Merrill