Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-08
Distinguished Men Attend Services
in Little Church Near the
Former Presidents Home.
ROUGH RIDERS" SQUAD
AMONG THE MOURNERS
Family, Kin and Few Closest
Friends Attend Prayer at
Sycamore Hill
PASTOR RECITES HYMN,
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION
BY Associatod Press 20 Every Evening
0yster Pay, n ", January 3.


Oyzter Pay, \. y, January g.
LING before the hour set for the simple
funeral services for Theodore Roosevelt
this afternoon, silent crowds Of villagers and
visitors collected in the vicinity of Saga
more Hill Christ EpisoopaI Church and
Young Memorial cemetery Many tried
in vain n gain adTnIttance 70 the spacious
grounds of the Roosevelt estate. Fylf
mounted police and sherrfs kept sll On
the move
hush fell OYER tho town AZ the hour
for services approached. school children.
dirmlssed for the dav. assembled in the
street, and talked in snbdued whispers
The dr0ning motors Of the army arplanes
that hovered over the Roosevelt mansion
seemed IN 3cccntlate the stiffness Busi-
ness waA virtually suspended Many
buildings wcre droped with crepe and
fsgs drooped A. half mast staff
PRATER sERvTcE AT HoXE.
Only the immediate members ~ the
family we're present At the prayer service
at the house prior to The rites At Christ
Church. as follows
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, Representa-
tive and Mrs Nicholas IongwoTth, Cap
tain and Mrs Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr, Mrs Richard
Derby. Nrs Douglas Robinson, the Col
nneFs sister, Mr. and Mrs r. Douglas
Robinson, the former being the 'Colonei's
nephew, Rear Admiral " s. Cowlee,
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Alsop. ". En1len
Roosevelt and John K Roosevelt, COUSINS
Of The Colonel; Mr.. and Mrs r.. Reeve
Merritt, Mrs j. West Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Iangdon Warner. Mrs Hilbourne
T. Roosevelt, John X. Roosevelt. Mrs
IL Ok
Mrs. Langdon Geer, Mrs John T. RoOse-
velt. Mrs. James A. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Frederick Roosevelt. Samuel Roosevelt,
and Miss Nellie Tyler
Admission To the little village church,
where the Colonel worshsDned. WAS BY
card and was limited 20 less than 500.
President WilHon was repreeenrei BY
Vice-President Thomas r. Marshall, the
army by General Pevton & March, and
the navy by admiral G. McR Winsiov.
and delegations represented both branches
Of Congress
RoUGB RIDERS REPRESENTED.
Among the close friends of the former
President we're Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts. former President
William Howard TAFT and former Justice
Charles Evans Hughes 4 delegation Of
Rough Riders, VINO served under the
Colonel in the Spanish-Anerlcan war, had
places Of honor.
Tnterment nas in Young's Memorial
cemetery n plot selected By Colonel
Roosevelt soon after he left the White
House The site q the grave j. on the
crest Of i knoll overlooking Oyster Bay
cove.
Except Tor TWO sons, absent as soldiers
II their eountry's service overseas. the
family oi Theodore Roosevelt all were in
attendance II the funeral.
MRS. ROOSEVELT NOT At cAURcH.
Mrs. Roosevelt, sharing in The Colonel's
anJipathy to funeral ceremony, did not
attend the church services nor JOIN he
procession 70 the cemetery. L wac an
uounced that she would bid goodbye 70
the body Of her husband N the house
where they lived for mary Years, while
hcr children. who grew TO manhood and
womanhood IN the atmosphere OF the old
homestead, would sec all that IS mortal Of
their famous father committed 70 earth n
the family plot topping the highest hill
in \ oungS Memorial cemetery, over
looking Long Island Sound
SNAIL. FUNERAL coRrHGE.
Alter the former Presidents : body
Was carried by household servants 20 The
hearse. 4 procession or fifteen automobiles
vas formed 10 convey the attendants at
The prayer service TO the church The
first car. the colonels own, with his
faithful Negro chauffeur. Charlie Lee.
At the wheel carried Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Mrs Derby. daughters
OF the colonel Mrs. Archibald Roose-
velt, his daughter-in-lsv. and bis sister.
Mrs Douglass Robinson
Captain Archibald Roosevelt; ard The
odorc Douglas Robinson. a nephew
went - the church few minutes ahaacd
Of The procession with the rector who is
nephew Of the Rev 4 Dewitt Tai
mage
The church service ii ten parts. IN
cluded the sentences, the psalter. Psalms
50 and 90 the scripture lesson, Cor
inthians Il51 the colonels fayoritc
hymn. How krm Foundation rc-
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