New-York tribune., 1919-01-08
Two Brief, Simple Ser
vices, Without a Song,
for Renowned Citizen
Family Declines
Military Escort
Nice-President Marshall to
Represent Wilson at
Rites Lasting 2OMinutes


last evening, and by early afternoon to-
DAY will have been laid to rest in the
family plot overlooking Oyster Bay
Cove after services simpler perhaps
than ever before held over one who had
attained such high rank in world mat
tcrs or so strong hold on the aztec
tons of his coIntrymen.
To the decision to have the simple st
possible ceremony consistent with a
funeral not absolutely private, the
family yesterday declined to permit
important amendment, An offer of the
War Department of military escort
was declined with thanks, Captain
Archie Roosevelt explaining for the
family that it had been his fathers
wish that he be buried as simply as
Bishop Burgess of the Garden City
Cathedral in which to hold the SER
vices.
Congresses Wishes Granted
The only concession to the demands
for changes was in arranging TO care
for the delegation from Congress
made up of forty-one Senator'S and
Representatives, though it had been de-
cded to limit such bodies to not more
than TWO or three, where it was pos
sble to care for even that number.
Congress having arranged 10 send this
number before the seating capacity of
tha church u.as anpraciated outsida IF
Oyster Bay, the change was agreed to-
In the church there are, by the count
Of the Rev. George t. Talmage, made
yesterday pew room in which but 3Sa
may be seated. In this it Is arranged
to place about 400 persons, while few
others to whom tickets OF admission
have been issued Will have to stand.
OF this number many viii be of
j gh civil and military rank Highest
in rank viii be Thomas r. Marshall,
Nice-Presdent of the United States,
appearing at the direction of the
President as his proxy Governor Al
fred L. Smith will represent the state
General March to Attend
The ranking representatives of the
military side of the government will
be General Peyton C. March, chief of
staff of the army. and Major General
j. Franklin Bell and Admiral Cameron
McR. Winslow, of the navy
There viii be two brief simple ser
vices the first at noon at Sycamore
Hill, to which only members of the
family, relatives and few most
Intimate friends will be admitted.
This viii consist Of prayers by the
Rev George Talmagc, rector Of Christ
Church At the conclusion of these
services the body will be taken by mo-
tor hearse to the church, where it will
arrive at 1916, the time set for the
services TO begin, and by which time
ali ticketholders viii be expected to be
in their places.
At the door the coffin Will be met
By the Rev. DR.. Talmagc, who will
precedc it into the church followed by
the members Of the family
On the plain silver plate is this in
scrlption:
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Born Oct. 27. 1853
Died Jan. s, 1919
To Read Fayorite Hymn
The ritual wa be the service
for the burial Of the dead from
the Book of Common PRAYER Of
the Episcopal Church. There will
he 10 music, and in a part Of the rit-
nal wherc it IS permitted to interpo-
tate hymns Mr.. Talmage will read
COLONEL Roosevet's favorite HYMN
~ ozo In the Hymnal~-"How Firm a
foondst'on yc Saints OF the Lord"
Az the conclusion of the servicna IN
the church, which will reou;rc NOT
more than twenty minutes, The body
viii be taken to Youngs' Memoria1
Cemetery, where the brief comm;t,al
service will be read, and the grave
lllcd.
Then the members Of the family vii,
return to Sycamore Hill. the otnnr
mourners 20 their several wayx and
oyster Bay settle down to a realization
ma, its leading citizen and it's chief
S'alrl 10 fame is no more.
me village. partially recovered yes-
srday from the shock that the news Of
ms death had conveyed, began To more
completely realize what il meant "a
- ana those who live in it. TO all. ey.
eept the very aged It had seemed that
-olonsI Roosevelt hzd always been
among them, had been their lcadinv
s.lzsn, their pride, their counsellor and
n.end. Oyster Bay without HIM. With
vot tne prestige his name had lent 10
me Town, Was 70 them hard 10 visnalizc
~. tns feeling that u The presenf oe,,
ssaatlon Oyster Bay would never see,o
~ = nSme "as general
=. was not moro general than tho
spsb % ana outward display Of yrief ,'r''
osss ex apa publ N advance Of th The
g.'ssI psg oi ine President that all nobi;c
DaD91hg< be draDtd III mouYojue pnst
sFf Thomas O'Keofe. for man
a'1 ne leader 10 opposinv an that
~ 1oioHel stuo| for IN polltiea had
ssssfea mourning displayed about tnn
t0nf'm~cd nm poge fouy