The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-08
ONLY 500 TO ATTEND
ROOSEVELT RITES


rial service. II that takes place 1t VIII
give all parts Of the country the oppor-
tunity to express their love and admira-
ton for Col. Roosevelt
The following relatives of Col Roose-
welt will attend the funeral:
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth. Capt, ana MIS-
Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. Mrs. Richard Derby, Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Douglas I,obinson. Admiral w $.
Cowles tbrother -in-law). Mr., and Mrs.
Joseph W. Alsop. W. Emlen Roosevelt,
John n. Roosevelt Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve
Merritt, Mrs j. West Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Langdon Warner, Mrs. Hilbourne
l.. Roosevelt, John T.. Roosevelt, Mrs.
Fairman Dick, Mrs. Monroe u. Robinson,
Mrs. Langdon Geer. Mrs. James Roose-
Welt, Mrs. James A. Roosevelt. Mrs. Fred
Roosevelt, Samuel Roosevelt, Miss Nellie
lyle. John kcan Roosevelt samuel
Montgomery Roosevelt and Mrs. Henry
\. Alexander.
Illness will prevent the attendance
Of Mrs. w. IL. Cowles of Pennington.
Mrs Cowles IL the wife of Rear Adj
niral Cowles, retired, and her brother
rad been a frequent visitor at her home.
Seven mounted men and twenty five
patrolmen Of the New York police, over
which force the Colonel once ruled as
Commissioner, will be in Oyster Bay
this morning ready to see that the pro-
prieties are observed The mounted
men, who were galloping down Long
Island yesterday afternoon. will be an
escort of honor. They are under the
command of Capt. Edward j. Burke of
Traffic and made the trip on their own
steeds in five hours. Sergeant George
r. barrow and Policemen William Sui
livan. Thomas Weber. Michael Monogue.
George Siller and George Frisch. with
capt Burke. made up the guard.
The foot policemen will be stationed
both at the gate of Sycamore Hin and
about the church to help IN sitting the
500 ticket holders out of the thro:s that
Is sure TO be visible
Speaking OF the church. it is guarded
on two sides by ancient wealth
cred white or red head stones OF fore
fathers graves. One day Col. Roosevelt
and friend with whom he had much In
common. including the zest Of the an
tiqulry. were strolling among these old
graves. They stopped before a stone on
which deep carving had survived times
erosion
Here Lies We Body Of Annanaias
Doughty, Who Died IN 175l."
THE first menDSr OF the Ananias
Club" observed the Colonel's friend
But doesn't it strike you. Colonel. that
the Here Lies Is superfluous?' Col.
Roosevelt laughed hugely.
Many Floral Tributes.
Friends who had not heard Of the
request Of the Roosevelt family sent
Of
Hill and they will be placed in the
church. one of the tokens, a bouquet of
mink and white carnations. refunded old
memories among the Colonei's children,
for Il came from the boys and girls of
The little cove School. where the Roose-
Setts started their education and per
maps first felt the masters ferrule. These
were the boys and girls to whom the
Colonel used to send a Christmas tree
and presents as well as his buoyant self
each Christm s--these or their counter
parts now long out of district school
Yesterday they put their nickels and
dimes to: ether and told a florist to do
his best with the money, which he did.
All the oyster Ray schools will declare
n half holiday this afternoon. The chill
dren know that they cannot get into the
church but = was unthinkable that
lhcY should no at their books while
their friend was being laid away.
y. T. WHITAKER. principal OF the
Oyster Bay public school in the village
proper. went to each classroom yester-
morning and put the children
Though a little examination regarding
the chief events in the life of Theodore
Roosevelt. Most OF them were able-to
say sixty" when the principal asked
them the Cn.onel's age and they also
fne" the names of all the Roosevelt
rOI< and DAUGHTERS Then the nriuriDal