The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-01-08
ROOSEVELT LAID
To HIS FINAL REST
Simplest of Services Mark the Funer-
al of One of Americas
Foremost Citizens
ASSOCIATED Press)

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two sons, who are absent in France
as soldiers. the family of the Col.
Theodore Roosevelt assembled in the
living room at Sycamore Hill shortly
before noon today for the first of the
Trinity serviceS-at the home, church
and grave-with which the body of
the noted American was laid to rest
as private citizen in this Long ISL
and village. Mrs. Roosevelt, sharing
her husbands antipathy to funeral
ceremony, decided not to attend the
church nor join in the procession to
the grave. The home service of pray
er alone lasted only about five min
utes. The 'casket was borne to the
hearse by family servants. The same
element of simplicity marked the
church and grave services, which
weer attended by about five hundred
relatives, friends and former asso-
ciates of the late president.
Mr.. Roosevelt's body was carried
into Christ Episcopal church shortly
before one O'Clock, and the simple
service was Immediately begun.
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
Washington, Jan. 8.-The following
proclamation of the death of Theodore
Roosevelt was cabled from Paris yes
terday by President Wilson and is
sued last night at the state depart
ment:
ut becomes my sad duty to an
nounce officially the death of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, president of the Unit
ed States from September Ia, 1901, to
March a. 1909, which occurred at his
home at Sycamore Hill. Oyster Bay,
N. Y, at 4:15 o'clock in the morning
of January 6. 1919. In his death the
United States has lost one of its most
distinguished and patriotic citizens,
who had endeared himself to the peo-
pie by his strenuous devotion to their
interests and to the public interests
of his country.
''As president of the police board of
his native city, as member of the leg
islature and governor of his state, as
civil service commissioner, as secre-
tary of the navy. as vice-president
and as president of the United States
ne displayed administrative powers
of a signal order and conducted the
affairs of these various Offices with a
concentration of effort and a watch
full care which permitted no diver
gence from the line of duty he had
definitely set for hiraself.
''In the war with Spain he display
ed singular initiative and energy and
distinguished himself among the COM
manders of the army in the field. As
president he awoke the nation to the
dangers of private control which lurk-
ed in our financial and industrial sys-
TENS. It was by thus arresting the
attention and stimulating the pur-
pose OF the country that he opened
the way for subsequent necessary and
beneficial reforms.
"His private life was characterized
by simplicity, virtue and an affec-
ton worthy of all admiration and en-
ulation by the people of America.
''In testimony of the respect in
which his memory is held by the gov
ernment and people of the United
States, / do hereby 5, direct that the
flags at the White House and the sew
eral departmental buildings be dis
played at halfstaff for. period of
thirty days, and that suitable military
and naval honers under orders of the
secretaries of war and of the navy
be rendered on the day of the fun
eral. Woodrow Wilson"
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