The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-08
ROOSEVELT ID BE BURIED TODAY AS
 A PLAIN CITIZEN
Body to Be Laid to Rest in Plot of Own Selection in Village Cemetery Near
 SagamOre Hill
By Associated Press

OyStoI Day, IN. =, J JdiludIy y (. Theodore Roosevelt will be buried here tomorrow as plain American citizen and not as a former President of the United States, in accordance with his own wish. His body will be laid at rest in plot of his own selection in the village ceme- tery, not far from the Sagamore Hill, which he loved so well. 1 The only funeral rites will be the sim | pie Protestant Epicopal service. It will be read by the rector of the little country l church where he had worshipped with his family. There will be none of the pomp and ceremonies associated with the passing of great men, but the presence of 1 Vice President Marshall who will repre- sent President Wilson; General Peyton | c March, representing the army. and Admiral C. McR. Winslow, the navy will add to the ceremony the dignity of the nation.
 1 Governor Alfred E. Smith and leaders of both houses of the legislature will rep resent New York state.
 CLOSE FRIENDS INVITED | A few of the noted men who were Col onel Roosevelt's closest friends have been jinvitd to the funeral They include Sen iator Henry Cabot Lodge and Charles I Evans Hughes Another mourner will be William H. Taft. whose friendship for Mr. Roosevelt had been re-estaohshed more than a year ago. Senator Lodge and Mr. Huges are expected to arrive early tomorrow and will spend most Of the morning with the family at Sagamore Hill
 | The former Presidents body was placed tonight for the first time in the plain oak casket in which it will be taken to- morrow to Christ church, where the services are to be held at 12:45 o'clock. Ion this casket appears only priel in- scrption, the name Theodore RooseVeit' land the date of his birth and death. 1 Whether those at the church would be ialloWed to pass before the open easket and look for the last time upon the race of the former President was not known lhere tonight. Mrs. Roosevelt was said to be undecided whether the coffin should be finally sealed before being carried into the sanctuary. Announcement may DC made tomorrow morning, but it appeared more probable that Mrs. Roosevelt would
 not make known her desire in this re- T spect until after the service of prayer lat Sagamore Hill tomorrow
 Only the immediate family of Colone Roosevelt will be present at the prayer lservice, which will be conducted by Rev George F.. Talmage. who is to officiate al
 the church of which he is the rector | SONS ARE TOGETHER
 Lieut.. Col Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., anc
 Lieut.. Kermit Roosevelt who are witt
 the American expeditionary force 1T
 France will be together while their
 father is being buried.
 | Announcement was made at Sasamort
 Hill tonight of the names of the imme Idiate members of the Roosevelt famil,
 who are expected to be present tomor'
 row at the prayer service which vii be held at the Roosevelt home prior tt
 the services in Christ church. They are
 Mrs Theodore Roosevelt Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Captain
 and Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt, Mrs The
 odore Roosevelt. Jr, Mrs. Richard Derby
 Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the colonels sis ter, MT. and Mrs. T. Douglas Robinson the former being the coionel's nephew Rear Admiral W. s. Cowles. MT. ant Mrs Joseph Alsop. w. Emlen Roosevelt a cousin of the colonel; John K. Roose welt also cousin; MT. and Mrs E Reeve Merritt. Mrs J. West Roosevelt
 Mir and Mrs. Langdon Warner, Mrs Hil borne Roosevelt John F. Roosevelt, Mrs Fairman Dick, Mrs. Monroe Robinson
 Mrs. Langdon Geer. Mrs. John E. Roose
 welt. Mrs James A. Roosevelt. Mrs 1 Frederick Roosevelt, Samuel Roosevelt
 and Miss Nellie Tyler.
 Il A contingent of Rough Riders. wh
 served under the colonel during tn Spanish war. are among those wh
 will occupy places of honor at the flu neral service.
 Included among them are Lieut. Co lJohn C, Greepway of Bisbee, Ariz., Ia
 nous football and baseball player i his college days. who returned recent from service in France; Mai. Roscoe E , ,Channing, former Princeton tackle Mai Robert Charming, one-time tenni player; Capt w E. Dame of Las Vega.
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