Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
THRONGS MOURN
GREEKMONARCHAS
He LIES IN STATE
Body of Alexander Taken to
Cathedral-FuneraI Will
Be Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, October 27-Funeral serv-
ices for the late King Alexander. which,
will be held Friday. will be attended by
| the crown prince of Sweden. according
to present arrangements. He is in this
! city at the present time. Other nations
will probably be represented by diplo-
| matte officials.
Tho entire press Of Greece, in CON-
menting on the death OF King AlexAn-
der. deplore the loss Of the young
sovereign, who, during a short reign.
had won great popularity.
The body of King Alexander was con-
veyed today from Tatoi to tho cathedral
| in Athens tn his own motor car, which
| was driven by his great friend. Lieut.
! Stavro Metaxas. The coffin was draped
| in the royal flag
Queen ana Widow Follow HeaIDe.
| Tho improvised hearse was followed
| by several motor cars, in the first Of
WINK, which was Dowaser Queen Olga. with a
the widow of the king, Nine. Manos.
accompanied by M. Gryparis, grand
marshal Of the court.
The members of the cabinet and high
onfcials awaited the arrival Of the cor
tege at the cathedral. in which the body
was placed on a catafalque, guarded by
special detail Of soldiers and officers.
After brief prayers the mourners
withdrew and the public was admitted
to tho cathedral Tho crowd was 50
maintain order.
King Thought 0nly Of wife.
King Alexander was kept alive for
days by artificial means. During his
moments Of lucidity his morale
| seemed good. He realized the grav-
ity of his condition the last two days
his wif so At the ,e END u Aisz.nder a tr
tempted to embrace her. but breathed
his last before he could do SO.
Dowager Queen Olga arrived the
day after the death of the king.
morganatic granddaughter and the
two remained alone in the death
chamber half hour.
Deathbed Details Learned.
King Alexander died at 4:10 o'clock
in the afternoon. His wife. Nine.
Manos. was at the bedside and the
the room. Hope had been abandoned
for two days, and the king lived only
with the aid Of oxygen. Extreme unc-
ton was given an hour before he
passed away.
Nine. Manos. her beautiful face
showing the ravages Of grief. sat at
the left Of the bed. weeping. Her
sorrow was the greater because she
Is expecting motherhood soon.
There was deep disappointment and
surprise that the Queen Mother Sophia
did not come, for family sentiment is
deep in Greece.
At about o'clock the last crisis
occurred and death followed within a
few minutes. The king died fully
conscious. but wearied to utter ex-
haustion by the long agony. He
seemed to be making extreme efforts
to speak, but could not.
Favorable to Prince Paul.
Since the death of King Alexander
the dynastic question has been fire.
Quently discussed by the council of
ministers and the Greek minister at
Bern has been instructed to meet
Prince Paul, third son Of former King
Constantine, and announce to him that
in accordance with the constitution
the government invites him to succeed
his elder brother, Alexander.
The minister at the same time is to
inform Prince Paul that his accession
to the throne depends upon the formal
remuneration by ex-King Constantine
and his eldest son, Prince George, of