Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-09
R,500 ATTENDLAST
RITES FOR JAMES S;
SERVICES SIMPLE
0bsequies in Danville Largest
in Memory of Present
Generation.
HUNDRED AUTOS CARRY
Fl0WER.BEARERS TO GRAVE
Virginia Delegation and State
Officials Pay Homage to
Dead Congressman.
rKAFEiC HELD up HY CORTEGF.
rouse and SENATE Adjourn After
A"opiing Rcsoluti"n EuIogiZinp
Late Representative.
HUNDRED AUTOS CARRY
FlOWER-BEARERS TO GRAVE
TRAFFIC. HELD upnY coRTEGE
rouse and SENATE Adjourn After
Adopting Resolution EuIogizing
Late Representative.
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DANVIILE. VA. Aug. S.-Thc flu
er"i Of Congressman i,orcr \. James.
Fh" died from q heart seizure Sat
'rday. took plac. at ) O'Clock this
veninS ana was tho largest ever
lcid IN Danvilc In the memory OF
ne present generation. Standing
Shoulder To shoulder with men Illus
rious IN public affairs OF this coun-
7? were fearful men OF PIttsylvauia.
"bacco rais"rs who had known Colo
PEI Jamc- IS Il boy. ais" men and
women IN all walks OF III. in this
ity
Fully 800 persons were about the
mouse where the Episcopal service
Was read by Rev. J. Cleveland Hail
n" lower f'oor was a mass Of now-
RS ana there WAS room enough only
or the members OF the family. the
congressional delegation and other
stat: officials who wcr. associated
with Colonel James al one time or
,thcr IN his long career.
Many Pack Grounds.
The large porchcs were crowded
and the grounds wcr. packed. while
more than half the crowd stood across
the street in the grounds OF IN. me-
.norial mansion.
The church service was impress
,veiy simple. There Was no music.
he hymns being rccited In fact.
he funeral suggested that r1ir-cnace-
mcnt which had marked Colonel
lanes !lfc. The Lesson was taken
rom the Corinthians. IN which is
stressed the uncertainty OF mans
re.
Hundred Autos Garry Flowers.
More ,han 100 automobiles carried
he flower bearers. and IL was neces-
got under way
\; the cemetery. which was reach ed
a. tho sun began To- sink, an even
arger crowd was IN evidence. The
SaIlb"arcrs. All Danv!llc men except
ono, placed the caskct in q steel
vault. whcrcon the floral enblcms
we're placed. Not only the grave.
Du; the entire burial pla, was
powered, truck loads Of additional
blowers reaching the cemetery later.
The commitment service was read
with the knot OF Congressman and
the two Virginia Senators standing
near the family.
Messages of sympathy from leaders
n national and State life have
cached the family OF the late Repre-
sentative. Many came from col
eaGues OF Mr.. James in Washington.
swanson nnd Glass Arrive.
The night trains and those arriving
lcrc early this morning brought to
panvillc men prominent in the ma
ional life. as well as state affairs. to
,ttend Congressman James funeral
ate and went al once to the home Of
us brother, John Swanson. showing
hat he had taken deeply To heart the
ieath of his longtime friend and
,oniidaut, Senator Carter Glass also
irrivcd late last night and went to
{lis hotel. State Senator t. Lee
rrinklc came from Wythcvilie. while
mother figure. which again cmpha-
sized Mr.. James devotion to his alma
mater, was General T.. w Nichols.
II the Virginia Military Institute
All Of the members OF the family
lad reached home late last night.
Nearly all of them were widely seat
cred when the unexpected summons
.eached Colonel James Mrs. James
md her son, Wilson r. James. who
received the tragic news in Camden.
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