The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-21
OF
White HELD
At CAPITAL
National Honors Given
Late Chief Justice
Flags Half -Masted.

Warrington. May 21.-The whole
s,tion as represented by its gov
msnsnt Joined today in paying last
MINORS to its late chief justice, Ed
v,rd Douglass White. By order of
~ president all activities in the
executive departments were sus-
sended for the day. The senate
,tood adjourned until Monday and
Al courts of the city were in re-
cees,
The funeral, private bysreQuest
Of the family, was arranged in no
sense q an official occasion, but
the position the chief justice in the
afairs ot the country made it i'm
possible to eliminate what amount
I'd 10 pficial mourning.
Among those to attend, besides
President Harding, were Justice
Whites associates on the supreme
bench, a. honorary pall-bearers.
Vice President Coolidge; commit
~ from the senate and house, and
tsll delegation in congress from
W jurist's native state, Louisiana,
u we'll as the cabinet members,
VIII the exception of Attorney Cen
| Nal Daugherty.
". Daugherty was called to Ohio
| 1t night by illness in his family
md designated as his representa-
lives, Colonel Guy d. Goff, assist
| mt To- the attorney general. and So
Hcitor- General William l.. Frier-
pn, ranking legal officer in the alb
seace Of the attorney-general.
Requiem Mass.
Funeral arrangements provided
for . high requiem mass at st. Mat.
thevs church, following ceremonies
It ths family home and intermen,
b Oak Hill cemetery, Georgetown
Simultaneously with the hour Of
As funeral, 10 o'clock, President
Harding ordered that the Ameri.
can flag, wherever flown, be half.
naaed and that a funeral salute O.
II guns be fired at American mill
ay and naval stations Throughout
he world.
Harding Present.
A small company had gathered
n s.. Matthews church when thu
hour Of service arrived. Close ul
to The altar the casket was banked
over with flowers and directly be-
aind Il President and Mrs. Hard.
S took their places, while cab.
met members, diplomats and com.
mlttees Of congress. high depart
ment officials and others of thos<
fspreeenting . government IL
mourning were grouped with a few
Intimate friends. The uniforms ot
MAJOR General March, chief of
stan, and the officers who accom-.
Aaied him to represent the army
and Of Admiral Koontz, chief o.
cpsfation Of the navy. and his Of
acefs, marked high lights among
ne somber black of the civilians
wnen all were in their places, thu
acors were opened to the thronf
laat waited outside and the church
sas quickly filed.
Requiem mass was celebrated b,
Aonsignor Lee, rector Of the church
which Justice White attended. A
!ae altar were gathered also ;
group OF clergy that included Mon
Isxnor Bonanza, papal delegate
uut here was no departure from
Me ordinary service for the dead
= lne widow of the late chief jus
See mad sought simplicity and pri
E In all that marked his death
me president and Mrs. Hardin,
ola not accompany the body to tn,
ametery and all the official char
s..er OF the service ended with tn,
,,s.1emony ,. in the church. Only /.
. ..'le company Of relatives ant
t"se .e friends aad the eight surviv
.% members Of the supreme cour
= nonorary pallbearers went t,
~ me last honors at the grave il
oak Hill cemetery.