Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-01-05
PENROSE
FUNERAL
Is QUIET
Body of Late Political
Leader Laid to Rest
I'm Strict Privacy;
Secret Well Kept

Philadelphia, Jan. s. Th'
funeral Of Senator Boise Penros,
was held this morning. The sans
great secrecy that surrounded the
making arrangements for the
funeral was maintained until the
body of the political leader was
lowered into the brick lined grave
in South Laurel Hill cemetery. No
information was forthcoming
whether there were any religious
services at the house or at the
cemetery. Newspaper reporters
were not admitted to the burial
grounds.
The fact that the body OF the
senator would be buried today be-
came known late yesterday when
the bureau Of vital statistics is-
sued permit for interment for
January ) or thereafter. The inn
mediate family Of Senator Pen
rose, who was a bachelor, consists
of three brothers. No information
was given out regarding the fun
eral beyond the brief obituary mo-
tice that the funeral would be
strictly private" !"
Newspapers that regarded the
burial or United States senator
who had figured 50 largely In the
political history Of the country as
an important piece Of news, set
watch on practically the same
plan as death watches are set on
prominent persons who are be-
lieved to be dying. A report that
Senator Penrose's father was bur-
led years ago at midnight In or
der to avoid undue publicity made
the vigil Of reporters almost an
all night affair.
About 1890 q. m. today, the
three brothers, Charles b., Rich
ard and Spencer, arrived at the
Spruce street home where, the
senator's body lay and where he
was born. Four automobiles were :
parked short distance from the !
house about the same time. A lit
lie later Charles Penrose, who is {
Il physician and had attended his ]
brother, came out on the front 8
step and waved his arm, and seem U
ingly from nowhere d hearse APP a
preached the house.
A few minutes later the 9
body Of the senator was brought b
,ut and the hearse, followed by d
+he four automobiles, supposedly "
the families Of three
brothers, started for the cemetery Il
Reporters who were on watch at 81
ne cemetery yesterday were not al
admitted today and the newspa- cs
,ermen who followed the funeral
,arty through steady rain to
he last resting place Of the dead Sc
enator, were warned that X they til
ntered the cemetery It would be al
L their own peril Guards were b,
tationed all around the place. B,
NE funeral party was In the GEM pt
terry about 15 minutes and left iii
efore 0 o'clock a. m. of
Thus was enacted the final
Gene In the career Of man who ID
Duld have had one OF the largest cn
lnerals In the history Of the IA
Ity. Political leaders from every III
,unty In the state came to Phil M
delphia within the last few days al
, do honor to the late chieltain
nd not one was invited to the IA,
acheior home OF the senator, NJ
here many political conferences "a,
i've been held. 81,
Questions had been asked why
% family desired secrecy In the ar
irial and the answer OF close po- 4,
Iical friends was that Penrose 81,
tied pomp and ceremony and an
at 1t probably was his wish MT
at he be buried as simply and NJ,
th as little commotion as pos n, !,
,le. II IL said to have been a M
adition In the Penrose family, II
itch Is one OF the oldest In the sro
u, that all funerals Of the mem I'm
rs be strictly private. ant