Arizona republican., 1922-06-07
FUNERAL RITES FOR
LILLIAN RUSSELL To
BECONDUCTED THURS.
President And Mrs. Hard
ing Join Thousands In
Sending Messages Of
Sympathy And Condol-
ence

PITTSBURG. June 6.-More than
thousand kilograms of sympathy
and coincidence attesting the admir-
alton and esteem of friends and ac-
quaintances of Mrs. Lillian Russell
Moore We're received today at the
home Of the former actress. Among
these was one from President and
Mrs. Harding.
Arrangements for the funeral to be
held Thursday We're announced to-
night.
A bodyguard of United States
marines will accompany the body
from Trinity Protestant Episcopal
church to the cemetery. At the
cemetery entrance they will be met
by the 107th field artillery. the or
ganization which Mrs. Moore helped
TO equip during the world war. and
which will escort the procession to
the grave.
A detachment from the American
Legion post of which the deceased
was a member viii form the firing
squad at the last resting place.
Among those who will attend the
funeral Thursday will be Secretary
of Labor James w. Davis, Florence
Reed. representing the Actors Equity
association: T.. S. Albee and James
Murdoch, representing the National
Vaudeville association and the Keith
enterprises; r. II. Burnside. repre-
senting the Producing Managers as
sociation: Senator Hiram w. John
son of California, and Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Chandler Christy.
Mrs. Moore had expressed the wish
that no flowers be sent al the time
of her death. believing, she said. that
people in moderate circumstances
should not feel the necessity of con-
tributing. Thus the employees of the
Pittsburgh Post office today decided
to contribute one flower each toward
bouquet to be sent in token of
their friendship.
President and Mrs. Harding's tele-
gram read:
Mrs. Harding and l are distress
ingly shocked to learn of the un
timely death of Mrs. Moore. We feel
the loss of very dear friend. Please
know of our sympathy which is en-
phasized by our knowledge of your
worship of Mrs. Moore
From Secretary of labor James j..
Davis came this message:
"A womanly soul has passed on.
'and she was truly a sympathetic soul.
Will be at funeral Thursday"
From d. w. Griffith:
From dav to day we followed the
report in the papers. relieving our
anxiety by the promise they gave
yesterday. and the news today. so
heavy with tragedy, comes with added
blow. 1t is needless for me to ex-
press our grief and our sincere SYM
pathy to you with kindest regards"
Attorney General H. M. Daugherty:
"You know my admiration for the
brilliancy of your distinguished wife.
Want to express to lou sincere SYM
pathy and coincidence"
David Belasco:
"My heart goes out to you. dear
friend: all the world adored your
beautiful wife There will never be
another like her. We mourn with
you. God bless and take care of you."
Senator and Mrs. Hiram W. john
son:
1--WE are terribly shocked at the
dreadful news. Our hearts are with
you. We mourn with you the loss
of one of the dearest and sweetest
women"
Other messages were received from
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania.
Arthur Brisbane Senator Harry s.
New. Frank A. Munsey. Raymond
Robins. Theodore Roosevelt, Lillian
Gish Melville f. stone, counsellor
of the Associated Press; George b.
Christian, Ellie Ferguson. Louis F.
Swift, J. Ogden Armour, Elsie Janis,
Mary Garden. Mrs. Edith Roosevelt,
widow of the former president, and
the Chicago Tribune.