New-York tribune., 1922-06-07
Russell
Will Be Given
Army Burial
Firing Squad TO Pay Homage
10 Dead Actress: Troops
and Marines Will Escort
Body TO Resting Place
Hardings Wire Their Grief
Thousand Messages Express
Sorrow; Flowers Are
Collected for Tribute

PITTSBURGH, June 5 (By The As
soeiated Press. - Arrangements for
the funeral Thursday of Mrs LILLIAN
Russell Moore, who died in her home
here early to-day. we're announced
from the home tonight.
During the day more than a thou
sand kilograms and messages OF con-
dolence were received Among these
was one from President and Mrs.
Harding.
A guard Of United States Marines
will accompany the body from Trinity
Protestant Episcopal Church 20 the
cemetery. AZ the cemetery entrance
they will be met by the 10Th Field
Artillery, the organization which Mrs,
Moore helped 20 equip during the war
II will escort the procession 10 the
grave. 4 detachment from the Ameri-
can Legion post Of which she was a
member will form the firing squad.
Flowers Collected
Among those who will attend the
funeral will be Secretary OF Labor
James J Davis. Florence Reed. repre-
senting the Actors Equity Association;
+. s. Albcc and James Murdoch. repre-
senting the National Vaudeville Asso-
citation and the Keith enterprises; X.
H. Burnside. representing the Produe-
ing Managers Association. Senator
Hiram ". Johnson, OF California, and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy.
Mrs. More had expressed the wish
that no flowers he sent az 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 ~
Pittsburgh postofhcc today decided 20
contribute one flower each toward a
bouquc, 20 be sent as a token Of their
friendship.
Hardings' Telegram
President and Mrs. Harding's tele-
gram read:
Mrs Harding and are distressing
IS shocked 20 learn OF the untimely
death 81 Mrs. Moore We feel the loss
of a very dear friend. Please know Of
our sympathy, which is emphasized b.
our knowledge OF your worship Of Mrs.
Moorsc."
From Secretary OF Labor James J.
Davis. came this message:
A womanly soul has passed on and
she was truly a sympathetic soul. Wall
be at funeral Thursday"
From D. " Griffith:
From day 20 day We followed the
report in the. papers. relieving our
anxiety by the promise they gave yes
terday. and the news to-day a 30 heavy
with tragedy thai u comes With added
blow. I, is needless for ne 20 eX-
press our grief and our sincere sym
rathy 20 you with kindest regards
Terribly Shocked"
Attorney General H. NJ. Daugherty
you know my admiration for the
hrlliancy o. your distinguished wife
Want 20 express 70 you sincere SYM
pathy and condolence.'
David Belaseo:
MY heart goes out 20 you, dear
friend. All the world adored your
beautiful wife. There will never be
another like her and We mourn with
you. God bless and take care Of you.
Senator and Mrs. Hiram ". Johnson;
I'VE are terribly shocked az the
dreadful news Our hearts are with
you in this sad time. We mourn with
you the loss Of one of the dearest and
sweetest Of women
Other messages we're received from
Governor William c. Sproul Of Penn
sylvania: Arthur Brisbane, Senator
Harry s. New. Frank A. Msnsey, Ray
mond Robbins. Theodore Roosevelt,
Lillian Gish. Melville Z. stone, George
B. Christian jr.. secretary 20 President
Harding: Elsie Ferguson. Louis F.
Swift, J. Ogden Armour, Elsie Janis,