The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-08-10
SIMPLE FUNERAL
RITES AT MARION
Mrs. -Harding's Wishes Will
Be Carried Out
TO VIEW REMAINS
Friends and Neighbors To Be
Given Last Opportunity To
See Favorite Son
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Marion, Ohio. August s-Hev.
duct the funeral services here
for President Harding Friday
afternoon, probably is one OF the
youngest ministers to whom the
task Of preaching the funeral
Grafton for a chief executive OF (
- nation ever fell. Rev. Landie
hurryina from a vacation tripssln,
j Massachusetts with his wife and
daughter Is about thirtyctwo
years old and only . few years
out of Moody Bible InstItute,
chlcaao, Members of the con-
sregation do not recall Mr.. Hard
liver a sermon. He came here
aboutstwo years ago.
Marion, Chic. August Skis homo
town of Marion awoke, today. Gag
eriy awaiting the arrival Of the fun
eral train bearing back TO Ohio Tor
eternal rest the body OF Warren q.
Harding.
The train with the body Of the
dead president was due; to arrive
here at ten q. M, central standard
time, preparatory to the fnaI funer-
al services tomorrow that Will be In
direct contrast to the official serv-
ices held yesterday IN the capitol ct
a The elaborate seryicsk yesterday
were for Warren G. Harding, pr9si-
dent Of thsy United Statee:: the sim
pie services here tomorrow viii be-
for Warren Harding, citizen. friend.
sneighbor-and husband.
Will Be Entombed Tomorrow
For two days, his friends and
neighbors will accord the late presi-
dent the customary funeral ritessof
!, the small towns of the middleWeES
and then, with strict simplicity will
accompany Mrs. Harding and the
body to the cemetery where 1t Will
he entombed tomorrow afternoon.
The only funeral services here
u be at the cemetery and they
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Mrs Harding Only RELATIVES aisd
Intimate friends viii make up the.
small party gcing to the cemetery.
zen newspaper men vail b ex
cluded from the services ~ the
tomb. When the funeral train arr
rives here, the coffin. will be taken
20 the home Of the dead presidents
aLner, 1t. George =. naI 0tHts oIv
At his fathers home, the body
will lie in private until two o'clock
this afternoon, from then until ten
o'clock tonight. the pubic win be
permitted to gaze upon the kindly
face of the former Marion newspa-
per publisher, who became chief ex-
ecutiye Of his country.
Procession To Cemetery -
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until two p. M, the public viii have
a last opportunity to pass by the'bier
OF Mr. Harding At two o'clock the
neral procession will form for the
journey to the cemetery and at
three o'clock the body of Warren G.
Harding will be laid at rest.
1t viii be placed In receiving
vault until suitable mausoleum
only members of the intimate
party that made the trip to Alaska
with President Harding are aboard
the funeral train.
! President Coolidge, members of
the cabinet and other high govern
fment officials, who as private ciff-
gems will attend the funeral servic-
es here, viii arrive tomorrow at
eleven a. M. on another special
train: It was Mrs. Hardings' wish,
and her wish is law In her home
town.
No Soldiers In PROFESSIONS
In todayis funeral procession
from the station to the Harding
home, and In the last Journey to-
morrow from the home to the ce-
metery, there will not be heard
the tramping feet Of soldiers; civic
orr other organizations will be in
line. Only the family and intimate
friends will directly follow the
hearse.
Mrs. Harding's desire for q sim
pie, private funeral for her husband
resulted today in the cancellation
OF plans for Ohio newspaper pub
fishers, members of the associated
Ohio dailies, In which Mr.. Harding
was an active worker, to march In
the procession as q body.
Although there will be- no military
escort today or tomorrow, ten
thousand Ohio national guard
troops today patrolled the streets
OF Marion keeping back the huge
respects to their dead chief. +
Marion Is Thronued
Marion was crowded to- over
flowing this morning and other
countless thousands were, blacken
ing the highways leading into the
city. So great was the crush that
state authorities stationed patrols
along the main roads to prevent
speeding and consequent injuries
or loss of life.
Hundreds of Marion residents
today opened their homes to care
for the many visitors who could
not find hotel quarters. Many mo
florists came prepared With tents
and camping outfits.
Business will practically be at a.
standstill in Marion today and to
morrow. The whole city plans L
give itself up to deep mourning.
State Troops On Guard
All points of interest connected
with the life here Of Nr. Harding
were being heavily guarded By state
troops to safeguard them from the
rayages OF souvenirs hunters. An
especially heavy guard will IS
placed around the old Harding horse
from which Mr.. Harding. then Il
United States senator. conducted
his famous front porch campaisn
for the presidency, and whore AFTER
he met and conferred With The
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