New Britain herald., 1923-08-08

whose desk had been near his In the
Senate Chamber In the years when
Warren Harding was happy In the
lesser responsibilities Of public life
and before the nation called him TO
the burdensome duties that crushed
out his life.
II was wait of only few min
utes. The troops in front of the capt.
toll presented arms as the caisson
reached the east front of the rotunda,
and Pershing Joined in the salute. The
long line Of automobiles came to a
stop and non-commissioned officer
stepped up and loosened the wide
black straps that had bound the cas-
ket to its funeral car. Then 1t was
lifted down, and with the band play
ing Lead Kindly Light the Presi-
dent was carried tenderly and with
the loving benediction of a nation
upon him, up the steps and across the
spot where two and "a half years ago,
he stood to take his oath of duty.
Then the plaza was filled with
cheering humanity. Today 1t was once
more a picture of reverence and high
respect, but, stilled this time by the
hush Of tragedy.
Soldiers Garry Casket
Senator Lodge walked up the steps
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1,,her. row Harding was tn receive the
/. st nourinp ont of a great peoples
love and gratitude.
president Coolidge. Chief Justice
TAFT and former Vice-President
Marshall. who also had been allota,d
a place In the procession, reached the
rotunda Just behind the casket. Mrs.
Harding's car had driven to an en-
trance below the big steps so that she
could be taken to the floor above by
elevator.
The Final Services
Then began a new scene in the
great drama of grief. AS the body
was placed on the catafalque first
built for Lincoln, even a deeper hush
seemed to fall upon those within the
sacred precincts. At exactly 11:4o a
M, DR.. Anderson began the invoca-
ton, and with his Amen" a quar-
tet of the Calvary Baptist church,
Mr.. Harding's place of worship, took
no softly the plaintive, beseeching
strains of Lead, Kindly Light" the
ravorite hymn of Mckinley.
Over the broken body of the leader
we're intoned the solemn words of as
surance of David in the 23rd psalm,
!. selection of revelations, and the
verse from Micah to which Mr.. Hard
ne had pressed his Inns when he
r,ssed the Rib,e of Georpe Washing
on an inauguration dav two wears
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