The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-17
BR|TONS MOURN
WITH AMERICA
, Venerable Westminster Over
flows With Crowd
SERVICE OF SIMPLE BEAUTY
Duke OF York Represents King And
Many Men And Women
Of Title Join In
Tribute.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Brit
ons, sitting side by side, with a
sprinkling of representatives from
all nations in the world, filled
Westminster Abbey at the solemn
~ impressive memorial services
for Warren G.. Harding.
Many hundreds, eager to pay their
last respects, were unable to gain ad-
mission to the Abbey, and attended
overflow services at St. Margaret's
nearby.
For the first time in English history
Old Glory floated at half-staff beside
the Union Jack ON the twin flagstaffs
surrounding the venerable abbey
Not all of the congregation wore
black, as great proportion was made
up of travelling Americans, who came
eager to unite in spirit with the
mourners at the graveside at Marion,
the little Ohio town, 1000 miles away.
All were held spellbound by the dig
nifty of the service and soothed by its
simple beauty. The Duke of York, in
q horizon-blue uniform of the Royal
Air Force, glittering with decorations,
as representative of the King, was
given a place of honor at the sacra-
rum and was flanked on either side
by Brigadier General Trotter, for the
Prince of Wales, and General Sir
Henry Streatfield, for the Queen
Mother Alexandra.
The congregation numbered many
men and women of title, members of
the Cabinet, ambassadors from many
countries, naval and military officers.
including French and Americans who
had been comrades in the Great War.
These lent note of brilliant color in
the chancel to what otherwise would
have been but great gathering of
everyday people, who stood among the
dust of kings, mobiles, prelates, war
riors, authors, poets and statesmen,
praying fervently for the plain man,
now gone, who had been elected by
the American people to the highest
office in their land.
The services opened with an organ
recital of soul-stirring funeral marches
from Mendelssohn and Chopin, and
when the last notes were dying away
the Duke of York arrived AS he
walked to the altar, escorted by Canon
Carnegie, followed by clergymen and
acolytes bearing the funeral process
sional gold cross presented by Rod
man Wanamaker, the great congrega-
ton rose.
The choir chanting 81 am the
resurrection and the life" and the sing
ing of the Twenty-third psalm pre-
ceded the reading of the passage from
Revelation, 81 saw new Heaven and
q new earth" Then the choir and
congregation Joined in one of the
Presidents favorite. hymns. Lead
Kindly Light"
AS the singing of the touching hymn
ceased \ the sobs of women were
audible from many parts of the edi-
fee.
Canon Carnegie's voice rang out
clearly and alphabetically when. in
delivering the eulogy, he spoke of the
late President as one whom friends
and foes agree was generous and
kind man who always tried to do his
duty.
At the services J. Pierpont Morgan,
Sir Thomas Upton, Viscount and
Lady Aston sat facing the sacrarium.
Just outside sat Mr.. and Mrs. Post
Wheeler and the staff of the Ameri-
can Embassy. Probably the most
picturesque figure in the whole as
semblage and synosure of all eyes
was the Indian chief, Deskanah, head
of Six Nations, in his full regalia.
Flags everywhere in England were
at half staff and many business
houses were closed down during the