The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-22
1osis Santarum Campaign Will Start Next Tuesday Morning
SIMPLE SERV|C [ {. MARK LAST RITES. FUR R. { MUNGER
Vast Gathering Pays Tribute to Loved Citizen of
 Birmingham

Beams of sunshine sifted through the soft leafed elms of Arlington place Saturday afternoon and with them quiet shadows thrown by the breeding oaks, and together touched the great bronze casket that held the body of Birmingham's loved citizen, Robert Sylvester Munger.
 All day men with bowed heads and womens who walked softly had passed in and out of the drawing room I the Munger home where he whom so many called friend lay silently
 Ire great porch of the colonial dwelling. from end to end, was piled high with flowers. So many were these tokens that it was necessary to spread hundreds of them on the lawn.
 Into the center of this bower of blooms the casket was brought at 4:S0 o'clock in the afternoon and opened. On the lawn before the house there were many hundreds of those who had come to say good by. Slowly they mounted the steps for one last glance at the clear-cut features of the serene face of their friend who had gone to sleep. Service Simple.
 The service was very simple, as transformations al the life of the man for whom those present grieved. The hymn, Father, In Thy Mysterious Presence" was sung by J. D. McGill. tenor, Leon Cole, hasso: Mrs. r. J. Smith, contralto, and Mrs Shackel- ford, soprano. Later, at the con- clusion of the service, they sang, "One Sweetly Solemn Thought" Mrs. Edna Gocket Gussen chose the mu- sic.
 pr. George R. Stuart. pastor of the First Methodist church. and D. w. R. r. St nf u lands Methodist church. read pas sages from the scriptures. Dr. Hen drix offered a prayer.
 As the last notes of the final hymn ceased the honorary pallbearers formed an aisle and the casket was slowly brought through this double rank of greyheaded men who had stood shoulder to shoulder with the leader who had again gone on ahead to finer things.
 A platoon of students from Bir- mingham Southern college gathered up the flowers and bore them In their arms to the cemetery.
 Parked Cars Cover Btock.
 Nearly the area of city block in Arlington place was occupied by parked cars. Tuscaloosa avenue-fGr many blocks-and ot1er streets in the vicinity were filled with them.
 
 cortege stretched as it slowly moved to the green slopes and shady groves of Elmwood cemetery.
 Though there were many in the Munger household and the family had been established in Birmin gham 30 years ago, this was the first death. It overwhelmed them so unexpectedly No provision had been made by the man, who had lived so constructive and creative life, for ground in the cemetery. In their health and happi- ness the family had scarce given the matter a thought. So it was that Col. A. H. Woodward placed at the disposal of the stricken famiIy the massive granite mausoleum of the Woodwards.
 The rites at the cemetery consisted of the Methodist burial service, read by pr. Stuart and the enunciation of The Lords Prayer by pr. Hendrix.
 It was ended. Those who attended silently moved away. the cars were turned back to the city.
 When all had gone tho plot in front of the mausoleum was seen to be covered with flowers.
 Whether the body will be taken to Texas. where MT. Munger was born, or suitable permanent arrangements made here, is not yet decided.