The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-08-16
HARDINC'S BODY IS LAID IN TOMB
Nation in Mourning the Simple Funeral Services for the Dead
President Are Held in Mario n-mposing Official Cortege
and Ceremony in Washington


reverent crowds. Ten thousand school
children carpeted with flowers historic
| Pennsylvania avenue.
The body left the White House,
where 1t had lain during the night, at
10 a. IN. Gen. John ]. Pershing, gen.
eral of the United States army and
commander of the military escort, led
the procession to the Capitol.
Guard Of Honor.
| Six generals Of the army and six
admirals Of the navy acted as an i'm
mediate guard of honor to the caisson
bearing the remains Of the late Presi-
dent.
Seven senator's, including President
pro TEN. Cummins, and seven repre-
sentatives, including Speaker Gillette
of the house, acted with members of
the Harding cabinet as honorary pail
| bearers.
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,,
marshal Of the civic procession. the
clergymen In charge Of the services,
and the physicians who attended
President Harding at his last illness
were assigned to places Immediately In
advance of the caisson.
Chief Justice Taft participated as
former president instead of as head Of
the Supreme court. Ex-President and
Mrs. Wilson were placed behind him.
Behind Mr.. Wilson in the procession
were placed, successfully, ambassadors
Of foreign governments, associate JUS
tees of the Supreme court, foreign
ministers and charge d'affaires. sena-
tors and officers of the senate, repre-
sentatives and officers of the house,
governors Of states and territories and
commissioners Of the District Of Colum-
bia and acting secretaries Of the vari-
Gus departments of the federal govern
ment.
The following also were included In
the official section of the procession:
Circuit Court Of Appeals, Court Of
Claims, Court Of Customs Appeals,
Court Of Appeals and Supreme Court
Of the District Of Columbia, under
secretaries and assistant secretaries of
federal departments, assistant post
masters general and assistant attor-
neys general, United States marshal
and United States attorney.
The chairman or senior member Of
the following groups:
Federal Reserve board, Interstate
| Commerce commission, Civil Service
commission, various mixed commits
sions dealing with international prob
| lens and other agencies Of the federal
government.
Next In line came patriotic and
civic organizations, headed by men
who have won the Congressional Medal
Of Honor for heroic deeds in the serv-
ice of their country by land or sea.
They were followed by army officers,
led by Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt.
! Next came officers Of the coast
guard and public health service, head
ed by the assistant secretary Of the
treasury and officers Of the coast and
geodetic survey, under command Of the
assistant secretary Of commerce.
The services in the rotunda of the
Capitol were as follows:
Invocation, DR.. A. Freeman, assist
ant pastor of the Calvary Baptist
church, of which Mr.. Harding was
member.
Hymn, LEAD, Kindly Light" male
quartet of Calvary Baptist church.
Scripture: Twenty-third Psalm.
Micah, sixth chapter, eighth verse.
Revelation, twenty-secOnd chapter,
first to fifth verses.
Quotations.
Prayer, DR.. James Shera Montgom-
cry, chaplain Of the house of repre-
sentatives.
Hymn, Nearer, My God, to Thee
male quartet.
Benediction, DR.. Anderson.
The body then lay In state and from
four to six the general public was ad-
mitted.
At 6 p. m. the casket was taken
back to the car in which 1t had been
brought across the continent. Then
began the journey to Marion-back to
the home town.
The special train bearing the Presi-
dents body arrived in Washington at
10 :25 p. m. Tuesday after transcon-
tinental journey of 90 hours and 10
minutes. 1t was 8 hours late-the
great crowds in the big cities had al.
most blocked its way. President Cool
idge, cabinet members, members of
congress and civilian and military dig
nitaries were at the depot. The Ma
rine band played Nearer My God, to
| Thee"
Mrs. Harding walked to her car on
the arm Of Secretary Christian.
The casket, escorted by Its guard
Of honor, was taken on caisson to
the White House, where It arrived at
IL 80. 1t was placed in the East room.
At midnight the White House doors
were closed, leaving Mrs. Harding
with her dead.
Situated at almost the center of the
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