The Winslow mail., 1923-08-10
SIMPLICITY
WILL MARK
LAST RITES
FOR HARDING
BRIEF SERVICES AND NO GRAN
DEUR WILL FEATURE CERE-
MONIES FOR LATE PRESIDENT
AT MARION.

Simplicity almost approaching
severity will characterize the last
rites for Warren c. Harding.
Carrying out the expressed desire
of Mrs Harding, as communicated by
her to those in charge of funeral ar
rangements, the only other service
will be very brief and will be. CON
Quoted at the vault in Marion .sss@she
terry where the presidents b0dTSNill
be placed temporarily. ThisMWillf be
in charge of the Rev. George Hf&Lan-
dis, pastor of Trinity Baptist cilurch,
Of which Mr. Harding was a member,
ASST ted by the Rev. Jes7e !>waDk,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Mrs Harding's pastor.
Simplicity in COrtage
There will be no imposing funeral
cortage to the cemetery, made re-
splendent by bright uniforms and
glimmering sabers; no troOping of
horses; no rumble of artillery wheels;
no marching organizations. It's
grandeur will be it's simplicity and
it's sadness. Not even the "Presi-
dents own," Troop "A", Ohio ma
tional guard cavalry, Cleveland,
which acted as escort Of homer when
Mr. Hardirg was inaugurated presi
dent, will participate, other than to
maintain ''quietude."
Thousands of soldiers will be there
but they too will be in the capacity
of aides to civil authorities to main
tain order. Plans, which it was ex-
planned were only tentative, brought
the body of the late president to his
home city about 10 a. M, Thursday,
accompanied by Mrs. Harding and
members of the party who made the
journey with her from San Francis
co to the national capital and back
again to his native state, and two
aides, representative of the army
and representative of the navy,
who will comprise the only military
escort to the body.
A hearse will be used to convey
the body to the fathers home in
East Center street, where it is plan
ned to have it lie in state from g. a.
M, to 2 p. m.
The funeral cortege is scheduled
to leave the Harding home soon af-
ter 2 o'clock for the cemetery, SER
vices there being conducted about 8
o'clock. Mr.. Harding's body, instead
of being buried in the family plot
beside his mother and sister, will be
placed in the receiving vault until a
mausoleum is erected to receive it.
Plan to Handle Crowds
AS soon as the detailed funeral
plans had been received by Colonel
F. P. Lain, personal representative
of President Coolidge and Attorney
Hoke Donethin, chairman of the Ma
rion Civic association, scenes about
the Marion club, headquarters for ar
rangements, took on an aspect of a
military camp where the general
staff was preparing plans for attack
Tables were covered with blue print
maps of the city and pencils began
to trace lines here and there. It was
in fact a preparation for an attack
on the biggest problem that has ever
confronted this city-the problem of
properly handling the crowds which
are expected to come here to attend
the funeral of the dead president
Preparations are being made toI
handle 100000 people in city of
about 100000
One of the first acts of the military
was to make changes at the home
of DR.. George T. Harding, Sr, that
would better facilitate the handling
Of the coffin and the passing of
crowds past their bier.
Steps leading to the front porch
from the west side were torn away
and rebuilt to make entrance direct
from the front and board walk was
laid across the lawn from the street
TO the front porch in order that en-
trance might be more direct.
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