The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-20
SIMPLE SERVICE
MARKS FUNERAL
OF WALLY REID
Ceremony in Charge of
Episcopal Church and Los
Angeles EIkS.
MILLIONS MOURN LOSS
Body VIII Be Crematedl AC-
cording to Wishes of De-
ceased Star.
MILLIONS MOURN LOSS
By United Neics

81 CNlLt0 " GI6
HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Jan. 20
Simplicity marked the funeral of
WaIy Reid. the screen star whose
heroic fight for a "clean life" ended
Thursday IN a Hollywood sanitarium,
but the elite of the film world at
tended to pay him tribute.
The service Of the Episcopal church.
followed by the solemn ritual Of the
EIls. was read over the body of the
man whose loss is now mourned by
millions.
There was no glazing pageantry,
no boastful eulogies, no clicking
cameras within the First Congrega-
tional Church, in Los Angeles, where
the services were held at $3.50
this afternoon. The Rev. Neal Dodd.
pastor of the Church of St. Mary Of
the Angels. read the Episcopal serv-
ice. after which members of Los
Anglese Lodge No. SO, y. P. o. E,
conducted their ceremony.
Active pallbearers are William Des-
mond. William S. Hart, Edward
Brady. Noah Berry, Eugene Palette,
and Benjamin Frazee.
Honorary palIbearers are Jack Holt,
sam Wood, Theodore Roberts. Conrad
NageI, Antonio Moreno and Victor
H Clarke.
It is believed that the body viii be
cremated. in accordance with his ex-
pressed wish.
Body Lies in State
From o'clock until the hour Of
service the body lay in state in
the church where his hundreds of
friends viewed it for the last time
Among them were those who knew
Wally at his best and those who knew
him at his worst.
Hundreds Of beautiful floral offer
fngs have been sent to the Reid home
and to the Lasky studio. where Reid
was one OF the principal stars be
fore his retirement several months
ago IN an effort to recuperate from
the ravages of the drug habit.
Happiness has turned in a day to
deep sadness in the Reid home where
Dorothy Davenport. his wife; little
Billy Reid. their 5-year-old son, and
Betty. 3-year-old adopted daughter.
mourned the passing Of a beloved
husband and father,
Little. Billy, though, doesn't know
that his father IS dead
''Daddy's gone away for a long, long
time" his mother. Mrs. Dorothy Dav-
export Reid. told him. He might
never, never come back"
And little Betty, too young to
understand, merely gazed round-eyed
at the mother.
Floods of kilograms from friends
and admirers Of the dead star have
also poured into Hollywood.
1.-THE motion pictures have lost an
artist who held a unique place in the
hearts of the patrons of the screen, -
declared Jeses L. Lasky Of Famous
Players-Ias1y. Nevertheless, there
is this consolation: That he still lives
upon the screen and the world NAV
continue TO enjoy the note OF happi-
ness and humor which he helped to
introduce.
"God Speed, Wally"
God speed. Wally," said Mary
Miles AIlnter, you were our play boy
OF the screen who brought US JOY and
laughter. You always made us feel
that you were as much for US as we
were for you"
I'm the death Of WaIly Reid. the
motion DiCtlIre industry suffers an ir-
reparable loss" declared Douglas
Fairbanks.
My heart goes out in sympathy to
the wife and mother Of Wallace
Reid" said Mary Pickford. His
death was a great tragedy because 7
know he would have lived down every
mistake he ever made. He was a
charming boy with great genius"
ct hope he has at last found a
happy ending to his story" said Mar
shall NeiIan.
1.-THE whole affair is too tragic for
me to express the grief and sorrow
that I feel" was the comment Of
Charlie Chaplin.
Although Reid's fortune was at one
time estimated at close to $1,000. 900,
it was declared Friday that this has
dwindled to 100000. some of which
consists Of notes Of doubtful value.
Reid has been receiving $500 q week
from Lasky throughout his illness.
He was carrying $4,000 insurance
at the time of his death, 1t was said.