San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-03
BY the Associated Press.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 3.-Thc
body of President Harding will start
on its journey across the continent
to the national capitol at 6 80 o'clock
this evening, according to the latest
official announcement made today.
Members of the Presidential party
will leave the Palace hotel in advance
of the body of the chief executive
about > 10 p. m. and will await the
arrival of the bier at the station.
Sharply at o'clock the body will
start from the hotel TO the station
through streets, which it is expected,
will be densely lined with mourners
and will reach the railway carriage
at 6 80. With the casket aboard
the train will Immediately pull out.
Baptists To Hold Services.
The first religious exercises will
be held at the hotel just before the
body is taken to the railroad station
and will be conducted by Rev. James
:. West, pastor of the First Baptist
church of San Francisco. President
Harding was Baptist by faith and
was worshipper at Calvary Baptist
The honorary pallbearers were an
nounced as follows: +,
Attorney General Daugherty. Sec
retaries Work. Wallace and Hoover
General Pershing. Speaker Gillette,
Governor Richardson of California !;
Mayor Rolph of San Francisco Adj
miral Simpson. commander of naval
forces of the Twelfth Naval District /;
&.l..,.
of the Ninth Corps Area.
The only escort ordered by Major
General Morton. as a military guard
to accompany the body across the
continent, will be under command of
Captain Nelson NJ. Holderman of
Santa Ana, Cal, now attached to
the Thirtieth Infantry las post
adjutant. Captain Holderman wears
DDn the left sleeve of his uniform
four gold wound stripes and. was
awarded the Congressional Medal of
Honor for heroism above and beyond
the call of duty while serving in the
Argonne offensive with the Seventy.
seventh New York; Division.
The final inte.iaent of the body
Of President HarLing will be at
Marion. Ohio. his horne city, Il mem
Der of the Pres DENTAL party an
nounc4d today.
As in life. SO is President Harding
in the quiet dignity u death, calm.
composed and OF peaceful mien.
In a gray-draned room far. above
San Francisco's. busiest street. nj!
that is mortal of Americas twenty
ninth President repoSed today. Death
in coming had left no mark upon
his countenance. So suddenly, so pain
lessly. had the end ccme that his
face. but for its Dalior. might have
been that of man in sleep.
But for the closing of the eyells
by loving fingers < was as it had
been a moment after the President,
pleased by what Ms. Harding was
reading TO him. had said:
THAT'S good. Go on. Read some
more
Body Robed iii White.
The body is rohcl n white. dress.
ing for burial having been deferred
until late in the day and lies upon
the bed where the Pre- ;idcnt rade his
losing fight for health.
The face is almost of its natural
hue. The lips are slightly parted.
Mrs. Harding. although greatly
shocked by the death of her husband.
arose early this morning after short
sleep. directing all affairs and looking
after the welfare of the party.
Mrs. Harding retired at / o'clock
this morning and slept fitfully. il
Awas said by members of the official
[rarty. who added that she this morn
ling as always was considering others
before herself. One member. of the
Enarty said she was facing the fact