Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-10
ABBEY THR0NGED
AS ENGLAND JOINS
|NHARD|NG TRIBUTE
Stately Ceremonial Marked
by Impressive Address of
Canon Carnegie.

BY tine Associated Press.
LONDON. August 10.-While Amer
lea today paid her last tributes to
Warren G.. Harding, England mourned
him as If he had been her own. Her
chief expression of sympathetic grief
was in stately ceremonial service in
Westminster Abbey-an official func-
ton at which high officers of state In
their regaiia and American officials
abroad in formal attire sat side by
side with American tourists in ex-
pressing the common sorrow for the
departed President.
Hundreds of American and British
applicants who had to be refused
limited space went to the abbey and
remained outside in silent throng
until the ceremonial was over, and
then attended q special memorial
service held at st. Margaret's Church
for those who could not be accom-
modated in the cathedral.
In the abbey services, after the con-
gregation had Joined in the singing
OF Lead. Kindly Light Canon Car
negie delivered a brief and impressive
address.
Kfnship of Nations.
TWO great natinos. connected by
intimate ties of kinship and fellow
ship" he said. stand in spirit by his
graveside today. 1t is fitting that in
this church. which is the central
shrine of our parent lineage, Amer
leans and Britons should unite in
giving religious expression to the
sentiments of good will, sympathy
and solicitude which are aroused"
President Harding's life work, said
Canon Carnegie. could not fail to
satisfy the people of this realm. His
intellectual ability, his oratorical
skill, his foresight as a. statesman,
his success as an administrator -
these are matters about which diff
ferent estimates will be formed, vary
dices of those who form them. But
as to his personal character and his
qualities of sincerity, straightfor-
wardness, honesty, inf1exible recti-
tude, generosity and kindly sympathy
all who knew him are agreed.
that over his grave these words
should be inscribed: Here lies man
who tried to do his duty
president Harding was such man,
and Britons and Americans alike rec
ognized him as such and by honoring
him revealed themselves in funda-
mental unity with each other"
Represents Ming GEORGE,
The Duke of York, representing
King George. had the place OF honor
in tho sanctuary with Post Wheeler,
counselor of the American embassy,
nearby, and. with British. American
and foreign persons of note seated in
the choir stalls. Here and there a
bright uniform gave color to an 9TH
erwise somber scene.
The congregation included the Arch
bishop Of Canterbury Lord Robert
Cecil, Lord Desborough. Lady Lee of
Fareham, the high commissioners of
the British dominions and colonies, in
GLIDING Lucien Pacaud, representing
Peter c. Larkin, tho Canadian high
commissioner.
Sir John Henry, accompanied by
Lady Geddes, represented the rBttish
ambassador to the United States, Sir
Auckland Geddes, who Ia Ill, The
prime minister, the members of the
cabinet, the Anglo American organ
izations in London and the American
clubs and societies throughout Eng
land also were represented,
These services were not England's
only tributes to the memory of Presi-
dent Harding, King Georges racing
yacht Brittania did not take part in
the Cowes regatta events today, and
the ensign of the royal yacht squad
ron was half-masted, as were the COL
ors Of the other craft in the Solent,
many OF which flew the American
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