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| should be denied the right to a place
in the line and that the approaching
passing by the casket should not be
called until the last moment before
the services at the home and the
start to the cemetery began.
Keeps Up Strength.
The return from Washington TO
her girlhood companions. her friends
and most intimate associates, failed
to weaken her resolute determination
to keep strength to the end. To the
many who came to cheer and ease
her burden of sorrow. Mrs. Harding
spoke her thanks. but firmly declined
to pass on to them even the smallest
of the troubles that were hers to
bear.
Even to those of her companions
who travelled on the funeral train
from San Francisco to Washington
and continued the journey to it's end
ing here today, the brave widow let
ger of a collapse and there was no
reason for them to worry about her.
This statement but increased the adj
| miration openly expressed by her
friends, who, in recognition of it's
truthfulness, stood quietly aside,
tunity.
Last to Leave Car.
Mrs. Harding was the last to step
from the funeral car when the train
arrived in the Marion station.
Then Mrs. Harding came down the
was not the smiling and cheerful
| woman Marion had grown to know SO
we'll in the past several years. Her
black gown. heavy veil of impene-
trable weave and creped borders, her
slow step and general demeanor told
| the story of her visit. 1t was read
| instantly and sympathetically by the
waiting thronE.
To the Marion friends who visited
her during the day Mrs. Harding con-
versed but little on subjects con-
corning herself and her future plans
| She preferred to talk about Warren
and how he had devoted himself &c
public duty in the thirty years past
| mentioning at frequent intervals
| some of his achievements during
| that time and something of his am
| billions for the future.
Wants to Travel.
| Beyond her decision TO make Ma
rion her residence after her visit to
! Washington and to spend most Of her
] time during the next year or two al
! the home of her brother, Clifford b
! Killing. Mrs Harding gave her visitors
no definite ideas Of her future plans
| She was said to have expressed de-
Lot.
/; tour, but realizes that such pro-
! poSal would meet with opposition on
| the part of her medical advisers and
! for that Reason must be abandoned.
| Referring to the residence where
/ she and the late President had lived
| before they went to Washington tC
| occupy the White House, Mrs. Hard
! ing told her callers that she would
( keep her bargain" with those who
! had leased that property. and since
! the lease did not expire for more than
| a year she could live very happily
| curing that time at her brothers
! house.
Star Employees TO March.
! One of the changes made in The
plans for today's procession to the
cemetery was said to have been made
! at the personal request of Mrs. Hard.
ing. AS a result the employees of the
| Marion Daily Star will march in the
procession, taking their place JUS
behind the honorary pallbearers, i'm.
mediately in the rear OF the hearse
[ 1t was in the office of the Marion
| Star. then published by the late Pres.
; iuent, that Mrs. Harding learned the
, newspaper business. She was the
! circulation manager" at that time
! cd bpr hnG llDr ho
capacity for several years following
their marriage.