Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-18
CONGRESS- HI)NORS
W|LSON'S MEMORY
IN SOLEMN SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, - Con
today to render honor to the memory
! of Woodrow Wilson.
The chamber of the house of repre-
sentatives was the setting for the
memorial services, with DIR. Edwin
Anderson Alderman, president of his
old Alma Mater, the University OF
Virginia, pronouncing, from the ros
trum where the late president reViV'
| ed the Washingtonian custom Of de-
livering in person his message to the
con gress, the eulogy Of his life ano
! achievements.
Dienitarles of state, political per
sonages of past and present, close
friends of the late chief executive
and invited guests made up the
gathering for which all space on the
floor and gallaries had been reserved.
| A vast. unseen audience, too, hao
been remembered in arrangements
for radio-casting the ceremony
through wide chain of stations.
President Coolidge and his cabinet,
supreme court justices, the repre-
sentatives of foreign governments,
governors of states, members of the
Wilson cabinet, and high officers OF
the army and navy were among tho,
joining with members of the senate
and house to commemorate the
who sleeps meath the towering cathe-
dral spire within distant view OF tnt
nations capitol.
Simple But Impressive
The program was a simple one.
Early the great white capitol ga
evidence that it was a day aHart. Its
halls were hushed and the machinery
of legislation was Stilled. In the
morning only members and the
having urgent business within were
admitted. Halfpast ten was the til
set for opening the east doors lead
ing to the rotunda, to admit those
accorded the privilege of a seat with
in the chambers.
Both the senate and house were
called to convene 2 little before he
noon hour. the time of the ceremony,
members of the senate, after pray
er, recessing to go to the house
chamber. The marine band was Sc
lected to furnish music, assembhn@
in the house wing just before noon.
With Senator Cummii<%, as EresI-
dent pro tempore of the senate. &C.
cupying the speakers chair, the GER
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offered by the Rev. James S. Mont
gomery, chaplain Of the house. In
PRODUCTION of DR.. Alderman by the
eulogy of the late president, follow
ed with the benediction by the Rev.
j. J. Muir, chaplain of the senate,
closing the program.
Leaders had planned to adjourn
both the senate and house after the
exercises out of respect to Mr.. Will
son S memory.
Three of Family Present
Three of the late presidents imme-
date family-Mrs. Wilson; his daugh.
ter, Miss Margaret Wilson, and his
brother, Joseph r. Wilson, of Balti-
more-Were present for the cere-
mony. His other two daughters
! Mrs. William G.. McAdoo and Mrs.
! Francis =. Sayre, the latter being
abroad were unable to attend. John
Randolph Boiling, brother of Mrs
Wilson, and secretary to his brother
in-laW when he retired to private
life from the White House, also
joined Mrs Wilson in attendance.
Missing from among the associates
Of the late president attending were
former Vice President Thomas r
Marshall; General Pershing, who is
| on a South American diplomatic
mission, and William G.. McAdoo
/ his son-in-law. Mr. McAdoo, in wiz.
| ing his regrets, characterized Mr.
| Wilson as 'one of the most nota BILE
of American statesmen and the lead.
ing humanitarian of the modern
| world
Calling the session to order, Presi-
dent Cummins, of the senate, said:
The two houses of congress with
their invited guests are assembled to
render tribute to the memory Of a
great man. great president, a
great patriot, towering figure in
the history of mankind"
Mrs. Wilson, clad entirely in black,
save for a narrow white collar, &C.
/
l'ry The other members of the
amily were seated near her
Chief Justice Taft and associate
justices Of the supreme court occu-
pied the first row of seats on the
floor with cabinet officials Of the
Wilson administration behind them.
Those in the group included former
Secretaries Bryan, Lansing, Houston,
Daniels, Payne, Redfield, and Wilson.
and former Acknowledgement Palmer.
Also seated near the spea ker s
dias were Governors Richie, Mary
land; Baxter, Maine; Trinkle, Vir-
ginia; Mcleod South Carolina:
| Trap, Oklahoma and Morgan, West
! Virginia.
President Coolidge and his cabinet
! entered just before the hour for be.
ginning the services. Mrs. Coolidge
was seated in the executive gallery.
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