Evening star., 1924-12-17

preached when the funeral train was
to bear,t the remains in the final steps
of the journey to the last resting
place.
Virtually the same persons as those
who officially marched from the
Union Station with the body yester-
day afternoon accompanied the re-
mains on the departing trip from the
city.
The executive council and the off,
cials of International unions who had
accompanied the body after arrival
at the Union Station yesterday after
noon marched with slow step before
the artillery caisson that bore Samuel
Gompers away from the place of his
labors. --
At 1915 o'clock the procession
reached the Union Station. At 1925
o'clock this morning the train steam
ed out of the trainshed. And Wash
ington had seen the last of Samuel
Gompers.
Ambassador Jules J. Jusserand of
France arrived at about o'clock and
passed with the throng through the
room where the body laid in state.
Among others who passed the body
were Senator'S Brookhart of iowa,
Harris of Georgia, Harrison of Mis-
sissippi, Stanley of Kentucky and
Upshaw of Georgia, chairman and
ranking Democratic member, respect
lively, of the House labor committee;
Mrs. Mae E. Nolan OF California, rep
resentative and widow of the former
labor representative of that State;
Repre- Connery of Massa-
chusetts, 'Gallivan Nof Massachusetts,,
Tague of Massachusetts,, Hill of
Washington, Hill of Maryland, Hoch
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mer Mayor John Rolph of San Fran
cisco, Delegate Dan Sutherland of
Alaska Representative O'Connor of
Louisiana, P. T. O'connor of the
United States Shipping Beard and
Representative King of Illinois.
Wife and Sons Leave.
Mrs. Gompers and members of the
family, including the three sons of
Mr.. Gompers-Samuel j., Alexander
and Henry Gompers-accompan
the remains to New York on the
funeral train.
Throughout today the body will lie
in state in the Elks' Hall in New
York City, and tomorrow morning at
O'Clock services will be conducted
there. 1t is expected that the burial
services will be about 2:30 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at Tarrytown-
". Y.
Among prominent local labor lead
ers In attendance ut the A. T. of L.
neadquarters last night were Presi-
dent A. M. Lawson of Central Labor
Union, Newton A. James, c. c. Coul-
ter, Ed P. Toone, John NJ Bolts. n.
Miller, Dennis Southern, A. M. Rogers
MISS Miguon Miller, Fred Howard
B. a. O'Leary, w. E. Marlow. A. K
Mason, w. F. Schmidtman, Harry
Hollohan, James v. Considine and M.
Godfrey.
Probably the greatest gathering of
labor leaders in the history of the
organized labor movement left Wash
to New York.
Lewis on Funeral Train.
There was John L Lewis, chief of
the United Mine Workers of America;
the entire executive council or the
American Federation of Labor:
Thomas McQuade, chairman of the
executive committee OF International
Plate Printers and Die Stampers'
Union of North America: William II.
Johnston, president OF the. Interna-
tloaal Association OF Machinists; An.
drew Furuseth, president of the In
ternational Seamen's Union. and
scores of others. ,
President James Lynch, chief of all
union printers of the Nation, was
also aboard. The chieftains of va
rious crafts and industry were too
numerous to mention. Those on the
funeral train at mild estimate con-
trolled organizations listing millions
Of members literally on membership
lists.
More than a hundred floral tributes
had been received at the American
Federation of Labor headquarters
from various individuals and organ
izations long before the casket was
horne away. Among. those sending
these offerings were:
Members of the advisory commis-
sion of the Council of National De-
Tense, on which Mr. Gompers had
serve6q during the war; women of the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing,