New Britain herald., 1924-12-15
Alderman Declares
JOINT MEMORIAL HELD
 4e AT NATIONAL CAPITOL
But Threo Of Former Presidents Immediate Family Attend, But Others Prominent in Nations Life Prcsent-Cumnlns Refers to Him
 ms "A Great Patriot, Towering Figure in History of Mankind"

AiBuIc TIT hissory Ui hhHhluu.
 Washington, Dec. 16,--Congress paused in It's round of activity today to render honor to tho memory of Woodrow Wilson.
 The chamber of the house of rep resentatives was the setting for the memorial services with Dr. Edwin Anderson Alderman. president of his old alma mater, the University of Virginia. pronouncing from the ros- trum where the late president re- vived the Washington custom of de- Iivering in person his message to the congress. the eulogy of his life and achievements.
 Dlgnitaries 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 galleries had been re- served. A vast unseen audience, too, had been remembered in ar engagements for radiocasting the ceremony through a wide chain of stations,
 President Coolidge and his cabi- net, supreme court justices, the rep resentatives of foreign governments, governors of states, members of the Wilson cabinet and high officers of the army and navy were among those joining with members of the senate and Rouse to commemorate the man who sleeps meath the tow ering cathedral splre within distant view of the nations capitol.
 The program of ceremony was a simple one. Early the great white capitol gave evidence that 1t was a day apart. It's hall were hushed and the machinery of legislation was stilled During the morning only members and those having ur- gent business within were admitted. Half past ten was the time set for opening the east doors leading to the rotunda. to admit those accord ed the privilege of a seat within the chamber.
 Marine Band Plays.
 Both the senate and house were called 10 convene a little before the noon hour, the time of the cere- mony, members of the senate, after prayer, recessing to go to the house chamber. The Marine band was selected to furnish music. assem- bling in the house wing shortly be- fore noon.
 With Senator Cummins, as presi- dent pro tempore of the senate, oc- cupying the speakers chair, the ceremonial program opened with prayer offered by the Rev. James S Montgomery, chaplain of the house. Introduction of Dr. Alderman by the presiding officer and his address in eulogy of tho late president fol- lowed. with the benediction by the Rev. J, J. Muri. chaplain of the senate, closing the program.
 Leaders had planned to adjourn both the senate and house after the exercises out of respect to Mir. Will sons memory.
 Three Are Present.
 Three of the late presidents im- mediate family-Mrs. Wilson. his daughter. Miss Margaret Wilson, and his brother. John R. Wilson. of Baltimore-were present for the ceremony. His other two daugh- ters, Mrs. William G. McAdoo, and Mrs. Francis B. sayre. who is abroad, were unable to attend. John Randolph Boiling, brother Of Mrs, Wilson. and secretary 10 his brother-in-law when he retired 10 private life from the White House, also joined Mrs. Wilson in attend ance.
 Mrs. Wilson Present.
 Mrs. Wilson, clad entirely In black, save for a narrow white collar, oc- cupied a seat in the reserved gal elry. The other members Of the fam fly 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. Hous- ton, Daniels, Payne, Redfield and Wilson, and former Attorney Gen eral Palmer.
 Also seated near the speakers dais were Governor Ritchie, Mary land; Baxter, Maine; Trihkle, Vir- ginia; Mcleod, South Carolina;
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