Evening star., 1924-07-09
GR|Ev|NC CAPITAL
|NLAST TRIBUTE TO
SON OF PRESIDENT
Funeral Service in Historic
East Room This Afternoon
Will Be Simple.
FEDERAL OFFICES CLOSE
AS MARK OF RESPECT
Special Cars Tonight Take Body
to Northampton-Burial
Follows in Vermont.


this afternoon will tender to CAL
vim Coolidge, jr., a final mark of re-
spect before his body begins it's last
journey home tonight to his birth
place at Northampton. Mass, en- route
to resting place in the village ceme-
terry at Plymouth, VT
In the presence only of members
and friends of the Presidential fam
lily and high officials of this and other
governments. solemn though simple
services will be held over the body
of the Presidents younger son as it
lies in a plain casket upon a cata-
falque in the east room of the White
House.
The gates to the front grounds of
the Executive Mansion will be thrown
open TO the public, and. with most of
the government departments closing for
the day at o'clock in grief at the death
of the young American who fought
gallant, but losing fight against sep
tic poisoning, a large gathering of
sorrowful men, women and children
is expected to honor the boys mem
ory by silent presence during the
ceremony.
Service in East Room.
Within the east room. over the same
spot where the caskets of President
Harding and President Mckinley, and
few feet from where the casket of
Abraham Lincoln rested, the impress
sive rites will be held. Following the
services the body will lie in state,
guarded by two marines and two sailors
from the presidential yacht. Mayfiower.
with bayonets fixed and at parade rest.
until o'clock tonight. Accompanying
the body to Northampton and on to its
last resting place in Vermont. will be
the boys parents and brother. men,
bers of the cabinet and few friends.
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
the First Congregational Church of
this city, where the Coolidge family
has regularly worshiped since COM
ing to Washington, will ofticiate at
the services this afternoon. He will
accompany the funeral party to
Northampton, where services will be
held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
at the Edwards Congregational
Church. which was the place of wor-
ship of the Coolidges during their
residence there, and to plymouth,
where he will offer a prayer at the
grave.
Order of Service.
1t was announced at the White
House today that the service as ar
ranged will be as follows:
1. Reading of Scripture. Psalm 23.
John xiv: verses. 1-5, 1920. 1921.
Roman viii: verses 31-39.
2. Hymn, 20 Love That Wilt Not
Let Me Co.
3. Reading of Riley's Away" and
Tennyson's Crossing the Bar"
4. Prayer.
S. Hymn, still, Still With Thee
When Purple Morning Breaketh."
6. Benediction.
The hymn will be. sung, unaccom-
panied. by the Washington Quartet:
Mary Sherier Bowie. soprano; Richie
Mclean, controlto; j. F. NJ Bowie.
tenor: Fred East. baritone.
The music for the occasion will be
rendered by the orchestra from the
Mayfiower This will be as a prelude
and a postlude.
Roster of Omciaf Party.
Rev. Kenneth B. Wells. pastor OF
the Northampton Church. will OFF,
ciate. The party will then proceed
to Plymouth, VT, where interment
will be in the family lot, where lie
A.
return to Washington will then be
made Immediately.
In addition to the President and
Mrs. Coolidge and their son John,
those who will accompany the body
to its last resting place will include
Secretaries Weeks, Wallace, Wilbur
and Work and Attorney General
Stone and Postmaster General New.
the cabinet members now here, and
their wives. J. Butler Wright, third
assistant secretary of state; C. Bas-
com Slemp. secretary to the Presi-.
dent; e. T. Clark. personal secretary
to the President: Maj James F.
Coupal and Lieut.. Commander Joel
T. Boone. White House physicians.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank. W. Stearns.
personal friends, also win be on the
funeral train. John Coolidge. the
Presidents father. will join them at
Northampton.
At noon Mrs. Coolidge sent word
that White House employees might
enter the east room. and those con-
nected with the offices. grounds and
the White House proper. most of them
close friends of the youth. filed past
tkn<. ash 2r@k
one outside of the intimate family
circle has been permitted in the
death room.
Although weary from their sleep-
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