Evening star., 1924-12-15
COOLIDGE ATTENDS
WILSON MEMORIAL
RITES IN CONGRESS
Ex-President Taft. Cabinet
Members and Former Aides
of War Executive Present.
WIDOW AND DAUGHTER
GIVEN SEATS OF HONOR
ENJOYS of Many Nations Join With
Officials and Private Citizens
in Notable Tribute.


gathering, which included the Pres;-
dent, his cabinet, members of the Su-
preme Court and diplomatic repre-
sentatives of all the foreign coun-
tries. Congress led the Nation to-day
in an official tribute to the memory
of Woodrow Wilson.
The galleries were crowded early
by the fortunate ones who had been
able to secure cards of admission, and
from IL o'clock on lsteners-in by
radio throughout the Eastern section
of the country, and even overseas,
were able to hear the proceedings.
which took place in the House cham
ber.
DR.. Edwin A. Alderman. president
of the University of Virginia, deliv-
cred the eulogy starting at 1920
o'clock
President Wilson's former cabinet
members We're among the first nota-
bles to take their places in the
chamber. They were seated on the
Democratic side of the House and
included: William Jennings Bryan.
first Secretary Of State in Wilson's S
cabinet: Robert Lansing. who sue
ceeded him; David J. Houston, first
Secretary of Agriculture. and later
Secretary OF the Treasury: A.
'
Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy: John Barton Payne. first in
the Railroad Administration, then
Secretary OF the Interior and now
president of the American National
Red Cross; William c. Redfeld. Sec
Tetary of Commerce: William E.
Wilson, Secretary of Labor, and Jo-
seph p. Tumulty, private secretary to
Mr.. Wilson while he was President.
Mrs. Edith Boiling Wilson, widow
of the former President. and I-iss Mar
saret Wilson, his eldest daughter, oc-
cuRied seats in the front row. direct
ly facing the Speakers desk. Mrs.
wi son was clad entirely in black,
except for narrow white collar.
They were escorted in early by I'D
win F. Halsey, chief of the Senate
pages. Mrs. Claude a. Swanson. wife
of Senator Swanson. and Mrs Alder,
man were seated with Mrs. Wilson.
Brother Is viii Family
Joseph r. Wilson of Baltimore.
brother of the late President. sat with
the immediate family. The other two
daughters of Mr.. Wilson, Mrs. Will
liam G. McAdoo and Mrs. Francis B,
Ssyre, who is abroad. were unable to
fttend John Randolph Boiling,
brother of Mrs. Wilson, who was sec
retary to Woodrow Wilson after he
House, was also seated in the gallery
reserved for the immediate family.
Missing from among the associates
OF the late President in the attend
ance today were former Vice Presi-
dent Thomas r. Marshall, Gen. Per-
shing, who is now on a South Amer
lean diplomatic mission, and William
G. McAdoo, his son-in-law, who head
ed the Railroad Administration and
who was Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. McAdoo, in wiring his regrets
and his inability to attend, charac-
terized Mr.. Wilson as "one of the
most notable American statesmen and
the leading humanitarian of the mod
ern world
Thomas r. Marshall, who served
with Mr.. Wilson as Vice President,
indicated in a brief telegram to the
committee on arrangements today
that he would be unable to participate
and sent his regrets.
Mrs. Coolidge Attends.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge was escorted
to her place in. the front row of the
Presidents gallery by Comdr An
derson of the Mayfiower, who is
naval aide at the White House. The
wives OF the cabinet members were
also seated in the Presidents gallery.
where also was Mrs. William Howard
Taft, wife of the Chief Justice.
Others conspicuous in public life
during Mr.. Wilson's administration
were seen here and there in the gall
1eries, including such men as Joseph
Davies, first chairman of the Federal
Trade Commission, and Homer S.
Cummings, Democratic national COM
mittesman from Connecticut for
many years. The Democratic ma
fra ct
every State in the Union were in
attendance.
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, Mr..
Wilson's personal physician who at
tended him in his last illness; Col. L. NJ
House. Barnard NJ. Barouch. Breck-
inridge Long, Frank Polk, Raymond
#. Baker, former director of the
Mint, and Clem l.. Shaver, Democratic
national committee chairman, also
were present.
The House met at 11:30 o'clock and
after the chaplain's prayer and the
reading of the Journal, stood in re-
cess on motion of House Leader
Longworth. The Capitol Building had
been closed all morning to all ex-
cept members and officers Of Con-
sress.. At 1880 the east door lead
ing to the rotunda was opened to
those to whom invitations had been
extended under the concurrent reso-
luton of Congress and to those who
held tickets of admission to the gal
leries.
Senator C-mmins Arrives.
At 1907 O'Clock the doorkeeper of
the House. Bert Kennedy, announced
the President pro tempore of the Senate
and other members of the United
states Senate. Senator Albert B.
Cunmins, President pro tempore, was
escorted to the Speakers chair by
George A. Sanderson, secretary of the
Senate.
The other members of the Senate
occupied seats On either side OF the
main isle behind the chairs reserved
for the President and his cabinet and
the members of the Supreme Court.
AT 12:11 the doorkeeper announced
Chief Justice and Associate Justices
Of the Supreme Court, who filed In.
led by Chief Justice Taft. followed by
Justices McKenna, Holmes and the
others In order of seniority.
The Ambassadors and Minister'S of
foreign governments were next an
nounced, and they entered the cham
her led by j. J. JusSerand, the retir-
ing French diplomat, who u dean OF