Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-05

heart and mind of him whose death
Death Levels Barriers
A great American is dead. and in
death the chickering's and tragedies
of misunderstanding end cross pur-
poses have been swept away in a
flood of tribute to his greatness Of
heart and to his service to his coun-
try in it's hour of sorry trial.
Messages of sympathy poured in
on Mrs. Wilson from every foreign
capital. They rank with the same
spirit that ruled among the allied
powers in the grim war years, when
the dead man had stood like a rock
of refuge welding his great powers
to save civilization; they recalled
the hours when he voiced the yearn-
ings of humanity for lasting peace;
when he spoke q vision Of hope into
the ears of hate-ridden peoples.
At home also the chorus Of recog-
milton and admiration swelled hign.
met only to eulogize the dead, and
from there spread down through ali
walks of American life. Here III
Washington, men who met casually
on the street laid aside their ever
day affairs for a moment to speak
of him. History's estimate of Wood
row Wilson was in the making.
Plans for the funeral on WedneS-
day are brief. Two religious serv-
ices will be held. The first will be
at the quiet home on S street, and
very few even of the limited circle
of intimate friends will share in that.
There is room for few, besides the
family and nearest relations. The
time has been set tentatively for
p. m. and the service will take less
than half an hour. The Rev. James
II. Taylor, pastor of the Central
Presbyterian church, where Mr..
Wilson Worshipped, and the Rev.
Sylvester Beach, of Princeton, N. j.,
whose church he attended in the
days of his quiet life as a college
president, will conduct the simple
rites of the Presbyterian faith for
the dead.
Services at Cathedral
From the house, the casket will
be carried up the short way to the
cathedral grounds. where services
will be held in Bethlehem chapel.
The cathedral is hardly half com
pleted. Looking up from the city
It's carved walls are as yet but q
suggestion of the vast bulk of the
building that will one day dominate
from the hilly bastion on which
stands the spreading life of the city
below
1t may be that Woodrow Wilson
will find his last resting place in
that dignified surrounding, fret Of
Americas great dead from civil life
for whose honOred repose provision
is being made in the building plans.
That is still to be decided by the sor-
rowing family.
The chapel services will be at $3.50
p. m. on Wednesday. Seats will be
taken from the structure, so that of
the thousands who desire to pay a
last tribute, as many as possible
can be admitted. They will be but a
handful at best. Bishop Freeman,
of the Episcopal diocese of Wash
ingtOn, Mrs. Wilson's faith, will Of
ficiate. The bishop comforted Mrs.
Wilson at the stricken home last
Friday when she first was told that
Mr.. Wilson could not survive the
shock of his last illness.
There was great pressure on Mrs.
Wilson today to surrender her dead
to the claim Of the nation that would
do him highest hCnors. Tt came
from men like former President
Taft, who said the world would not
understand if so great an American
should be carried to his last rest
without the full circumstances Of
sorrowing nation and funeral cere-
monies BETTING the great place he
had held in life.
A large number of friends and
former associates will be designated
as active and honorary pallbearers.
Among them are Bernard NJ Baruch,.
Vance Mccormick, Cleveland IL.
Dodge. Cyrus Mccormick, some of
the members of Mr.. Wilson's war
time cabinet. and others who were
associated with him during his terms
in the White House.
Military Guard Offered
White House officials again were
in communication with the Wilson
home today to. render what assist
auce they could. During the morning
Secretary Weeks called on relatives
Of the former president to talk over
any plans they may have in mind
for a military guard of honor at the
funeral and entombment.
President Coolidge called yester-
day at the house, expressed his
regret and readiness to be help
ful. and then issued a proclamation
of thirty days official mourning.
At the White House and the gov
ernmental departments and the Nd
tons ships at sea. and over tee
posts Of American diplomacy in for
eign lands the Stars and Stripes were
brought 10 half mast Congress to-
/ DAY recessed in respect Tor his mem