The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-27

The last rites for Henry C. Wal
lace, late Secretary Of Agriculture,
were held I'M the East Room Of the
White House at II o'clock today.
Official Washington's final tFib-
ute to the deceased Cabinet officer
was strilxingly simple and impress
sive and was marked by the de-
mocracy Of which Mr.. Wallace
was an exenplar.
Mourn Late Chief.
Side by side with President Cool
idge and the dignitaries Of official
dom were scores of employees Of the
Department Of Agriculture, who
incurred their late chief as y fellow
worker.
Among these employees were
scores Of the rank and file, as well
as others Of higher rank, and for
the first time in, years state
funeral was held at the White
House In which such q tribute was
paid.
Banked with American beauty
roses, the bier was placed athwart
the central window Of the East
Room. Cabinet officers, the diplo-
matte corps, justices of the supreme
Court, and other officials IN order
of precedence sat in semi-circular
rows around this dias while the
Presbyterian funeral service was
read by Doctor Wallace Radcliffe,
pastor emeritus OF New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church.
Obsequies Short.
There was no sermon, the simple
Presbyterian service being followed.
The obsequies were hardly more
than half an hours duration.
The widow Of the Cabinet officer
acame to the services on the arm Of
President Coolidge. Members of the
Wallace family, including his three
sons, Henry A., and James, who
came from Des Moines, and John v.
Wallace, Of st. Petersburg, Fla. A
brother, John T. Wallace, of Des
Moines, sat with the President and
Mrs. Coolidge.
Members Of the Cabinet acted as
honorary pallbearers. and the active
pallbearers were employees OF the
Department Of Agriculture. Fol.
lowing the service the east room "
the White House was thrown open
to all OF the agricultural employees
and they were given an opportunity
to view the body of their late chief
between IL and 1870 o'clock
Body Leaves for Iowa.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
body starts on its journey to Des
Moines, Iowa, for interment there
Wednesday. In the funeral party,
besides members of the Wallace
family, were Secretary of the In.
teyior Work, J. c. Davis, director
general az railroads, and a delega-
ton Of agricultural department
workers, including w. A. Jump,
L. A. Goddard, Doctor Taylor, e. B.
Ball and T. H. Macdonald.
Assistant Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Howard M. Gore, also will be
q member Of the funeral party.
He viii remain in charge of the
Agriculture Department until a
successor to Mr.. Wallace Is named
by the President. He will abandon
temporarily his political campaign
In West Virginia, where he is
running on the Republican ticket
for governor.
Died Saturday.
Secretary Wallace died Saturday
afternoon at the Naval Hospital from
Intestinal poisoning, after an illness
Of six weeks. He had gone to the
hospital for the removal Of his ap-
pendix and gall bladder, and was
regarded as convalescent until FRI
day, when grave symptoms de-
veloped, and q fatal weakness, due
to the spread Of poison, set in.
Doctor Joel T.. Boone, his attend
ing physician, had practically given
up hope for Mr.. Wallace on Satur-
day morning, while the patient lay
unconscious. Death came at 3:45
o'clock, with Mrs. Wallace and other
relatives and friends at tho bedside.
Honorary Pallbearers.
The department representatives
at the funeral were Doctor p. ID.
Ball, w. G.. Campbell, G. w. War
burton and Doctor Charles r. Mar
win. Members Of the Cabinet were
honorary pallbearers, with Solicitor
General James M. Beck and Acting
Secretary Of Agriculture Howard
M. Gore.
James and Henry A. wallace,
sons Of the late Secretary and a
brother, John p. Wallace, airplaned
to washington yesterday from
Columbus, Ohio. A third son, John
v. Wallace, arrived from st. Peters
burg, Fla