Evening star., 1925-06-24
SIMPLE FUNERAL
PLANNED FOR LADD
Rites to Be Held Tomorrow.
Body Lies in State
Here Today.

The body of Senator Edwin r. I.add,
progressive leader. who died Monday
IN Baltimore of a complication of
ueuritis and rheumatism, will lie in
state in the chapel of Joseph Gawler
MSons, 1|3O pennsylvania avenue, to-
daV and tomorrow until 2 o'clock,
"hen brief, simple funeral services
will be conducted.
The rites tomorrow will be conduct
eo by Rev. DR.. j. ]. Muir, chaplain of
the Senate, assisted by Rev. Thomas
Clark. pastor of the Takoma Presby-
terian Church. Following the service
AT the chapel the body will be placed
temporarily in a vault at the Glen
WOOD Cemetery awaiting removal to
ms home State, North Dakota. A
snort service will also be held at the
Sienwood Cemetery.
Widow Improving.
Mrs. Ladd will be able to attend the
services, though she was prostrated
py her husbands death, 1t is said.
Sne was bearing up well today, and,
with the children, spent several hours
at the chapel. The arduous trip to
North Dakota and the final rites to be
he!d there for the late solon, however
VIII not be attempted until she is
stronger.
The flower covered Casket was
Drought here yesterday from Balti
more. 1t was met at the Union sta.
tlon by two of the Senator's sons
vernon and Milton, who accompanied
II TO the Gawler chapel. All of the
'hlldren have arrived here except
uIver Ladd, who is en- route from
argo, \. Oak, where he is a college
professor. He will arrive this evening
Inc other children, now here with
ihelr mother at the residence. l21 Will
low avenue. are Vernon, a Cleveland
chemist; Elizabeth, who had been
visiting her brother in Cleveland;
catherine. school teacher in an Hi
nols town, and Rosella, who is Wis
consin school teacher.
Pallbearers Named.
The active pallbearers at the serv
Ices tomorrow will be former Repre-
sentative j. NJ. Baer of North Dakota,
George Wallace, attorney: Western
starr of North Dakota, Farmer-Labor
party leader; Hunter Creech of the
cearoorn independent; Douglas Mac
ArJhur' secretary to Senator Ladd,
and {. t. Nolan of New York City.
The quartet of the First Rantist
thurch will sing at the services to-
morrow
Funeral services will be attended
by congressional colleagues of the
senator and when the body is re
moved TO North Dakota it will be ac-
coinpanied by congressional commit
tees appointed by the two houses.
fIoral tributes of sympathy In
great profuSton, including A beautiful
bouquet from the White House. and
condolences from all parts of the
country have been received
Coolidge's Message.
President Coolidge sent the follow
ing letter of sympathy to Mrs. Ladd:
The news Of your husba nd's death
mas Just come to me, bringing q
shock that Is the greater because l
had been led to believe that his III
ness was not nearly so grave as this
SAD event proves. 1t brings me a |
sense OF personal loss. because of the
strong feeling of attachment which /
formed for him during our service to-
Eether in the Senate. He became
Senator on the same day that I be-
came Vice President, and throughout
my service there l had occasion
many times to note the faithfulness
and regularity of his service in at
tending the sessions of the Senate
On this account, as well as because of
his uniformly close touch with the
business of the body, / frequently was
pleased TO call him to the chair to
preside during my own temporary alb
sences.
''As educator, publisher and public
official. Senator Ladd's life had been
given almost entirely to the public
service. always with the same devo-
tion that marked his work IN the
Senate. l wish you to know how
much | feel the sense Of his loss, and
TO tell you OF the sorrow with which
Mrs. Coolidge and myself have re-
ceived the news. To you and the
others of his family we send profound
est condolences"
Mrs. La FoIIette's Message.
A touching message of sympathy
was received from Mrs. Robert NJ.
La Toilette, who but a few days ago
was left q widow by the ending of
the career of the leader OF the pro-
gressive movement. and who, at the
time, was in Madison. Wis, where
she had gone to bury her distin-
guished husband. She wired: "On
behalf of myself and the children l
offer our deepest sympathy to you
and yours. Senator Ladds life of
untiring devotion to the common
people will assure him a lasting place
in their hearts. He was Mr.. La
Follette's good friend. We share
your loss"
Secretary Kellogg sent the follow
ing letter:
Mrs. Kellogg and I wish to ex-
press to you our deepest sympathy |
in this hour of great sorrow. We
were shocked when we received the
news, for we had no idea that the
Senator was so seriously i'll. During
my term in the Senate | came to
know your husband intimately; he
was one of my best friends. l am
sure that his passing will be keenly |
felt by all his friends and colleagues"
Hoover Sends Condolences.
Secretary Hoover wired from San
Francisco: Am greatly shocked at
the news of Senator Ladd's death. !
He had been long my friend. 1 trust |
you may be given strength to carry |
you through this time" !
kilograms of sympathy were re-
ceived from a number of Senators, in |
Guiding Senators Capper of Kansas, |
Harreld of Oklahoma, Cameron Of Ari- |
zona and Edge of New Jersey, and !
from Federal Judge Andrew Miller of !
North Dakota. former Cows. r. A |
Nestor and l.. B. Hanna of that State !
and from Representatives Sinclair and |
Burtness of North Dakota. Former |
Senator II. G: Hansbrough, North |
Dakota wired his deepest sympathies, |
declaring that the State had lost "an |
honest, able and courageous servant" |
Among other MESA ges received was !
one from the director of the Philippine |
Commission Of Independence, from |
headquarters here, declaring the deep |
sorrow of the Philippine people over |
the death of one of their stanchest |
friends in their struggle for freedom |
and independence.