Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
THRONGS MOURN
FOR LA TOILETTE
Funeral of Wisconsin Sena-
tor Held in Capitol
at Madison.

Madison, Wis, June 22-Funeral
services for U. S. Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette were held in the rotunda
Of the state capitol at l p. m. today.
The last rites were at Forest Hill
cemetery, followed by interment in the
La Toilette family plot.
Rev. A. e. Hayden of the Univer-
sity Of Chicago, former pastor of the
First Unitarian church here, conducted
the services.
A male choir of 40 voices, selected
from the Mozart club and the Maen-
nerchor, sang Nearer My God to Thee
and Abide With Me. The services
closed with America. The chimes of
Grace Episcopal church played Lead
Kindly Light and Abide With Me.
During the funeral hours, / to 3,
business and industry in Madison
ceased in order that all might do hon
or to Senator La Toilette. The capitol
was closed day.
The services for Senator La Toilette
was the first funeral conducted in the
new capitol building. 1t is recalled
that Mr.. La Toilette had an important
share in the preliminaries for the con-
struction of the great building. 1t
was while Mr.. La Toilette was COVER
nor In 1904 that the old capitol build
Ing was damaged by fire. Before he
retired from the governorship, plans
had been made for the erection of the
new capitol, considered % be one of
the most beautiful and artistic in the
country.
Thrones Pay Trib6te to bob"
Wisconsin paid impressive tribute
to Bob La Toilette as his body lay in
state under the great vaulted dome of
the capitol.
Fully $4,000 persons filed through
the capitol yesterday in solemn pro-
cession to take farewell look at the
remains.
The body of the senator was placed
in the east wing of the capitol on the
second floor and those who filed into
the building to pay tribute passed the
casket in two lines.
At the foot of the slate colored cas-
ket, the Stars and stripes were
draped. Hanging from the balcony
above were two Of the Wisconsin state
flags with their colors of blue and
gold
Even in death, the face Of the Wis
consin senator bore a determined look,
although the drawn lines gave evil
dence that he must have undergone
intense suffering for a period prior
to his death.
Practically every community in the
state, from the smallest hamlet to the
largest city, was represented in the
endless stream of humanity that swept
past the caSket. Persons waited in
line for almost an hour to obtain a
glimpse Of the body, and the entire
capitol square at times was surrounded
with lines of persons awaiting admit
tance into the building.
No Military Pomp
The legislative guard of honor stood
beside the casket during the entire
day, in groups of four, two standing
at the foot and two at the head of the
casket. Every hour the guard was
changed.
There was no military pomp such as
usually attend the obsequies of ma
tional figure. Members Of the National
guard were in attendance but dressed
In civilian clothes, including Adjt.
Gen. Ralph Immell.
Many Of those who came had to
wait an hour or even more under a
blazing sun before they might reach
the statehouse steps, but there was
never a show of impatience.
Neither police nor guards directed
them, the people themselves maintain
Ing the column formation which