Evening star., 1925-06-21

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tlonal Guard, in civilian clothes, stood
as sentinels before the entrance.
Surrounded by huge floral pieces,
the casket was placed in a corner of
the reception room near a massive
"hlte marble fireplace and at a spot
almost directly under the portion of
the ceiling upon which is engraved the
motto the dead Senator often quoted.
Ihe Will of the people is the law of
the land"
Designed in Venitian renaissance
style. the chamber is famed for its
architectural beauty. Its general color
scheme was inspired by the council
chamber in the Doges' palace in
Venice. On the heavily panelled walls
are paintings of some of the fore
most of Wisconsin's sons and daugh-
ters and of scenes of important
events in the history of the State.
The decorations of the sides of the
ceiling are in gold, the floor is of in
laid teak from India BY day the room
is lighted by three arched windows
with balconies overlooking the eastern
side of the park, while by night soft
rays come down through crystal fin
gers from globes sunken in the over
head walls.
I1ty Hall Draped in Black.
While flags everywhere are at half
staff, the city hall alone is draped in
mourning. The Senator himself, long
before the end, expressed the desire
that mourning be omitted by mem
hers of his own family, declaring to
his wife that there is no sorrow in
death when a life has been we'll
spent
Work in Madison will be suspended
and the business houses closed during
the hour of the funeral. The State
Legislature will recess Monday morn
ing and the capitol offices will be
closed throughout the day.
The funeral services will be simple
They Will be conducted in the capitol
rotunda by the Rev. A. E. Hayden of
Chicago.
Old Friends PaIlbearers.
Lifelong friends of Senator La
Toilette will be the active pallbearers.
They are State Senator Harry
Sauthoff, former State Senator Albert
NJ. Stondall, DIR. w. W. Gill. Madison
physician; Ira Loenze, Milwaukee
lawyer; A. T. Rogers, Chicago, former
law partner of the Senator; Dante
Pierce, John j. Hannah, president of
the State board of control, and Her
man l.. Ekern, State attorney general
clude a committee from the United
States Senate, all the members of
the Wisconsin delegation in the Ma
tional House of Representatives, Gov.
Blaine and other State officers, mem
bers of the State Supreme Court,
Federal judges of this district, off,
cials of the University of Wisconsin
and the State normal schools mem
bers of the various State depart
ments. former State officials and a
large number of citizens from this
and adjoining States.
While the body lies in State tomor-
row the public will be admitted
through the southeast entrance and
the line will file past the casket and
leave through the southwest en-
trance.
The doors will be closed at Z o'clock
tomorrow night, but before the
funeral Monday all entrances will be
thrown open. The services will be-
gin with the singing of Nearer My
God TO Thee" by a local choir. After
the funeral sermon the choir will
render abide With Me-" and then
will lead the audience In singing
America AT the grave simple serv-
ices will be led by DR.. Hayden.
An automobile that travels on land
nr swjrnS. in haa heen in.