Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
SCIENTISTS TO ACT
AS PALLbEARERS
Or. WaIcott'S Friends and
Associates to Serve at Flu
neral Rites Saturday.

A number of Americas foremost
scientists who were associates or
friends of DR. Charles y. Walcott, sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, who died yesterday. will serve as
honorary or active pallbearers at his
funeral Saturday afternoon.
President Coolidge. by virtue Of his
Office as head of tho Smithsonian, IN
expected to attend the services, which
will take place at pm. in the Church
of the Covenant. DR.. Waicott was
chairman ~ the board OF that church.
Active pAlibearers, all members OF
the staff Of the Smithsonian, VIII be
DIR. Charles q. Abbot. acting secretary
OF the institution: Or. Alexander Wet
more, assistant secretary: DIR. William
M. Mann, superintendent Of the Ma
tfonal Geological Park. Charles Il.
Resser, assistant curator Of paleon-
tology; Nicholas w. Dorsey, disburs-
ing agent, and Harry w. Dorsey, CHER
clerk.
Burial I'm Rock Creek Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Sc
lected from the governing boards OF
the institution, representatives OF
more than q score OF scientific organi-
cations with which Or. Walcott was
affiliated and from a circle of close
colleagues Of the prominent geol-
ogist.
Interment. which will be private,
will be I'm Rock Creek Cemetery.
All business offices of tho institu-
tons many branches will be closed
all day Saturday. The public exhibit
halls OF the National Museum and
Smithsonian Building and the animal
houses of the Zoo will be closed dur
ing the hour OF the funeral.
President Sends Message.
Messages of coincidence, beginning
yesterday afternoon with one to Mrs.
Walcott from President Coolidge. CON
tinued to arrive here today from all
parts of the world. The Presidents
letter said:
ut was a shock to learn of the
death of your distinguished husband.
His passing will be a great loss to
the scientific world, where he had
held such an eminent place for so
long.
His researches in the field of
geology and paleontology have been
notable and invaluable.
AS secretary or the Smithsonian
Institution since 1907 he had added to
it's fame both in the field of explora-
ton and acquisition. His work will
not be forgotten.
Please accept for yourself and the
members of your family my sincere
sympathy in your SORROW"
Others Express Sorrow
Other messages were from DIR. s.
W. Stratton, president of the Massa
chusetts Institute of Technology; w.
b. Storey president of the Santa Fe
Railway, and DR.. William II. WEIGH
of Johns Hopkins University.
In compliance with DIR. Walcotts
dying wish, the important meeting of
members of 1.-The establishment of
the Smithsonian Institution to decide
the future of the institution" will be
held tomorrow morning as arranged
by DR.. Walcott. President Coolidge,
Vice President Dawes. Chief Justice
Taft and members of the cabinet will
be present. Realizing that his death
was impending. DR.. Walcott told DIR.
Abbot 1t was his sincere desire that
the meeting go forward in any event.
The end came at 1920 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the Wa1cott home,
1T43 Twenty second street, following
a stroke of apoplexy two weeks ago.