Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-27
BODY Of warren
ON WAY TO WEST
Members of Family and Gov
eminent Officials Accom-
pany CaSket to Home.


The body of Senator Francis z. War
rem, veteran statesman, moved through
the Middle West today, en- route from
Washington to mis- home in Cheyenne,
Wyo., accompanied by members Of the
Senator's family and delegations from
both Houses Of Congress. after rites
here yesterday at which his associates
rendered their last tribute.
The Chief Executive. his cabinet.
members of the Supreme Court, Senate
and House and representatives of for
eign governments paid final tribute at
q simple state service in the Senate
chamber yesterday for the beloved dean
of the Senate, who had served his
country in war and peace and helped
to shape the destiny of the pioneer
West.
Chamber Was Crowded.
The chamber and galleries were
crowded during the Commute service
The words of Tennyson's poem Gross
ing the Bar" passages of Scripture
from the Episcopalian service, and
prayer by the Rev. 2. B. Phillips, chap
lain of the Senate, who had charge of
the service, marked the passing of the
man who as drummer boy in the Civil
War won the Congressional Medal OF
Honor.
"Vouchsafe him rest and peace" the
chaplain asked and grant that his life
which was sc splendid here may be ac-
cepted in Thy sight"
While no eulogy was given yesterday,
not so many weeks ago, Senators on
both sides of the chamber, Republicans
and Democrats alike, praised Senator
49, a.,
his eyes and left his voice q whisper
when he arose to reply. 1t was his
eighty-flfth birthday.
The words of the chaplain yesterday
fell like benediction upon little group
OF veterans In one corner OF the cham
Der, his comrades in arms in the peril
Gus days of 81, and upon the whole
assemblage, which had gathered to do
the dead Senator honor.
Mrs. Hoover in Gallery.
In the gallery sat Mrs. Hoover, dress
ed in simple black, beside her military
aide, and on the floor among the diplo-
mats was the Representative of France.
himself in mourning for another war
rior, Georges Clemenceau.
Beside the flag-draped coffln in front
of the rostrum Of Vice President Curtis
we're grouped the family Mrs. Warren,
the WIDOW, VelieQ III Diacki ner son,
Fred and the Son-in-law. Gen. John
J. Pershing. q mourning band of black
around the left sleeve Of his khaki uni
form.
The President, his. head bowed
through most of the service, faced the
coffin. hardly an arms length away, and
beside him was Attorney General
Mitchell and the other members Of the
cabinet all OF whom sat in the cham
Der less than month ago at q similar
service for another member Of the
Senate, Theodore E. Burton, OF Ohio,
who died October %.
Soon after the caSket was brought
into the chamber and placed in front
Of the rostrum banked with flowers, the
service was opened by Vice President
Cults. who voiced the tribute of the
Nation when he said Senator Warren
was o great and good man, whose
passing we all mourn" The service
was turned over to the chaplain.
After the rites. the caSket was taken
out the main doorway, and, bathed in
sunshine. carried down the long steps
of the East front, where the funeral
cortege started for Union Station and
the long journey to wyoming for burial