The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-11

rcsentative Ruth Ryan Owen Of Flor
ida. Her father. william Jennings
Bryan. was Taft's opponent for the
presidency In 1908. Byran now sleeps
at Arlington.
Marching along with the others
, were Senators Oddie Of Nevada:
Phipps of Colorado, Reyes of New
Hampshire. Nye of North Dakota,
| Copeland Of New York and Hale Of
Maine.
There were many children. some Of
them In arms. One little girl 'babblcd
playfully to her mother as they APP
! proched the caSket. : ~
A. group of little boys. dirty and
ragged and wet, .shuffled' past SELF
consciously. Among them were sew
eral little negroes. Most Of them were
not tall enough to look into the caskct
ana a big capitol policeman lifted
each In turn.
Negro Pays Respects
Herman Broatz, 80, white haired
native. Of Germany, whose character
ization Of Santa Claus has Won the
admiration of thousands of Washing
ton children. hobbled by the bier.
Close behind him was negro In
overalls. He told a capitol guide as
he passed:
II sure did admire Mr.. Taft"
Shortly after 11:40 q. m. the file
coming through the main entrance
, was stopped. AS the military pail
bearers started toward the cast door
the crowd in the rotunda bowed its
head. A drizzling rain made footing
treacherous on the steps.
Headed by the army band playing
Chopin's Funeral March the cortege
wendell down the north road Of cap.
itol hill shortly after noon en- route to
the church.
The crowds that had watched the
body as it passed on the way to the
capitol had thickened despite the rain
that had changed from a thin mist to
a steady drizzle.
AS the cortegc proceeded up Penn
sylvania avenue. the rain increased
to q downpour drenching those in the
procession and the waiting spectators.
Tafts Watch Ceremonies
Although they had not gone to Che
capitol in the funeral cortege, some
members Of the family arrived to wit
ness the lest Of the ceremonies.
Charles p. Taft, q son. accompanied
by two daughters. Mrs. Robert Taft,
the wife Of the other son; former Sen
ator Lippitt, Of Rhode Island, and
Mrs. Lippitt, a sister of Mrs. Taft, and
several others watched from the SUI
preme court windows the removal OF
the body and the departure OF the
funeral parade.
The procession went forward slowly
to the sound of muffled drums. I'm
der umbrellas hundreds lined the
sidewalks. Hats came off as the
casket passed in the midst Of its rain
pelted guard Of honor.
All Souls church began to fill with
distinguished personages long before
the procession approached. Inside,
special places had been reserved tor
President and Mrs. Hoover. members
of congress and the diplomatic corps,
and the justices of the supreme court.
Outside the church police lines held
back a crowd Of several hundred,
mostly women. standing patiently un-
der the drenching bombardment OF
rain.
Sons Accompany Widow
Mrs. Taft and other members OF
the family entered the church by a
side door and took their places In
the m6urners' pew at tic front. The
black-veilcd widow was supported on
the arms of her sons, Robert and
Charles, as she walked forward un-
steadily between them.
AS the casket vas carried into
the church the band swung into
lead Kindly Light"
Above, the metallic tones Of the
old church bell shot through the
mclodious measures of the hymn,
Taft's favorite as it had been Nc
Kinley's.
The church organs and the mem-
orial chimes in the bclfry played
LEAD Kindly Light" no voices sang
the words. Then followed the read
ing of Scripture.
"And Moses chose from among the
people able men who feared God,
and set them over the people as a
judge" read the passage.
Reads Two Poems
AS the congregation sat with
bowed heads, DR.. Pierce broke from
the Scripture reading into a short
prayer. The organs played "Abidc
With Me-" and then the preacher.
taking up the reading again, intoned
| the words of two Of Taft's favorite
poems, 1.-THE Happy Warrior" and
ode on the Death of the Duke of
wellington"
Immediately the reading ended,
the casket was taken from the
church while the organs pealcd the
occasional and DIR. Pierce repeated
with the music the appropriate
Scriptural passages of the funeral
service.
A line Of automobiles replaced the
military cortege for the trip cro
the Potomac to Arlington. While
the service was in progress the mill
itary guard had been marched
away, and a motor hearse had taken
the place of the caisson at the door.
Extends Five Blocks
AS the funeral procession lett the
church, escorted this time by the
caravan of automobiles. the line of
cars extended five blocks. The rain
had let up by this time and many
people lined both curbs.
A rift appeared in the rain. laden
clouds as the procession started up
the winding roadway leading to the
cemetery.
AS the party neared the grave,
the guns of a battery began the slow
booming of the presidential salute,
q shots at n minute intervals.
The firing began at 3.24 p. m.
America Pays High
est Honor to Him Who
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