New Britain herald., 1930-03-10
Tokens Of Affection Cover Taft
 Bier As Capitol Prepares Parting
 Rites For Great Leader l tomorrow

members of the supreme court over | which MT. Taft presided for q decade | will form en honorary escort and | eight commissioned officers from !! the army, navy and marine corps will | act as pail bearers.
 Both great and lowly will file i slowly past the bier under the great l dome of the capitol. The body will | lie on an historic catafalquo upon | which rested four former presidents | Lincoln. James A. Gar field, William Mckinley and Warren c. Harding-whcn they were Simi- larly honored.
 The funeral services. simple ccrc- monies of 50 minutes duration, will be conducted by the family pastor Rev. Ulysses G. E. Pierce. They will consist of prayer, two hymns Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me''-acripturc reading and the reading of two poems, 'Thc Happy Warrior" by William Words worth, and Alfred Tcnnyson's "Odc on tho Death of the Duke of We'll ington." There will be no culogy.
 Hoover to Lead Delegation
 The highest of the government. led by President Hoover, will attend the church services. The senate and house will be represented by dele cations of 20. Tho members of the supreme court. the cabinet and the diplomatic corps will be present.
 A military escort will accompany the body to the cemetery, where Mir. Taft will be laid at rest among the distinguished dead of the nations military. It was his expressed wish that he be buried ct Arlington. For this honor he was eligible through his having held the post of secretary of var, as well as through his hav- ing served as commander-in-ch of the army and navy as president He is the first president to be buried at the national cemetery.
 Select Burial Plot
 The place of interment vas chosen yesterday by Mrs. Taft and their three children. Mrs. Helen Taft Manning and Charles r. and Robert A. Taft Slipping quietly away from the Wyoming avenue home, they drove to the cemetery and selected the burial plot
 It lies high upon a wooded ]lill- side, overlooking the broad Potomac river, beyond which the city can be seen with the White House and cap itol, in which MT. Taft labored with such distinction. plainly visible.
 The two cons of Mir. Taft joined their mother and sister yesterday, coming on from Cincinnati as soon as word of their fathers death reached them. Mrs. Manning had been in the city almost continuous ly for several weeks.
 Throughout the day, friends mes stantly arriving. President and Mrs. Hoover sent a huge basket of tulips, crocuscs and yellow spring blooms. The congregation with which Mir. Taft had Worshippcd sent large basket of lillics. The callers includ- cd the social and officially prominent and members of the diplomatic lOl pS, Dl III HIS llltsSdSto OL oOI ON from their governments.
 MT. Taft died at 5:l5 D. m., on Saturday, peacefully wrapped in un- consciousness. Tor weeks, he had been upon the verge of death, amaz- ing his physicians by the vitality which enabled him to combat and occasionally show improvement against a complication of diseases any of which was extremely serious.
 Complications Cause Death
 Death came finally as a direct re- suit of ccrcbro artoriosclerosis, a blood clot on the brain, accompan- jed by hardening of the arteries. In a nervous disorder, q bladder ail- ment and heart trouble.
 President Hoover was notified at once and with Mrs. Hoover called immediately at the Taft home 10 eX- tend their condolences to Mrs. Taft.
 Returning 10 the White House, he issued a proclamation establish ing a 50 day period of official mourning and culogizing Mir. Taft for purity of patriotism. a lofty disintcrcstcdneSs and a devotion to the bcct interests of the nation that deserve and will ever command the grateful memory of his country men,
 By a singular coincidence, four hours before Mir. Taft's death, Asso- ciate Justice Edward T. Sanford of the supreme court died suddenly. The members of the court were in Knoxville, Tennessee. today for his funeral services. They will return immediately to attend the ccremon- ios tomorrow for Mir. Taft.