The Washington times., 1931-04-11
RITES TODAY
DRAW MANY
MOURNERS
President Represents Nation
at Services in Cincinnati;
Simplicity Marks Ritual
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offer condolences to Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt LOngwOrth, and to ex'
press their sympathy for 6-year-Old
Paulina LOngworth. now bereft of
her father and favOrite playmate.
The city officially expressed its
deep regret in the closing OF coun-
ty and city offices as literally
thousands of friends who knew
the Speaker of the House as
'Nick" gathered for the last rites.
Hardly a whisper escaped the
thousands at the railroad sta
tion as they stood, heads rever-
emily bowed, when Mrs. Alice
Longworth, Princess Alice" the
wife that Representative Long
worth courted and won in the
White House, hurried from the
private car where she had kept
vigil over the bronze caSket on
it's journey from Aiken, S. c.. to
an automobile awaiting her.
Wearing deep black mourning,
and heavily yelled, princess
Alice" took the arms of her
brothers, Kermit and Archibald
Roosevelt, and walked with brave
strides to the automobile await
ing her.
Sister Greets Her
At the side of her brothers
was Mrs. James F. Curtis, her
Aiken hostess; Mr.. Longworth's
sister, Mrs. Buckner Walling-
ford, was at the station to meet
the funeral train.
Col. Campbell Hodges, personal
representative Of President Hoover,
escorted the party from the train
and then supervised the removal
of the flOwer-banked casket.
Dozens of floral pieces from Gin
cinnati friends awaited at the
station.
The funeral party made its
way to "Rookwood" throug h
streets crowded with traffic. Hun
dreds of the crowd at the sta
ton set out to follow. Others
stayed behind to await the ar
rival of Vice President Curtis and
a congressional party at the same
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Funeral This Afternoon
This afternoon the entire nation
will bow it's head in grief as the
President of the United States, the
Vice President, scores of digni-
taries, and persons from the hum
bier walks of life pay their last
adieu to Mr.. Longworth.
The no1oH 70 ckof uyoc offoofioT0
ately removed from the train at
union station to a hearse, which
glided over strangely silent down
town streets and out to the edge
Of the city, where lies Rookwood,
the family home of the Long
worths for the last three genera
tions.
Agreeing that the funeral of the
congressional leader should be a
public function, friends in charge
of the rites changed their original
plans to hold only private services
at the picturesque LOngwOrth
estate. Instead, they will be held
at Christ Episcopal Church, in the
heart of Cincinnati.
In that old brick church, and
surrounded by President Herbert
Hoover, Vice President Charles
Curtis, Governor George White
and alomst a hundred other dig
nitaries, Mr.. Longworth will re-
ceive the services Of the Episcopal
Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Following the services, the
funeral procession will wind it's
way through the city to Spring
Grove Cemetery. where the body
will be laid to rest under a fam
lily monument that already towers
over two other Longworths.
Whole Nation Represented
While members of the family
and few close friends hid them
selves within the bounds of
lockwood" for last brief
mournful solitude, delegations
from all over the nation arrived
in the city to do homage to the
leader who is gone.
There are only 750 seats in
Christ Church, where the services
will be held, and in view of this,
those in charge were forced to
arrange for admission by card
only. Hundreds of organizations
made applications for places for
honorary pallbearers named by
these organizations.
Among those arriving to at
tend the services was Governor
George White and his official
staff. A delegation from the
State legislature also was pres
ent.
The services will be brief, sim
pie, and impressive. They will
consume but 20 minutes and in
compliance with the wishes Of
the widow, will consist solely of
musical numbers by string
quartet and the reading of the
Episcopal service.
Bishop Will Preside
Rt. Rev. Henry Wise Hobson,
bishop of the Episcopal diocese,
will conduct the services. He will
be assisted by Rev. Bernard Hum
mel, assistant rector at Christ
Church.
At 2 o'clock, according to the
arrangements, the family and init
mate friends of the Speaker will
enter the church. and after that
the church doors will be opened
to accommodate as many others
as the capacity of the church will
permit.