Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-02

burial will be made in Chicago, as Mrs.
Roclxne has intimated to friends that
Rock" always said that when he died
he wanted to be buried as close to Notre
Dame as possible.
Ali attention and sympathy today
was extended to Mrs. Rockne. A dele
CATION was assigned to care for her
ninutest wants.
Meanwhile Notre Dame and South
Bend paid silent respect. Flags were
at half mast, as they will be until after
the funeral Business was more or less
at a standstill and most of the students,
advised that they couldn't see the face
of the great master Of foot ball again,
had departed for their homes for the
Easter holidays.
In their wake. hundreds of notables
of the sport world headed toward South
Bend to attend the funeral. Not least
among them were almost every foot
ball player Rock" had trained, who
were able to come. The -Four Horse
men" of 1924 were to be at the funeral
in q body.
The funeral, although simple, prom
ised to be one of the largest in Amer
lean history. Virtually every prominent
foot ball coach and athletic leader in
college life planned to be present.
Flowers, the first of which was beau
tiful blanket of lilies from the Notre
Dame Club Of Chicago, were ordered IN
great profusion.
Rockne's Homecoming last night in
Chicago and South Bend, sad as it was,
was as sincere and impressive as any
he received when he was active and at
the helm Of his lighting Irish" AT
Chicago thousands maSSed in deep for
nation at the Dearborn street and La
Sale street stations and along the route
followed by the funeral cortege. AT
South Bend approximately 5000 damned
the Union Station to meet his body.
Throng Sees Remains Arrive.
Sportsmen, athletes and many who
never cared much about foot ball were
there. Rich and poor alike, famous
and obscure personages were present
and eyes everywhere were welled with
tears.
When the train arrived at the end
of its long trail from Kansas City in
South Bend, the silence of the crowd
was respectful and orderly and one
could almost hear the big station clock
tick. But the Homecoming" was all
over In a few minutes as the delegation
Of honor with 1t saw to 1t that the
caSket was whisked away quickly. After
the body had reached the undertaking
parlors, several hundred congregated
about, many remaining for hours.
The two Rockne children, who jour-
neyed with the cortege, Knute, jr., IL,
and william, Il, were Immediately
taken to one Of Notre Dame dormi-
tories to spend the night, watched over
by Capt. II. II. Frances of Pembroke
Academy of Kansas City, where the
two children attend military school.
Both seemed sad enough, but, like chill
dren, were unable to understand just
what 1t all meant.
A steady stream of kilograms, tele-
phonee calls and letters Of coincidence
came I'm stu today from all parts of
the Nation and world for the man
Rockne who was home" again.
After Rockne's body had been placed
In the funeral home, q shabby kid
started to cry as he gaZed into the
windows.
"Aw, don't cry" his playmate said.
81 know, but wasn't he one great guy?
why, he used TO speak even to me-"
That was how South Bend felt to-
day about Knute Rockne. who was
home" dead, but not forgotten.