The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-21

e.P-s -e~ -ss body is laid out in a bronze casket. He was dressed In a blue serge suit, of the familiar type he almost al- ways wore. O. white shirt with q soft collar, and . black bow tie.
 While the family and 75 friends of the family are engaged in their final homage Go the deceased, 20,- GOO persons will gather in Holly wood bowl for memorial services, The Community Presbyterian church at Beverly Hills, where Rogers lived, will hold services, as will the California Pacific Exposi- ton at San Diego. Several studios planned services.
 All Studios Closed
 will Hays, head of the Associa- ton of Motion Picture Industries, ordered all studios closed from 3 D. m. Thursday until Friday. Not camera will be turned during that period.
 Forty eight army flyers stationed at Riverside were ordered to at. tend the funeral. They will consti- tute a guard of honor. Dr. J. Whit comb Brougher, Baptist minister and Rogers lifelong friend, will deliver the funeral eulogy. Wiley Post Home oklahoma City, Aug. 21-(UP) Wiley Post was back today In his home state where he began the career that brought him interna- tional renown as one of the worlds greatest aviators. The sorrowful last tribute of of- ficials, friends, neighbors, and resi- dents who knew him only by repu- tation contrasted with the tumul. tuous reception accorded the fa- nous pilot when he returned to the state after his first around-the- world flight.
 His body was to be taken this morning to Maysville, where his aged parents live, for the first of three funeral services. After brief rites there this afternoon, the body will be brought back to Oklahoma City.
 His parents, MT. and Mrs. W. F. Post, his widow, his brothers and other relatives, friends and neigh- bors will attend the services in a grove of the Baptist church at Maysville. The relatives will come to Oklahoma City for the final rites and burial.
 Will Lie In State Tomorrow morning the body will lie in state in the capital rotunda. A military guard of honor will be posted around the casket. Gov. E. W. Marland will eulogize' Post in brief memorial services.
 The Rev. J. H. Gardner, who was Posts Sunday school teacher and the Rev. W. R. White will off, ficiate at the final services in tho First Baptist church here tomor- row afternoon.
 After the services, the body will be placed in a mausoleum pending decision of the family on whether an offer of interment in Arlington national cemetery will be accepted. A grave site had been selected in Memorial Park cemetery here, prior to the U. s. senate's offer of burial at Arlington.
 Close Friends as Bearers Eight of Posts close friends, in- cluding Joe Crosso Alaska mercy" flyer, twill act as pall- bearers. Crosson piloted the plane that brought the bodies of Post and Will Rogers back to the United States from Alaska where they were killed in plane crash.
 Bennett Griffin and Jimmy Mat tern, pilots who attempted to bet ter Posts -the-world flight mark, notified officials they would be here to pay final tribute.
 Art Goebel, Dole flight winner; Jimmie Haislip, speed flyer, and his wife; Frank Hawks and Jimmy Doolittle also may attend the serv- ices.
 . Will Rogers home town of Claremore will pay final tribute to the humorist tomorrow also, at the same time services are being held here for Post.
 The flyers body was brought here by plane from Los Angeles yesterday.