Evening star., 1936-06-07
B,yrns
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Olivet Cemetery. where the body was
placed in a vault pending selection of
a burial place.
Near Tomb of Jackson.
Not many miles from the cemetery
are the tombs Of Andrew Jackson. on
"Old Hickorys" home place. the Her
mitage, and that of James X Polk,
who is buried on the capitol grounds.
Miles away in East Tennessee is the
tomb of Andrew johnson. To the
fame Of those three Presidents from
Tennessee the fame Of Joe Byrns was
linked by those who eulogized him.
While the funeral procession moved
away from the auditorium National
Guardsmen fired a 17-gun salute from
nearby Capitol Hill. The military
honor is the same as that of a cabinet
officer.
The 75-millimeter field piece doomed
out at minute intervals. Before the
time the reverberations from the last
shot died away the body Of Speaker
Byrns had quilted for the last time
the grounds of Tennessee's capitol.
where he began his political career
and scored his early triumphs.
When the President arrived at the
auditorium the hushed audience
stood silently He took his place at
the front of the hall floor. at the right
side of the platform, to stand with
them while the casket Of Byrns was
| brought in.
He went to the auditorium directly
| from the Union Station, where his
special train from Washington arrived
at 1888 pm. 1t followed by exactly
the body OF the Speaker and the con-
gression&l escort.
Rides in Procession.
From the station to the auditorium
the Chief Executive rode in a funeral
procession led by a military band
playing Chopin's Funeral March"
There followed National Guard units
of infantry and cavalry. pallbearers,
the Presidents party, the congress
sional delegation and host of Ten
nessee friends of the Speaker and his
family. The hearSe went separately
Mrs. Byrns, Joe Byrns, jr., and other
members Of the immediate family who
came from Washington on the special
train did not ride in the procession
but went ahead to the auditorium.
Mr.. Roosevelt, Secretary of State
Hull, whose home is at Carthage
Tenn; Postmaster General Farley
DR.. A. E. Morgan. chairman of the
T. v. A.; Marvin Mcintyre, presi-
Dental secretary, and others of the
Washington party filed into the hall
using an awning covered ramp built
through window for the Presidents
entrance.
With military and naval aides about
him, Mr.. Roosevelt moved to his seat
near the end of the ramp.
Group Remains Standing.
For about 20 minutes the Chief
Executive and audience remained
standing, eyes forward upon the plat
form. where 400 wreaths in many
designs made a brilliantly beautiful
display against a somber background
Of black and white bunting.
Rev. Mr.. Harrell led the procession
with the coffin into the hall and
down center aisle. From the Scrip
lures he read funeral service, THE
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the name Of the
Lord. ."
Behind him came DR.. Powell and
the Rev. Mr.. Montgomery. There
followed the pallbearers and after
them the casket. Behind the casket
walked a guard of honor of two
Guardsmen, who during the service
stood one at each end of it.
In slow procession then came the
congressional escort, led by Tennes-
sees two Senate members, Kenneth
D. McKellar and Nathan L. Bach
man. Afterward some close friend:
and associates of Byrns came in
Among them was Norman H. Davis
Tennessean, who is Americas Am
bassador at large.
Map of Flowers.
Above the rostrum was a map o.
Tennessee, made of flowers-a field o.
white carnations in which red carna'
tions outlined the counties OF tht
Speakers Hermitage district" anc
blue-dyed ones marked the twisting