Evening star., 1936-02-25
MILITARY HON0RS
PAID ROOSEVELT
President and Wife Attend
Last Rites for Assistant
Secretary.

Col. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt was
laid to rest shortly after noon today
in Arlington National Cemetery with
impressive military ceremonies.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt at
tended funeral services in historic st.
Johns Episcopal Church on Lafayette
Square and then accompanied the
cortege to the last resting place.
The customary services OF his
church were held for the late Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy, who died
Saturday night in Naval Hospital Of
an acute heart attack brought on by
intestinal influenza. Rev. Oliver J.
Hart, D. D., rector Of st. Johns,
conducted services at the church.
Those at the cemetery were in charge
Of Capt. sydney X. Evans. U. S. NJ,
retired. former chief Of naval chap
lains.
At the graveside the flag Of Col.
Roosevelt--white background with blue
anchor In the center and blue stars
in each corner--was raised over the
casket. A regiment Of Marines-some
720 men---under command OF Col.
Harold Parsons. commanding the 5th
Regiment Of the Fleet Marine Force
from Quantico. Va. presented arms
when the body of the late Assistant
Secretary reached its resting place.
Order arms" was then given and the
regiment then came to parade rest,
while Capt. Evans read the burial
service.
Three Volleys Fired.
Three volleys were fired by Ma
rine detachment and then Drum Sergt.
James Wytizk of the Marine Band
here sounded Taps" As the last note
floated through the air. Sergt. Wytzk
saluted. The Official funeral was over.
An impressive array of flowers was
banked about the casket at the ceme-
terry. forming q multi-colored scene.
After the services at st. Johns, out
side of which hundreds of people
gathered to see the funeral and ar.
rival and departure of the Chief Ex-
ecutive and Mrs. Roosevelt. the cor
tege moved west on H street. south
on Seventeenth street and west on
Constitution avenue, where it halted
for time near the Lincoln Memorial.
There the body of Col. Roosevelt,
with large American flag covering
the casket, was transferred to gun
carriage drawn by half a dozen white
horses, supplied by the Army. The
regiment of Marines. together with
company of bluejackets and the
Navy Band, was lined up at Arlington
Memorial Bridge to pay last tribute.
Rear admirals, heads of the various
bureaus in the Navy Department, and
members of the General Board, re-
splendent in their gold-decked uni
forms, marched beside the gun car
riage. Maj. Gen. John H. Russell,
commandant of the Marine Corps,
one of the pallbearers, represented
that branch of the service in which
Col. Roosevelt long served as an active
officer, and at his death held COM
mission as colonel in its Reserve.
Close Friends Present.
The body bearers were four blue
jackets and four marines. Some of
the colonel's closest friends in the
service-including Brig. Gen. David
Porter, adjutant and inspector of the
Marine Corps, and Brig. Gen. Douglas
C. McDougal, commanding the Fleet
Marine Force at San Diego, Calf
participated in the last rites.
The Navy Band played Nearer, My
T.ad fn Thooo of tho aapoofory
Out of respect for Col. Roosevelt,
the Navy Department was closed from
II am. to pm. today. The custom
ary salute of II guns was fired, as the
cortege reached the east gate OF Arling-
ton National Cemetery. Command
ing the funeral escort was Rear Ad-
miral Joseph r. Defrees. commandant
of the Washington Navy Yard.
So intense was the crowd Of notables
seeking admission to st. Johns
Church that all who desired admit
tance could not gain it.
The Navy Department announced
that Secretary Swanson had received
many messages Of coincidence on the
death Of Col. Roosevelt, including
those from the Right Hon. Viscount
Monsell, first lord of the British ad-
miralty; his excellency Francois
Pietri, minister of marine, in Paris,
and his excellency Benito Mussolini,
minister of marine. at Rome.
Messages From Abroad.
That from Viscount Monsell read:
"On behalf of the Board of Ad-
miralty and the Royal Navy, I wish
to express deepest sympathy in the