The Washington times., 1938-02-16

Navy Men to Bear Body
To Arlington Grave
- President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will head the host of persons
prominent IN affairs of the nation
who will attend the final rites to-
morrow at historic st. Johns
Episcopal Church for Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson, whose
death yesterday ended a career
which played a personal part in
the lives of four Presidents.
The services will start at II a. m.
In the church at Sixteenth and H
Streets Northwest, where Admiral
Grayson had served as vestry-
man since May, 1926. Interment
will be in Arlington National
Cemetery near the grave Of former
President William Howard Taft.
Naval corps men will be the active
pallbearers. No list of honorary
pallbearers was compiled, it being
the sentiment of the Grayson
family that everyone attending
the rites would be acting in that
capacity.
NOTES OF SORROW
Admiral Grayson, who sue
eumbed to a bronchial infection
and severe anemia, had been seri-
ously i'll only few days. He died
at his residence, 1926 Wisconsin
Ave. N. W., which today was the
focal point of a steady stream OF
messages bringing expressions Of
sorrow from all parts OF the ma
ton and the world.
Born October IL, 1878, at Salu-
bria, Culpeper county, Va, Ad-
-miral Grayson became assistant
surgeon IN the United States Navy
in 1904. In this capacity he be-
came friendly with the then Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who first assigned
him to the White House medical
staff. Later, he was designated
physician on the presidential
yacht Mayflower. His connec-
tions with the White House con-
tinued through the presidency Of
William H. Taft and Woodrow
Wilson. The latter appointed
him to the post Of White House
physician.
In 1886 he was elected national
chairman of the Red Cross, a post
he held when he died, Out of re-
Spect for his memory all local and
branch offices of that organization
will remain closed tomorrow
TRIBUTE BY BARUCH
Typical Of the esteem in which
Admiral Grayson was held through
out the nation was the tribute
penned by Bernard Baruch, the
New York financier and personal
friend OF the deceased physician,
who was at his bedside when the
end came:
Christian gentleman, hui
n1anitarian, healer of the sick,
comforter of the helpless and
lowly, wise counselor, loyal
friend and companion, devoted
husband and father, best of
sportsmen beloved and admired
by all, he made happy all whom
he touched, and left the world
better because of his presence
here"
Callers at the home yesterday
represented the Cabinet, official,
diplomatic and social life of the
Capital. Among those who called
in person were the Vice President
and Mrs. Garner, Chief Justice
and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes,
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C..
Roper, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
Senator and Mrs. James F..
Byrnes. Of South Carolina; Mrs.
Dolly Gam, Commissioner Melvin
C. Hazen, of the District Govern
ment; Breckenridge Long, former
ambassador to Rome; Senator
and Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette,
tr., Senator and Mrs. William G.
McAdoo, the Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Frank Sayre,
Corcoran Thorn and the military
aide to the President, Col. and
Mrs Edwin M Watson
Among the many messages were
ones from Secretary of State Cor
cell Hull, Joseph P. Tumulty, John
: Stewart Bryan, president, William
and Mary College: Senator Tom
Connally, Senator Carter Glass,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cudahy, of
Chicago; Rt. Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington; DR..
Francis P. Gaines, president Of
Washington and Lee University;
r. Walton Moore, counselor of the
Department of State; Frank r.
Kent, William S. Paley, president
of the Columbia Broadcasting
System; Mrs. Henry R. Rea, of
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Mary Roberts
Rinehart and Frank L. Polk.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Alice G. Gordon, and three
sons, Gordon, William and Cary
T., jr. The latter is en- route from
= an African expedition upon which
he left a month ago.