Evening star., 1941-02-03
William G. McAdoo
La
Buried With Simple
Arlington Rites
Officials Pay Tribute
To Ex-Treosury Head
In Falling Snow

William Gibbs McAdoo was buried
with simple rites this morning on an
eastern slope of Arlington National
Cemetery facing the city Of Wash
ington and the dome of the Capitol.
Led by Vice President Wallace,
men prominent in all phases Of
official life paid tribute to the late
California Senator and World War
Secretary of the Treasury, first at
services at the Epiphany Episcopal
Church and later at the grave.
Several hundred persons were at
the church and about so persons,
including members of the family,
stood in the falling snow at Airing
ton as the body was finally COM
mitted,
Officiating at the short services at
Epiphany Church. the Rev. Ze
Barney T. Phillips, the rector,
eulogized Mr.. McAdoo as man
who had courage and also was strong
in the inner spirit
Liners Stopped at Sea.
DR.. Phillips, who as chaplain OF
the Senate was a close friend of the
late Senator. urged all Ito gather
inspiration and courage from the
benedlction of his life"
The rites concluded with the sing
ing by the choir of Lead Kindly
Light"
While the services were IN prog
ress, all ships at sea of the American
Presidents Line, of which Mr., Nc
Adoo was chairman of the Board
of Directors, paused for 2 minutes.
The cortege then wound through
the city and across the Memorial
Bridge to Arlington, where Mr.. Nc
Adoo was buried by virtue of con-
Eressional act granting that honor
to members of the World War cabi-
net.
The only portion of the rites at
the grave which were associated with
military funeral was the sounding
of taps just before the body was
lowered to its final rest.
Despite falling snow and raw
wind which swept the cemetery slope
nearly all who attended the burial
stood throughout the prayers with
heads uncovered.
Next to Sons Grave.
Mr.. McAdoo was buried between
the graves of Ensign Robert Hazel
hurst McAdoo the late Senator's
youngest SON a member of the
United States Naval Reserve, who
died in 1887, and Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt, former Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy, who died in 1886,
Secretary of State Hull was to
have been an honorary pallbearer,
but slight cold kept him at home.
Among the honorary pallbearers
present were Secretary of Commerce
Jones; forrne" Secretary of Com
merce Daniel c. Roper, Homer Cum
mings, former Attorney General;
Senators Barkley, Kentucky; Nc
Nary, Oregon; Pepper, Florida; Con-
nally, Texas; Glass, Virginia;
Byrnes. South Carolina; Bone,
Washington; McKellar, Tennessee,
Austin, Vermont; Van Nuys, Indi-
ana Reynolds, North Carolina;
Assistant Secretary of State Long;
Vice Chairman of the Maritime
Commission Thomas c. Woodward:
Leslie c. Garnett, former United
States Attorney for the District;
Robert Woolley, President Wilson'S
Director Of the Mint; Bernard M
Baruch, Henry F.. Grady, president
of the President Line and Russell
E. Leff1ngwell, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury under Mr.. McAdoo.
Callaghan Represents President.
Capt. Daniel j. Callaghan, naval
aide to President Roosevelt, repre-
sented the Chief Executive at the
church and the cemetery. Both the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt sent
a floral tribute.
Others who came to pay final re-
spect TO the late political and gov
ernmental leader included Rear Ad-
niral Emory S. Land, chairman of
the Maritime Commission, and Max
Orell Truitt, a member of the COM
mission, and Leo S. Rowe, director
Of the n-Arnerican Union.
Mr.. McAdoo died Of a heart at
tack Saturday at the Shoreham
Hotel. He was n.