Evening star., 1946-05-23
Services Of Hopkins
To u. ). and 10 World
Cited at Ceremony

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Scarcely more than a block away
from the Office where he officiated
as Works Progress Administrator
and from the White House where
he lived for some time as presi-
Dental adviser. friends of the late
Harry L. Hopkins gathered last
night on the Washington Monument
grounds to pay him high tribute.
Mr.. Hopkins entered Government
service 13 years ago.
Secretary of Commerce Wallace,
presiding at the program at the
Sylvan Theater, declared Mr..
Hopkins service still continues and
praised his devotion to a free
world" He asserted that the world
is a different place" because Mr..
Hopkins lived.
Mrs. Hopkins Attends.
Mrs. Hopkins, his widow, few from
New York for the service and, clad
In black. was conspicuous figure
on the platform. A police escort
brought her and her party from
the National Airport.
Speaking on behalf of the family
OF the late President, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, jr., told the audience: II
will always remember him as a very
simple, but as a very sincere and
complete person. There was no ar
tificiality in his make up He was
always sincere, straightforward and
practical, without sacrificing any of
his principles"
Mr.. Roosevelt, recalling the great
friendship existing between his
father and Mr. Hopkins, said the
former WPA official never lost the
twinkle in his eye" was "a great
companion" and that the late Presi-
'dent and Mr.. Hopkins both had a
great love of people. He read
tribute which he had received from
Winston Churchill, wartime Prime
Minister of Great Britain:
Many hearts in England beat in
sympathy with yours as you gather
at the memorial service to Harry
Hopkins. Those of us who know
great deal about what happened can
truly measure the services which he
rendered to the United States, to
Great Britain, to the English speak
ing world and to humanity at large.
A "Gleaming Leader"
HE was one of the most cleaning
moral and practical leaders in the
struggle we won. He might have
been in the forefront of all that
lies before us but he wore himself
out sci wing great causes.
I'VE carry on, we are toiling still;
"He is gone and he fares the
death.
He fought against odds, struggled
up hill;
He has fairly earned his season
Of rest"
Secretary Wallace said that cable
grams had been received from Cen
eralissin.r Chang Kai-shek, Marshal
Stain, w. L. Mackenzie King and
other Allied leaders, paying tribute
to Mr.. Hopkins.
Nels Anderson. who worked in
the WPA with Mr.. Hopkins, said
he would be remembered 'as a great
pioneer in public administration"
He said Mr.. Hopkins put the
Government to work for the people" ,"
Mr.. Hopkins, with no precedents
10 guide him in his gigantic task,
gave jobs to millions of people all
over the land in a wide variety of
work. put engineers into admin
istrative jobs and helped the Gov
sponsibilities, Mr.. Anderson as
serted.
Rayburn Speaks.
Speaker Rayburn declared Mr.
Hopkins "loved the public service
80 well that there was not money
enough to buy his time and talent
away from it." He described Mr.
Hopkins as "a great soldier in time
of peace and in time of war;
Dorothy Thompson. the columnist,
who said she differed at times with
Mr.. Hopkins policies, spoke of his
utter self -effacement."
Burgess Meredith, actor, read
John Steinbeck's tribute to Mr..
Hopkins, while the Navy Band,
under 1t. Charles Brendler, leader,
played softly THE Battle Hymn of
the Republic"
1t. Gen. Leroy Lutes, representing
the Army, read tributes from Gems.
Eisenhower and Marshall.
Vice Admiral Emory S. Land, until
recently chairman of the Maritime
Commission, described Mr. Hopkins
as ''a strong mind in frail body"
and said that about half of his con-
ferences with Mr.. Hopkins were at
bedside breakfasts. Mr.. Hopkins
was generalissimo of an agency
known as The Needle Boys who
would speed up tagging executives,
Admiral Land said.
Capt. j. w. Moore of the Navy's
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