Evening star., 1946-05-30
Virginia Pays Final
Tribute 10 Glass al
Funeral Rites Today
BY The Assoeioted Press

LYNCHBURG, Va, May 30.-Hun- |
dreds of his admirers, close friends
and associates. including an official
congressional delegation, came here
today to pay their final respects to
Senator Carter Glass Of Virginia.
A funeral service was arranged
for pm. at "Montview," Senator
Glass Campbell County home, with
burial in Spring Hill Cemetery here.
Ofnciating will be DR.. ]. J. Rives,
pastor of Court Street Methodist
Church, of which Senator Glass was
member, assisted by the Rev.
Richard Lee, rector of Ascension
Episcopal Church, Amherst.
Active pallbearers will be employees
of the News and the Daily Advance,
the Senator's newspapers.
The body of Senator Glass, the
frail, fiery Virginian who was a
prominent figure in the Nation for
more than 40 years, was borne to
his home city by train from Wash
ington. Senator Glass died in his
sleep in his Mayflower Hotel apart
ment early Tuesday at the age Of
SO years.
Family Returns Here.
Accompanying the body here from
Washington were members of his
family, including Mrs. Glass, her
sister, Mrs. Louise Joubert, Wash
ington; Margaret Bannistern, Wash
ington, and Mrs. Elizabeth Barlow.
New York, the Senator's nieces, and
Capt. Richard Glass, a nephew
Washington, and others, among
them the Senate and House dele
cations, headed by Senator Byrd;
group Of workers from Senator
Glass Office and close personal
friends.
The Memorial Day freedom from
work afforded many Virginians in
public and private life opportunity
to attend the funeral
Gov. Tuck. in Oklahoma City for
the Governors Conference, was un-
able to return to Virginia in time
to attend the funeral.
Flags on the City Hall and other
city buildings here and on the Capi-
tol Building in Washington flew at
half staff as mark of respect. City
Hall Offices here were to be closed
during the funeral hour.
Members of Delegation.
In the official congressional dele
cation which came here for the fu-
neral were:
Senators Barkley, Democrat, OF
Kentucky; McKellar, Democrat, Of
Tennessee; Shipstead, Republican,
OF Minnesota; Wheeler, Democrat
OF Montana; La Toilette, Progress
sive, of Wisconsin; Wagner, Demo
crat, of New York; White, Repub-
lican, OF Maine; Russell, Democrat
OF Georgia: Hatch, Democrat. OF
New Mexico: Bridges, Republican
OF New Hampshire, and Wherry, Re-
publican, of Nebraska.
Representatives Bland, Drewry
Burch, Flanagan, Smith, Robert
son, Daughton, Gary and Almond
all Virginia Democrats; Beall, Re-
publican, of Maryland, and Ellis
Republican, of West Virginia.
Also in the party were Rixey
Smith, the Senator's secretary. and
Mrs. Smith: Russell Leffingwell
New York. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury when Senator Glass
was secretary; James A. Farley, for
mer Democratic national chairman;
Samuel M. Kaplan, New York, a
former business associate; John j
Wicker, jr., Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Wyatt, Washington: Elwood
Seal, former District of Columbia
corporation counsel; James Palmer
of the Justice Department., Matt
Wiltshire, Richmond; Comdr. Paul
Whitehead, Lynchburg; Mrs. Kath-
crime Moss, Washington, and Rob-
ert L. Ailworth, Eastville. Va.