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loran to to yM met. the flr.Lfamlly
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933.
Neighbors of Ilvd. park mingled
etlh cabinet nfticer., auprom.l
Joust Juellr^., rongro..lonal and
pIMUry leaders, and foreign ezorn-
fives to pay final homage to fill
man who gave up the country
squire life he wanted to load a
ambaltled nation through It.
greatest confllft.
Among the funeral glleetim worr i
lading Minister Mackenzie King of
Canada —who placed his own flornl
offering at the Room-carpclr.l
grave -aide —end Alfred Clay, on of
A. farmer on the Roosevelt estate
and boyhood playmate of the late
President.
Sohtlo Given
The presldenllal irate, — In a
funeral role for the first time since
Iho death of Warren G. Harding —
tolled Into the Roosevelt mtal t for
the last time At 8:40 a.m. Sunday. I
It wns a beautiful day. A wnrm
spring sun reflected off the waters
, oL the I ror,
art lull l r
- Gun of 71-slal tea it'
proelEen
burlai services a few minutes be
fore 10 a.m. The guns. were fired
at 15-second Intervals. Between, the
reports only the startled chirping
of birds In the trees and hedge.
disturbed the quiet of Krum El-
bow's 1,100 acres.
At 10:02 a.m. a marine captained
snapped "Present Arms" to the
military guard of honor. Down the
valley came the muffled roll• of
drums. The body of President
Roosevelt began the short, slow
journey to the final resting place
he chose, ,
Cadets in Attendance
A military band bioke•into the
brisk of "Hail to the Chief,"
strains
then turned to the somber, mourn-
ful chords of a Chopin funeral
dirge. Formal -clad cadets from
West Point, 35 miles away, marched
into the garden and stood.at atten-
tion before the grave —banked by
floral condolences from all over
the world.
At 10:36 a.m., 10 bearers from
the armed forces lifted the heavy,
flag -draped casket from ' a gun
caisson and carried it inside the
garden to the graveside. Behind
the caisson stood a horse draped
in black, .carrying only the boots
and saber of it symbolic rider.
Mrs. Roosevelt and two of her
children —son -Elliott, an Air Forces
�. brigadier general, and daughter
Anna —stood dry-eyed before the
grave. To MrsRoosevelt's right
were the top military commanders
of the nation, members of the cab=
inet, and at the Supreme Coutt
To her left stood official delega-
tions from both branches of Con-
`gress.
Rector's Voice Clear
White -bearded Gedrge W. An-
thony, 78-year-old rector of St.
James Episcopal Church in Hyde
Park, walked slowly to the grave
to intone his church's burial serv-
ice. A spring breeze ruffled his
white hair and plucked at his sur-
Alice as he spoke. His voice came
sharp and clear oa rho morning
air:
"To Almighty God we commend
the soul of ests,trheadshebaredarkept
The
•lam• ,
their eyes Axed before them.
es
Axedlei
"Father in thy gracious keeping
�
leave us now thy servant sleeping."
' A baby cried. Its father gath-
r�
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.red it in his arms and walked out-
side the garden.
O
"Grant unto trim, O Lord, eternal
rest."
Mrs. Roosevelt lowered her head
momentarily.
"Rest in peace. Amen!"
Volleys Fired
Nine West Point -cadets marched
briskly to position behind the high -
banked flowers. Rifles raised, they
fired three quick volleys into the
blue sky. The bearers carefully
folded the flag which draped the
President's casket and presented it
to Mrs. Roosevelt. She, in turn,
handed it to Elliott.
The go. -vice was over at 10:50
a.ia.—less I+han an hour after the
opentnb egAute.
Named to Insurance Fund
Albany— UP) —Governor Dewey
today
appointed Maurice Rosen-
feld New York City, as
a member
of the State Insurance
Fund to
succeed John E. Connelly, •New
York City, former chairman
ter
m whose
expired Dec. 311
1914
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