Show Y ATTENDS A roS MEMORIAL SERVICE Washington Feb 2 In the presence of a distinguished assemblage including ing lug the president pre of the United States and ad his entire cabinet impressive Impre elve trib tribute tribute tribute ute today was rendered to dead Queen The ceremony was in St Johns Episcopal church beginning at 11 o clock this morning and was die dis distinctly official in character The Brit BritIsh Ish ambassador Lord had bad been directed by the London foreign of f lice to bestow be tow this last mark of respect to the dead sovereign and the time Ume timeA was A as chosen hosen so as to correspond exactly with the solemn service in London Within the sanctuary were great masses messes of flowers with tall palms paints and potted plants and purple badges of mourning instead of or sombre black MacK in accordance with the precedent established in London President McKinley and members of his cabinet ea arrived shortly before 11 H Ho o clock and were sere escorted to seats eat on the right of the church immediately beneath ben th the chancel With the prod president dent were S Secretaries Hay Gage and Root while back of them were Secre Seers Secretaries Secreta lanes ta Hitchcock Long and Wilson At Attorney homey torney General Griggs and Postmaster General Smith Chief Justice Fuller and nd the associate justices of the United States supreme court occupied pews behind the presidential party while to the right rl ht were ranged senators and members rs of or the house of tires tives Including the presiding officer of the senate Sinate Mr Frye and Speaker Hen decson d ton i Diplomats ia 14 Full Pull Uniform The presence of or the diplomatic corps In full uniform lent a touch of oC to the otherwise sombre sur stir surroundings Lord Pau was wits In the full fun uniform of his bis high diplomatic office with a black band around his left leCt arm arAl and a knot of or cren crepe on n the hilt nut of or his sword He was as accompanied b by Lady ady and the Hon Mi Mia f N j t and anS hv by h the nIP member of the embassy staff Each of the theother theother theother other British wore a heavy band of c crepe rf p about the left arm The British mba embassy Y officials occupies occupied oc seats immediately IF frosting fronting the chancel to the 1 lato 10 fo of ot the ie president Across tGa the ai aisle sat the UIe Preach ambassador M 3 Cambon ambon the Russian ambassador Count Ca Casini mi ini limp U German Gennan a airbus IT bass d r Dr Yon on the Italian am ambas baa Baron Pays Fava and the Mexican Mex an ambassador Senor St nor Azpiroz faeh n th the full uniform of ambassadorial rank Back of them w wee wane ranged the mints minis ministers tern tera of various countries including I I Du e D the Spanish minister the Turkish minister and his bis suite and I the Chinese minister and members of his stall staff Half way back Lieutenant General Miles MileR and Admiral Dewey ac ae accompanies companies compani by their large stars staffs in uni uniform uniform I form Back of them were ranged many i admirals generals and ana of lesser rank An added military aspect peet to the occasion ocion was given by the presence e of army arm and navy officers Icen o in full uniform acting as ushers Organ Opens Service At 11 o clock the soft strains of the organ and the distant sound ef tIC the pro processional hymn through the ed like and lid with measured tread tred the white robed choir boys entered the sanctuary singing For AH Al Thy Sins Following them came the many church officials taking part in the ceremony in including Henry D D cf Wash Wath Washington ington Smith rae rec rector I tor of St Johns church Dr Randolph RandolphH H B McKim rector of the Church of oC the Epiphany and Rev Ernest M 1 Pad dock acting chaplain to the bishop The service was that of the Church of England for the burial of the dead ded The lesson taken from First Corin Corinthians was read red by Dr and Dr Paddock led Jed the intonation of or orthe the prayers At the conclusion of the prayers Bishop Satterlee stepped for forward forward forward ward to the chancel rail and in Impre impressive sire sive tones delivered a 8 panegyric on Victoria Dr McKim read the burial ritual of the t Episcopal pal church and Bishop Sat crier ertee pronounced the t benediction Then as 88 the choristers moved move d from the sane sanc sanctuary singing the recessional rec hymn the president and his hl party a and aad d the distinguished assemblage quietly with thaw drew W and nd the impressive tribute to EDd deceased decea queen nen was aa at an end |