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Show Citizens of High and Low Station File Through Rotunda Ro-tunda of Capitol; Burial To Be In Arlington. WASHINGTON, March 11 (TJP) The love that a nation bore for William Howard Taft was symbolized today in a touching final tribute by thousands of citizens of the capitol who stood, silently, m a drechiug spring rain as the final honors of the state were paid to the departed chieftain. For two hours, those of high and low degree who had waited in the ; fiiori through the rotunda of the Capitol past the catalalque up-j up-j on which other presidents lay in : state in death Lincoln, Garfield, i McKinlev and Harding. It was estimated es-timated that 8.000 persons passed by for a final look at the man who was beloved by so many for his genial good nature. Line Streets Other thousands lined the streets cf the capital through which the brilliant funeral cortege moved to All Souls Unitarian church for the simple funeral ceremony which the former president had ordered. The funeral service at the church preceded pre-ceded the burial on a grassy slope in Arlington national cemetery overlooking the capital. The body of the dead statesman was takm from the Capitol as the army band waiting below played "Onward Christian Soldiers." A hush fell-upon the large crowd waiting in the rain-swept plaze. Many of them had been unable to get into the rotunda. President and Mrs. Hoover left the White House for All Souls Unitarian Uni-tarian church at 1:25. They were accompanied by Secretaries Akcr- son and Newton, and other members mem-bers of the White House staff, in-eluding in-eluding Rudolph Forester, who served under Mr. Taft. Mrs. Taft and other members of the familv met the caisson at the their home while the body lay m church. They had remained at state at the Capitol. The funeral procession which moved from tho Capitol to the, church was larger than that which had escorted the body to the Capitol Capi-tol three hours earlier. It was composed of a battalion .of infantry, infan-try, a battalion of field artillery, a battalion of marines and a company com-pany of bliuc jackets. The army and marine bands played funeral dirges. The crowds along the streets were augmented at '12:30 p. m. when thousands of government workers were released to sec the procession from the church to Arlington Ar-lington cemetery, which included 120 automobiles carrying President Presi-dent Hoover, members of the supreme su-preme court, and numbers of other high officials. |