Show Government G Pauses While Officials ls Honor Bankhead's s M Memory mory WASHINGTON Sept 16 UP- UP UP President Roosevelt cabinet members members members mem mem- bers and a supreme court justice Monday participated in a state stale I fu funeral funeral fu- fu u for the late speaker of the house William B. B Bankhead of Alabama in the chamber over which he had presided since 1936 The rites were conducted shortly after the house had elected Rep Rep- r Sam Rayburn Tex Texas s Democrat to succeed B Bankhead who died early Sunday after a brief illness Rayburn was selected for the as Bankhead's bod body lay in m state in the flower-decked flower chamber He immediately appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed a man four committee to superintend funeral arrangements and a man 60 committee to at a at I tend Bankhead's burial services at Jasper Ala The rhe president ent and most cabinet members also will leave for Jasper l late te Monday Before the house services began R Representative resen Hen Henry y B. B D. D Ala dean of the Alabama house d legation eulogized the late speaker in m an address to the chamber i Eulogies Given Gien Rayburn and Republican Leader Joseph W. W Martin Jr also praised Bankhead ad for his long public service and statesmanship Opening the services with a prayer the Rev James Shera Montgomery house chaplain lauded lauded laud laud- ed Bankhead's record d and arid character char char- acter Members of the immediate family family fam lam ily were among the first to enter the chamber Mrs Bankhead sat between the late speak speakers speaker's rs r's brother broth r Senator John H. H Bankhead D. D Ala and her actress daughter Miss Tallulah Bankhead President Roosevelt entered the house shortly before the rites started He was accompanied by his naval aide The presidents president's s 's face seemed gray gray and careworn He sat directly In front of the casket Rites in Alabama A special funeral train carrying members of the family the man man 60 house delegation and two dozen I senators leaves for Jasper Monday Monday Mon Mon- day afternoon Mr Roosevelt members of his cabinet and other high administration tion officials will follow the cortege cortege cor con tege to Jasper in another train Henry A. A Wallace Democratic vice presidential candidate campaigning in the midwest will join john the Roosevelt party at Jasper The senate recessed until noon Wednesday |