Show WOODROW WILSON TAKES FINAL REST THRONGS LINE AVENUE OF FUNERAL FUNERAL FUNERAL FUN- FUN ERAL CORTEGE AND ALL WASHINGTON IS STILLED Simple Rites Are Paid To Former President In the Privacy of What Was Until a Few Days Ago His Home Washington Woodrow Wilson passed forever er Wednesday from the tilt world stage where onCe lie he towered a commanding figure In the sacred privacy ac of tho the home homo last rites were sai said said sains ns ns simple as the faith of ot the man himself in the goodness of oC God Only the presence of the vice ice president and the few who were his colleagues in days of or greatness greatness great great- ness and tho the quiet thousands waiting outside under wintry skies sIdes for a humble share in the last leave takIng taking taking tak tak- ing marked this as the funeral of a rent great man There was more formal tone to the Ule cathedral service ice which followed There In the tile chapel which gives entrance to the vault of e entombment were wore gathered the dignitaries of governments governments gov gov- and man many men of place and power powel in America Organ note tho the pealing voices of the choir added a touch of ot ceremony to the brief religious religious re re- Ious liS-Ious exercises But at the very last the dead passed again in to the keepIng keeping keep- keep Ing of his nearest antI and dearest who alone might watch over o the entombment entomb entomb- ment and hear the resigned faith of the committal service uttered e The nations' nations share in that last moment was only to stand in silent reverence re outside while the tomb received the keeping of an honored American During the funeral service Ice the thedUS dUS life of tho the nations nation's capital stood t it t pause as elsewhere over o America men did last honor to the dead lead The drumming guns of sorrow echoed dully tro from the distant hills where Fort yer i yel lies guns guns guns which had heralded the dark cloud wrapped coming gf f da day with the tile somber clamor clam clam- or of ot salute to a dead commander Wherever the flag flew it was half masted In token of the nations nation's loss proclaiming the sorrow of a great nations nation's people As Mr Ir Wilsons Wilson's body was placed in the tho casket a bouquet of ot orchids the tribute of American soldiers in World war was vas placed upon it and remained the only floral offering in that place of oC preeminence during t tie te e day An I hour before the service at the home tome was to begin several se thousand persons were gathered in the street which was lined on either side by mari marines and I 1 es infantrymen They had come to get a fleeting glimpse of the start of the funeral procession to Mount St. St Albans The Tho assemblage grow grew with every minute despite gathering clouds and a threat of ot snow The guard of honor of ot twenty- twenty four service men arrived at 2 o'clock and took up its station Just outside the front door standing in double file headed by eight soldiers dressed in khaki uniforms and overcoats Eight sailors were next in blue sailor and anel blue jackets anti and anath th then n the tile eight marines Immediately behind dressed in field green unIforms uniforms uni nfl forms and overcoats with white gloves Three secret service serice men who served at the tho the White Douse House during the Wilson administration arrived shortly after 2 o'clock to take their places among those who were to do dothe dothe dothe the last ministrations for the dead |