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Show QUIET BURIAL FOR ACTRESS Body of Lillian Russell Moore Laid to Rest in Beautiful Cemetery PITTSBURG. Pa.. June 9. (By tho Associated Press. In bfcautlful . -ghny oemetory under somber skies Ilea that watch wns mortal of Mrs. Alexander P. Moore, the Lillian Russell Rus-sell of yesterday, and th wif of a Pittsburg publisher. This city with it.i great eteel Industries, and greater metropolis, me-tropolis, knew and s. nt forth noted representative to pay farewell tribute lo one whose olco and kindly heart jhad made for her an honored place among the nation's women. BORNE Bit M Ki ES After a simple service at the home where members of the family and B few near friends looked upon th quioted face for tho last time, the beads of six stalwart sea .Idlers bore I tho casket outward on It lat Journey, I to rest briefly In Trinity Protestant Episcopal chun h that the throng whe came to tander their final respect might fulfill tholr mission. Hero also the Rev. Ir. Edward S Travers performed the simple, yet Inspiring In-spiring rltea for the departed, a st d hoir marched silently through Uv .iiidliotlum to tho choir stalls. 1 I one famous singer's favorlto. hymn ' Rook at Ages," was sung by the assembly as-sembly in unison with the cmolr and at the closing, was rendered another she admired. ' My Faith Looks Up to Thee " The choir selection was "The Souls of tho Righteous Shall Kn.st. lr Peaee." The congregation standing while tho casket was borne by the marine from the ohuxch, Chopin's funeral march was sounded from tho organ Arriving at the gates of tho troe-dott-sd cemotery. the funeral cortege was met by "thoao who cajno ba. k" of th 107tH Field Artillery, an oversea organization of the world war which Mrs. Moore largely aided In equipping and to which h- gave their color. I With the firing of three rOlleys an'l the sounding of "taps" from the ruglv the bodv was tendsrly laid to rest in tho vault, where It will remain until a suitable mansoleum can be erected The honorary pallbearers Included Jarn.- ) IaiM, secretary of labor, and Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California. Cali-fornia. Reaullful floral tiibntos from mn 0 and women In many stations of life ranging from President ami Mr liar. ling t. the office boy of tna Pitta- i-org i-.ider. th publication of Mr. Moore, were rocoived and hundreds of messages of condolence from high of- j flcials, persons of tho theatrical world' and counties acquaintances In all parts of the country. 'The grea-test of them all." theatre folk called her no |