LAST RITES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 August 1923, Page 5

LAST RITES

iATE PRESIDENT HARDING

FUNERAL CEREMONY.

POLITICAL SITUATION.

»E cable—• "fps association—coptbight MARION (Ohoi), Aug. 10. Shortly after noon the line of people to pass the eoflan extended from Mr. Harding's house for three miles across the city, and special trains arrived frequently to unload fresh masses. Red Cross detachments were kept trasy aiding scores who were prostrated l>y the intense heat. With simple and brief ceremony the ex-President's remains were interred in their temporary xesting-place. At one o'clock the doors of Mr. Harding's home were closed to. the public, neat relatives taking a last look «& the body. The coffin was then sealed and placed in a plain hearse, and the profession to the grave moved between lines of plain home folk who had known the President when he was a printer. Following the hearse with the pallbearers representing Congress were relatives, President Coolidge, Mr. W. H. Taft, Mr. O. B. Hughes, members of Cabinet and officials from Washington, followed by several thousand residents of Marion. Arriving at the vaiilt a"choir sang two verses; of "Lead! -Kindly Light,'' A short Scripture reveling, prayer, three verses of "Near<3r My God to Thee'? and the benediction completed the service: ' with the placing of the. coffin in the vault, buglers stationed in eveTy large city sounded the "Last Pos^," in Washington guns fired a salute, while flags •were dipped everywhere. At the moment the coffin was placed in the mausoleum at Marion, four o'clock New York standard time, a period of silence ■varying from one to- five minutes was observed throughout the country, on American ships at sea, and in all dependencies, embassies and consulates in the world. Railways, tramways and all means of transportation sus-< pended operations for five minutes, while the telephone, telegraph and cable services were suspended for two minutes. The day was observed as a general holiday, throughout which all theatres, race tracks and all sporting ■places were closed, as well as all busi■aesses. ■ At Marion upwards of fifty thousand ■people filed past ■ the coffin, the pro■cession lasting long after midnight. It ■will be resumed early this morning. ■ LONDON, Aug. 10. ■ Westminster Abbey was filled in ■every corner for the memorial service ■to the .late President Harding, while an ■overflow service was held at St. Mar■garet's, Westminster. The Duke of ■York occupied the chief place as repre■senting the King, while the Prince of ■Wales and other royalties were represented. The congregation included ■lumbers of the. Cabinet and diplomatic ■corps, also the Dominions' High Oom- ■^ Canon Carnegie, in delivering the ad- ■^ s. saidrit was fitting that in the ■abbey, this central shrine of our parent ■meage. Americans «and Britishers Should unite m giving expression to the Mnutual goodwill, sympathy and solicitude aroused by Mr. Harding's death Bir. Harding's life work did not fail to ■satisfy us. Britishers and Americans recognised him as a man who »ried to do his duty. K^n™*™o^ 1- rvipe also held in Kt. Giles', Edinburgh. ■ tit -rx „• , PARIS, Aug. 10. ■l) MF; Handing's memorial service in BBc American pro-Cathedral was largeX a^ nd«d- M- Millerand (French was represented, . and several members- of Cabinet attended ■ r^ -J ■".■■•WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. »President Coolidge returned to the Capital to-day actually to take over the M^ ?f. State. The executive is Haced with numerous problems which KSJ • d«n* Harding left unde■S&?' including: <i) A threatened X v On / he hard coaJ fields; (2) the ■luiir and reparations situation: (3) «i extra, Congressional session to deal ■Li\. • f™** agricultural situation, ■hich is demanded by the farm bloc' ■JLw/^l^ll^ , cognition of BcawLt\fiW> 1 Prob? ble alig"^ent «sourt (^ the foi-mulation of domestic B r*I oement re-alignment. Ho 7i *]?? way president Coolidge ■S^rf v^ matte- rs pends the q^S »>n ot his re-nomination by the RecsJ sen for the next Presidential WRS'th Ma^ 1 Pditi«J leaders obntSd ■hat the whole success of the President's administration and the p£K ■ihty of his re-election, depend on his ■^wv^ 2f th, e Nation ■ While.,the late President Hardin^'s ■£f y +-^ cros «"K *c country a n ! ■t^L m,° f P°]itW»ns endeavored X* 6 P^s«lent Ooolidee to learn iff, ■rToonJ W J^ % »ho oppose.parhcination by the Fnited ■|tates. m the World Court Th* PrSi Bent, however, has so far refused teSl ■^a himself on this or any otLeTsub- ■ 1., WASHINGTON, An*: 11. White House fnrnmincen thnt +I,^' present Cabinet will be rSLned