AMERICAN ITEMS.
AUSTRALIAN AND N\Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MU WILSON VS INTEIIMENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. G. Without pomp, yet with the highest honours the nation could bestow on a private citizen, ex-President W ilson was laid to rest this afternoon in the quiet little chapel of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. Sixty of his closest friends attended a simple service at Mr Wilson's home, and 4,500 attended the Cathedral while Episcopal services were conducted. There were twenty carriages m the Itinera] cortege, which moved through streets thronged with people standing in silent tribute. Congress was idle, and the Government departments closed, Throughout the country the wheels of industry and commerce halted for a few minutes. Amplifiers carried the solemn words oi the clergy and the choir singing throughout tin* country. The actual entombment was witnessed only by the actual members of the family. The casket was placed in a vault, pending the building of a fitting memorial to mark the last resting place.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1924, Page 2
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164AMERICAN ITEMS. Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1924, Page 2
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