THE GREAT EDISON

Hokitika Guardian, 22 October 1931, Page 6

THE GREAT EDISON

BURIED IN SIMPLE FASHION. (United Press Association.-—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 21. Thomas Edison was buried after dusk to-day in Rosedale Cemetery, - West Orange. The cortege left Edison’s home after 4 p.m., following a simple ceremony and ■ wound slowly about the Edison estate, plant and laboratory. Mrs Hoover accompanied the Edison family to the grave. In the drawing room of the spacious Victorian mansion, where ho had lived for many years, a simple tribute had beein paid to one of America’s greatest peace time heroes, before the assembled family and friends, amidst (music, poetry and flowers ho lovedThe service opened with Edison’s favourite songs, “Little Grey Home in the West,” "I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen,” Played on the violin by an old friend and business associate, Arthur L. Walsh. There was more of his favourite music from Bach and Beethoven, the reading of the twenty-third Psalm, a tribute from Arthur J.. Palmer, one of his old associates, in laboratory and a prayer."