Personal memoirs of the home life of the late Theodore Roosevelt as soldier, governor, vice president, and president, in relation to Oyster Bay .. . SamuelRoosevelt. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, repre-sented President Wilson at the funeral. GeneralPeyton C. March, Chief of Staff, represented theUnited States Army and Admiral Winslow, theNavy. There were also a number of diplomaticrepresentatives. Governor Alfred E. Smith and his staff, ofNew York, were among the distinguished personsat the funeral. A Congressional delegation fromWashington also attended. A silver plate on the plain oaken
Personal memoirs of the home life of the late Theodore Roosevelt as soldier, governor, vice president, and president, in relation to Oyster Bay .. . SamuelRoosevelt. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, repre-sented President Wilson at the funeral. GeneralPeyton C. March, Chief of Staff, represented theUnited States Army and Admiral Winslow, theNavy. There were also a number of diplomaticrepresentatives. Governor Alfred E. Smith and his staff, ofNew York, were among the distinguished personsat the funeral. A Congressional delegation fromWashington also attended. A silver plate on the plain oaken coffm bore theinscription: Theodore RooseveltBorn October 27, 1858. Died January 6, 1919. The burial was in Youngs Memorial Cemetery,on a beautiful knoll overlooking Long IslandSound. The plot was selected by Mr. and directly after Mr. Roosevelt left theWhite House. The grave is guarded night andday by Lieut. C. P. Reynolds, a watchman em-ployed for that purpose, alternating with anothersoldier. The grave has been enclosed with an iron fenceeight feet high. Entrance to the plot is nowthrough a gate which is to be kept Where the •?Suuunii- While House was lucated,over Moores Grocery Store.
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