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VOL. XXX. No. 98.SIMPLE FUNERAL RITES ARE HD FOR R. E. BYRDNo Deviation From Prescribed Ritual of Protestant Episcopal Church Was Desired by Noted Virginian*STATE REPRESENTED BY MANY OFFICIALSIdimcnse Quantities of Floral Tributes Laid Upon Grave In Mt. Hebron by Friends In All Life’s Stations.The mortal remains of Richard Evelyn Byrd, noted Virginia Jury lawyer, legislator, writer and publicist, whose death in the Johnston-Willis Hospital, Richmond last Friday night followed an illness of less than a month, were laid to rest this afternoon in the Byrd faibily lot InMount Hebron Cemetery while an im-■ throng of lifelong fSCHNEIDER CUP CHALLENGERS IN TROUBLE APLENTYItalians Find Gasoline Becomes Mixed — Rainwater In Drums.(By the Associated Press).BAY SHORE PARK, Baltimore, Oct. 36.-r-Qr#at Britain’s Schneider cup challengers were definitely reduced to pne this morning, when pilot Burk Hinkler in Britain’s reserve plane, a Glsoter-Kapier, went through his pontoon in landing on the Chesapeake in his third atfempt to Qualify his plane for the International races this af-*The Gloster wan towed to her hangar with Its pontoons smashed, and itsunger-riggtog lost, one wing bent and ita_propeuer blades In the water.mense throng of lifelong friends and associates stood by in silence andwith tear-dimmed eyes, paying by their presence a tribute to the me ory of one of Winchester’s most distinguished and brilliant citizens.Plain and Simple Service.The funeral services, held at 3 o'clock in Christ Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Byrd became a member when a youth, were marked by the utmost simplicity. This was in accordance with an oft-expressed Wish of Mr. Byrd, who desired no elaborate rites or the extolling of his charact-There was no departure whatever from the regular ritual of the prayer book, and the service held for the famous Virginia court pleader was the same as that said for the humblest citizen of the community... MttliL P __The pilot, brought in by a boat from the U. 8. S. Shawmut, was not hurt. He said he found the surface upon landing much rougher than he expect-Captain Hubert Broad in Great Britain’s Gloster Napier III which passed its test last Friday will be the only British plane to enter the race this afternoon.Doolittle First To Get AwayAt 1.40 o’clock Lieut. James H. Doolittle's little Jet-black Curtiss, the United States Army plane, apparently primed and ready, was slid down the runway and moored in the water to await the starting signal.Lieut. Doolittle will be the first to get away, now that Capt. Henry C. Biard and Pilot Burt Hinkler, of England, both have been eliminated by accident.The United States Navy plane, Lieut. George T. Cuddehy’s blue Curtiss, followed the black army ship into the water.At .1:40 the motor case was off the engine of Riceardo MorSili’s No. 6 f ______ Machbhi, and mechanics were*work- iNeither was there a long list of | toff frenziedly about R. Nothing yet «honorary pallbearers, this ,too. in I had be«“ done with No. 7, Giovanni lt;conformity with his desire for aim- Brigahti’s plane.plictty and in keeping with his demo-: _ ‘.. ! tGasoline Gets Mixed. lt;cratic ideas.Honored By Throngs.However, the vast throng that gathered in snd around the church paid hondr to his memory.They came from the various de-The first take 6tf in the Schnieder cup race was scheduled for 2:30, with the Italians to cross the line last at 2:50 and 2:T»5 respectively. lt;•. * Shortly before 1 o’clock the Jtal-partuieuts of the state government to . iaus turning up were In trouble with Richmond, and also, from the little j their machines Two theories were hills and valleys of Frederick county, i advanced by the plane handlers— Hundreds of thone from ,the coun- that two grades of gasoline brought v hoa to the hangar for the Italian planesInadvertently had become mixed, and that rain water had penetrated the furi drum.try districts had grown ttfj with the man they knew only as “Dick” Byrd, friend and confidant., and upon whose loyalty to them and their interests ho was unfaltering and unflagging.They regarded his passing in a sense as a personal sorrow, and they had laid aside their work for the day to come to his bier and pay a tribute of love and affection.Funeral Rites at 3 P. H.Except that portion rfeserVed for the members of Mr. Byrd’s family close to the sanctuary, the historic old church, in which his ancestors had worshipped in years gone by, was filled to overflowing when the services began at 3 o'clock with the chanting by the vested choir of the anthem, “I Am the Resurrection,” thd funeral procession proceeded up the center aisle being headed by the rector, the Rev. Robert B. Nelson. — —The clergyman offered the prayers prescribed for the burial of the lt;to*d, 8nd after the singing of the hymn, “Lead. Kindly Light, read the major portion of the fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians.The other hymn sung at the church was ‘The Strife Is O’er,” and the service concluded with a prayer and the benediction. Peter Vredenburgh was the organist.Great Mass of Blowers Great quantities of floral pieces, some of them having been brought by' friends from Richmond. Washington. Martinsburg. W. Va.. and other sections. were hanked around the casket, which rested on a satafalque in front of the sanctuary.Then, too, there were scores of floral offerings from Winchester and Frederick county friends and associates.Throngs at the Cemeteryl arge numbers who wrere unable to find standing room in the church auditorium remained on the sidewalks around the edifice until the servvice was over, and then joined the procession and marched to the cemetery.The Rev. Mr. Nelson concluded the service at the grave by reading the commital ritual, the choir singing a hymn. “Abide With Me.”Many lingered long after the family had left to assist in arranging the mass of flowers on and around the grave. They stood in groups and knots with tear-dimmed eyes at the last resting place of their friend and associate in many political and court battles as the slanting rays of the evening sun grew fainter in the western sky, and Anally went their way a sorrowful throng.Old Friends Serve as Pallbearers The pallbearers were chosen from among Mr. Byrd’s most devoted friends in Winchester and Frederick county, most of whom had grown jip with him from boyhood.They were Representative Thomas W. Harrison, his first law partner: R. Gray Williams, Shirley Carter, William E. Carson, H. D. Fuller, Maurice M. Lynch, Richard L. Omps. Luther Huyett. Robert M. Ward, James B. Russell. Adam C. Carson, A. C. Slo-?,alPr’ BlT*n Conrad and Major Heber Flood.Many Frem Oat of Town.Among those who came last eVeu-tog and this morning for Mr. Byrd’s funeral were the following:United States Senator Claude ARead Moling and Seal Blanket ad on 7th page. (lp-lt)Swanson, Washington.5Col. Peter Saunders, secretary to Governor Trinkle, Richmond.Judge Berkeley D. Adams, member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Richmond.John Pprcell, treasurer of Virginia, Richmond.Carter W. Wormeiey, state publicity agent, Richmond.O. V. Hanger, clerk of the Virginia State Senate. Richmond.M. A. Hutchinson, secretary of the Democratic State Committee, Richmond.Judge Lester Hooker, member of the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Richmond.Former Representative C. C. Carlin, of the Eighth Virginia district, Alexandria.John Stewart Bryan, publisher of the Npws-Leader, Richmond.La Motte Blakely, of the Times-Dis-patch, Richmond.William T. Reed. Richmond.Mr. and Mrs.. William S. Hopson, Richmond, the latter secretary to Mr. Byrd. ,Mr. and Mrs John S. Hprsinger, Salem, Va.John Lawler, Alexandria.Col. Joseph Button, state commissioner of insurance, Appomattox.Capt. John J. Wicker, past commander Virginia department, Amerb can Legion, Richmond.Mrs. Henry D. Flood, Washington. Wilmer O’Flaherty, Richmond. Chapman Dudley, Rocky Mount, Va. W. D. Cardwell, former speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Richmond.C. Aubrey Spence, Richmond.Col. Carroll Menefee, Sperryville. Col. P. H. O’Bannon, Sperryville. The Rev Father Thomas A. Rankin, representing the Rt. Rev. Dennis J QCotmeU, bishop of the diocese of Richmond.Wade H. Massie, member of the Vir- j ginia State Highway Commission, Washington, Va.Charles B. Cooke. Richmond.Miss Mac. J. Schatll, of the Vir. ginia State Board of* Health, Richmond.Miss M. M. Scliaill, Richmond.MrB. J. S. Hanckel, Richmond.Ott way Byrd, Brandon-on-James, Va.Lester Shipley, Baltimore.Miss Evelyn By#d Shipley, Baltimore.Miss Mary Byrd, Baltimore.Alfred Byrd, Berryville. Va.Mrs. Dr. Elliott, New York City. Major George Rivers Byrd. United States Army (retired) Orlando, Fla Mrs. Kenneth W. Hudgins, Hampton, Va.Former United States Senator and Mrs. Charles J .Faulkner, Martins-0burg. W. Va.Miss Sallie Snodgrass, Martinaburg. wa Miss May Paulkner. Martinaburg. 1 waMrs. Jane Wbite. Martinsburg. lt;rlt;
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