Funeral Services FRIDAY, July 16, 1937. The casket containing the body of the deceased Senator had been previously brought into the Senate Chamber and placed in the area in front of the desk, being surrounded by many floral tributes. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senate is in session, according to the unanimous-consent order, to participate in the funeral services for the late Senator JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, of Arkansas. The invited guests of the Senate will be escorted to the places assigned them. The Members of the House of Representatives, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms and the Clerk and by the Speaker, entered the Senate Chamber. The Speaker was escorted to a seat on the right of the President pro tempore. The Sergeant at Arms and Clerk were assigned to seats at the Secretary's desk, and Members of the House were given the seats provided for them. The members of the Diplomatic Corps entered the Chamber and were seated to the left of the Vice President's desk. Mr. Justice Butler, of the Supreme Court of the United States, representing that body, accompanied by the Marshal, entered the Chamber and was seated in the area to the left of the Vice President's desk. The Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Commandant of the Coast Guard entered the Chamber and were seated in the area to the left of the Vice President's desk. Mrs. Robinson and relatives and friends of the deceased Senator, accompanied by Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate, and Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., Chaplain of the House of Representatives, entered the Chamber. Mrs. Robinson, members of the family, and friends were seated in the area below and to the left of the Vice President's desk. Dr. Phillips and Dr. Montgomery took their places at the Secretary's desk. The President of the United States and the Members of his Cabinet, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, entered the Chamber and were seated in the area in front and to the right of the Vice President's desk. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The President of the United States, members of the Cabinet, members of the Supreme Court, the Diplomatic Corps, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the House of Representatives of the United States and its Speaker [William B. Bankhead, of Alabama), the widow, relatives, and friends of the deceased having assembled, in accordance with the unanimous-consent order and invitation to participate in the formal Senate ceremonies on the occasion of the funeral of our late beloved colleague, Senator JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, the Chair now, in accordance with that order, requests the Chaplain of the Senate to conduct the services. Miss Helen Howison, of the city of Washington, sang "Lead Kindly Light." Lead Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home Lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene-one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou I loved to choose and see my path; but now I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will; remember not past years. |