Funeral Services

MONDAY, January 22, 1940.

The Senate met at 12 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m.

The Chaplain, Rev. ZẹBarney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open and all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy holy spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily magnify Thy holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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, surrounded by many floral tributes. A spray of red roses had been placed on the desk lately occupied by Senator BORAH.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senate is now in session, pursuant to the resolution previously adopted, to attend the funeral of the late Senator WILLIAM E. BORAH. The invited guests of the Senate will be escorted to the places assigned them.

The committee appointed by the Vice President, on the part of the Senate, to take order for superintending the funeral of the deceased Senator, consisting of Mr. Clark of Idaho, Mr. Pittman, Mr. Nye, Mr. Vandenberg, Mr. White, Mr. Austin, Mr. O'Mahoney, Mr. Burke, Mr. Minton, and Mr. Lodge, were seated to the right of the Vice President.

The committee appointed by the Speaker of the House to attend the funeral of the deceased Senator, consisting of Mr. Boehne, Mr. Hill, Mr. Lemke, Mr. Murdock of Utah, Mr. White of Idaho, Mr. Hull, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Case of South Dakota, Mr. Dworshak, and Mr. Thorkelson, entered the Chamber and took the seats assigned to them.

Funeral Services

MONDAY, January 22, 1940.

The Senate met at 12 o'clock and 15 minutes p. m.

The Chaplain, Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., offered the following prayer:

Almighty God, unto whom all hearts are open and all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Thy holy spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee and worthily magnify Thy holy name. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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, surrounded by many floral tributes. A spray of red roses had been placed on the desk lately occupied by Senator BORAH.

The VICE PRESIDENT. The Senate is now in session, pursuant to the resolution previously adopted, to attend the funeral of the late Senator WILLIAM E. BORAH. The invited guests of the Senate will be escorted to the places assigned them.

The committee appointed by the Vice President, on the part of the Senate, to take order for superintending the funeral of the deceased Senator, consisting of Mr. Clark of Idaho, Mr. Pittman, Mr. Nye, Mr. Vandenberg, Mr. White, Mr. Austin, Mr. O'Mahoney, Mr. Burke, Mr. Minton, and Mr. Lodge, were seated to the right of the Vice President.

The committee appointed by the Speaker of the House to attend the funeral of the deceased Senator, consisting of Mr. Boehne, Mr. Hill, Mr. Lemke, Mr. Murdock of Utah, Mr. White of Idaho, Mr. Hull, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Case of South Dakota, Mr. Dworshak, and Mr. Thorkelson, entered the Chamber and took the seats assigned to them.

The Members of the House of Representatives, preceded by the Sergeant at Arms and the Speaker, entered the Senate Chamber. The Speaker was escorted to a seat on the right of the Vice President, 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.

The Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, with Mr. Justice Willis Van Devanter, retired, and Mr. Justice George Sutherland, retired, accompanied by the Marshal, entered the Chamber and were seated in the area to the left of the Vice President's desk.

The Acting 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.

Hon. William E. Lee, appointed by Hon. C. A. Bottolfsen, Governor of the State of Idaho, to represent him at the funeral of the deceased Senator, was escorted to the seat provided for him.

Mrs. Borah and relatives and friends of the deceased Senator were seated in the main lobby of the Senate to the left of the Vice President.

Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips, D. D., Chaplain of the Senate, and Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., Chaplain of the House of Representatives, took their places at the Secretary's desk.

The President of the United States, accompanied by his military and naval aides, 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.