Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom (1935)

Record Details:

Title:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Date:
1935
Publisher:
Chicago : The John C. Winston Company
Volume:
Will Rogers: ambassador of good will, prince of wit and wisdom
Leaf #:
000261
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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FLYING WITH WILEY POST 237 representing President Roosevelt, marched through a forced lane to the second floor, where the body lay. "Wiley Post has come to rest," the Governor said, his deep voice raised above the murmur of the crowd. "The body of Oklahoma's son begins the sleep eternal beneath the sod he loved. His spirit, in company with the spirit of Oklahoma's Will Rogers, his pal, takes its flight to that bourne from which no traveler ever returns. "Wiley Post flew around the earth. Wiley Post ascended above the earth to heights thought unattainable by man. Today Wiley Post precedes us, his friends, on that greater journey we all must take some day. "Happy landing, Wiley Post, in that haven of all brave souls. Nothing we poor mortals can say or do will add to the lasting glory or prestige of these two Oklahoma sons. "At this hour, at this moment, the people of this State, the people of the United States everywhere, pause in their earthly tasks or pleasures to do them honor. "We who are assembled here, their Oklahoma kinsmen and friends, can say to our dear departed: "Fare thee well, Will Rogers; fare thee well, Wiley Post. "Happy landing!" All was quiet, save the faint drone of the airplanes. After a brief invocation by the Rev. William Slack, former naval airman and now minister of the Methodist Church at Lawton, the casket was moved toward the south steps of the Capitol.