Mrs. Wilson's Funeral

President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Library of Congress photo
Georgia Archives photo
President's Carriage Georgia Archives photo

Daddy took us to Rome to see the funeral procession. He said it would be the only time we'd probably ever get to see the President. All we could see was a big black carriage pulled by black horses carrying the President and his daughters behind the carriage pulled by white horses that carried Mrs. Wilson's body, Daddy said. Town was decorated up as for Fourth of July, almost, except the bunting was black and white instead of red white and blue.