Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1945, Cairo, Egypt                                German april 2d 1945 included i v King i i a i president Duchess of our Thill addresses commons Day i prime i president Vav i noticed preset Lif fir r he said captivating Hie charming Mariner deserted but his fac had an air  there was in when i took leave of him1 at i must confess that i had an inde ise of that his m health his influx end or disability itt4 the1 vide would i the Eveno of Tother in this or of Secretary Secretary of attorney postmaster Gen eral Secretary of Secretary of the this Law insures without of the office of president and command Erin chief of the armed the present if the office of president again became Ivac Aht before the next presidential the Secretary of now Edward Stettinius would automatically become vice president of the United states serves As president of the with the Elevation of tru Man to the senator Kenneth Democrat of who a president pro tempore1 of the assumes these Senate the Senate itself its president protein commander chief papers he Qon tinted to Zahy out wyth the utmost strictness when death came suddenly he had finish ed4 his that portion of his Days work was received few him on his death showed no falling off in his accustomed Clear vision and vigor upon perplexing and complicated the prime minister Eaid that Cor Respondence Between the two had comprised More than Mes greatest american Friend he was the greatest american Friend we have Ever known and greatest Champion of Freedom who has Ever brought help and Comfort from the new world to the there is no doubt that the president foresaw great danger Clos ing in on the prewar world with far More prescience than most Well informed people on either Side of the Truman got into Arm on fast one presi Dent Truman was a major in the army world War but had to pull a fast one to get into it was recalled by Edward Independence postmaster who served with vision was blurred without Glass hot Idle he wanted very much to get into the army but knew he  pass the Phy Sical examination on account of his so he persuaded the examining sergeant to whisper the letters to him so he could read the Chart Harry passed with later after he was already in and the army gave Harry another exam and found out about his he talked them into let Ting him sign a waiver and turned out to be one of the Best officers this country Truman popularity As a Soldier was said postmaster hinder he was my idea of a Good when we were under fire he was As Calm and collected As could 1 Are bowed in reverence As chaplain Roger offers a prayer in memory of president Joe far and chaplain extreme also took part in the ceremony we kit was held in Payne Fields Post theater saturday afternoon at signal corps photo by army personnel in the Middle East paid final tribute of their late president and Coinman Perinchief in ceremonies held on saturday and in a simple ceremony held in front of amet on sunday morn ing at William Deputy commander of his staff and personnel of the Headquarters marked the pass ing of president theater chaplain Howard and Captein Joseph officiated in the nonsectarian ser vice which was held on the portico of the flanked by a guard of stood immediately behind an altar which was erected on the after the bugler blew to the Dale the adjutant read War department general order in which of War Henry Stimson announced the death of the president to the Chanlain Freedman then read the hymn of our help in Ages past and the Twenty third a prayer and address by Chap lain Tomlinson after a closing the bugler blew the reverent notes of taps while the assembled audience stood their Heads bowed in at Camp Huckstep at 11 Oclock on sunday morn the personnel of Camp Huck paid final tribute to the president in a formation on the Post t ii re n As the saying he died in harness and we May Well say in Battle in line with his sailors and airmen who died Side by Side with ours in carrying out their tasks to the end All Over the world what an enviable death was his he had brought his country through the worst of its perils and the heaviest of All its Vic tory had cast its sure and steady beam upon he had stabilized in the Days of peace the foundations of ame rican life and in the War he had Arisen the might and glory of the great Republic to a height never attained by any nation in americas triple a jew York within slightly wore than six months America Focas lost three of its most prominent Public figures Alfred former governor and 1928 presidential who died 4 Wen Republican presi nominee in who died and president Parade Arden Lewis White House readied for Truman family Washington the White which has been the Home of every United states president except George was the scene of unusual activity this week As Roosevelt prepared the executive mansion for the tru on Roosevelt spent the Day supervising the packing of a 12year accumulation of family president Truman and his fam ily have moved from their modest Connecticut Avenue j which has already been rented to the Century old Blair 4 the governments official hostelry for visiting foreign dignitaries they will live at Blair which is Only a half lock from the White until the latter is ready for their Roosevelt began packing at 7 on during the she took time out to show Truman about the White House and introduce her to uie housekeeping army trucks with empty packing crates rattled through the White House Gates and there was noisy activity in family living quarters on the second mesh Post read secy Stim sons general order to the Assem bled after which Chap Lam James briefly expressed the sentiments of the local command and read a prayer by Stephen Vincent laps were sounded at the end of the appropriate music was played by the 309th both Catholic and protestant regular sunday morning services fun were in keeping with the 4 five minutes silence in the late presidents memory was observed at the Post theater on saturday Payne Fields memorial service was held at the Post theater on saturday afternoon at Joe Phipps read the general order announcing the death Chap Lains Roger Cap and officiated at the in which a Eulogy expressing the sentiments of Payne Field personnel was canteen hears news new York the Stags Duoi just settling Down for its Early evening got its news of the presidents death As Bea Trice Lillie was about to go miss Lillie stared in shocked silence and left when the announcement began to sink in servicemen started to some limping they filed silently into the standing out against the Cairo the United states Flag flutters at Mast As amet personnel gathered to pay tribute to the late part of the group which filled the front area at amet can be seen at participating in the ceremony were chaplain Howard top of who is seen Reading the Eulogy chaplain Joseph at his Dale before the signal corps photo by in the impressive Noonday formation at Camp chaplain James Jones reads an appropriate prayer by Ephen Vincent directly behind him stands Clyde comm and ing officer and far across the Sand is a formation of Camp Huck step signal corps