August 21, 1934
As a mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Henry T. Rainey, late Speaker and Member of the House of Representatives of the United States, it is hereby ordered that the flags on the White House and public buildings in the District of Columbia and the State of Illinois be placed at half mast on the day of the funeral service at Carrollton, Illinois, Wednesday, August 22, 1934.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The White House,
August 21, 1934.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Executive Order 6826—The Honorable Henry T. Rainey Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/373190