The Hemisphere: SINCLAIR LEWIS: 1885-1951

Sinclair Lewis once remarked that he wanted no ceremony at his funeral except the singing of "Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here." The committee of prominent citizens which last week was making plans for Sinclair Lewis' funeral in his home town cf Sauk Centre, Minn, did not find this suggestion appropriate. Even if they had, few of the Old Gang were left to remember the good old days when Sinclair Lewis was considered an unholy terror, the Scourge of Main Street, and hell's own foreign correspondent sent up to malign God's country.

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