The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-24
BYTHE LAKE SIDE,
Arrangements for Funeral Services at
CIeVCInnd-Tho SOmbFe Decorations.


of the late President in charge Of General
Sherman, will arrive in the city Tomorrow
afternoon ut two o'clock, and will be met
at the depot by the Reception Committee
and escorted to Monument Square, where
they will be placed OH the Catalalque, They
will lie in state during Sunday and Monday
morning,
AT ten o'clock Monday morning the fu'
neral services will commence, and ut Mrs,
Garheld's special request, be under the di'
rectiOn OF Rev. Isaac Errett, OF Cincinnati,
and Chaplain Harrison Jones, of Mt.
Union, Ohio, chaplain OF Garfeld's old reg
iment. The following programme OF music
has been adopted,
MUSIC PROGRAMME
Funeral Beethoven
Thou ASt gone To tho griVG,
hut We will not deplOrO thee.
CLEVELAND VOCAL SOCIETY,
Chorus lomioriO Of St. paul MendGlsOhn
TO Thee, oh Lord, Yield Ny Spirit;
lymn-"."...""..,..."".." "".."The Presidents Fnv0rile
'IIO! RUapcr 0i Lies Harvest
Why stand with rHsed blaliG
Until, tho night draws round thee
And day bCgirs to fade"
NNN Ode Of Horace
United German Singing Societies,
THE FUNERAL DECORATIONS,
The main decorations consist OF nine
magnificent arches, one ut Glch entrance to
Monument Park, two at the corner OF
Euclid avenue and Erie street, two at the
corner OF Eric and Superior streets and at
the entrance to Lake View Cemetery.
Dnped banners stretch across the prnCi.
pal streets, bearing mOttOs and quotations
from the llustrions dead. large banner
with appropriate decorations spans Euclid
avenue at the Pittsburgh Railroad crossing,
where the body will be taken from
the ears and the procession formed
to enter the city. Elaborate decorative
work will be done upon four arches in the
square facing the pavilion. One on the
west will consist Of two massive columns
Joined by IN arch. Two other and shorter
columns stand by the side Of the fountains
Of the archway, one bearing bronze eagle
and the other representing broken col
umn. The columns will be appropriately
wrcathed In flowers, flags and drapery.
A portion Of the arch will consist Of flags
and flowers woven together to form u lad
dGr--at the foot canal bout, Hiram n step
above, then ChlCkamauga, house Of Con.
gress next-SenatC and at the top the
White House. The arch facing this upon
the east will be similar in general design.
The decorations consist principally Of
IlNgs Ofall nations, ,intermingled with flowers
and drapery. OF the sable llOral decorations
d standards they will be four by eight feet
In size, and in tile arChways eight by ten
feet. The decorations facing the catafalque
will be two colossal tlOHl gates with stand
ards at each end twenty feet in heighth.
The space between will be occupied by sev.
cral posts ten feet high. Each standard
will be clothed in sable drapery and dec.
orated with wreaths and flags.
j. II. Wade, II. u. Payne, md James
Perkins, have been appointed memorial
committee to receive subscriptions and
decide OIL monument.
THE MONUMENT FUND.
The following is self.cxplanatory: "The
undersigned have been charged with the
duty Of receiving contributions and erect.
ing II monument in lake View Cemetery
over the grave Of our lamcnted President,
james a. Garfield. In order that Nll may
share alike in the privilege and honor Of
the work We recommend tllatsubscriptiOns
be limited to one dollar each, and the
same collected as early MS pos
sible, and especially on Monday,
the dny Of the funeral, It being also the day
set apart by the President for u national
fast. Each locality throughout the States
aud Territories Is requested To organize
for this object in such why as II may deem
most effective. RcnittAnccs should be
made TO the Second National Bank OF
Cleveland, which has been appointed
Treasurer Of the-Garfeld Monument Fund.
[signed1 j. II. WADE,
II. d. PAYNE,