The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-06
MR.. CHILD s FUNERAL.
Men of National Renown as Hon.
orary Pallbearers.
LABoRs TRIBUTE TO GREATNESS.
philadelphia Union Printers Start q Move
ment for tho Election Of Monument
in Philadelphia to LRbor'n Patron Saint
Subscription Already rendered.

ment for the Erection OF Monument
in Philadelphia to Labor'a Patron Saint.
Subscription Already Tendored.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-The arrange
ments for the funeral of the late George
w. Childs, which occurs this afternoon
from st. James Protestant Episcopal
church, were completed last night. The
pallbearers will BIZ:
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan. of New York;
Mr., John II. Mclean, Of Washington; Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Hon. g. NJ. Depew,
General Horace Porter, Judge Edward
Patterson, Colonel Frederick d. Grant
and Hon. John Bigelow, of New York;
Mr.. Enoch Pratt, Reyerdy Johnson Gen
sral Felix Angus and Mr.. Charles L.
Mayer, of Baltimore; Mr.. L. p. Wilbur,
Of Bethlehem, Pa; DIR. James MacAlister,
Mr.. Frank Thomson, Judge Henry Green,
Judge Craig Biddle, Mr.. Frederick Fraley,
Mr.. Henry N. Paul, Mr.. John Lowber
Welsh, Mr.. Ferdinand ]. Dreer, Mr..
George G. Thomas, Mr.. William NJ. Sin
Kerly, Mr.. l.. Clarke Davis, Mr. Richard
u. Dale, Mr.. Clement A. Griscom, Mr..
William V. Mexican, Mr. Eugene Delano,
Mr.. lsaac ii. Clpthier, Mr.. Charles II.
Warburton, Mr.. Joseph NJ. Wilson, Mr..
Richard NJ Cadwalader, Mr.. Joseph G.
Rosengarten, Hon. John Russell Young
and Colonel M. Richards Muckle, of
Philadelphia.
There will be delegations from the Bos-
ton Press club and number of New York
publishers and prominent editors who
oome over from New York on n special
train this morning. Shortly before noon
special train also arrived from Washing
ton. bringing q large number of national
officials, who will return Immediately
after the funeral The International Ty-
geographical union will bo represented by
two delegates from New York and two
from Philadelphia.
Many hundreds of letters and tele-
grams of condoldnce have been received
by Mrs. Childs Most of these are from
labor organizations in all sections of the
land, notably from printers unions, all
speaking in tsndtrest terms of labor's pa
tron saint.
ST, James church has seating capacity
OF only about 1900, and this will barely
accommodate the relatives and immediate
friends of the family, honorary pail
bearers, Ledger employees and delegations
from the various organizations which de-
s,re to be represented, Sittings will be re-
served in the church in the following
ORDER
Members OF the family and friends;
pullbearers; employees of The Public Led
ger, officers and faculty of the Drexel In
ptitute; womens advisory board of Drexel
Institute; 1ypotheta of Philadelphia;
members of she New York press; New
York publishers George W. Childs divi-
sion, brotherhood OF Locomotive Engin-
GERS; Presbyter an Ministerial associa-
ton; Typographical Union No. 2; Ger
man Typographia No. l: Philadelphia
Trades League; Boston Press club; New
York Typographical union; International
Typographical hnion; Pen and Pencil
club, and others
The floral tributes will be very elabor.
ate There will be a separate piece from
each department of the Ledger office.
President Prescott, Of the International
Typographical 1nion, wired President
Chance, of the Philadelphia union, to Sc
cure suitable design, and numerous To-
cal organizations will send tributes,
Typographical Union No. ., of this city,
held meeting last evening, and after
adopting suitable memorial the initial
tOg steps were taken toward the erection
OF monument by union printers In
Philadelphia. 1t was stated that sub.
seriptions for this purpose had already
been rendered and committee will be
appointed later to take charge of the
matter.