The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-06
FUNERAL OF MR.. CHILDS.
Bishop Potter, Of New York City, Will
Officiate-Bishop Whitaker and
Rev. Blanchard Will Assist.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb g. Bishop Pot
ter, of New York, this afternoon tele
graphed that he would oiiiciate at the
funeral of Mr.. Childs anl he will make
the address at the church. The regu-
lar burial service will be read by Bishop
Whitaker, of PennIylvsnis; Rev, DR..
Bodine, of the church OF the Saviour.
The late A. j. Drexel was a commune
cant at the latter church.
1t was announced this afternoon
that the following will act as pail
bearers; j. Pierpont Morgan, of New
York; John r. Mclean, Washington;
Cornelius Vanderbilt Onauncsy NJ
Depew General Horace Porter, Judge
Edward Patterson. Colonel Frederick
D. Grant and Hon. John Bigelow, of
New York; Enoch Pratt, Rsverdy
johnson. General Felix Agnus,
and Charles F. Mayer. Balti-
more; E. P. Wilbur, Bethlehem,
Pa; DR. James MacAlister, Frank
Thomson, Judge Henry Green, Judge
Craig Biddle, Frederick FraleY, Henry
H, Paul. John Lowber Welsh, Ferdi-
nand j. Dreer, George G Thomas. Will
lam NJ, Singerly, L. Clarke Davis,
Richard c Dale. Clement A. Griscom,
William V. Mexican, Eugene Dslano.
Isaac H. Clothier, Charles Il, Warbur.
ton, Joseph NJ Wilson. Richard NJ
Cadwalader, Joseph &. Rosengarten,
John Russell Young and Colonel NJ.
Richards Muckle, of Philadelphia.
kilograms of coincidence were re-
ceived today by Mrs, Childs from
Henry Wattsrson, J. S. Morgan & Co.
the London bankers; Hon. Bourke
Cochran, Chauncey NJ Depew, Joseph
Pulitzer Hon. Hugh j. Grant, Seua
tor j. Donald Cameron, Senator Will
lam b, Allison, Richard Watson Gill
der, Governor Mckinley and the Lotus
club, of New York
Special trains will leave New York.
Washington AMI Baltimore tomorrow
morning for the accommodation of flu
neral ATTENDANTS
The funeral promises to be one Of
the largest ever held in Philadelphia,
In addition to the large list Of personal
aCquRintances of Mr.. Childs, thous-
ands Of people in every walk OF life
who did not know him personally,
seem to feel his death az a personal be
reavsment, and hundreds Of them will
undoubtedly strive to gain admittance
to the services at the church tomor-
row Besides the personal friends of
the dead philanthropist and the gem
eral public numerous organizations
aud societies will be represented by
delegations at the funeral
The vestrv of st. James church. of
which Mr.. Childs was member, will
attend in body. The $50 employees
of the Ledger will assemble in the
composing room Of the Ledger Office at
noon and will march to the church in a
body. During the services the Ledger
Office will be closed so that all the EN-
ployes can attend, The officers faculty
and woman's advisory board Of the
Drexel institute will go together to the
church. A special train leaving New
York ut o'clock will bring about
thirty members of the press club OF
that city and delegation of New York
editors and publishers, q delegation
Of New York Typographical union No.
g. and q delegation from the Interna-
tioual Typographical union
A committee from the Boston Pres
club will come on from that ,city In
addition to the above delegations will
be present from the following orgaui
cations; The George W. Child's chap
ter of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, the Presbyterian Minister
ial association, the Typographioa
Unions, No. and ., the Horticul
tursl society, aud numerous others.