The record-union., 1899-11-23
1914.
GARRETT A. HOBART.
1899.


The following official statement was
given out at the Hobart residence by
Private Secretary Evans tonight:
THE funeral services over the body
of the late Vice President will be held
at the Church of the Redeemer, Pater-
son, Saturday, November 25th, at 80
p. m.
'Inasmuch as the seating accommo-
dations of the church are entirely in
adequate, it will be necessary that seats
be reserved for the various national,
State and local officials, representa-
tives of the organizations with which
Mr.. Hobart was connected and intimate
personal friends of the family. 1t is
therefore impossible to provide for the
general public until various officials,
representatives and friends have been
accommodated.
Previous to the public exercises on
Saturday a brief service will be held
at the Hobart residence only for the
family, the President and his Cabinet
and intimate personal friends.
ION Friday afternoon the body of the
Vice President will be placed in the IL
brary of his home, where the public
may have an opportunity to view it.
The interment will be at the convent
ence of the family at Cedar Lawn Gem
etery.''
Four companies of regular soldiers
from Governors Island will take part
in the funeral ceremonies. and will
probably act as an escort from the late
residence of the Vice President to the
church. The military will also act as
an escort to President Mckinley and his
party.
1t is expected that President McKin-
ley and his Cabinet, the Supreme Court
Justices and other officials will arrive
before noon on Saturday. special
train bearing the Senators and Repre-
sentatfves and other United States CT
fcials will start from New York, and
committees will be on hand at Pater-
son to take charge of those on board.
A great many messages of coincidence
were received to-day, including mes
sages from Chief Justice Fuller of the
United States Supreme Court, United
States Senator Carter of Montana,
Minister Harris at Vienna, the oregon
State Bar Association, Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant and a number OF foreign Min-
listers at Washington.
All of the public buildings in Pater-
son have been draped as we'll as many
of the private residences throughout
New Jersey.
Dr. Newton. the Vice Presidents phy-
sfcian. to-day filed the certificate CT
death, giving the cause of death as
"dilation of the heart, due to myo-
carditis'
Mr. Hobart was a member of the
order of Free and Accepted Masons OF
high rank. a Thirty-Second Degree
X n ypn
-emplar. In reply to inquiries of rep
resentatives of various Masonic BODIES,
II has been explained to them that the
family deem it best not to nave
Masonic funeral Up to the present
time the names of the pallbearers have
not been announced Mr.. Hobart two
months ago. when he feared something
might happen, named six of his mcst
intimate friends in New Jersey, and it
is believed that these vii act as his
pallbearers.
Mrs. Hobart is bearing UP well under
her great trouble, and to-day was able
to see a few of her most intimate
friends including Attorney General
Griggs and Mrs. Griggs. and Rev DR.
Magic, who will deliver the funerai
oration.
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ATTEND FUNERAL.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The dip
lomatic body in Washington is not to be
formally invited to attend the funeral
of the late Vice President, study OF
the precedents in such cases being
AGAINST the invitations They Will re-
teive each a simple note announcing
the death of Mr.. Hobart.
Orders will go out to-day from the
Navy Department to the commanding
officers of the naval stations at home
and abroad to observe the formalities
indicated in the Presidents proclama-
ton of yesterday.
The Sergeant -at-Arms of the Senate
has received notice from the following
Senators who will attend the funeral
meeting for that purpose at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, New York, on Saturday
morning: Aldrich, Allicon. Bacon, Bak-
er. Berry, Beveridge, Burrows. Carter
chandler, Clark (Wyo.), Clark tMont)
.6,,ay. Cockrell Culberson, Cullom, Dan
tel. Depew. Fairbanks, Foraker. Foster
Frye. Gallinger, Hall, Hanna, Hans