Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-20
FUNERAL OF JOHN R. YOUNG
Services to Be Held at St. Johns Church
Tomorrow Morning
Remains to Be Conveyed to Phila-
deIphia and Placed Temporarily
in VauIt-Palibenrers.

Final arrangements for the funeral of
John Russell Young, late librarian of Con-
gress, were made last night and the revised
list of honorary pallbearers announced.
The funeral will take place from St. Johns
Episcopal Church. corner 10th and H
streets northwest, tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock, Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith,
rector of the church. officiating. The cere-
monies at the church will be preceded by a
prayer service at the residence Of the late
librarian. No. 1755 Q street northwest, when
only the near relatives will be present.
After the funeral services in this city the
casket containing the remains will be
placed in special car. the use of which
was rendered by Mr. Frank Thomson, pres
ident of the Pennsylvania railroad, and a
lifelong friend of Mr.. Young. and conveyed
in charge of the funeral party to Philadel-
phia. to be placed temporarily in the re-
ceiving vault of Mount Moriah cemetery
The interment will be made later in the
year. 1t is expected that the funeral at
St. Johns tomorrow will be attended by a
large delegation of members of the Union
League Club of Philadelphia, of which the
deceased was formerly president and also
by delegations from the Lotus Club and
Press Club of New York, and Bunting
Lodge. f. A. A NJ, Mr.. Young having be-
lOnged to each.
Honorary PnIIbearers.
The list of honorary pallbearers is as fol-
lows: John Hay Secretary of State;
Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster General;
William f. Chandler, senator from New
Hampshire; Mr.. II. H. Bingham Mr. WI
Ting Fang Mr.. William Potter of Phila-
delphia, ex-minister to Italy; Judge Roger
A. Pryor of New York, Col. Henry Waiter
son of Louisville, Ky; Mr. ]. c. Darlington
president of the Union League Club of
Philadelphia; Mr.. Stuart Patterson, ex-
president of the Union League Club; Mr..
Silas w. Petit ex-president of the Union
League Club; Judge Joseph Ferguson of
Philadelphia, Mr.. Talcott Williams of Phil
adelphia, Mr.. A r. Spofford. Maj John NJ
Carson and Mr.. George c. Gorham.
Resolutions Adopted.
A meeting of the employees of the Con-
gressioEal Library was held late yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of taking action
on the death of their former chief, Mr.
Young. The gathering was presided over
by Mr.. A. r. SpOfford, assistant librarian
with Mr.. NJ. l. Cavanaugh acting as secre-
tary. "A memorial committee, composed of
Messrs. David Hutcheson Silas Adler,
Thorvald Solberg, J. c. NJ Hanson and
Thomas G. Alvord, reported resolutions
Wmch were adopted. These resolutions re-
cite that the employees of the Library of
congress wish TO place upon record their
deep sense of loss at the death of John
Russell Young, librarian of Congress, man
u iCbttIS- s4plolildI anu lnelf respected
chief. His death is declared to be a per-
sondl loss, for each one has experienced
his genuine courtesy and real kindli-
ness 1t was decided to transmit a copy of
the resolutions to Mrs. Young as an ex-
preston of deepest sympathy with her in
her bereavement.
A beautiful wreath of lilies and laurel was
received by the family yesterday from Mrs
Grant as token of friendship and regard.
Mr.. YOung's Tact.
THE late lamented librarian was gem
tleman and had a nice tact which doubt
less largely accounted for the great pop
u'arity he enjoyed among those who had
the good fortune to know him. said a
prominent English gentleman to a Star re-
porter. Although at one period of his
career moving in the highest circles of So
ciety, there was nothing of the snob or the
cad about Mr.. Young, as may be seen by
this little incident, to which l happened to
be a witness:
1T occurred at a grand banquet given to
Gen. Grant by the then lord mayor of Dub
lin, Sir John harrington. When the guests
were being seated Gen. Grant who sat next
his host, missed one of his suite Mr.
Young, and politely asked the lord MAYOR
to have him brought up on the dais near
himself, where his seat was reserved But ,
the noted journalist. when found at the
lower end of one of the tables, declined the
nor of the dais, saying 10 the turnkey:
ell his lOrdShip that / am enjoying my
self thoroughly here where l am with my
young friend'-my son, as it happened who
was entertaining him, poor fellow, to the
best of his ability, though only lad