Evening journal., 1900-05-24
HIS BODY WILL
LID IN STATE
Arrangements Completed for
the Funeral of the Rev.
NJ. X. FaIIOn

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Church, and surrounded by a guard of
honor,the body Of the late Father NJ. X.
Fallon will lie in state tonight, when
friends of the deceased will be allowed
to view the corpse.
All arrangements for the funeral
have been made. The services will be
held tomorrow morning, beginning at
9 o'clock. with a recitation of the di-
vine Office for the dead by all the
clergy of the diocese. The chanters will
be the Rev. Father Hugo, o. S. b., of
Sacred Heart Church. and the Rev.
James L. McSweeney, of Chestertown,
Md.
SOLEMN PONTIFICAL MASS.
Solemn pontifcal mass will begin at
$50 O'Clock. The Right Rev. John ].
Monaghan, bishop of the diocese Of
Wilmington, will be the celebrant;
Very Rev. John A. Lyons, " G., as
sistant priest; the Revs. p DOnaghy,
of st. Annes Church. and z. L. Brady,
Of New Castle. deacons of honor; the
Rev. w. ]. Birmingham, of st. Joseph's
Church ON the Brandywine, deacon,
and the Rev. James Q. COmisly, assist
ant priest at St. Patrick's Church, sub
deacon. The Rev. John Connolly,
chancellor of the diocese. will be mas
ter of ceremonies of the mass.
PALL-BEARERS SELECTED.
Active pail bearers have been select
ed from St. Mary's, st. Paul's and st.
Patrick's parishes, of which Father
Fallon was pastor. They will be John
T. McCracken. John T. Ahrens, Fran
els Schweinhart. E. II. Brennan, John
G.. Monaghan, ID. ]. Mention, Michael
/ McVeigh and James f. Traynor.
After the services at the church have
been concluded, the body will be borne
to the p. W. & B. railroad station,
followed by a procession of the clergy
! in cassock and surplice. All the Catho-
lie societies of the city, as we'll as the
children of St. Patrick's parOchial
school and the Sodality of st. Aloysius
and the Children of Mary, of st
Pauls parish, will also take part in the
procession.
SOCIETIES TAKE ACTION.
Last night meeting of sixteen
Catholic societies was held in the
rooms of the Benevolent Pioneer Liter
airy Association to take action on the
funeral of Father NJ. X. Fallon. ]. T
! Clark was selected chairman and M. J
Roach, secretary. It was decided that
all societies attend the funeral in a
body, to meet at Shields Library Hal
at $50 o'clock tomorrow morning j
! T. Clark was selected chief marshal.
! T. Clark was selected chief marshal.
committee of four from each society
was appointed to act as a guard of hon
or while the remains lie in state, which
4 will be from O'Clock this evening un
til s o'clock tomorrow morning.
i HIBERNIANS ADOPT RESOLU
TIONS.
At a meeting Of the Ancient Order o.
Hibernians, held in Shields Library
/ Hall. resolutions Of respect were adopt
ed on the death Of Father FallOn, and q
guard of honor appointed to watch
over the body.
The members Of the following com
mittee, by which the resolutions were
drafted, were appointed guards o.
honor TO represent the order:
Division No. I'D. w. Lynch, Rober
Cottingham, c. B. Dougherty, P
Young.
Division No. 4-William Stiller, Johr
Golden, Andrew Finnerty, Joseph Hig
gins.
Division No. 6-Charles J. O'Neil, M
/ w. Lowell, ID. +. Leary, Thomas Nc
p DonOugh.
INTERMENT IN NEW YORK.
The body of Father Fallon will be in
TERED at New Rochelle. n. Y.
The honorary pall-bearers and
number OF the lay friends of Fathe
Fallon will accompany the corpse to it
last resting place