The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-18

Hi'lS' Nnt NIll'Tltdu lgbtbillpllNt
works, the Allis-Chalmcrs Companys
shops and the Finch Machine shops,
together with all of the smaller plants
in the city, will be- closed up in defer
once to the proclamation Of the presi-
dent.
only work that is absolutely neces-
sary, such as the handling of passen-
ger traffic and pcrishable freight, will
be done on the Lackawanna, Della
ware and Hudson and Central Rail
road of New Jersey. All of the offices
of these companies will also be closed
during the day
The following order to the Thirteenth
regiment was issued yesterday:
Headquarters Thirteenth Regiment, Third Bri.
gadc, n. q. i.
scranton, Pa, Sept II, 1901.
Rcgimcntal Orders No. 36.
Tho field, staff mont n.commissioncd stan, band,
First and Third battalions will assemble at the
Armory Thursday sept. ~ TO attcnd tho scr
vices in memory Of the late president Of the
United States.
Blue uniforms, caps and white gloves will he
worn.
Assembly will be sounded at 80 p. m,
BY order Of 1t. Col +. ". Stlwcll,
u. H. Athcrton. Adiutant. Commanding.
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE.
Secretary +. y. Fellows, of the
school board, yesterday sent out cir
cular letter to the principals Of all
the public schools, notifying them Of
the action of the board in ordering
| the schools closed on Thursday and re-
questing them to see that the schools
are opened promptly at the usual hour
| on that day and that brief appropriate
exercises be gone through with before
dismissng the pupils.
Prof. Joslin, principal or the high
school, is having a thousand copies OF
| the dead presidents two favorite
| hymns, Nearer My God to Thee" and
Lead Kindly Light" printed and will
| have them sung on Thursday morning
in the auditorium. Brief addresses are
| to be made by superintendent of
Schools Howell and Chairman r. J.
Jennings, OF the high and training
| committee.
President Chittondcn. of tho select
| council. yesterday directed city Clerk
| Iavcllc to announce to the members
| that the regular meeting of the Coun-
ell, which was to have been held to-
morrow night would not he held till
the night of Tuesday, September "a.
! lIf l'll'N lllE ltll''l lldS b'tll S'llJ w
all the Catholic priests of the Scranton
diocese:
scranton Pa, Sept. Il. 1901.
! Rcv. pear SIR:
! Even Il tho president and the governor had not
| requested Va TO meet Thursday next, it would
| be only proper that We should, that day o'
| sorrow, come together in Our various churches
and pray that God might comfort in our
affection, protect our country and bless our
| people.
You will therefore invite your congregation to
attend mass At 10 O'Clock, and TO the prayer ot
| tho mass NJ the day YOU will add the Collect
"pro Quaomnpuc trihulationc." You will also
| pay a fitting tribute 10 the memory Of the late
president, and dcnoncc the principles Of an
archiSm.
Schools should be dismissed and proper en-
hlcms Of mourning be displayed on house and
school. BY order o'
RI, Rev. NJ J. Hohan,
Bishop of scranton.
Rev. John J, Griffin Chancellor.
IN NORTH SCRANTON.
A union memorial service in honor of
President Mckinley will he held in the
Methodist Episcopal church, North
| Scranton. Thursday morning at 1890
o'clock Rcv. Il. w. Clymer and Rev.
y. II. Smith will deliver addresses.
In compliance with the presidents
proclamation, a union memorial SER
vice in honor of our deceased presi-
dent will be held in Elm Park church
on Thursday morning at 1890. DR..
Pierce, of the Penn Avenue Baptist
church, will preach. DR.. Robertson
and other clergymen are to participate
in the exercises. 1t is eminently fit
ting that such religious meeting be
/ 4 q
join in the service.
In Calvary Reformed church. at
Monroe avenue and Gibson street
Thursday night at o'clock a memoir
ial service will be conducted Subject
of the discourse, lessons from the
Life OF Our Late President, William
Mckinley" All members of patriotic
organizations are invited. together
with the general public.
| Memorial service in honor of Presi-
dent William Mckinley will be held in
the Court Street Slavonian Presby-
terian church, both in English and in
the Bohemian language. on Thursday
| al go p m. Colonel Hitchcock will
have charge of the English services.
Text, THY VIII Be Done" All are
cordially invited.
w AVERY Will nave IL hltIlplldl StIN
ice at the town hall, beginning at 2:3O
o'clock p. m.
Services will be held Thursday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock in the First Church
of Christ Scientist, $40 Adams avenue
Memorial services will be held Thurs
day, September 49, at 1880 a. m, in the
Linden street synagogue. Rabbi A. $
Auspacher will officiate. The follow
In ie 10 Of
Organ rlcudc--"Funcral March" ........ Chopin
Invocation
Hymn-"Lcad Kindly Light"
Memorial address
llymn-"Abidc With Nc"
Organ vountdry-"Consolation" 49,. McndelssohI
KaddSh prayer for the Dead)
Bencdiction
BANKS CLOSE.
The banks of tho city will all close
their doors Thursday. A meeting oi
the Scranton Clearing House associa,
tion was held yesterday morning il
the First National bank, James A
Linen presiding, at which the follow.
ing resolution offered by II. G. Shafel
was adopted:
Scranton Clearing House Association,
Sept. II, 1901.
At meeting Of the clearing house held Tues