Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-18
THE PROGRAM AT CANTON.
Preparations for the obsequies Thurs.
day Almost Complete.

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Preparations for the obsequies Thurs.
day Almost Complete.
1 Canton, o., Sept 1S.-Program for
today:
| IL a. 1n.-Arrival of funeral train
| 11:20 a. m.-March from depot to
court house.
| 1850 a. m.-Arrival at court house.
! IL IN. to 8 p. m.-Lying in state in
court house.
9:15 p. m.-March from court house
Ito late residence on North Market
street.
Canton was ready for the last home
coming of William Mckinley. In other
days she has welcomed him with
cheers. with waving banners and tri-
umphal marches. Today she received
him in silence, with streets hung in
solemn black and with the wailing
notes of dirges. All day long Tuesday
hundreds of men and women labored
in their task to arrange the decorations
on the public buildings, on the fronts
of commercial houses, and over the
windows and porticos of private resi-
1 licences. At Sunset last night Canton
was shrouded in black and so she will
L
| son has been committed to the vault in
Westlawn cemetery.
AT frequent intervals during Tuesday
There resounded from the pavements
the sound of marching feet as u mill
tary or civic organization made it's
way into the city to be in readiness for
the duties of today and of Thursday.
| They are but the first wave of the hui
| do ic1, is To
early morning until late in the evening
there was u constant procession of
| visitors moving along North Market
street to the Mckinley home. Turnout
the day the visitors have stood in knots
under the trees that line the walks in
front OF hung over the low iron fence
talking low and in whispers, as il the
illustrous dead We're already within its
walls.
AS far as lies within its present pow
er the local committee have completed
their arrangements for the funeral.
Wednesdays program is arranged and
Thursdays, too. if word but come from
Washington giving approval of the
plans suggested.
| Today, upon it's arrival, the train
| will be met by members of the local
reception and executive comittees. by
hundreds of the personal friends of
President Mckinley and by the follow
ling gentlemen from who have been Sc
Elected from Washington to act as hon
orary pail bearers during the services
| in Canton:
| John C. Dueber, George p. Frease. z.
A. Cassidy, William r. Day, Joseph
Biechele, Henry w. Harter, William a.
4 Lynch and Thomas I. Mccarthy. All
ilwere intimate friends of the president
during his life time.
Troop A, of Cleveland, will act as es-
cort in the march from the Pennsyl-
vania depot to the court house. where
the body will lie in state There will
be no attempt at forming Il column. the
cavalry will lead the way, the hearse
drawn by four coal black horses will
| follow, and then will come the car
riages bearing the members of the
4 family and the distinguished visitors.
The casket will be placed in the ro-
/ tunda of the court house. and as soon
as possible the doors will be opened to
(allow the citizens of Canton the oppor-
tunity of paying their last tribute of re-
lspect to the dead president. Large de-
tachments of militia and police will
be present to facilitate the handling
land the movement of the crowds. and
as the time allowed for the casket in
the court house is considered none too
long, every effort will be made to ex-
pedite matters
The crowd will be formed in line
four abreast at the south door of the
lcourt house. Admission will be by
ranks of four and the ranks will be
made to move rapidly.
Until 8 O'Clock at night the body will
\ remain in the court house, and immedi-
ately after that hour it will be taken to
the family residence on North Market
street. Canton post G. a. r., composed
almost entirely of members of President
McKinleys old regiment, the Twenty
third Ohio will escort the body to the
house.
4 This is as far as the definite pro-
gram of the Canton committee extends
1t is their wish that early on the morn
ing of Thursday the body will be re-
turned to the court house and again lie
in state until it is time to leave for the
First Methodist church, where the flu
neral exercises are to commence at 2
o'clock but whether the family will
agree to this is not known as yet. The
time allowed for the entire exercises in
the church s forty-fve minutes. The
program is not entirely arranged for
the services, but they will be simple. A
discourse by Rev. C. E. Manchester of
the First Methodist church. prayer by
Rev. c. 3. Mlligan. of the Presbyterian
church and scripture reading by some
clergyman not yet selected. A quartet
composed of Mrs. w. H. Smith, Miss
. Rachael Frease, F. j. Melbourne and
Ralph Brown will sing Lead, Kindly
Light" and second quartet composed
of Misses Hattie Levinger, Fannie
Levinger, Jeanette Bayhof and Kath-
crime Baehren. The music to be sung
by this quartet had not been selected
! last night. Al the conclusion of the
} services in the church the slow march
to the cemetery Will be taken up.
The casket will be placed in the re-
ceiving vault, but before it is placed
inside the casket will be rested upon
supports standing upon the stone walk
!, leading to the vault. This will be for
the purpose of allowing those who have
taken part in the parade, and who have
been prevented by their duties from be-
!, ing present in the court house, to have
. an opportunity of viewing the remains.
If the present program is carried out,
the casket will remain on the walk out
/ cida tho vault From, ono ,e. +,,.a l,o,,,r.