Evening star., 1901-09-21
President Roosevelt Declines Invita-
tion to Memorial Service.
REASONS STATED TO THE COMMITTEE
Arrangements Completed for
Meeting at Grand Opera House.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES


tartan mass meeting which is to- be held
out of respect for the memory OF the late
President at Chase's Grand Opera House
tomorrow afternoon. The amended program
| Of the exercises adopted at meeting OF
| the executive committee this afternoon is
| as follows:
Prelude, Meditation" Bach, by the
United States Marine Band; calling OF the
meeting to order by Mr.. E. Southard Park
er and introduction Of H. B. F. Macfar-
land, president OF the board of District
Commissioners, as presiding officer.
Invocation by Rev. George P. Wilson of
Assembly's Presbyterian Church.
Dead March," by the Marine Band.
Chopin.
Address Of Rev. George Bucyler, Metho-
dist Episcopal Church.
Address Of Rev. George Buckler, Metho-
Church.
Address of Rev. D. J. Stafford, st. Pat
rick's Roman Catholic Church.
Solo, Face to Face" Miss May Bucker.
Address, Rev. j. M. Schick, Reformed
Church.
Address, Dr. Merrill E. Gates.
Lead Kindly Light" quartet from st.
Patricks Church.
Address, Rev. Teunis S. Hamltn, Presby-
terian Church.
Hymn, Nearer, Ny God. To Thee" by
entire audience, with accompaniment OF
Marine Band. led by Mr.. William H. San
tlemann-
Address, Rev. J. J. Muir. Baptist Church.
Address, Rev. E. B. Bagby, Christian
Church.
Address, Rev. U. G. B. Pierce. Unitarian
Church.
"Jesus, Lover of My Sour' Refuge), by
Harmony Lodge quartet Of the Masonic
choir.
Address. Rev. John Van schaick, Uni
versalist Church.
Address, Rev. Lucien Clarke, MetnoolSt
Episcopal Church
Solo, "some Time Wen Understand"
Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes.
Address, Rev. Louis Stern, Hebrew Con-
Address, Rev. Herbert 8. Smith, Epis-
copal Church.
Addresses, representatives Of denomina-
| tions not included in the foregoing.
National hymn. America" by the Marine
Band, the audience singing.
Exercises to Open Mt O'Clock.
| The exercises, according to this program,
will begin promptly at o'clock. There
will be only one entrance to the theater.
that upon Pennsylvania avenue. It will be
opened at 80 o'clock.
There are but very few persons holding
invitations to seats, 50 that virtually the
entire theater will be thrown open to the
public. The supply Of these invitations was
exhausted this afternoon. The private
boxes will be occupied by members of the
Presidents cabinet. A section Of the lower
floor has been reserved for members of
the diplomatic corps, few army and navy
officers and several other prominent gov
ernment officials, but otherwise the whole
| Of each floor will be occupied by the pub
| lie, regardless of invitation.
In answer to an invitation extended by
| the invitations committee to the President
| to be present, Mr.. Roosevelt expresses his
regrets that. he Is unable to attend the
| services. President Roosevelt has received
many similar invitations from different
| places, and having already declined these.
| he feels that he cannot consistently ac-
| cept in this instance.
ARRANGEMENTS for Music.
| The clergy and Marine Band will be seat
ed upon the stage. In order that there may
| be as much rhythm and cadence of the au-
dience in rendering the hymn Nearer, My
God to Thee and America" 1t is intend
| ed to place as many members Of the vari-
Gus church choirs Of the city throughout
| the house as possible, although no attempt
will be made to secure q consolidation OF
| choirs.
Some Of the changes made In the program
announced this afternoon were due to the
| inability to appear on the part of persons
who had been scheduled to be present and
participate in the ceremonies. Rev. J. M.
| Grimke of the Fifteenth Street Presbyter-
| ian Church, colored. was eliminated from
| the list made up last night on this account,
as was Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shir- Cliff. who
| notified the music committee that an en-
gagement entered into previously would
compel her absence.
Recruits for Artillery Service.
F1fty-five new recruits for the United