Arizona daily citizen., 1901-09-19
In Tucson.

Nearly all labor and business was sus-
pended In Tucson today ont If respect
to the memory of the dead President.
Religious services we're held at the
Catholic and Methodist churches. Two
masses were celebrated at the Catholic
church, and memorial service was
held at the Methodist church. Ad-
dresses were delivered by the pastor,
the Rev. Mr.. Thomas of the Baptist
church, and by tie Tucson commander
OF the Salvation Army. A selected
choir sang several selections.
During the day sombre tokens OF
mourning were visible everywhere. The
streets were pretty we'll crowded from
an early hour, but it Was not holiday
crowd. Old and young, men and
women, showed by their manners that
they felt the national loss Reverent
sorrow for the dead mingled with sharp
denunciation OF anarchists, while on
every hand there was a sharp feeling
OF shame that such an awful crime
could be committed in this country.
Grand Marshall X. l.. Hart met the
heads OF the various organizations that
were to participate in the procession at
noon. and assigned them their places.
The procession formed on Congress st.
in front of the Opera House and on
Stone Avenue.
The First Division included the
band, the University Cadets and the
school children.
The Second Division consisted OF
the Order OF Red Men, the Spanish
American Alliance. the Woodmen oi
the World and the Volunteer Fire De-
partment.
| The Third Division WAS composed
OF the A. O. q. w. the b. T.. q. 4. and
| the X. 7.
The Fourth Division was made up
Of the Odd Fellows, the Knights Tenn
plar and the Tucson Lodge. r. and A,
NJ. followed by the orator, ministers oi
the several denominations and public
officials in carriages.
The procession moved about three
O'Clock proceeding up Stone Avenue ts
Pennington St, west ON Pennington II
Court ST., entering the Court Plaza a.
three thirty.
/ After the Quartette Sang Rock o.
Aces" the beautiful Masonic Buria
Service was executed.
The Rey. MIR. Bowron, pastor OF TIL
Congregational church offered the in
vocation. He said:
Almighty God, our refuge and strength
A very present help in time OF trouble
he Thou near to us in this time oil ou
heayiness and teach ue the blessed hop
Of the life eternal. When our heart /
overwhelmed lead us to the rock that
higher than we. Gathered here unde
the sense OF national loss we turn
, Thee for guidence. comfort and strength
, Thou hast marked out for us strang
. nath in which there Ia sunshine an
shadow. light and darkness, sicknes
and sorrow, sadness and death. fe
. Lord God, we give Thee thanks that /
our saddest hours Thou dost give
heavenly comfort, and shed upon us TT
! light of Thy divine brightness. In th
;, dark hour OF the nations history G
Thou. who rulest over all, turn all OF
hearts to Thee and may we find in Tt
love and power balm for all our grie
: Today, as we remember Thy servant
d ruthlessly struck by ignorance and ev
passion, we thank Thee for his patienc
Il his faith. his fortitude. and bis unshakt
l. trust in Thee the living God. We thar
a Thee that he whom Thou didst call
r. preside over this nation was one who
Il life proved pure. and who, in his hi
IA office. sought the highest welfare of Il
& people and Thy glory. May the m
morv of his life ever he precious her
"a ACE that generations to come may
!. io;ce that, in the spirit Of his Master,
did the work Thou gayest him to q
We bless Thee for his bright, brave G
annie in the last hours of his life, til
he knew in whom he had believed q
ra that here or yonder he could not ps
in beyond Thy love and care. When
"A think OF those who have passed aw
os from earth give us faith to believe tt