The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-09
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 of the Statesman. Only Precedents for the Action Taken are Those of Benton, Blaine and
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 of Statesmen.
HOUSE PAYS HIM TRIBUTE

Portland, Me, Dec. s.-In the parish house of the Unitarian Church tonight lies the body of Hon. Thomas Bracket Reed, the honored son of Maine, for twenty-two years one of her chosen rep resentatives at Washington and for six years Speaker of the national House of Representatives.
 Tomorrow forenoon his friends. who in- clude every man. woman and child in the city of Portland, will be permitted to gaze for the last time upon the face which to them was ever full of life and pollity and in the afternoon in the main body of the church will be assembled distinguished statesmen from Washington. prominent men from New York, Governors from the New England States, and the most noted residents of the Pine Tree State to honor his memory. There will be read few passages from the Bible. a brief prayer will be said and a short eulogy deliver ed by the pastor, Rev. J. c Perkins. After the benediction is pronounced the body will be placed in the tomb at Ev- ergreen Cemetery. Such will be the fu- hCi al Ol opCdhcT IeCcub Just db EG Illu- self wished 1t should be.
 The Funeral Party.
 The funeral party arrived here from Washington in a special train shortly widow, the daughter, Miss Catherine Reed; Col. Augustus c. Payne of New York. C. D. Barrows and his sister, Miss Barrows; Congressman Amos L. Allen, MT. Reeds immediate successor in the First District; Asher c. Hinds, his pr- vate secretary, and State Senator Mitchell of New York County.
 A Committee on Arrangements was in waiting. Mrs. Reed aud her daughter were escorted. to a hotel where the body, which rested In a plain black casket. was borne to hearse and conveyed to the First Parish House
 The Committee decided that in view of the large number of delegates and dis tinguished personages who had signified their intention of being present. 1t would be impossible to throw open the church generally. Mrs. Reeds permission was then obtainer to have the body lie in state and tomorrow between Il and o'clock the public will be admitted to the church. After that the edifice will be closed to all except those holding tick cts.
 The pallbearers have been selected from the CuHlOeridnu par anu IHe CuInDorIanu Club. They are:
 The Pall Bearers.
 Hon. Joseph w. Symonds. Hon. John c. Small. Hon. George Nj. Seiders. Judge Clarence Hale. William M. Bradley. George F. Bird, Robinson Williams and William R. Wood. The main body of the 6hurch will be reserved for Governor Hill. stan and council; Governor Crane of Massachusetts, Collector George H. Lyman of Boston; members of the Home Club the Cumberland Bar. Cum berland Club. Loyal Legion, Grand Army and members of the city government.
 None of the immediate family will be in the body of the church but will occupy seats in the Parish House. the broad doors of which lead directly into the larg- CT edifice.
 At 10 o'clock tomorrow will be meet ing of the Greenleaf Law Library of the Bar. at which fitting resolu- tions will be adopted.
 During the funeral the city bells will he tolIed sixty-three strokes and all bus mess will be suspended.