The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-02-26
M'KINLBY MEMORIAL
EXERCISES TOMORROW
Arrangements Completed by
Special Committee.
Secretary Hay to Deliver Grafton
ceremonies 10 Take Place in
Hall of Representatives.

The session of Congress tomorrow will
be devoted to memorial exercises in honor
of the late President William Mckinley.
All of the arrangements have been com
pleted, under the direction OF the special
committee consisting Of eleven members
OF the Senate and one Representative
from each State in the House. which was
appointed at the opening of the session.
AS has been heretofore announced. Hon.
John Hay, Secretary of State, will be the
orator. The programme to be followed
will be similar to that pursued by both
houses when memorial exercises were held
in honor of President Garfield.
In the Hall of Representatives..
The ceremonies will take place in the
Hall OF Representatives,. Both bodies will
meet in their respective chambers at
noon. In the House. Speaker Henderson
Will call that body to order promptly at
Il o'clock. as usual.
The members OF the Diplomatic Corps
Will be seated in the space directly in
front of the Speakers desk This will be
done in order to avoid the confusion of a
large number of persons coming into the
hall. The members of the corps will as
semble in the Speakers lobby and pro-
coed in a body to the seats on the floor
assigned to them.
In the meantime the Senate will have
met and, according to the arrangement,
viii Immediately proceed in n body to the
Hall of Representatives. Upon entering
the chamber the Speaker will announce
to the House the presence of the Senate
OF the United States. Tn. Senators will
take seats assigned to them in the front
rows.
Immediately following the Senate will
come the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court and the Associate Justices. who
will be duly announced; the Commanding
General of the Army. and the Admiral OF
the Navy. followed by the President of
the United States and members of his
Cabinet, for all of whom seats will have
been assigned.
Prince Henry to Attend.
Prince Henry. who is to return to
Washington TO attend the exercises, ac-
companied by his suite and escort. will
follow after the President and Cabinet.
When all of the distinguished guests
are seated the Speaker will surrender the
gavel to Senator Frye. the President
pro TEN. of the Senate. whose position
will be beside that of the Speaker
Immediately in front of the President
pro TEN and the Speaker, will sit on
the right. Senator Foraker. the chairman
Of the special committee and Mr. Bennett.
the Clerk of the Senate and on the left.
Representative GrosyenOr. the chairman
of the House Select Committee. and Mr..
Mcdowell the Clerk Of the House
Senator Frye will call for order and an
nounce that the chaplain of the House will
offer prayer Immediately following Sec
rotary Hay vii be introduced and will
deliver his memorial address There will
be no other speakers.
At the conclusion of Secretary Hays
address the chaplain of the Senate will
pronounce the benediction. The joint ses-
sion of the two houses of Congress will
then adjourn.
During the time that the distinguished
officials are assembling in the House the
Marine Band will be stationed in the
Speaker lobby and will render appro-
pirate airs
Admission by Card Only.
Admission to the Capitol on that day
will be by card only. and as the capacity
of the galleries is>necessarily quite lin
tied. the number of cards allotted to Sen
ators is but two and to members OF the
House but. oGc.
The fifteen seats in the executive gal
lery will be al the disposal OF the Presi-
dent. A similar number in the diplomatic
gallery vii! be disposed OF by the State
Department.
There are 6i6 ctlcr .eatS in the various
galleries, so hat the entire number of
admissions to the galleries cannot exceed
700 persons.