Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-19
DETAILS GIVEN OUT
FUNERAL SERVICES OVER THE
REMAINS OF MRS. GRANT.
Exercises in This City at Family Resi-.
dence and Metropolitan N. E.
Church, Respectively.

The arrangements for the funeral services
over the remains of the late Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant were perfected last night after the
arrival in the city of Gen. Fred. D. Grant.
Gen. Grant was accompanied by Mrs
Grant and his aid, Lieut.. Moray. He had
a conference last night, with Maj. Gen.
Grenvflle M Dodge, from New York, repre-
senting the Grant Monument Association,
and together they arranged the details for
the funeral.
The arrangements provide for brief
service for the members of the family only at
the Grant house, Pill Q street. early to-
morrow morning, followed by public
service at the Metropolitan M. E. Church
at $50 O'Clock Rev. DR.. Frank NJ.
Bristol, pastor of the church, will con-
duct both services, and will deliver the ser
mon at the church. The Metropolitan choir
win sing Lead, Kindly Iii Light nIoI and nd
pallbearers in this city will be Speaker
Henderson, Secretaries Root and Wilson,
Maj. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Senators
Cullom, Kean, Fairbanks, Allison, Foraker
and Plat of New York, Mr.. John r. Nc
Lean of Ohio and ]. c. Bancroft Davis Of
Washington. 1t is not expected that the
honorary pallbearers will accompany the
remains to New York city. though Secre-
tary Root and some of the others may
do so.
Capt. Judson in Charge.
Capt Judson of the engineer corps will be in
charge of the arrangements at the church.
All the army officers stationed in Washing
ton will attend these services in full dress
uniform, by order of Secretary Root, and
all the patriotic organizations in the city
are to be represented. The Society Of the
Army Of the Tennessee, the Army of the
Ohio, the Army of the Cumberland and the
Army Of the Potomac have already chosen
delegations which will be in attendance.
Gen. Bingham, department commander of
the District G. A. r., accompanied by other
representatives of the department. and Off
GERS of the Loyal Legion and the Union
Veterans Union will be in attendance.
Orders have been issued also for all the
army, navy and marine officers in this city
to attend the services at the Metropolitan
Church. They will appear In dress uni
form. with side arms
Immediately after the services at the
church the body will be taken to the Penn
sylvania station. and at II o'clock, the re-
mains, accompanied by the Grant family,
Major General Dodge and other members of
the funeral party, will leave for New York
BY the courtesy of the Pennsylvania Rail-
way Company a special car will be furnish
ed for the body and another for the family.
The funeral party will be Joined in Phila-
delphia by bishop and Mrs. Mackay-Smith
1t is expected that the funeral party will
reach Jersey City at o'clock, where it will
Monument Association. which will have
charge of the services in the metropolis
and by an escort Of honor from the U. S.
Grant Post of the G. A. r. The body will
be conveyed from Jersey City to the tomb
at Riverside drive the steamer Meigs,
and the family and friends will proceed to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Committal Service Sunday.
The committal service will occur at the
tomb Sunday morning at II o'clock, Bishop
Andrews of New York officiating, assisted
by Bishop Mackay-Smith. Music will be
furnished al these services by a quartet of
the Loyal Legion.
Special military honors will be paid the
dead woman. and all the army and naval
officers in New York city and vicinity will
attend in full dress uniform.
Through the Japanese minister the sym
PATTY of the Empress of Japan for the
Grant family in its afflicton was expressed
yesterday in the following cablegram:
Her majesty, the empress, heard with
much sorrow of the death Of Mrs. Grant
Please convey to her family her majestys
sincere coincidence.
MINISTER OFTHE IMPERIAL HOUSE
HOLD"
When Gen. Frederick Dent Grant reached
the city at about 6:15 o'clock last night he
was almost exhausted from his journey.
For two weeks before the news of his
mothers serious condition reached him at
Fort Brown, 160 miles from the railroad, he
had been travelling almost constantly, most
ly by stage. The 160 mile trip across the
sandy strip from Fort Brown to the rail-
road was covered in a comparatively short
time, and trains were held for him at al
most every point when necessary Through
the courtesy of railroad officials he was
enabled to reach Washington in as short a
tirie as he could have made 1T ordinarily
had he been on the railroad when the mes
sage announcing his mothers serious illness
reached him.
Resolutions Adopted.
The quarterly conference of the Metro
politan NJ. E. Church, at a meeting last
evening, adopted resolutions with reference
to the death of Mrs. Grant to the effect that
the church has been greatly bereaved and
has sustained personal loss, and adding:
During her long residence in this city as
the first lady of the land she made this her
church home and we learned to love her
for her personal worth. She was a woman
of strong character devout Christian, a
true friend and an inspiration to all who
came in personal contact with her. She was
nowhere held in greater reverence than
here, where her true worth Is embalmed
with endearing affection in the hearts of the
members of this church she loved we'll"
AT the Grant home today resolutions Of
sympathy and coincidence were received
from large number of patriotic organiZa-
tions both local and from other cities.
Among others were expressions from the
memorial committee Grand Army of the
Republic. New York; Gen. U. S. Grant
Post, No. 5, Philadelphia; Gen. George G.
Meade Post, No. l, Of Philadelphia, Of
which Gen. U. S. Grant was a comrade.
This latter post will send delegation to
attend the funeral services in New York.
The Encampment No. 60, U. V. L., of
this city also sent resolutions of sympathy
and rendered an escort of Union veterans
who served under Gen. u s. Grant, and
similar resolutions and tender Of guard
of honor were received from the U. " U.
of this city. The National Army and Navy
Spanish War Veterans and Lincoln Post,
G. A. R., of this city also sent resolutions Of
coincidence.
Mr.. Jesse Grant left San Francisco last
Sunday night, but has not yet arrived in
the city. No word has been received from
him by the family to the time of his ar
rival, but it Is thought he will reach here
tomorrow morning Ulysses S. Grant, jr.,
is expected in the city tonight. having left
Santa Fe for Washington early this week.
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