Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-21
PREPARATIONS
FOR FUN NERAL
OF TIVE MAYOR.
Will Be One 0f the Largest Ever
Held in ThistCiy- -EIks Have
Full Charge.
THE PAIL BEARERS.
Will be Chosen from the 0rgani-
cations to Which The Mayor
BELONGED.

Arrangements for the obsequies of
the late mayor, Hon. Martyr Brace,
tomorrow afternoon, at o'clock, are
being formulated today by the rela-
tives, the city officials and the organ
izations of the city. The exact line
of march has not yet been finally de-
cided upon nor has the order in
which the various organizations will
so.
Increasing signs of mourning are
evident throughout the city and
countless flags are at half-mast on
public building and private buildings
and residences.
The draping of city hall with black
was completed yesterday afternoon.
According to the plans as thus far
matured there will be thirty-two pail
bearers, eight of them active. The
bearers will probably from four or
ganizations, six honorary and two
active from each.
The Board of Aldermen and city
officials and members of municipal
boards will attend in a body, and
VIII COlilCl tOhiSlt, ob 'iiS Soii Vi
Alderman-at-La Pfeiffer to make
plans. This call includes all the Of
ficials of the city, members of the
various boards, Board of Health,
Board of Education, Excise Board,
Board of Water Commissioners, and
all others.
The Elks' ritual will be used in the
,t ~ Dracbutn nri n n
church. The Elks will meet at their
rooms in the Odd Fellows hall.
Rev. James ii. Northrup and, it is
hoped, Rev. Dr. H. G. Mendenhall,
will ofIiciate in the church service.
Tomorrow being a legal holiday,
the city would be comparatively
hushed under any circumstances, so
that Alderman-at-Larg Pfeiffer has
decided after careful consideration
that to issue a proclamation asking
that business be suspended during
the funeral would be unnecessary.
The services at the grave in Alpine
cemetery will be in charge of Pc Am
bo Trib, Improved Order of Red Men,
Prophet Jorgen Martinsen being the
officer in charge. The Red Men are
to meet at their wigwam at | o'clock
to go to the church.
A special meeting of the Raritan
yacht club, of which Mayor Brace
was vice commodore, and in whose
affairs he was recognized leader,
has been called for tonight by Com
modore l.. M. Rossi, to arrange the
yacht clubs part. The meeting will
be held at the yacht club.
The Westminster Cadets will have
a special meeting tonight.
At the meeting of the Garfield Bat
terv last night committee of three
was appointed to draw up resolutions
on the death of the mayor. On this
committee are r. e. Comegy's.l John
Hanson and II. o. Bishop. A com
mittee was also appointed to pur-
chase a floral tribute The battery
will have large number at the fun
eral.
Algonquin Lodge, No. A, Knights
of Pythias, held a special meeting
las. night, at which plans were COM
pleted for attending the funeral. The
members will meet at the rooms i'll
the Mccormick building, at Smith
O'Clock.
Members OF MiddleseX Council No.
il, Royal Arcanum, are requested to
meet at the rooms in the Odd Fellows
building at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow af-
ternoon to attend the funeral
The firemen will attend the funer-
al, meeting at the State street house
at 1 O'Clock.
At the special meeting of Protec-
tion Hook and Ladder Company, in
the fire house, in State street, last
night arrangements were completed
for attending the funeral.
The members of the Danish Broth
orhood will assemble at Washington
hall at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon.
AS the late mayor was a member
of the Red Men and a past sachem, it
has been decided by the past sachems
to send a delegation to attend the
funeral. All of the members would
like TO attend but some must go to
the convention in Trenton.
All members of Mohawk Council,
No sc, Daughters of Pocahontas, are
requested to meet in the rooms in the
Jefferson building, Smith street, at l
O'clock top5orrow afternoon, to at
tend the funeral.
st. Marks Slovall Society, No. 81,
of the N. S. s., will be represented
by a large delegation.
The County Medical Society will
be represented.