Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-09
MOURNING FOR DEAD PASTOR
CROWDS TAKE LAST LOOK AT
FATHER MAGUIRE's FACE.
Public Prayers at Church Tonight
Cardinal Gibbons Coming Tomor-
row-Guard of Honor at Casket.

Public prayers for the dead will be said
in the Church of the Holy Comforter. 18th
and East Capitol streets. at 7:30 O'Clock
tonight. when many parishoners who will
be unable to attend the funeral tomorrow
morning Will take last look at the face
Of the Rev. Joseph I. Mcguire. their lat,
beloved pastor. Yesterday afternoon The
body was removed from the house to the
church, the Rev. Father Boone and
number of men of the parish being in
tendance.
The Rev. Father Maguire's popularity
among the poorer classes was shown yes
terday and last night. when many of those
whom he had helped passed through tn
| church. There was an immense crowd
| the church when the body was remove
| from the house to the place of worship
| Persons from all sections of the city Wis
tied the church to say prayers for the dead
or otherwise to pay respect to the mem
DRY of the departed priest.
| Guard of Honor.
| Members of the various organizations
| acted as a guard of honor in the church
last night and today and they will con-
tinue to perform this service until the
| funeral tomorrow morning.
| Rev. Father Boone. assistant pastor of
| the church. has sent to all the priests
| In the Baltimore diocese. the members of
| the congregation and others formal an
| nouncement of the death of the pastor.
Invitations to attend the funeral have
| been sent to many local officials, including
| the justices of the Supreme Court of the
District, the judges of the Police Court,
| the District Commissioners and members
of charitable. reformatory and penal in
situations. Cardinal Gibbons and num-
Der of Baltimore priests will come over
on the o'clock train tomorrow morning,
Mr.. A. A. Weschler and Mr.. II. Winship
Wheatley having been appointed COM
mittse to meet the cardinal In addition
to those in carriages it is expected that
many members of the several organlza-
lions will march to Mount Olivet GEM
etery.
Societies Meet Tonight.
A meeting of the representatives of the
various local Catholic societies was he'll
last night at Carroll Institute. when al
rangements We're made for a mass meet
ing to be held this evening at the Knights
of Columbus Temple, E street near 6th
northwest to perfect arrangements for at
tending the funeral. All interested are IN
vited to attend.
The organizations represented were the
ST. Vincent de Paul Society, the Knight
of Columbus, Carroll Institute and the
Ancient Order of HibernianS. Those who
took part in the meeting were Francis r
Sheehy, District president of the A. .. II.
Judge William II. DeLacy. president of
the st. Vincent de Paul Society; z. ]
Haltigan. Thomas ]. Donovan. DR.. w. T.
Pairo and George T. Kolb of the Knight
of Columbus, ]. f. Roach of the Catholic
knights of America, w. c. Sullivan OF
Carroll Institute, M. e. Buckley. Distric \
treasurer of the A. o. H., and William F
DOwney and Thomas X. Gallaher of til
st. Vincent de Paul Society.
The meeting ill be called to order this
evening at 3 O'Clock.
Father Mcguire was chaplain of Carol
Council. K. of c., and of Division No. g.
A. O. H.. having been elected by the lat
ter organization only few weeks age
Members of the Holy Name Society and
those who are members of the variou
committees in charge of the funeral ais,
held meetings last night.