Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-06
PROGRAM FOR THE 0BsEQUIEs

Distinguished Citizens to Attend the
i Funeral Rites at Church
i and Grave.
/ With only a few hours intervening be-
fore the body of the late Rev. DR.. Denis
]. Stafford is to'b be carried to its fina
resting place. thousands of Catholics
members of st. Patricks and Other
| local parishes. and scores upon scores Of
i Protestant friends of the dead priest
are visiting st. Patrick's Church today ,tc
view for. the last time his mortal remains
Fifty Catholic men, who volunteered at q
special meeting of the local Catholic so,
cieties held in the new Carroll Hall yes
terday. will act as a guard of honor about
the body from II o'clock tonight until
o'clock tomorrow morning, and thirty
others will stand on guard from 2 O'Clock
until o'clock. A guard of similar pro-
portions, divided into two relays, was or
duty at st. Patrick's Church last night.
The childrens share in the funeral cere-
monies came at 10 o'clock this morning
when all of the little ones of St. Patrick's
| parish, accompanied by the children from
st. Vincent's and st. Joseph's orphan asy-
| lums. sang solemn requiem mass In the
church. Father Michigan, assistant rec.
] tor of St. Patrick's, chanted the mass
with Father Carroll as deacon and Father
| Smyth as subdeacon.
Funeral Services Tomorrow.
In the last solemn rites over the body
in st. Patrick's Church tomorrow morn
ing the following priests will participate:
Deacons Of honor to Cardinal Gibbons
Very Rev. E. r. Dyer. St. Mary's Semi
nary. Baltimore. and Rev Thomas Lee
st. Matthews Church of this city. Dea-
| cons for the apostolic delegate, Arch
bishop Falconio, are Very Rev. Father
Buel, s. J., Georgetown University, and
Very Rev. Father Burns, Holy Cross Col
| lege.
The officers of the mass at the services
Rev. Charles Bart. st. Teresa's. Church,
Anacostia, celebrant; Rev. Daniel O'Con-
nell. Toledo, Ohio, deacon; Rev. Philip
O Donnell, subdeacon; Mr.. Albert Ridge
way, master of ceremonies, and Rev.
Gorge Dougherty, master of ceremonies
to the cardinal. d..
Pallbearers Selected.
Active and honorary pallbearers have
been selected according to the following
lists:
Active pallbearers-Rev. William A.
Reardon, st. Peters Church, Baltimore
Rev. William A. Starr, Church of the
Corpus Christi. Baltimore; Rev. c. F.
Thomas, st. Anne's Church. Baltimore
Rev John Boland, st: Plus Church, Bal
timore; Rev. John T. Whelan, Star Of Sea
Church. Baltimore; Rev. James F. Dono-
hue, st. Patrick's Church, Baltimore; Rev.
Walker Caughy. st. Stephens Church.
Washington: Rev. Father Himmell. s. j.,
st. Aloysius; Washington: Rev T.
ton: Rev. Paul Griffith, St. Augustine's,
Washington Rev. p J. OConnell, st.
Vincent de Paul, Washington; Rev. j. D.
Mari Immaculate Conception. Washing
| Honorary pallbearers-Judge William H.
de Lacy, Particular Council, st. Vinvent
de Paul Society; Thomas K. Gallaher,
vice president Of the Particular Council,
Bremen. treasurer. Particular Council,
ST. Vincent de Paul Society; George F.
Hardin, president st. Peters conference
James F. Shea, president Carroll lnsti-
tute; Henry w. Sohon, Carroll Institute
NJ. A. Mess, vice president catholic
knights of America: John Ebert. St
| Aloysius branch, Catholic Knights OF
America; H. T. Harvey, president DIVISION
| No. I, Ancient Order of Hibernians; J. J.
Dolan,s president Division No. 2. Ancient
Order Of Hibernians: Dr. j. J. slattery,
president Division No. 3, Ancient Order
of Hibernians; John ]. Brosnan, president
Division No. 4. Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans; Joseph j. Sullivan president Divi-
sion No. s. Ancient Order of Hibernians;
Thomas P. O'Shea. president Division No:
| 6, Ancient Order Of Hibernians: Daniel
NJ. Staunton. president Division No Z,
Ancient Order of Hibernians; James
Easily Smith. grand knight Washinston
E. Pairo, grand knight. Keane Council
| Knights of Columbus; Vincent Sheehy.
grand knight, Spaiding Council, knights
Of Columbus; Thomas ]. Donovan, grand
knight, Potomac Council Knights OF
Columbus; Francis P. Sheehy. district
president, Ancient Order of Hibernians;
| Patrick ]. Haltigan, state deputy, knights
| of Columbus; Patrick T. Moran, national
director, Ancient Order Of Hibernians;
and printing. and two members of the
board of directors of st. Josephs Orphan
Asylum, N: H.. Shea and M. I.-''Weller,
| and two members of the board of direc-
tors of st. vincent's Orphan Asylum
| John s. Larcombe and Upton p. Riden-
| our.
Program Of Music.
The orchestra of about twenty musicians
that has so often assisted at the services
of st. Patrcks on special occasions will
play with the choir at the funeral of DR..
| 49,
Minister. The orchestral numbers will be
the Chopin Funeral March and the
'.Marche Funebre," from Beethoven
Third (Eroica) Symphony.
The funeral will be notable in the an
nails of the Catholic Church in Washing
| ton, and notable in the character OF the
honors paid to the memory of one of Its
most valuable priests. 1t is understood
that nearly, if not quite all, of the priests
of this diocese, which includes all OF
Maryland and the District of Columbia. as
we'll as many churchmen from other
points in the country, will attend the OBJ
seauies. Among the prominent persons
who have announced their intention: to be
present are CardinalaGibbons, Mgr Fall
COMO. the papal delegate; Vice President
Fairbanks, Mr.. Justice White. Mr.. JUS
tice McKenna, the Austrian ambassador,
| the Peruvian minister, Speaker Cannon,
| Senator Elkins Senator Scott and Com
missioners West and Mcfarland.
President Roosevelt will be unable to at
| tend because of a meeting of the cabinet,
which is to be held tomorrow.
Protestant Church Chimes.
A unique feature of the exercises will be
the token of appreciation to the memory
of the dead priest paid by the old Metro
politan Methodist Episcopal Church. ~
and C streets northwest, Rev. DR.. Frank
M. Bristol, pastor The chimes of this