The Detroit times., 1909-05-08
SOLDIERS TO GUARD
Ex-MAY0R's BIER
N. N. G. Detail Will Be On Duty
While Body Lies in State in
City Hall, Sunday.

1leat gloom .perNades the city hall
where the late William L. Maybury
spent seven OF the most useful years
of his life as mayor. and where active
preparations are now being made fol
the reception of the body. sunday m
the same room that served as Mr.
IMayburys private Office when he was
chief executive. the special committee
appointed by the common council met
Thursday afternoon, 10 make Tue
necessary arrangements for the city i
representation at the funeral and Il
afford the general public last look al
the remains by having them lie IN
state in the city hall corridor.
Maj John s. Bersey. OF the Detroit
Light Guard. volunteered the services
OF 80 militiamen. with officers. To es
cort the body from the home on West
Grand Boulevard TO the city hall, Sun
day Six militiamen will stand guard
over the remains while they are ON
public view. After their removal &c
the Masonic temple, where the funeral
takes place, Monday afternoon. they
will be guarded by members OF De
troit commandery. Knights Templar
Police Commissioner Smith will fur
nish a detail OF police for service Il
the city hall while the body Is lyine
In state. Capt Joseph l.. Kramer has
rendered the serveices OF the Detroit
Light Infantry.
City officials and the council com
mittee will gather In the city hal
shortly before noon to receive the
casket. The doors will be thrown
open to the public soon afterwards.
fine oil painting OF Mayor May
bury. loaned by the family at the re
quest OF Mayor Breltmeyer. now hangs
In the public reception room of the
executive once. appropriately drapet
in black. IL will remain there at leas
until after the funeral The city hal
will be draped as on the occasion o.
Gen. Ayers funeral.
Fitting action on the death or Mr.
May bury was taken. Thursday after
noon. by the Detroit Board OF Com
meroe and the Detroit Bar association
The former adopted resolutions a
sympathy. and as further mark OF re
spect decided 10 keep the offices o.
the board closed all day Monday ant
10 display the flag at half-mast for II
days. The president was asked 70
designate % members TO officially rep
resent the organization at the funeral
President Yerkes. OF the bar asso
citation. appointed the following com
mlttee on resolutions: Henry Russe!
chairman: William l.. Carpenter. p
~ NJ Hally. Harlow p. Davock and
Malcolm McGregor. The committee
will report Monday afternoon.
Mr. Yerkes selected 81 honorary
pallbearers as follows
Charles A. Blair, Joseph b. Moore
Don NJ. Dickinson, Henry NJ. Swan
James Phelan. Geo. s. Hosmer. A. II
Wilkinson. Alfred J. Murphy, Fred RI
Warren, c. ]. Reilly. Allan II. Frazer
Levi l.. Barbour. Henry n. Brevort
William r. Connolly. John Miner. Gen
Henry M. Dufield, Ashley Pond. T. +
Tarsney, Philip II. Mcmillan, Jane.
Robson, z. W. Pendleton, Herber
Bowen. -Steffwagen. John c
Donnelly. James T. Keena. G. X. NJ
Collier. r. II. Garfield. James Fl. Nc
Donald. c. d. Joslyn. George w. Coo
mer. William J. Gray. Charles X. La
than. Hoyt Post, Otto Kirchner
George p. Yerkes. T. A. F.. Weadock
Alex. ]. Groesbeck. Bernard B. Sell
Ing. Alexander X. Gage, A. G.. Angel
William G. Fitzpatrick, Frank n. Do
many. John w Beaumont. Charles T
wilkins. John ID. Mckay. George
William Moore, c. A. Kent, Sidney T
Miller. Henry NJ. Campbell. Howard
Bloomer. c. NJ Burton. Elliott G.
Stevenson, Joseph II. Clark. s. L. Mer
riam. Robert VI. Chamberlain. !. T
Cowles. Charles 8. Hampton. Samuel
IT. Douglas, Charles Casgrain
Resolutions were adopted, Thursday
afternoon, BY the executive committee
of the board OF directors OF the Stan
dard Accident Insurance Co. with
which Mr.. Maybury was prominently
identified.
Out OF respect to the memory OF
the deceased. the Wayne circuit court
will adjourn for half day, Monday
noon.
At the funeral services in Masonic
temple. Monday afternoon, Harold Jar
Wis will sing Mr.. Maybury's favorite
song. The Beautiful Isle OF Some
where" In connection with the cere
monies at the grave in Elmwood Gem
etery. Fred n. Warren. thrice potent
grand master OF the Lodge OF Perfec
ton, Michigan Sovereign consistory
will present Mr. Maybury's Masonic
ring to Henry Cotter Maybury. OF New
York, a nephew of the deceased.
The lower floor OF the Masonic tenn
ple auditorium has been reserved for
the city officials and honorary pallbear