Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-01
Distinguished Party Going to
Utica for Sherman Rites.
ALL Departments CLOSE
Vice Presidential Statutes to be Fired
All Around World.
FLAGS 70 BE AT HALF STAFF
City Hall and District Building to
Close at Noon-Paul Revere
Bell to be Tolled.

A distinguished party, comprising many
OF the most prominent officials Of the re-
public. will go on the special funeral train
from New York to Utica tomorrow to at
tend the funeral of Vice President Sher-
man, to be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
| President Taft probably will be on the
train, as tentative arrangements have
| been made to have his private car attach
ed to the special at New York Justices
Hughes and Pitney Of the Supreme Court
| Of the United States expect to leave
and will board the funeral train in the
metropolis tomorrow morning.
Many senators and Representatives will
be on the train. Senator Works. who Is
now in Washington, will go to New York
tonight to take the train. Other senators
will go direct from their homes or from
the places where they have been cam
paigning to board the special, for it is
expected half hundred members Of the
upper house will desire to pay this last
tribute to it's deceased presiding officer
The funeral committee of the House ap-
pointed yesterday by Speaker Clark
through the office of the sergeant at arms
OF the House will assemble in New York
early tomorrow morning preparatory to
taking the train.
Arrive in Utica at 80 O'Clock.
1t is scheduled to leave New York at
$50 o'clock tomorrow morning and ar
rive in Utica at 1 80 o'clock The train
will leave Utica Immediately after the
funeral for the return to New York
whether any cabinet officers will be in
the funeral party is not known. Secre-
tary of the Interior Fisher is the only
one in the city, and at his Office today
it was stated his plans had not been
announced. Should any department head
determine to go. he probably will join the
funeral train at New York and will be
with President Taft in his private car:
A world-encircling tribute to the de-
ceased Vice President will be paid at
noon tomorrow. From every United
States naval station, from every army
post and from every warship in foreign
or domestic waters a salute of nineteen
guns will be fired. Outward signs of the
national mourning also will be seen
around the world. for foreign offices of
this government will fly their stars and
stripes at half-mast for thirty DAYS.
Every officer of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps will wear mourning badge
for thirty days.
ALI Departments to Close.
The national government will pay trib-
ute by the closing of all Of the executive
departments tomorrow.
Another local tribute to the Vice Presi-
dent will be the tolling Of the Paul Re-
we're bell which hangs in the belfry of
All Souls Unitarian Church, during The
services at Utica tomorrow afternoon.
Since 1922 this famous bell, which was
made by Paul Revere, has tolled for
the death of every President and Vice
President Of the United States. The con-
gregation of the church, of which Presi-
dent Taft is a member, will pay a spe-
cial tribute to Mr.. Sherman Sunday. when
a part of the Sunday morning service will
be in memoriam to the distinguished
dead public servant
President Taft has received this re-
ply to his message of sympathy to Mrs.
Sherman:
Mrs. Sherman instructs me to thank
you for your gracious words and to in
form you that the funeral will occur
in this city at o'clock on the after
noon of Saturday.
III. Z. DAEVENDORF, Secretary"