Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-01
Sherman's S Body
 To Lie in State
WILL BE TAKEN TO COUNTY
 BUILDING TODAY
FUNERAL ON SATURDAY
To Be Held in Church With Seating
 Capacity of 3,oo0-Vice President
 Selected His Honorary Pail Bearers.

Utica, N Y, Oct. 31.-Arrangements for the funeral of Vice President James s. Sherman practically were completed today. The services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock in the First Presbyterian church and will be attended by Pres ident Taft and members of his cabi- net, senators and representatives for eign diplomats and government off, cials.
 Church Will Seat 5000.
 It was at first announced that the Obsequies would be held in Christs church, of which MT. Sherman was a member, but as this edifice seats only about 700 persons, and 1t was real ized that it would be too small to hold the throng that would desire to pay a final tribute of respect to the dead the plans were changed when Rev Ralph W. Brokaw offered the use oi the Presbyterian church, which has 8 seating capacity of more than 5000 Rev. Louis H. Holden, Mir Sherman's pastor, will conduct the funeral serv- ice, assisted by Rev. NJ. w. Stryker president of Hamilton college, and Rev. Dr. BrokaW, pastor of the Pres byterian church. An hour before the church services there will be a pri- vate service for the members of the family at the Sherman residence or Genesee street.
 Body to Lie in State.
 The body of the vice president vii lie in state from D. m. to 2 D. III tomorrow in the rotunda of the county building to permit the citizens of Utica +p t1l lo he; guished fellow. townsman With ar escort of citizens. representatives o1 the chamber of commerce and othel organizations with which Mr Sherman was identified, the body will be take1 from the sherman home tomorrow aft ernOOn and conveyed to the county building, where il will rest on a cata- falque. The local military companies will furnish a guard of honor while the body is lying in state.
 Troops May Not Be Accepted. At o'clock a cortege will form anC the body will be returned to the Sher. man home. The county building has been draped in emblems of mourning and flags. as have many of the busi. ness houses of the city. Business prac- ! tiCally will be suspended during tho funeral services Saturday afternoon.
 A tender of troops from Fort On. tario at OswegO for the funeral was received today from Washington, bu ! it is believed that members of the fam. fly will decline it, as they are llnowI to be aVerse to display and wish thc ceremonies to be as simple and unpre tentious as possible.
 Admission to Church by Ticket. Seats in the church will be set apar for the Sherman family, Presiden Taft and other dignitaries, who ar, expected to be present as well as fol the business associates and intima tt friends of the late vice president Ad. mission to the church will be by ticke as the auditorium will be hoEelesslN inadequate to hold the many who Wist to attend.
 At the close of the services the body will be taken to Forest Hill cemetery in the southern section of the city where it will be placed in the Bab. cock mausoleum. which was completed but recently and where Mrs Sherman; mother rests.
 Body to Rest in Plain Casket.
 Mir. Sherman's body, which will bt put in plain but massive casket to. LlCAASWs lS Sdlu tO SHOW Dul lew traces of the long illness through which tht vice president passed. Flowers in pro. fusion are in the room where the body lies and there has been an almost un. interrupted procession of messengers to the house during the day, bearing messages of sympathy to the bereaveC household from every quarter of tho country and from abroad
 Selected His Own Honorary Pal
 Bearers.
 Mrs. Sherman is bearing her los. with fortitude. She was kneeling a the bedside of her husband when tho final summons came and remained 1T the room the greater part of last night Before MT. Sherman died he had in. trusted to his wife list of those h, wished to act as honorary ralI bearer. at his funeral The active bear. CTS will be selected from the employe! of the Utica Trust & Deposit O.. O which MT. sherman was president.
 The Honorary PaI Bearers.
 The honorary pail bearers were an. nounced tonight as follows.
 United States Senator Elihu Root Thomas R. Proctor, Charles S. Si. monds. William s. DoOlittle, J. Franci, Day, George E. Durham, Charles R Rogers, William T. Baker Henry H Cooper and Dr. Fayette H. Peck. Al are Uticans except Senator Root. who's, home is in the neighboring village O Clinton.
 All Political Meetings Abandoned.
 Political activity in Oneida county ceased with the death of the vice pres ident. Meetings which had been sched , uled have been abandoned by all par. ties, who have joined in mourning tn, loss of Uticas most distinguished cit. izen. HADLEY. BORAH. ciMMINS