Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-28
LOCAL men WILL
ATTEND FUNERAL
Not Only Clergy But Laity as Well VIII
Be Present at Rituals for Late
Archbishop Spalding.
COUNCIL TO SEND DELEGATION
Seven Rock Island knights Of Column
bus VIII Assist Peoria Brethren
at Services Tomorrow.

! Not only the Catholic clergy of Rock
Island but the laity as we'll will take
part in the solemn rituals which will
! be held over the remains of the late
| Archbishop John l.. Spalding at Pc
| oria tomorrow.
Besides the priests of Rock Island
and Moline who will be present at the
services, Allouez council, Knights of
Columbus of Rock Island, will be rep
resented by a delegation of seven
members. They will assist Spalding
council of Peoria in the part it will
take in the services. Bishop Spald-
ing always was a warm friend of the
knights of Columbus, and because of
the interest he showed in the order
the council at Peoria was named in
his honor.
Rev c. p. O'Neill, pastor OF Sacred
Heart church of Rock Island, will be
master of ceremonies at the services.
Other priests who will attend are:
Dean J. J. Quinn, pastor of st. Jo-
seph's; Rev. Francis Cleary, assist
ant pastor at ST. Josephs; Rev. j. E.
Roach, chaplain at St. Anthony's hos
pital; Rev. p. Holvoet, pastor of the
Belgian Catholic church, all of Rock
Island; Rev. J. s. Kelly, pastor of st.
Mary's; Rev. F. c. Kubiack, pastor of
Holy Trinity, and Rev. ]. B. Culemans,
pastor Of Sacred Heart, all of Moline,
and Mgr. T. r. Ryan of Davenport.
Members of AIlouez council who will
be present are: Grand knight M. H.
Sexton, j. NJ. WEIGH, c. J. Larkin, H.
L. Wheelan, T. J. Murphy, T. P. Sim
nett, George P. Stauduhar. The trip
to Peoria will be made in Mr.. Welch's
car.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, who
was invited to preach the funeral SER
mon, sent word that he would be un-
able to come. The cardinal is an old
friend of the Spalding family and it
was hoped that he might be able to
Officiate. but on account of his advanc-
ed years he was forced to decline the
invitation.
The body of Archbishop Spalding re-
manned at the residence, TAO Glen Oak
avenue, until yesterday afternoon.
when an escort of Catholic societies |
conducted the body to the cathedral. |
The rosary was said at 1880 last |
evening
At o'clock this morning a mass
was held for the children Of all the |
parishes of Peoria.
The Office Of the dead will be chanted !
by the priest choir of the diocese to- |
night Rev. ]. w Cummings of ST |
PatriCk's church, Urbana, will be in |
charge of the ceremony.
Bishop Dunno to Say Mass.
= Solemn pontifical requiem high mass,
the main service, will be held at 10 !
o'clock Tuesday morning, Ri Rev.
Edmund N. Dunno, bishop of the do
cese Of Peoria, will be the celebrant.
as deacons of honor will be
Very Rev. d. J. Riordan, consuItor of
the diocese of Chicago, and Very Rev.
f. J. Spalding, vicar general of the
diocese of Alton.
Rev. Francis J. O'Reilly, r. D. P. r.
OF Danvtlle, will be deacon of the mass,
and the sub-deacon will be Rev. Mar
tin Spalding, assistant pastor at Holy
Trinity church in Bloomington and the
nephew of the departed bishop.
Rev. E. ]. Schuetz, chancellor of the
diocese of Peoria, and Rev c. P. O'NeiIl
Of Sacred Heart church, Rock Island.
will be masters of ceremonies. The
solemn ritual due an archbishop will
be held at the cemetery.
Practically all the priests Of the do
cese, numbering more than 200. be-
sides priests in other dioceses and a
arge number of the So bishops and
Ia archbishops in the United States,
Will attend the ceremonies. 1t will be
he most elaborate and solemn funeral
ever held in Peoria