Evening journal., 1916-04-07
MGR. LYOfS' BODY
TO REST IN State
Cathedral Will Be Open All
Night For Those Who Wish
TO View Remains
MANY VISITORS FOR
FUNERAL TOMORROW

With elaborate ceremonies the
funeral OF Monsignor John A. Lyons.
vicar-general of the Wilmington DiO-
cese and for thirty years pastor OF
st. Peters parish, will take place
in the Cathedral Sixth and West
streets. tomorrow morning. The indi-
cations are that il will be one of the
largest funerals ever held in the city.
and II will be a striking testimonial
OF the esteem and yeneration i'm which
the distinguished deceased priest was
held by the Catholics Of Wilmington
While the deceased was OF retiring
disposition outside Of his church
work and not much given to pomp,
yet the high Office that he held i'm the
diocese and the esteem I'm which he
was held by Catholics I'm general
make il necessary that the funeral
services be elaborate. There will
be present large number of visiting
clergy as well as laymen from all
parts OF the diocese and other sec
tions of the country.
Thousands OF residents of Whining
ton and visitors will have an oppor-
tunity TO view the remains Of the de-
] ANAnhA AHNAnAEAANA ANNAHMAs 4 liz UOMN
will be taken into the Cathedral at
o'clock this afternoon and will rest I'm
state there until $50 o'clock tomor-
row morning The church will be
open all night when everyone who
desires will have an opportunity to
view the body Guards from the vari-
Gus Catholic locieties of the city will
/ be on duty while the body rests in
state.
The office for the dead will be re-
cited by the clergy at $50 o'clock to-
morrow morning. The solemn pontih-
! cal requiem mass. of which the Rt.
Rev. John J. Monaghan, bishop of the
diocese, will be the celebrant, will
begin at 10 o'clock. The officers Of
the mass will be: Assistant priest,
the Rev. Edward Mickle; deacons of
honor. the Revs. William J. Scott and
Francis j. Connolly: deacon, the Rev.
Frederick V. Campbell; sub-deacon.
the Rev Edward J. Mealey; chanters
at Office of the dead. the Revs. VIII
liam Temple, ID. D., and James l.. Nc
Sweeny.
The sermon will be preached by the
Rev. Francis T. Mccarthy, 5. j., Of
New York City, a lifelong friends Of
the deceased prelate.
The pall-bearers will be twelve OF the
clergy and twelve laymen. The clergy
pall-bearors viii be; The Revs. John a.
Dalv. Leonard Walter, o. =. b.; Charles
Fromentin. Thomas Il. Waldron, Peter
=. Arnd. John j. Connolly. Edward {.
}, Higgins. Charles p. McGoldrick, James
ID. McNenna, John :. Gulcz, James c.
) Comiskey aud Charles Crowley. The
r twelve laymen pall-bearers will be se-
Z lected this afternoon.
I The body win rest in state for more
than fifteen hours and guards OF honol
/ representing the different Catholic so
e cieties. will be named 10 keep watcl
e. during those hours and during the ser
{ vices. Some of the guards had not beer
& appointed up until noon, and at the Ca
g thedral residence the following list Of
e guards named up until that time were
P announced;
S Cathedral guards. Messrs. Beehan,
G. Higgins. McKeough. Naulty, Murdick,
e Ginder. Finnen and Lyman; Knights
! Of Columbus. Gibney, Cole. Kaighr
O'Donnell Mulrooney. Blickle. Hig-
; gins. O'Connor. Donovan and Murphy
Hibernian Knights. Dougherty, Lough-
) cry. Jr., McDonough, Farrell, Hurley
Callahan, Burke and Mckinley;
Brownson Library. Farley. Mckinley
b Hagan and Shields: Salesianum. Null
/ rooney, Spragg, Greeley and Casey
) Ancient Order OF Hibernians. Null
helm. Lee. Laughrey. Mealy, McGone-
3 gal. Desmond, s. Haley and p. Haley
St Benedict. Melchoir. Bierman, J.
] Boehm and F. Boehm. The other so
] cieties will name their guards this
. afternoon.
S The hours that representatives OF
% the various societies will be on
guard starting with 3 o'clock this
% afternoon follows:
3 to 6 p. M. Hibernian Knights;
: to p. NJ. st. Hedwigs Cadets; Z tC
), s D. m, BrownsOn Library Associa.
tion; s to 9 p. m, Salesianun
Alumni; 9 to 10 p. m, St. Stanislausi
10 to II D. m, st. Hedwig's Knights
IL to II p. m. Knights Of Columbus
4th; 12 to 1, a. m. HiberniaI
! knights; ! to ? a. m. A. o. H. No
|, a; 2 to 3 a. M, Knights of st. Law
renee; to a. m, b. =. l.. A.; L
a. m. A. O. H. No. 1; to 6 a. m.
!, st. Benedict; TO a. m, Cathedra
q Guards; TO s a. m. Cathedra
Guards; s to a. M. A. o. H.. No
2; 9 TO 10 a. m, Knights Of Colum
bus, 3D.
At a meeting OF representatives o
!, the societies held at Cathedral Hal
: last night. the Rev. James Grant ap
! pointed the following ushers TO offici
n ate prior and during the mass: Messrs
s. r. L. Higgins. J. A. Carroll, W. A. Or
e pen. J. F. Kienle. II. Collins. A. Nc
S Donald.
r The Cathedral will be closed to th
r. public at $50 o'clock tomorrow morn
D. ing to give an opportunity for those i
e charge to make reservation for IN
D. Catholic societies and the Sodality @
n the Children OF Mary.
Pew holders will be entitled 20 IN
use OF the side aisles by tickets onl,
q which may be obtained at the rector
- any time this afternoon. The usher
= have been instructed to admit thos
y with tickets only.
~ At the meeting OF the various so
cieties, James r. Hoey was electe
= grand marshal OF the entire prOces
y sion and two aides from each societ
~ were appointed by the president O
- the societies to act as aides to MI
A. HOey.
r. The Alumni of the Salesianum {