The sun., 1918-07-08
MILITARY AND CIVIC
TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF
LATE MAJOR mitchell
Body Will Lie in State in City
Hall Before Funeral on
Thursday.
CITY, STATE AND U. s. JOIN
Services in st. Francis Xavier's
Church and Burial in Wood
lawn Cemetery.

Ceremonies both military and civic,
covering three days. will express tho re-
spect felt by nation. State ana city for
ihe memory Of Major John Purroy
Mitchell.
The body. IN charge OF Mrs. Mitchell
and q military escort commanded by
Major william p. Meloney. u. 8. R.,
viii arrive in New York at 7:15 A. NJ.
tomorrow. and thereafter. on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. every possible
opportunity will be given to the people
10 honor the life and the death of the
late Mayor.
From the Pennsylvania station to-
morrow morning Major Mitchers body
viil Be taken under military escort to
ne home of his mother at 447 West 1921
street. where It will remain until late on
Wednesday afternoon. Then It will be
tslrsn to the City Hall. where It will lie
IN state until 10 A. NJ. on Thursday. At
that hour the funeral procession will
move from the City Hall to the Church
of St. Francis Xavier in West Sixteenth
street near Sixth avenue, and the final
ceremony will be At woodlawn Ceme-
tsry In the early afternoon.
Minors 4other Approves Plans.
rs .,..,,. rs,. M.
,roy.a Ia ~ r,gn, h,, NJ, I.r.s Mitchell
,,,.,.- =, ~. TO-. N.vo, .,a No Tor
.r,.r ssr,s. of conyar..t,o,. nartic;-
pated in by herself. George v. Mullan.
Justice OF the Supreme Court: Robert
Adamson. Geokse .Beu Theodore Rous-
sesu and others who were close friends
OF her son The final decision as to tho
,ub,,c character of the funeral was left
N he- bv Mrs sohn Purroy Mitchell.
rho tsIagranbed IN Saturday night from
raLs charles that the wishes OF the
o,o,hs- r,us, control anv arranrements
n,ad.
Tbarepnop .Just;ce Mullan. Mr.. Adam
son and other. advised the late Major
,t,,oh.,,s ,,othar that there was a pub
10 das,r. ,,,nossihls IN ignore. that the
80. sho,,a ~. !, .+ata at tho Cttv Hall
"a .h,. ,ha r,,,,tory funersl should be
.vr,,a,,ar,ad ~, a civic exnress,on COM
,,o.a lei h.r son,s career as
49, 49,, .o,a,.r
Thn .,da- NJ. ,,tchs, asked Mr..
40 NaG oha nf n "a
.... ,,,,. ,h. nrh,,c.s mar
ticipat'on In the funerai. anu ai'e
Rousseau Mr. He'll and others, the gem
eraI nIans ware announced. The details
vii, no 0Iven out to-day after Mr.. Adam
so, ,as md onnortunitv to confer with
tho military authorities and to ascertain
hou ~. c,y,c ceremonies NAV be joined
r,.i,h ~. r,,,,,.-,, osrsmon,es
A. r.,,.n,. s,ood Lao, night. the
,od,, -, IT, ,J,,chs, .,,,I he rnet at the
pa,..,,Io .,.,,o,, a, 7.,6 A NJ by
un. -. M,,o,,a, a,d nv intimate
tr,snds =, ~. I.,s M,,or Mitchell. while
,ho hoa,, viii n. IN charge Of the mill
,a,v om,hor,,tas wbo will continue to
49,, /. .,, A.. ana, cora
.,,. ,yoo,,.n,, C.n,a,erv the elder
HTrs ,,t,ono, Iii, r.cs,ys +, ar the sta
,',, w., In ..,nan, !, to her home,
W. .. III, ~ ~ T,asday Tuesday
-, 80, 80 W,oanasdov Toward
-, W.aua.dav oescers and men
- ,,,o .er,ica ,.,,, escort II to
,ho C,.'' tIst, ,,har. !, u,I, he receiyed
~. No,or Toh, u E,yIan the members
,f ,hs po,rd ., r,s,imate the Commits
,,oners ard other officials.
BODY to Lite in city Hall ROtunda.
, ,o, l., .,o .x.o,
.,,, ,horo Manor C.avror,s hodv Law in
,.,to ,,o n@, ,,,, 90, ,,r,u Thurs
,ar ., ~ a, go ,ha, tho thousands
,La, go ' ~. loo, no.
,n.o.s ICY - ..h .sa c,,y Hal,
',,, ,.ton 80. m,,nhsr. ,ooa A, IN
n Nv Th"ss,au ~ ,,n.roi nroces-
sim IN oharao -, tho military will
,no,.o ror,hward ,ovard sirtssnth street
and tho Chu-ch ~, G, Erano,s xavier
probablv rsnresents,,ves of the more