Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-03
PRIVATE ]. {. SW|FT'S
FUNERAL ON MONDAY
Body Rests in BroWnson Hall,
Which Will be Open to Pub
lie Tomorrow.

The body of First Class Private
1rmes y. Swift Of Company f. 3i2ti,
Infantry. 18th Division. who was kill
~ In the terrific lighting on October
ie.f9iS. around the little French town
uf Grand Pre-. arrived i'm this city yes
tcrday afternoon. Swift was one of
the Wilmington boys who gave up his
life during the World War and IL is
irupos.d to honor his memory b. enc
uf the most impressive military
funerals held in this city for some
time.
The casket was conveyed to the hall
~ the Rrownson Library Association.
at Fourth and Jackson streets. and
taken To the assembly room on the
third floor. where IL was placed on a
csfafalquc. which had been prepare ]
for SIS reception. The hall had been
trufusely decorated with palms. floral
offerings. and drapcd flags. Lighted
candles were placed about the casket
and then n guard of honor mounted
guard and this guard will stand at
attention continuously day and night
until the time for the funeral next
Aienday morning.
The hall will be closed 10 the public
until Z o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
After that hour the public will be
admitted and every resident nf the
stty has been invited to visit the
lirowason Library Hall and pay their
rpspccts to the dead hero. The floral
decorations will be renewed today and
additional offerings are expected to-
morrow - that the room will be we'll
nilad with these tributes. The silent
nentrics will remain on duty. those
watching being relieved at regular
Intervals by new guards,
on Monday morning at 9.45 o'clock
ths body will he removed to st. Paul's
,hurth n Al 10 o'clock the funeral
arrtiCps viii begin. There will be a
- iemn mass ~ requiem at which the
iu,rtnr of th,, churCh. Rev. Thomas h.
Walden, viii ~ the celebrant. ReE,
Edward d. Higgins. one of the as
siftnnt pastors at the church. will he
thp d,acon al the mass and the Rev.
John y. Dougherty. another assist
nnt paaint viii b. the stlb-deacon.
m, funeral will be attended. in ad-
dutnn to the relatives and personal
fflruds ~ the heroic soldier. by many
rs-aerVicc men. representatives of the
AnfFftrNn lFNien. bfoNnSoH AdtidiS
Aasss iation. Defiance Athletic Club,
shers S,~tety of st. Paul's Church
ard the Holy Name Society of that
parish. All of which Private Swift had
been an active member.
During the mass there will be
Fpta ,inl musical program under the di-
frrtiuu 81 Ioseph McCullion with Miss
Murphy AZ the biE church organ. In
addition Stausbach's Orchestra has
iinen engaged for the services. The
arrangements for the entire program
are in charge OF Father Waldron and
William Y. Shields.
After the military mass the body
viii he conveyed to the Cathedral
cemetery for burial. The funeral pro-
,c~sion viii be headed by a platoon of
raiice and a hand. The casl<et will
rest on a caisson drawn by four black
hnrre@ In the line Of march will be
fhe representatives OF the military
aud civil organizations OF which
Private swift had been a member. At
thc grave the usual ceremonies Incl
dent 10 the burial of soldier will be
followed There will be q volley by
the hfinr squad and the sounding of
tars BY the huEiers.