Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-10
PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO
FL. WALSH, WAR HERO
Highest Honors to be Paid
Wednesday to Youth Killed
in Action i'm France.

The body of Frank ]. Walsh, private,
hrst class. Com. y L. s1sth Infantry
18th Division. American Expedition
,ry Force. killed in the terrific fight
lng about the little French village of
GRAND Pre- on October Is, 1918, Will
arrivo In this city from Hoboken, n.
}. sometime today and will immediate
ely hc removed 10 the assembly hall
on the third floor OF the Brownson
Library Associations building at
Fourth and Jackson streets, where it
viii remain until 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. at which hour it will
be- conveyed 60 st, Paufs II. c. Church
across the street for the funeral SER
vices
The hall has been beautifully em-
hellished with flowers. palms and pot
ted plants and draped flags TO make a
ntting background for the catafalque
un which the casket will rest. Dur
ing all the time Il remains there il will
not be permitted TO he alone for an
instant as n guard Of honor will stand
by the casket through the day and
nights until It's removal. The hall will
be closed 90 the public until 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
AZ that hour the building will be
thrown open 50 that the friends of
the popular young business man as
We'll as the thousands OF other resi-
dents who may wish 10 do honor 10
the memory Of the youthful hero may
pass throuEh 10 pay their last re-
Hpccts Co the memory OF one of VIII
mingtons young men who made the
supreme sacrifice in France. At the
services in st. Paurs Church yester-
day the pastor. Rev. Thomas +. Wal
dron, urged the members of the con-
sregation TO pay this last tribute to
the dead soldier who was a popular
member Of the parish.
on Wednesday morning beginning
az 10 o'clock the funeral services will
be held. There will be a solemn mill
tary mass in st. Paurs Church. a;
which Father Waldron Will be the
celebrant Rev T.. &. Higgins, one OF
che assistant pastors at the church
viii be- the deacon NJ the mass and the
l,rN ,. \. Dougherty, another assist.
uut pastor. viii be the sub-deacon
Tho sermon will be preached by Rev
Francis Tucker. OF the Salesianun
lligh school. who is chaplain OF Della.
fe Post No. /. American Legion.
The music during the mass will be
hN the church choir under the leader
ship of Joseph McCullion with Miss
Mary Murphy at the organ. Through
uut the services military guard OF
honor VIII stand about the casket
Following the mass interment will ,e
made la the Cathedral cemetery. The
taskct Will be carried on gun
vaisson escorted by "a detail from the
National Guard and the usual firms
squad 4 platoon Of police will head
ca, procession. followed by a band
an the military and civil organizations
viii have large delegations in the line
ct march.
Father waldron has general charg,
cf the funeral arrangements, assisted
hy William r. Shields. Officers of tn,
American Legion posts have asked al
former service men 10 turn out in uni
form and 90 march from the armor,
with the military delegation. 1t is ex
pectcd the funeral viii be one OF tn,
largest and most imposing witnesse,
in this city FOR sometime.
while the body rests in state
guards of honor viii be furnished b,
the following organizations: A. o. II
go y. m: 81. Pauls Holy Nam
Society. TO p. m: Defiance Ath
lctlc Association, TO S p. m; mill
tary representation, 10 p. m.
knights of Columbus. . 10 10 p. IN.
naval representation. 10 10 Il p. m.
ana Brownson Library Association. l
io i2 y. m.