New Britain herald., 1923-08-10
CITY IS HOLDING
MEMORIAL SERVICE
CONTINUED from First Pase)

perishable food is moving. Even the
\ emergency crews will stop for two
minutes at o'clock, telegraph keys
will be silenced for two minutes and
all will observe brief period of
silent mourning.
At the U. s. post office at o'clock
the time when all footsteps will turn
towards the park, the delivery of
mail will be suspended. Stamp win
dows will be closed. Money order de-
partment will cease business for three
hours and the postal clerks mail car
riers and others will attend the serv-
ice.
On the lines of the Connecticut
company repair shops too are silent,
except for a few men maintained in
case of the always imminent but
carefully guarded against accident.
Offices are closed and at the stroke of
5. every car will proceed to place
of safety and come to a standstill,
there to remain for five minutes with
the power cut off.
In the Southern New England tcle-
PAVING OAShoh6Sp thO OiliSc 10 NiooCu.
The repairmen have been sent home.
Again only an emergency crew re-
mains on the job. Even at the switch
, board. the operators who must be on
duty "a hours of every day, will see
a most unusual occurance. one that
many operators will see for the first
time. A busy switchboard will sud-
denly cease. No impatient subscrib-
ars will grow irritable at lack of serv-
Ice and every telephone in the city
will be silenced for the space OF one
full minute.
Musicians All There
Musicians who play in any of the
local bands will turn out in their
uniforms and proceed to the park,
where under the capable leadership of
Edward ]. Lynch, veteran bandsman
with more than a quarter Of centurys
experience. will lead them in playing
the fayorite hymns of the dead presi-
dent, Lead Kindly Light" and
Nearer, My God. to Thee" hymns
which as coincidence were the fav-
critics of the late William Mckinley,
another former president who was so
much alike in character to Warren
q. Harding.
At the park the exercises will be
opened at 2:45 o'clock by Judge Will
liam c. Hungerford A selection will
be rendered by the combined bands
of the city.
! Promptly at 3 o'clock Mayor An
CELLO M. Paonessa will read his proc
lmation.
Lead Kindly Light" will be rem
dered by the choir of the First Con-
EDUCATIONAL church."
Extracts from the Bible will be
read by Rev. William Ross of the
First Baptist church.
Rev. DIR. Abel Ahlquist of the First |
Lutheran church will invoke the d.
vine blessing.
The Homeland" will be sung by
the quartet
A eulogy by the Rev, John T. Win
tiers, pastor of st. Mary's Catholic
church will follow a eulogy by G. F.
Smith. chairman of the board of d.
rectors of Landers, Frary & Clark,
and in turn will be followed by a
eulogy by Rev. Henry w. Maier, pas
tor of the First Congregational
church.
Nearer, My God, to Thee" will be
sung by the quartet. A detail of sail
ors and ex-servicemen commanded by
William W. T. Squire, commander of
post, American Legion,
will fire salute. Rev. Gustave e.
Phil Of the Swedish Bethany church
will pronounce the benediction, while
4 bugler of the Legion will sound
taps" The program will conclude
with America" by the massed bands.
At O'Clock, at the actual time the
body is lowered into the grave at
Marion. o., every wheel in the city
will come to a standstill. Trolley cars,
telephone service, everything will stop.
Traffic will cease on the streets and
pedestrians will stand with heads
Jared for five minutes. Church bells
will toll 20 strokes, the chimes on
he South church will ring out SOL
mn funeral selection, and the bells
gain will toll 20, indicating the de-
ceased presidnet's age SIS. III
And thus does New Britain join II
land in hand with other communi-
les and her thousands of citizens
hare the grief of more than a hun II
lred million others in the loss of one II
rho still lives in the hearts Of his
elbow citizens.
Additional orders from Washington
we're received at the New Britain
this morning placing the
ocal office on what is practically a
Holiday basis. According to the new
riders all windows will be closed from
o'clock for the balance of the day.
here will be no mail deliveries this
fternoon of any kind. The last mail
o leave the city will be at Z o'clock
his evening fand there will be but
me collection this afternoon, that will
y between the hours of and
'clock and will be from the business
ection and substations only. With
his exception everything will close at
he postoffice for the day at 3 o'clock.
POLICEMAN STAYS RoBBER