The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-08
AlI Indiana Plans Services to
Honor President
Friday,
MOST ACTIVITIES CEASE
Memorial Services Held and
Planned by Many Organ
izationS,

The Indiana delegation to the
funeral of Warren G. Harding
at Marion, Ohio, Friday, will
number at least 200, it was pre-
dicted at Republican State head
quarters today. The headquar-
ters is arranging for three spe-
cial cars to be attached to q Big
-Four train leaving here at 7
a. m. Friday.
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart of Indian
apolis. past president of the Women's
Auxiliary to the American Legion
Will place a wreath on the bier Of the
President in behalf of the organiza-
tion. The Seventh District American
Legion Auxiliary will hold a memoir
Aial service at the Palace theater from
moon to 1 p. m. Friday.
Lawyers Named
Five lawyers have been appointed
by James J. Moran, president of the
Indiana Bar Association, to represent
the association at the funeral They
are Cassius Shirley, Indianapolis: Dan
Simms, Lafayette; Donald Fraser
Fowler; David A. Ayers. Greencastle,
and Charles L. Jewett, New Albany.
Many Indiana cities are planning
memorial services Friday At Rich
mond, church bells will be tolled and
traffic will be stopped five minutes. A
joint memorial service will be held at
Evansville and stores will be closed.
Indiana University. at Bloomington,
will be closed for the day and me-
mortal services will be held. Commun-
ity memorial services also will be held
in Peru, Portland, Wabash, Franklin,
Decatur, Anderson, Huntington and
many other cities.
The State Chamber of Commerce
held memorial services Tuesday after
its regular business session.
Sons of Veterans Mourn
The following resolution was adopt
ed by Ben Harrison Camp No. 356, Di-
vision of Indiana, Sons Of Veterans:
BE 1t Resolved. By the officers and
members Of Ben Harrison Camp No.
S56, Division Of Indiana, Sons Of Vet
Grams, that it is the unanimous sense
Of this organization that in the death
Of our citizen and brother, Warren
G. Harding. late President Of the
United States, the Nation lost one Of
its foremost patriots; and our Gov
ernment a fearlessl leader among the
diplomats Of the world.
BE 1t Further Resolved, That it
is the sense Of this organization that
the well-known executive policies of
our lamented ex-President, insofar as
the same apply TO our diplomatic re-
lations with the other nations of the
earth concerning the extent to which
we shall commit ourselves in the set
tlement of the controversies of recon
struction in Europe are, and always
will be, the best policies to be fol-
lowed in the interest Of the Ameri-
can people, to the end that we be not
unwisely involved IN foreign diplomacy
IN which we have no direct interest.
With his noble widow, we bow our
heads in sorrow. With all the
people we mourn the loss of a great
man in a Nations crisis
Memorial services will be held by
Indianapolis Chapter No. l. Disabled
American Veterans of the World War,
$50 N. Pennsylvania ST.. Thursday
night The State commander is ex-
pected TO attend.
John B. Reynolds, secretary, an
nounced that the Chamber of Com
merce will be closed all day Friday
Bishop Joseph Chartrand of the
Catholic diocese of indianapolis has
ordered that the prayer for the Re
public composed by Archbishops
Carroll be publicly said in all churches
Of the diocese Friday.
Rabbi Jacob Bienenfeld called upon
the orthodox Jewish community to
observe fast between 2 and p. m.
Friday. He also directed that preced-
ing the night service ''Maareev," can
tors Of each synagogue chant Mole
Rachameem."
The indianapolis Association of
Credit Men will hold a memorial serV-
ice at it's weekly luncheon at the
Claypool at 1915 Thursday. Freder-
lex E. Schortemeier, secretary OF fhe
Republican State committee. will
speak.
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