The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-08-10

President, citizens of Indiana 5
to his memory.
In Indianapolis nearly every kind
OF business and public building was
closed. The Statehouse. Federal
building. courthouse, city hail and city
court were closed all day Banks closed
at noon. stores at p. m.
Office buildings from p. m. to $3.50
p. m. Motion picture theaters were
to remain closed until p. m. and
vaudeville houses until p. m The
postoffice was closed between ; and
p. m.
Memorial Services
Memorial services were arranged
Ia the various churches and else
where. The principal service was
on the south steps of the Monu-
ment at noon Speakers were
the Rev. o. w. Fifer, pastor of the
Central Avenue NJ E. Church; the
Rev. F. A. Hayward secretary of the
Federated Baptist Churches of Indi-
torney. The Murat Chanters sang
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prayer was delivered by the Rev.
F. w. Backemeyer. secretary of the
State offices of the Presbyterian
Church. and the benediction by Mgr.
Francis H. Gavisk of st. Johns Catho
lie Church.
Two periods of silence were OBJ
served. At o'clock every train
operating in the State stopped Tor
two minutes. At 3 O'Clock every
street car in Indianapolis and most
Of the interurban cars in the State
stopped for two minutes.
At Other Churches
Other memorial services were held
at the Tabernacle Presbyterian
Church, Central Ave. and Thirty
Fourth St: All Saints Cathedral, 1851
Central Ave; Trinity Evangelical
Luthern Church. Ohio and East Sts.;
Churches of Christ, Scientist, at Sec
ond Church. 1901 n. Delaware St;
Blaine Ave. NJ f. Church. 1927 Blaine
Ave: st. Pauls Evangelical Luthern
Church, 721 S. New Jersey ST.; st.
Johns Catholic Church, 120 S. Capitol
Ave; Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 445 n. State Ave, and at all
the Jewish synagogues.
While the city and State were pay
ing their tribute to the memory Of
the dead President. hundreds of per-
sons from Indiana were attending the
funeral at Marion. A special train,
bearing about 200 persons, left the
Union Station at a. m. Others
boarded the train in other Indiana'
cities.
NotabIes to Marion
Among those who went to Marion
on the special train were Governor
McCray: U. S. Lesh, attorney general;
Judge Louis B. Ewbank of the Indi-
ana Supreme court: Homer Elliott,
United States district attorney; John
Royce, collector of customs; Taylor E.
Groninger, city corporation counsel;
Clyde A Walb, Republican State
chairman; and Walter S. Chambers,
Democratic State chairman.
All business activities of the Ameri-
can Legion were ordered stopped for
the day by Alvin Owsley, National
Commander.
The order:
I'm last tribute to our deceased
President, Warren G. Harding, I, AL
vim Owsley. national commander of
the American Legion. direct the sus-
pension Of all business activities of
che organization throughout the en-
tire day. Friday. Aug. 10. Let this
be a time for each member to mark
the passing Of our beloved President
by solemn reverence and thoughtful
devotion to the ideals of a man who
gave his all to a nation"
The regular meeting Of the Optimist
Club set for today was called off.
Memorial services will be held at the
closing campfire program of the Boy
Scout camp at the scout reservation
near FIT. Harrison tonight
This letter, expressing sympathy of
. the Ancient Order Of Hibernians in
Marion County, was sent to Mrs. Hard
fng.
The Ancient Order OF Hbernians