San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-10

cipal speaker at the public services at
> o'clock, will be members of his staff
and regimental commanders. They
are: Brig. Gen. Paul b. Malone, Brig
Gen. B. A. Poore. Col. l.. VI. Mutt.
man, Col. S. f. Dallam. Maj. C. K.
Cats, Col. f. A. Shuttleworth. Col.
Lincoln, S. +. Kilbourne; Col. Robert
o. Van Horn, Col. Arthur L. Conger
and Col. H. B. Farrar.
Phones to BE SiIenced.
As their final tribute to the late
President the announcement has been
made by Harry Martyr. manager of
the SoLthwesteru Bell Telephone Com
pany, that all telephones throughout
San Antonio will be silenced for one
minute. beginning at 3 o'clock. Ser
vice will be resumed at 3 :01.
The San Antonio post office was
closed all day Friday. with the ex-
ception Of one hour from 10 to II
O'Clock when the registered mail and
general delivery windows were open
and mail delivery was suspended for
the entire day. Postmaster L. G.
Lucas announced late Thursday after
noon, following the receipt from the
postmaster general at Washington of
an order to close the San Antonio
post office in honor of the late Presi-
dent Harding.
The post office band will take part
in the public memorial services at 8
o'clock in front of the Alamo, Mr..
Lucas announced.
Promptly at ) o'clock Friday af-
ternoon, all street cars throughout
the city will halt and remain at
standstill for five minutes in mem
DRY of the late President. Between
the hours of ) and 6. all Burnett
street and S. p. cars will be rerouted
from Alamo Plaza in order that the
street cars will not interfere with the
memorial services on the plaza.
Many business houses in the city
remained closed throughout Friday
while some closed at / o'clock, some
at 2. some at 3 and the majority at
. o'clock, in order that the employees
might attend the public services at
.. All drug stores will close be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock in Difference TO
the late President Harding, accord
ing TO an announcement by Henry
+. Helm, secretary of the Retail Drug
gists Association. Pruprietors and
employees will have the opportunity
to attend the public services at the
plaza.
Special Memorial Service.
A special memorial services IN
honor of the late President Warren
G. Harding will be held by the con-
gregation of the ST.. Johns Eyangeli-
cal Lutheran church, corner South
Persia and East Nueva streets. ut s
O'Clock Friday evening, according. 20
an announcement by Rev. A. L.
Wolff, pastor Of the church.
Members of the congregation will
attend the public service at Alamo
Plaza at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon,
following which the special services
will be held at their church. Rev.
Wolff will speak on lord, Teach
Us to Number Our Days"
Anchor Lodge No. 424. A. F. &
A. NJ, will hold special memorial
services all day Friday. The lodge
opened at 10 o'clock in the morning
and will remain open until after the
memorial services on Alamo Plaza.
All members will attend the public
services and all Master Masons are
invited to attend.
The Egyptian Roof Garden Of the
st. Anthony Hotel will remain closed
Friday night and all motion picture
houses throughout the city will be
closed until @ o'clock Friday evening
in memory of the late President.
At . o'clock every railroad train
both passenger and freight will halt
for five minutes. All tools will b.
put aside in all railroad shops fol-
five minutes at 2 o'clock, likewise al
telegraph wires will be sileneed fol-
five minutes. General offices of thu
local railroad lines closed at / O'Clock
Protestant churches will unite il
memorial services at 3 80 Frida,
afternoon at the Travis Park Method
list church. The services were close'
in time for all present to attend tn
city-wide services on Alamo Plaza a
8 o'clock.
Rabbi Samuel Marks will officat
at memorial services at Temple Beth
FL at @ o'clock and at o'clocl; ser
vices will be held at Agudas Achim
Rev. ID. Kantor officiating.
Tobin To Officiate.
The memorial service at Alam
Plaza will be conducted by Mayo