The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-11-11
SPECTACLE WAS
 MOST IMPRESSIVE

An auxiliary bishop, five mon siRnori, more than 300 Catholic priests, three scores of nuns and sisters, thirty members of the Wa terbury Ministers Association. rep resentatives of the Y. M. c. A. and Salvation Army joined with present and past parishioners in rendering tribute today to the late Rev Will liam J. McGurk, rector of the Church of the Immaculate Con- {. ception.
 City officials, led by Mayor Hayes, men whose names are among the leading industria1ists. bankers and members of the bar association of the city and state joined in the impressive demon- stration. The spacious church was filled to overflowing. A police cordon thrown about the spacious edifice was responsible for hum dreds being turned away. manifest ly disappointed.
 Scores in Waiting
 Scores waited patiently on the north side of the city's central green upon which the magnificent house of worship faces. for an op- portunity at noon hour to visit the church and pay their final respects to the beloved pastor as his body. clad in purple vestments lay fin state before the main altar. They were part of the thousands who filed slowly through the church un- til a late hour last evening and early this morning, seemingly eager to catch a final glimpse of him, in the brief nine years of his pas hnFn tho and respect of men, women and chill dren of all races and denomina- tions. It was a tribute, rare in the history of the Hartford diocese. The. ~numbers and prominence ofsl the persons and delegations pre- sent made 1t an even without equal within the past quarter of cen- tury
 Body Starts Homcward
 This afternoon at 1 o'clock the body of the late pastor was started2 on his homeward trip to his i1a- tive city. Hartford. where the re- mains will repose beside those of his honored parents and relatives in the family plot in Mt St Bene- diets cemetery in Hartford. The funeral cortege was accompanied by Q detachment of motor cycle troopers of the state police depart ment and members of the motor patrol of the local police depart ment. Scores of priests and rep resentatives of the fourth degree. { nKights of Columbus, South Man. chester. church collectors and trus- tees, and many local friends of the deceased, accompanied the body.
 Magnificent Spectacle
 The hundreds for whom reserva- tion had been made in the church as representatives of the city or state.. or interested organizations, not only witnessed a magnificent, impressive spectacle. the pontifical high mass of requiem. but heard an eulogy that was characterized by its eloquence and his appropri- ateness 1t was deliver by Rt Rev Monsignor Thomas s. Duggan, vicar general of the Hartford dio- cese and an intimate friend of the deceased. It was an expression or love and esteem such as only could be expected of Q speaker of Mon- signor Duggans experience and ac- complishments. It was friends estimate of q friend and a priests appraisal of Q priest who gave fort-six years of his life in the service of God. The vast congre- gation thrilled to its sincerity and earnestness.
 Under the direction of Professor Frederick F. Harmon the choir Of the Immaculate Conception church rendered special program of mu- sic. "Panis Angelicus," by Franek and "When Evening Comes" by Father O'Neil. favorites of the late pastor. were included in the rem ditions. The program was as fol- lows:
 Introit and kyrie Eleison from Schmid's Requiem Mass; Dies Irae, Gregorian; Sanctus and Ben edIctus. Gregorian; Agnus Del and Lux Aeterna from Schmid's Re- auiem Mass; Libera. Gregorian. Tho church quartette included Mrs Marie Bauby Buckley. Mrs John Cuddy. James German and Robert Callahan. They rendered the Libera; Mrs Buckley sang
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