FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11564, 30 January 1901, Page 5

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

THE CHURCH SERVICES.

I His Worship the Mayor has requested t-he I city clergy to arrange, if possible, for an 1 open-air service in the Albert Park, at three | o'clock, on Saturday next, the day of the 1 Queen's interment. The Rev. Canon NelI son, in conjunction with tlie Rev. W. E. H Gillam, have taken the matter up, and will 3 arrange a programme. Minister's of all | denominations will be invited to take pa.rt. 1A list of those who will Ministers of will I denominations will be invited to take part. A list of those who will give addresses will be published later on. Town and suburban choirs will receive full instructions by advertisement. At a suitable time during u the service an opportunity will be given for l\ depositing wreaths on the pedestal of the I Queen's statue. If the weather should be i unfavourable for an outdoor service the i Drill-shed will bo used. A meeting will ; be held at two o'clock this afternoon at the | diocesan office, to make any necessary ar- ! rangements. ; On Saturday morning special services will I Drill-shed will be used. A meeting will be held at two o'clock this afternoon at tlie diocesan office, to make any necessary arrangements. On Saturday morning special services will be conducted* at St. Paul's and St. Mat- \ thew's Anglican Churches, by Canon Nelson | and the Rev. W. I']. Gillam "respectively. I At eleven a.m. a special service will be [ conducted in St. .Andrew's Church, under „ the auspices of the Auckland Presbytery, 1 when several of the ministers will take I part. I A united Wesleyan service will also be I held in the Pitt-street Wesleyan Church, i and in all probability similar services will I be conducted by other denominations. I The Jewish congregation will hold a | special memorial service on Saturday mornI ing next, in addition to the usual Sabbath | services of the day. I At Coromandel arrangements are being a made for a united undenominational service I on Saturday, in the Caledonian Hall. I [BY telegraph OWN" correspondent.] i Thames, Tuesday. 1 Arrangements are being made here to hold \ a united in memoriam service in the Central ! Hall on Saturday next, the day of the I Queen's funeral, in which the ministers of all | the churches will take part. The two local 1 volunteer bands are to be invited to be prej sent, and also the united choirs of the several i churches. { [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] < Gwbobme, Tuesday. L At a special meeting of the Council to-night | it was decided to have a monster procession i and memorial service on Saturday. If fine ; the service will be held in the main street, ] from which traffic will be diverted. Hunj dreds of seats are being provided. TiMARU, Tuesday. At a meeting of ministers of all Protestant denominations, it was arranged to hold ! a combined memorial open-air service on I Saturday afternoon. The Mayor will request the townspeople to observe a close holiday. «———- , ; THE I MILITARY PROGRAMME. During Saturday forenoon the members of the Auckland Permanent Force will man the two 64-pounder guns at Port Resolution, and tire a Royal.funeral.salute of 82 guns. To-day Colonel White, officer commanding the Auckland district, will telegraph the Defence authorities to ascertain what part the volunteers will take in tlie funeral obsequies, j it being anticipated that a parade of the whole of the garrison will be called. \ :,/.■-;. . _ I THE WREATH FROM THE WOMEN OF I AUCKLAND. {: The ladies who undertook to collect money 1 to send a wreath to the Queen's funeral (hav-1 ing received tho Mayor's approval of the pro-1 ject were very successful. They had three | stands in prominent places in the city to receive subscriptions from women. At Milne i and Choyce's corner Mrs. Laurie received £61 7s; D.S.C. ! corner, Mrs. Ashton, £4 lis 10d; Victoria Arcade, Mesidames H. and J. I Culpan, £8 Is 2d total, £19. It is inten-1 ded to ask the Agent-General, by cable, to 1 act for the women of Auckland by sending I a wreath to the funeral of Queen Victoria, i The inscription to be placed on the wreas)j|

I is: . ''With the affection of the I is: ''With the respectful estimated cost of women of Auckland.' The estimated cost of | the wreath arid cabling was £14, but as £19 I has been obtained, there will be sufficient 1 to enable the ■ wreath to: be photographed* Band the photograph sent out to the Mayor, 1 as was done in. the case of the funeral "of Sir I George Grey. Doubtless a much, larger | amount of money would have been collected I if the day had not been so wet. 1- ..■". ,__ ___ ; — . !if the MEETING :OF,; TRADESMEN.; MEETING OF TRADESMEN. I A meeting of representatives of the tradesI men conducting business in Karangahape I Road, was held at eleven o'clock yesterday I morning, in the Foresters* Hall, to consider I the request of the Government to observe $ Saturday as a. holiday on account 'of the I Queen's funeral. Mr. R. French was voted ito the chair. Mr. S. F. Benton moved, 3 ■■"•■That We close our respective places of I business on the Saturday as requested, j keening open all day oh. Wednesday, and I until a late hour on Friday evening."" Mr. J Bridgens seconded. One or two speakers 1 thought that the Government had chosen J a wrong day. that Sunday would be nearer | -he day of the funeral, ■ and that-it should Jbe the day to be observed. The motion I was carried. On the motion of Mr. R. Salmon, it was unanimously decided to ask I His Worship the Mayor, "when fixing the 5 date for the observance of the Anniversary I Day. not to fix on Saturday, but, if possible, ion Monday, or some early day in the week. !| PROPOSED some in the week. PROPOSED PROCESSION TO THE QUEEN'S STATUE. ; I A suggestion has been made that a pro- | cession of citizens be formed to march to | the Albert Park, and there deposit wreaths |at the foot of the Queen's statue, but rio I definite action has yet been token in this J matter. The position is explained in the I following letter: — I TO THE EDITOR. I Sir,—On the occasion of the funeral of Her | late Majesty Queen Victoria it seems to me j that some steps should bo taken to mark I the event in some way which would enable J the public to show their devotion to their jlate Sovereign. T therefore wrote to the ; Mayor suggesting that the citizens be invited i to assemble at the foot of Queen-street, opI posite the Union Steamship Company's | offices, form a procession, and march to the i Albert Park, and there deposit a, wreath at [the foot of the Queen's statue. It is anjnounced that services will be held on the oci ension in the various churches, in which case : this would be a favourable and fitting opportunity to address the assemblage. The ; Mayor, in reply, states that he must bo satisI fied that it is the wish of a considerable [number of citizens before he would be justi- \ fied in adopting my suggestion, otherwise he fears the whole thing would be a fiasco. I can assure hint lie need have no fear, fori I am convinced that it would be considered by citizens, professional, business, and work-1 ers alike, a privilege to be allowed to take j part in such a function, and the gathering will be one of enormous magnitude. Such j a demonstration to the native-born would | be an. epoch in the history of the colony, and would bo handed down to generations yet unborn. It would demonstrate to the young that the devotion and loyalty to the throne, of which they hear so much, is not a mere abstract principle. I write to you now, trusting that the proposal only requires to be put forward to ensure a prompt and general application to the Mayor.— am, etc., W. W. Phu.son. j ' NELSON. ■ ' [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Nelson, Tuesday. The arrangements as to mourning on Saturday are specially inconvenient to Nelson, as Anniversary Day falls on Friday, February 1. It has been decided by the business people to keep open on Friday, and postpone the anniversary celebration till the following Wednesday.

A GOVERNMENT HOLIDAY.

[BY telegraph.—PßKSS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Tuesday. Mr. Ward has decided to declare Saturday a Government Ito-liday throughout the colony, and to ask the banks and commercial houses to suspend business.

HOURS AT TELEGRAPH OFFICES. [by telegraph.— association.] Wellington, Tuesday. On Saturday ftho following hours will be observed at all the telegraph offices in the colony: —Open from eight to ten in the morning, and from seven to eight in the evening.