Governor Henry Horner of Illinois is to deliver the eulogy over the late mayor, Anton J. Cermak, at the non-sectarian funeral rites, which are to be held at the Chicago Stadium on Thursday morning.
The benediction is to be delivered by Rabbi Louis L. Mann of Sinai Temple. Other denominations are to be represented by the Rev. John Thompson, Pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Daniel Frawley, a close friend of the Mayor, and Pastor of St. Jerome’s Catholic Church at Antioch, Ill.
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