Funeral services for Morris Hillquit, internationally known Socialist leader, will be held at Cooper Union Audtorium, tomorrow morning. The funeral is to be under the auspices of the American Socialist party. Cremation of the body will follow in accordance with the wishes expressed by Mr. Hillquit.
The Socialist leader died early Sunday morning at his home. 40 East 69th Street, after a long illness contracted originally during the strenuous New York mayoralty campaign in 1917.
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