Leading American personalities in the fields of music, art and finance are expected to be present at the funeral services J. Otto H. Kahn, international banker, music lover and patron of the arts, who died Thursday.
According to an announcement from Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the funeral services, which are to be of a private nature, are to take place Monday afternoon at his country estate at Cold Springs Harbor, Long Island. Rabbi Samuel H. Goldenson of Temple Emanu-El ## officiate at the services.
Thousands of message of condolence have been sent to his family from all parts of the United States and from abroad. Opera stars, musicians, playwrights, singers, dancers and scores of others, who were helped by the financier, sent messages expressing condolence.
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