Memorial: Sidney Hillman
type: Event
description: tribute
location: http://data.carnegiehall.org/venues/5
organizer: http://data.carnegiehall.org/names/7
start date: 1946-07-12T07:00:00
sub event: work_01
comment: Funeral services for Sidney Hillman (1887-1946), founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (now UNITE!) and its president from 1914 to 1946. Doors were opened at 7 a.m. for the viewing of Hillman's body, which was resting in state in a bronze coffin on stage. At 10:30, the hall was cleared for the invitation-only funeral services, which began at 11:45. Mourners included Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace, representing President Truman; Mayor William O'Dwyer; and Fiorello La Guardia.