The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-07
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
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DEATH OF G. G. BOWER, JR.-The meeting
of the Press Club on Saturday afternoon was
well attended, and the action had was of an ex-
tremelY interesting character. Every speaker
testified TO the virtues OF the deceased. As
matter of respect the Club resolved to attend
the funeral in body.
Casper Souder Jr., the President of the Club.
was in the chair. Ernest q. Wallace moved that
a committee be appointed to draft an appropriate
memorial in his honor. The following gentle
men we're appointed the committee Ernest G.
Wallace, John Davis Watson, William H. Gun.
ninEton, John b. Young, John Hasson, John
McDevitt, John M. GIier
The following was then submitted to the
body
The committee appointed to take action on the
deCease OF Mr.. George @. Bower, Jr., one of the
original members of the Philadelphia Press Club,
desire to place upon the record of the Club teA
timonial of the regard in which Mr.. Bower was
held by his associates.
He began his Journalistic career some ten
years since, and up to the day of his death he
showed degree of zeal and energy in the pur-
suit OF the profession OF his choice which was
worthy of emulation. He was connected with
most of the daily papers OF this city as reporter
or correspondent; he also labored ably and
faithfully as correspondent for journals in other
cities during the Rebellion. DisCarding pecu-
mary advantages which might have accrued if
he had abandoned the profession he had delibe.
rately adopted, he Clung to his journalistic
career during the storm of war and during
more peaceful era. AS a correspondent Eat the
'front.'" during the deadliest campaigns of the
Army of the Potomac he was ever foremost, and
his reports were always eagerly looked for so
jealous was he that in the line of his duty as
he understood it, he received a wound which
temporarily disabled him, though it did not
diminish his ardor in the pursuit to which he had
at that time devoted his life. During the past
few months MIR. Bower had turned his attention
to the acquisition of the art of telegraphy with
view to making that branch of the dissent
nation of information the business of his more
mature years. He pursued this study with
indeiatigdbe energy, and up to the day before
his death he was emplO, ed in gaining a tho
rough knowledge of the art. The committee
felt free to proter the warmest eulogies of their
deceased associate. He was a thor, ugh gentle
man, warm friend, aud pleasant companion
in the labors of the profession. FUN of kindly
feeling himself he drew forth from all with
whom he was contested kindred qualities and
when they stand around his open grave, every
member of this Club who has ever been in con
recollection of George Collier Bower The COM
mlttee therefore offer the lOllowlng:-
ResOiUed That the foregoing testimonial d
upon the minutes of the ASSOCIATION.
ReSOtOed That in respect 10 the memory IA >
deceased, the members Of the Press ClsJ ..nl
attend the funeral IN body; and that pYbG
the resolutions be transmitted to the family G
deceased
RSsoiUed, That a member Of the Club be.t ,-Cinted
TO prepare a biographical memoir OF thu deceased,
o be read at some future meeting Of the Club
Appropriate addresses were made by Messrs.
Wallace Hasson, Watson, Runke, SOuder
McDevitt, Smith, and Fisher, after which the
resolutions were adopted. Ernest G. Wallace
So, was appointed to prepare the memorial