Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-25
THE MATTHEWS OBsEQUIEs.
Impressive Funeral Service Over the
Remains of the Late Justice.

Funeral services were held to-day at the res
idence Of the late Justice Stanley Matthews
prior TO the removal Of the remains of the de-
ceased jurist to Glendale. Ohio. for interment
The spacious rooms of the residence at the cor
ner of Connecticut avenue and 18th street were
filed with distinguished throng of people who
had assembled to pay the last tribute
OF respect to the life and char
drawn at all the windows and the rooms were
lighted by shaded gas lights. In the center
parlor rested the casket and upon its black
cloth top were clusters of Easter lilies and
lilies of the valley. Beneath the glass front
could be seen the features of the
about the casket were beautiful flowers, the
tributes of friendship. Near the head OF the
casket was a large pillar Of white roses, and
across its face written in purple immortelles
brighter cline bid me good morning." This
had been
SENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
The members of the Loyal Legion sent q
large wreath of white roses and were repre-
sented at the funeral by a committee. The as
soclates of the deceased on the bench of the
supreme Court acted as pall-bearers and were
assigned seats near the casket. President
| Harrison came with Mrs. Blaine and was seated
near the justices. Secretary Blaine accom-
! panied WIS Mchee. POstmastCr-NTeneral wanna
maker was with Mrs. Russell Harrison. and the
other members of the cabinet were alone. Vice
President Morton had already arrived and &C.
cupied chair near the President. Gen. Scho-
held was in the group that surrounded
the casket Shortly after / O'Clock
| THE SERVICES BEGAN.
! Rev. Dr. Hamlin. the pastor of the Church of
the Covenant. of which the deceased was
member. offered a brief PRAYER, and then the
| Schubert quartet. consisting Of A. A. Mosher
| L. W. Bird. f. Il. Moffat and B. F. Keller.
| rendered the selection, Jerusalem the
! Golden. which was favorite hymn with the
| deceased. The rector of 81. Johns Episcopal
| church. Rev. DIR. Leonard. read the appropriate
| Scripture selections. and then the quartette
sang Abide With Me-" The closing prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Hamlin. in which
| he referred to the eminent serv-
| ices of the deceased and his dis
| unguished character. The exercises were con-
cluded with the benediction. The funeral pro-
cesslon was then formed. the clergy, followed
| by the members of the Supreme Court. each
| wearing Grape on his arm. Ex-Justice Strong
was with his former associates. The casket was
| borne by the messengers connected with the
| Supreme Court Then came the members of
the family.
| THE PROCESSION PROCEEDED TO THE DEPOT,
| where two special cars were attached to the
regular o'clock. The family were accompanied
| by the following as representatives of
the Supreme Court: Justices Harlan, Batch
| ford, Gray and Lamar. The members
| of the family were the following named: Mrs.
| Matthews, the sons. Mortimer. Paul. Henry c.
| and c. B. Matthews; the daughters. Miss Mat
| thews and Miss E. L. Matthews; Mrs. Webb, a
| sister of the deceased; Prof. Henry Moffett. of
| Princeton seminary, a brother-in-law of the
deceased, and his son, DIR. Henry Moffett.
Mrs. Harlan Cleveland. a daughter, will join
| the family at Cleveland. The funeral party
| Will proceed direct TO Glendale. The last serv-
ices will be held in the chapel of Spring Grove
cemetery and will be conducted by Rev. DIR.
| Pise.
The attendance at the services at the house
| included a committee from the Loyal Legion,
consisting of Gen. Baird. b. W. Cutcheon. r. D.
Mussey Col. j. 5. Williams, Medical Inspector
W: x. Van Reypen, and Major John W. Cous.
The Army of the Cumberland was also rep
resented, and Rev. p. p. Cooney. of Notre
Dame, Ind. the chaplain of the regiment of
| the deceased in the late war, was
| present. The Senate and the House of
Representatives, the District Judiciary and
the District bar, was represented besides.
| Many prominent in the social life of the city
4 testified by their presence their respect and
esteem for the deceased
| AMONG TRosE PRESENT
were Senator Bntler. Russell Harrison.
Judge Hagner, Representative Cabot
Lodge, ex-Attorney-General Garland, ex-
Speaker Carlisle, Ex-senator Mcdonald,
b. II. Warder, Judge Davis, Alexander Graham
Bell, Senator Hoar, Minister Carter,
Colonel John Hay Senator Hale. Senator
Farwell, Mr.. Maury, W. NJ. Gait.
Jas. E. Fitch, Fl. e; Davis, A. G. Riddle, sena-
| tor Sherman, Senator Evarts, Judge
Wylie, Horatio King, Admiral Colhoun.
| ex-senator Conger. President yelling,
Rev. Mr.. Wynkoop, Rev. DR.. Pitzer, Rev. DR..
| Fullerton, Judge Andrew C. Bradley Senator
Henderson, Hon. A. Schoonmaker, Senator
| Paddock. Samuel Shellaharpar