Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-07

Services Held at st. Johns Church
This Morning.

The funeral of Mr.. Benjamin II. warder
took place this morning at st. Johns Church
on Lafayette square. Rev. DIR. Mackay-
Smith read the service, and there was a
large attendance of those who have known
the deceased. The pallbearers We're: Gen.
Asa Bushnell of Springfield. Ohio, Mr. j. j.
Glessner and Mr.. c. A. Coolidge of Chicago,
MIR. Henry E. Pellew, Representative X. R.
Hit, Capt. John r. Rodgers, DIR. w. w.
Johnston and Mr.. John r. Mclean.
Mr.. Warder's remains arrived on the
Cunard S. S. Lucania on Sunday In New
York, and Were brought to Washington the
same day. The remains were met in New
York by Gen. Asa 5. Bushnell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward Theron.
Benjamin Head Warder the unexpected
news of whose sudden death last January
occasioned such general and sincere sorrow
TO his many friends here and at his former
home in Springfield, Ohio, was born of
Quaker parents in Germantown, Pa, No
vember ID, 1924. His father. Jeremiah War
der, as well as his mother, Ann Aston were
American by ancestry for several genera
tons, and they, as their forefathers. gave
testimony in their lives of the same ius-
lice, temperance, fortitude and wisdom
virtues so signally marked in his In the
year 1850 ms father moved with his family
to Springfield, Ohio then little more than
country village, and since then this fam
lily has been identified with every move
ment Tor the intellectual and material adj
vancement of that town.
Mr.. Warder received his education at the
Springfield Seminary and at the Cincinnati
College, afterward for a short time he read
law, but failing health demanding of him
less coEfining occupation he returned to
Springfield, and with his father engaged in
operating the kenton mills at Lagonda,
near that town. In 1870, shortly after his
Iathers death, ne changed the character of
these mills. and began there the manufac-
ture of agricultural machines. and since
| then, in connection with successive able as
sociates, wisely and successfully continued
thlS work, and although in recent years he
had retired from the active management Of
the corporation, yet until the day of his
death he gave it the invaluable aid Of his
counsel and advice During the many years
ne was actively engaged in this occupation
the welfare of his employees was constantly
before his mind and with untirinS and I'M
selhsh devotion he studied to improve their
intellectual and material condition To this
end he prominently interested himself in
the organization and conduct of a savings
bank; he encouraged the purchase of home
steads by the laboring classes, and identi-
fed their welfare with that of the town
Nor was he unmindful of the lack of on
portunity possessed by them for literary
recreation and Improvement. After several
years or unsuccessful effort to interest the
municipal government in the matter, at his
own expense he provided a site and on it
erected handsome and well-adapted build
ing for free library and reading room
which he gave to the town.
During the darkest days of the civil war
Mr.. Warder responded to the call of his
country, and with characteristic modesty
and unselfish patriotism, refusing higher
command. served as lieutenant in a COM
pany OF which the captain was a foreman
In one of the departments of his factory.
In December, 1867. Mr.. Warder married
Miss Ellen n. Ormsbee of Springfield To
them one son and four daughters were
born. Three daughters survive him. His
residence in Washington began ten years
ago, and from the beginning of it he active
ly interested himself in works of mercy; at
the date of his death he was a director of
the Emergency Hospital and the treasurer
of the Church Orphanage of st. Johns
parish. So much interested was he in this
last institution that several years ago he
gave 1t a country home in the vicinity of
Washington that the children might have
the benefit of country life during the long,
hot summers. Though not prominent in
the movement he was deeply interested in
and gave largely toward the work among
| the negroes, and scarcely is there an in
stitutiOn or charity of any sort but ac-
knowledgeS his generosity and benevolence.
In appearance he was tall and fine look
ing his bearing was marked by dignity and
grace: in manner he was courteous and
kindly; in action decisive yet considerable of
| the rights and feelings of others. His char
acter was full of generous sympathies and
wise benevolence.