The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-31
FUNERAL OF G. A. BUTLER
YERY IMPRESSIVE SERYICES AT
TRINITY CHURCH.

A Large Attendance of Prominent Towns
men-Bcautiful Floral Tributes--Tho
Full Choral servicc--A Sad and Notable
| Occasion,
The funeral services of George a.
Butler took place yesterday afternoon
at $50 O'Clock at Trinity p, E. church
and were very numerously attended. A
large representation of the city's prom
inent and esteemed citizens was pres
ent to pay the last sad tribute of re-
spect for the deceased. 1t was one Of
| the largest and most impressive fun
erals that has occurred in the city in
| many months. The prominent position
of the deceased in banking and other
business circles, his usefulness, his
blameless life, and his sudden death oc-
curing when he was far from home
| among strangers all tended to make
the occasion one of unusually sad in
terest, and the peculiarly beautiful and
solemn services deeply touched and i'm
pressed the hearts OF all present. AS
| NAN '@AAA"A@in NplE plOUSitl ilhtO 'llS
church portals the vested choir formed
at the entrance and then slowly pro-
ceeded up the aisle singing the process
sional, "Harlz, Hark My Soul" Fol-
| lowing them came the clergy of the
! church, after whom came the wardens
and vestry of the church; then the hon
orary bearers and then the casket borne
by six pallbearers. Then came the
members Of the bereaved family. The
casket, which bore lovely burden of
Easter lilies and other flowers, hav-
ing been deposited at the head of the
| aisle, and the clergy and choir having
taken seats in the chancel, the deeply
solemn and impressive funeral service
! of the Episcopal church was read by
| Rev. DR.. Douglass. During the service
the beautiful hymn Nearer, Ny God
to Thee was beautifully sung by the
choir. as also was later in the service
the hymn abide With Me, Fast Falls
the Eventide" The committal service
concluded the services this being the
service usually conducted at the grave,
the rector, Dr. Douglass, officiating in
deeply impressive manner. The choir,
which was gathered around the casket,
sang the hymn Paradise oh! Para
disc" the scene being one of rare i'm
pressive and deeply touching all hearts,
The concluding portion of the service
was in part conducted by the former
rector, Rev. DR.. Harwood, This was
the first time, it is said, that the burial
service and committal service We're con-
Quoted in church in this city The pro-
cession was formed again in the same
! order as before and slowly and Impress
| lively, the choir singing the last verses
of the occasional hymn, the process
sion passed down the aisle and the cas-
ket was borne out of the church to the
hearse, the honorary bearers with the
wardens and vestry accompanying. In
the procession also were Vice President
and Cashier w. T. Fields and the other
attaches Of the National Tradesmen's
bank, of which deceased was president.
The interment was In the family plot in
| Evergreen cemetery. The honorary
bearers were ex-Judge A. Heaton Rob
ertson, Willis r, Miller. Frank H.
Hooker, A. Fl. Kimberly, President Ar
thur D. Osborne of the Second National
bank, President c. s. Mersick of the
Merchants bank, Professor A. M.
Wheeler and Professor A. r. Hadley.
| Lewis & Maycock had charge of the
| services.
| The board of vestrymen of Trinity
church attended the funeral in a body,
as did the directors and Mr., Butler s
associates in the Tradesmen's bank.
The latter occupied reserved seats near
the front of the church and upon the
close of the services filed out of the
church in the procession after the yes
try, as already stated.
| Among those in the church were ex-
Governor Ingersoll. Hon. Colin NJ. In
gersoll, Judge S. T., Baldwin, Judge
John C. HOLSTER, DR.. Stephen G. Hub