The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
THE LATE W. W. THOMAS.
The Funeral Today Will he Largely A.
tended-Marks of Respect.

The funeral of the late Hon. W. ".
Thomas will take place at 400 p. m, TO-
day at the Second Parish church. and
will be largely attended. The hour has
been erroneously given in some nansrs
as $50 o. m. The correct time ia
400 .. m. The city governments are
requested to meet at the MAYORS
Office at 1870 p. M. today to at
tend the funeral in body. Th. oity
flag will, by the mayors order, be at half
mast all day.
During the services all the city banks
will be closed, also all the bankers and
brokers and the Union Mutual Life H.
surance Co. will close their offices.
The Offices in Stanton block, Exchange
street, including Russell's Mercantile
agency will be closed from two until four
O'Clock, during the funeral services.
The directors of the First National
bank yesterday voted to close the bank
at 1. 80 today in order that the directors
and officers of the institution may attend
the funeral.
A Joint meeting of members of the
Board of Trade and of the Merchants
Exchange assembled at the Board of
Trade rooms yesterday morning TO take
suitable recognition of the death of Mr..
Thomas.
The meeting was called to order by
Vice President F. H. Jordan, who briefly
and fittingly referred to Mr.. Thomas's
long and useful life and to the promi-
nenoe of his ancestry in the early settle
ment of the town. He was followed with
appropriate remarks by Collector Deer
ing, Mr.. Charles S. Fobes, Mr.. William
Allen, Jr., Mr.. B. W. Jones, Messrs.
Tomlinson, Randall, Gerrish, Cousens
and others.
/ The secretary offered the following
resolutions which were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. 1t is with profound and
sincere regret that tbs members of this
Board of Trade and the Merchants tx
change are called together tn offer their
expressions of sorrow for the death of one
of their oldest and most respected men,
bers, and to join in sympathy with all
CT the citizens of Portland In the univer-
sal bereavement that has fallen upon our
city, by the death of Hon. William W.
Thomas on the 2lEt inst at the great
age OF 90 years, and
Whereas 1t is due to his long and pub
lie life and to his conspicuous private
virtues, recognized and enjoyed by three
generations in the city of his birth, and
of his constant residence for nearly q
century-a life as full of usefulness and
honor as II was of years-that we should
place upon our records a testimonial of
o11r for his Chur ofo &c,
and our respect for MS memory it is
therefore, hereby
Resolved, That we, recognize In the
death Of Mr.. Thomas, not only a sad loss
to this board, but the Merchants TX
change, of which he was one of the
founders and q member till his death,
and for twenty seven years furnished
ample rooms for our occupancy, and con-
trtbuted in many ways to their support
and usefulness, but to this community
in which he lived, and to the many
private associations with which he was
connected, and to which his counsels and
his services we're SO constant, freely AMI
bsnefcially given, will his loss be ire
parable and long felt. KS
Resolved, That the City of Portland Is
a large debtor to him for disinterested
and patriotic endeayors to promote its
elevation as we'll as its substantial in
terests, as many fine blocks and business
houses through the city testify and are
endurable monuments of his public
spirit, and of which the citizens feel
justly proud. The state at large has
suffered the loss of one of It's best and
most distinguished citizens, an able
legislator and an officer of high public
trusts in years past, and a promoter and
generous conIri butor to many of her
largest and best public institutions
whom the people of Maine have long
recognized as a public benefactor. De-
sirous, therefore, of preserving. the
memory and oherishinR the honor of a
citizen thus distinguished. it ia hereby
Ordered, That these resolutions and
proceedings be placed on the records OF
the board and be printed in the public
papers Of the city, and that these rooms
be closed during the funeral services i of
the deceased.
Vice President Jordan and Secretary
Rich were appointed to select flelega-
tion of mem bers to attend the funeral.
Deleg"tes are to be at the Board of Trade
rooms at quarter to two O'Clock this
afternoon.
A committee of the board of trade
mum bering about fifteen, will attend the
funeral to represent that organization.
At q late hour last evening the MEM
bership of this committee had not heen