The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-01-08

the ODSSQuleS were TO be celebrated
yesterday. The Press Club put Itself
al the service Of the Chief Magistrate
in telegram, 10 which the following
answer was received:
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec. %, 1896.
san Francisco Press Club:
The President will be very glad TO
avail himself OF your kindness 10 have
a floral offering placed on the bier OF
Kate Field for him.
HENRY T. THURBER.
Private Secretary.
Agreeable TO this the club procured
bunch Of pink roses, TO which was at
tached 2 card bearing the name "Grov-
er Cleveland, and placed il near the
bier.
Among the other notable floral offer
ings there were the following: Lilies
of the valley. Mrs. F. Boyd; wreath of
violets, stan OF the Evening Post: pill
low Of California violets. Miss Marion
Y. Bunner of Current Literature: has
ket OF white roses. Miss Lillian Whit
ing; violet wreath. Mrs Sol Smith
laurel wreath. Miss Kate Wilcox; floral
urn, Dali Report staff.
The paIlbearers with their burden
were received al the main door of The
church by the rector. Rev. George Ed
ward Walk. who announced the open
ing Of the solemn Episcopal service for
the dead by chanting the words II ST.
John xj-25-26: 4 am the resurrection
and the life. saith the Lord; he that be
lieveth in Ne. though he were dead,
Yet shall he live; and whosoeyer liy-
eth and belieyeth in Ne shall never
die"
On the way up the center aisle The
rector preceded the pallbearers and the
casket 10 the place where the remains
were 10 be deposited, announcing the
passages from Job indicated in the
ritual. The casket, covered with q
heavy. pail OF California violets, the
offering Of Mrs. George Croker, was
placed on its temporary supports. Mrs
Ada Van Pelt placing upon it bunch
OF edelweiss, the offering of a dock
laboTer 70 the memory of woman
whose works he esteemed. They were
the simplest floral tokens in all that
great display, and were conveyed yes
terday morning TO Mrs. Henry z. High
ton, accompanied by the following let
ter:
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. q, 1896.
Mrs. Henry E. Highton, Palace Hotel:
AS the friend of her who is remem-
bered after death in the love Of friends.
viii you please put these little edel-
weiss flowers on her coffin today2 They
were nurtured in their everlasting
mantle Of snow high up in the Swiss
Alps by the breath of liberty. A tri
butte from a workman on the docks who
7dmired her writings and character.
Very respectfully.
ALBERT Johnson
They were placed as the donor had
wished. and the service proceeded as
he organ peeled forth Beethoven's
funeral march. The quartet, consist
ing Of Mrs. Wratten, Miss Olive Reed,
Mr.. Fortescue and Mr.. Atkinson, sang
the burial anthem and the rector read
the lesson. taken from the 18th chap
ter Of ST. Paul's first epistle 10 the Cor
inthians. beginning at the goth verse.
Miss Wratten sang the solo, angels
Ever Bright and Fair" the pastor re-
cited the Lords prayer and the crsio,
the quartet rendered abide With Ne, -
and the church service was over. The
pallbearers formed about the cashet,
and the journey 10 the cemetery was
taken up as the organ pealed forth
Chopin's funeral march.
The route from the church TO Odd
Fellows Cemetery was by way of GeaTy
street. AS the cortege entered the
burial ground and wendell its way to
the crematory the bells began to toll
In front of the mortuary chapel large
crowd was awaiting the arrival of the
casket. 1t was necessary for two po-
lice officers TO clear the way for the
pallbearers.
As is usual in crematory ceremonies
the coffin is never carried into the
chapel, but finds its way through &
basement into an elevator, and is Their
lifted by hydraulic power TO the chape
chamber. The clergyman took his po-
sition at the head of what appeared tC
be covered cradle. The black shroud
was rolled back TO reveal the violet pal
of the casket.
The service of committing the body