The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-06

THE Z.
a glorious wreath of American Beauty
! roses. From the base, against which
/ rested a pillow of violets, rose a group
/ of Gala lilies from a bed of ferns.
Suspended from the reading desk at
! the other entrance TO the altar was the
offering of the Examiner staff, a beau
tiful wreath of lilies Of the valley and
ferns, looped with a ribbon of royal
purple.
Beyond this rose the other Roman
urn sent by II. II. Kohlsaat from the
members of the staff of the Chicago
Times-Herald. 1t was similar in size
and shape to the first piece, but differed
in appearance from the fact that smi-
lax replaced chrysanthemums in the
makeup Of the vase. Around the bowl
was circled a wreath of pale yellow
roses. while a big bunch of pink ones
nestled at the top.
\ handsome piece from the Wine
Makers Association of California COM
pleted the array on the chancel step.
1t consisted of beautiful wreath Of
lilies of the valley, on which were set,
like the floral gems that they are, the
rarest orchids. Attached TO them was
a card inscribed:
KATE FIELD
Thy spirit, strong in will and free of
thought,
Has championed our cause in fear
less strife;
Eternal rest supplants the battle so
well fought,
And gratitude enshrines the memory |
of thy life.
In company with these magnificent |
tokens of esteem for the dead we're |
others just as beautiful, if less pre- |
tentious, nesting among the foliage in |
the chancel. Mayor Sutro and Mayor
elect Phelan, who knew Kate Field in |
life, sent beautiful flowers TO perfume |
her journey TO the grave. The Press
Club of this city, which carries the
name of the departed on it's roll of
honorary membership, testified it's srief |
at her death in a huge laurel wreath
and a great bunch of roses.
In addition to this the Press CluD
was the medium through which Presi-
dent Cleveland saw fit to express the
esteem in which he held the dead wo-
man. One of the relatives of Miss
Field had notified the Executive thar
the obsequies were to be celebrated
yesterday. The Press Club put itself
at the service of the Chief Magistrate
in telegram, to which the following
answer was received:
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 81, 1896.
San Francisco Press Club:
THE President will be very glad to
avail himself of your kindness to have
a floral offering placed on the bier OF
Kate Field for him.
HENRY F. THURBER,
Private Secretary
Agreeable to this the club procured
l bunch of pink roses, to which was at
ached a card bearing the name "Grov- s
sr Cleveland" and placed it near the |
bier
Among the other notable floral offer I
ngs there were the following: Lilies c
If the valley, Mrs. F. Boyd; wreath of S
toilets, staff of the Evening Post; pill
ow of California violets, Miss Marion I
Z. Bunner of Current Literature; has
ret OF white roses, Miss Lillian Whit
ng; violet wreath, Mrs. Sol Smith;
aurel wreath, Miss Kate Wilcox; floral
i'm, Dali Report staff.
The pallbearers with their burden
we're received at the main door of the
hurch by the rector, Rev. George Ed
yard Walk, who announced the open
ng of the solemn Episcopal service for
he dead by chanting the words If ST.
ohm xi:25-26: Il am the resurrection
nd the life, saith the Lord; he that be-
eveth in Me. though he were lead,
ct shall he live; and whatsoever liv-
tn and believeth in Me shall never {
ie''
On the way up the center aisle the
ector preceded the pallbearers and the 4
asket to the place where the remains
'ere TO be deposited, announcing the
assages from Job indicated in the
itual. The casket. covered with a
eavy pail of California violets, the
ffering of Mrs. George Croker. was -
laced on it's temporary supports. Mrs.
.da Van Pelt placing upon it bunch q
{ edelweiss, the offering of dock fl
,borer to the memory of a woman =
hose works he esteemed. They were D
ne simplest floral tokens in all that .
reat display, and were conveyed yes Is
,rday morning to Mrs. Henry E. High o.
IN. accompanied by the following let p,
sr:
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. p, 1896.
Mrs. Henry r. Highton, Palace Hotel:
LAS the friend of her who is remem- 81
cred after death in the love of friends, ST
ill you please put these little edel 7,
eiss flowers on her coffin today? They
ere nurtured in their everlasting D.
lantle of snow high up in the Swiss n
Ips by the breath of liberty. A tri- y,
ute from workman on the docks who =,
lmired her writings and character. -
cry respectfully. sc
ALBERT JOHNSON
They were placed as the donor had ST
ished. and the service proceeded as -
lie organ peeled forth Beethoven's "
neral march. The quartet, consist w
e of Mrs. Wratten. Miss Olive Reed, re
T. FOrtescue and Mr.. Atkinson, sang ri
e burial anthem and the rector read .,