Evening star., 1898-01-19
CONSIGNED TO RES T
Last Rites Performed Over Remains of Com.
missioner Butterworth.
President and Cabinet Attcnd-ser-
vices Held at Church of the
iIcoxennnt.


| of the Covenant, Connecticut avenue and
| n street. There was large and distin-
| guished audience present including Presi-
| dent Mckinley, Vice President Hobart
| Speaker Reed, all the members of the
| Cablnet, with the. exception of Secretary
! Aiger, who could not attend on account of
| sickness, and many others of the most
| prominent officials of the different depart
| ments in Washington
PERSONS had begun to enter the church
oy o clock, and it was well filled long be-
| fore the time for the funeral services. The
edi1lce was magnificently decorated with
PAINS, other plants and Easter lilies, which
dlltused soft fragrance about the church
There was a magnificent wreath of orchids
occupying prominent place in front of the
puipit, which was a mass of green stuff
All the decorations in the church, as well
| as the handsome offering of orchids was
contributed by the officials and employees
OF the patent office.
Inc active pallbearers occupied pews on
the right side of the church. Behind them
sat the family After these came the SEN
ators and representatives. The President
and cabinet ministers occupied pews on
the left-hand side. Behind them were the
vice President and heads of departments.
Casket Inscribed 'At Rest"
The funeral procession arrived at the
church about O'Clock, and the hearse was
stopped at the main front entrance. The
honorary pallbearers ranged themselves
facing down Connecticut avenue, while the
casket was lifted out of the hearse by the
active pallbearers. Secretary Bliss and
Senator Hanna were in the front rank.
Inc caSket was unornamented, save by
the silver plate bearing the inscription AT
Rest. Its cloth covering was almost COM
plstely hidden by mass of flowers, COM
posed of lilies of the valley, roses and Or
chids. AS the active pallbearers took the
casket up the steps into the church all
heads We're barred. The honorary pail
bearers followed the coffin, and then came
the members of the family. These were
Mrs. Butterworth, Mrs. Howe, his daugh-
ter; Messrs. Frank, Ben and Will Butter
worth and his wife. o.
The casket was placed in front of the
pulpit, with its floral covering, and the
services began. They were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Hamlin pastor of the church.
and We're the regular Presbyterian funeral
services. He made brief address on the
life and character of the deceased
A quartet. composed of Messrs. William
d. Mcfarland first tenor; P: B. Turpin
second tenor; F. p. Reeside first bass; r.
A. Ryan, second bass. sang the selections.
Lead, Kindly Light" and Il Cannot AL
ways Trace the Way" Mr.. Harvey Muir
ray acted as organist.
There was great emotion exhibited among
the old members aof the patent Office as
the services proceeded. as many of them
had known and loved the dead commits
Sloner for many years.
Public'Omcinls Present.
Not only didrthe Patent Law Associa-
ton attend in % body, but there were pres
ent, besides, officials and employees of the
patent office, and representatives from the
Interior department itself
Commissioner Evans Of the pension de-
partment attended, with twenty representa-
t'ves of the department. including deputies,
heads OF departments and other officials.
Assistant Secretary Brigham of the De-
partnent of Agriculture was present.
Mcssrs Robert tPortner, Albert Carry and
Frank p. MaddiSan, representing the Unit
ed Statest Brewers Association Of New
York. of Which Mr.. Butterworth gen
elal counsel, attended the funeral. An eX
preston Of sy yrnpathy on the part of the
association was9sent by Secretary ketzen-
meyer. o.. ..Pf.
One of the mast notable features of the
funeral were the sefiorai offerings, which
were numerous and handsome in the ex-
treme. A pagnificent emblem in the shape
OF an ivy wreath. With roses, was sent by
President Mckinley.
There were present besides those already
mentioned members of the OHIO Republican
Association and the District bar, who
knew Mr. Butterworth Intimately, and to
whom he had greatly endeared himself.
Consigned to Vault.
After the funeral services, the arrange
ments for which were in charge of Mr.. W.
E. Curtis. the body was taken to vault
in Oak Hill, where it will rest until the
family decides whether it shall rest in
Spring Grove cemetery, Cincinnati or at
Mainville, Warren county, Ohio, the old
homestead of the Butterworths. The hon
orary pallbearers were follows:
Secretary c. n. Bliss. Speaker Thomas B.
Reed, Senator Mark A. Hanna, Judge Jere
NJ. Wilson, Judge William R. Day, assist
ant secretary of state; Judge Thomas
Ryan, assistant secretary of the interior;
Representative Joseph G. Cannon, Judge
Il L. NNTsx.v
Representative Amos G. Cummings. Mr..
Greeley, assistant commissioner of patents,
and Mcssrs. Julian C. Dowell and Henry
W. Coffin.
Employees of the patent office were the
active pallbearers. They We're as follows:
j. H. Brickenstein. l.. W. MaXson, Eugene
Byrnes. W: L: Aughinbaugh, L. II. Camp
bell and w. A. Megrath.
The ushers at the church were: Mai. H.
o. S. Heistand, Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Heath. Henry f. Davis, Charles d.
WolcOtt NJ. e. Church, DIR. ]. L. JONES'
w. j. Hampton. Walter f. Rogers. John w.
Holcomb. Q. p. Austin, John f. Wilkins
II. b. f. Macfarland, C. c. Stauffer and
George l.. Morton.
Remains Received ut Depot.
The remains arrived last night from the
south at 30 o'clock. A large and distin-
guished gathering of friends of the de-
ceased were present. The active palbear-
ers carried the remains to the pariors of
the undertaken, and this morning they
We're removed to the family residence in
LIE Droit Park.
Among those present at the depot last
night were ex-Gov. A. Hart, Mr.. Henry
Crowell, brother-in-law of the deceased; :;
Mr.. Julian Dowell, former law partner Of
Mr.. Butterworth; Representatives Brom-
well, Shattuc, Assistant Secretary Ryan,
Examiner-in-Chief Stewart Of the patent
office and Examiners Eugene Byrnes j. T.
Newton, II. H. Allen, w. S. Chase, w. W.
Orrck, Saunders, Littlewood, Billings, Fox,
Warriner, Lewis, Chief Clerk George L.
Morton. Law Clerk Megrath, Henry w.
Coffin Gnd J. w. Babson
Law Association Takes Action.
More than forty members of the Patent
Law Association responded to call for a
special meeting Of the association yester-
day afternoon to take appropriate action
| respecting u the Oieath Of Mr.. Butterworth.
The meeting was presided over by Gen.
Spear, pre- iderft, with Mr.. Benjamin as
secretary.ot Mesars. w. II. Doolittle, w. c.
Dodge, w. C. McIntire, Walter F. Rogers
and Julian C.IDowell were appointed a
committehon resolutions.
The association decided to attend in a
body the funeral services at the Church of
the Covenant. Mr.. Doolhtle spoke elo-
o,aptiy a1Jd feAipy1v Of Mr. g