The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-26
FUNERAL OF H, E. BENTON
MILL BE ATTENDED BY FERROUS
 ORGANIZATIONS.

duet Services at the Grave-DetaiI of Police Will be Present-Prominent Men, Friends of the Deceased, Ap- pointed Honorary Bearers-Actiye
 Bearers Win be Masons.
 The Republican League and the Young Mems Republican club met yes .crday to take appropriate action on the death of Hon. Herbert F. Benton. The league meeting was held at 4 c'clccK yesterday afternoon and was largely attended by the members. Eu- logistic remarks were made by Lieu tenant Governor Dewell, General s. E. Merwin, Judge Dow, John I. Hutchin- son, C. w. Pickett, J. P. Goodhart and others. The members of the league Will attend the funeral in a body leav- ing the league house in a special car at S:15 D. m. It was voted yesterday af- ternoon to invite the Young Mems Re- publican club to join with the league in attending the funeral The follow ing resolutions were adopted: Tn the death of our esteemed friend, Herbert E. Benton, the members of the Republican League in common with the citizens of New Haven, and of our state as well, are called upon to mourn I the loss of an honest man, a true | friend and companion. To the members of the organization this sad event, so | deeply regr cited by all brings peculiar sorrow because it was among them that the genial disposition and loveable | nature of the deceased had been pa | tiCularly r anifest as a charter mem- Der of the league, its president from 1899 to 1S9S, heartily identified with it's | interests from the outset ever Jealous | for the promotion of it's welfare, his death calls for sincere mourning and | deep regret on the part of each and every member.
 Therefore be it resolved, that as an | expression of the esteem in which the | memory of the deceased is held, his portrait in the parlor of the league | house be suitably draped in mourning ! and that the members be requested to attend the funeral in a body.' | The Young Mems Republican club met last evening, large attendance being | present. President John F. Gaffey call- | ed the meeting to order and presided.
 He announced that the invitation of | the Republican League for the club to l unite with that organization in attend | ing the funeral. The invitation was ac- cepted and it was voted that the club would send flowers. Remarks euIogis- | tic of MT. Benton were made by John
 F. Gaffey, F. R. Fisher, J. P. Peaker, | Postmaster James A. Howarth, A. o. | Price, J. w. Stewart, A. M. Hitler w.
 c. DeF. Dickinson, and G. R. Hadlock.
 It is requested that as many members
 of the club as possible meet at the club
 house, corner of Crown and Temple
 streets, at o'clock this afternoon and march in a body to the Republican | League building, where they will take 1 special cars for MT. Benton's residence. l The following resolutions were adopt l ed.
 | Whereas, In the removal by death of | the Hen. Herbert F. Benton, the New | Haven Young Mems Republican club | realizes that it has met with a deep
 and almost irreparable loss of one who |
 his kindliness, his generosity and his
 suitability; therefore be it
 | Resolved That we commend to our 1 fellow members and to all our citizens the example which his life placed be- | fore us and the ideal which remains | with us at his death.
 Resolved, That we extend our sincere | sympathy in this their hour of affiiction l to the bereaved family, knowing full
 well that the faithful life our dear
 friend lived In this world has given l him his reward.
 Resolved, That we attend the last
 services in body and that suitable
 emblem of our grief be displayed in
 the club house for thirty days.
 Resolved, That copy of these reso- lutions be sent to the family, spread
 upon the minutes and also given to
 the press of the city.
 The honorary pallbearers will be as follows: Hon. N. D. Sperry, Mayor F.
 B. Farnsworth, General s. D. Merwin
 Hon. Samuel Fessenden, Judge J. F.
 Studley, Hon. Allan w. Paige, Burton | Mansfield, George B. Martin. John F..
 Gaffey, Superintendent of Police James
 Wrinn, Marcus P. Smith and Corpora tion Counsel W. H. Ely.
 A special convocation of Hiram lodge, | No. 1, F. and A. M, will be held at the
 Masonic Temple at 3 o'clock this after
 noon for the purpose of attending the funeral. The services at the grave will
 be Masonic and will be conducted by
 Hiram Camp lodge. Worshipful Mas
 ter Wallace $. Moyle will to-day ap-
 point the Masonic bearers.
 meeting of the New Haven Bar as-
 sociation will be held at 10 o'clock this
 morning in the superior court room to
 take action on the death of Hon. Her.
 bert E. Benton. MT. Benton's funeral
 will be held at o'clock this afternoon
 instead of at o'clock, as previously
 announced. An opportunity will be
 given the public from Il o'clock this
 morning until o'clock this afternoon
 to view the remains.
 A detail of twenty-four policemen will
 attend the funeral as mark of respect
 from the police department to the mem-