The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-25
Mr.. REEDS FUNERAL
Service at Plymouth
Church Was
Thronged.
PROMINENT CITIZENS PRESENT.
The Knights Templar and
Masonic Rituals
Employed.

A gathering of representative citizens
Of Worcester in all classes of municipal
life gathered in Plymouth church yes
terday afternoon to pay their last trib-
ute of love and respect to the memory
of Hon. Charles G. Reed. Members Of
the city government, city officials and
eX-members of the government who
were associated with ex-Mayor Reed
during decentralization assembled
with a large gathering of citizens and
friends of the bereaved family to show
in their, presence their reverence for
the dead and sympathy for the be-
reaved family.
There were prayers at the house con-
cord N. H, a brother of the late Mr..
Reed, at 1 o'clock. At 100 o'clock the
body was taken to Plymouth church.
The funeral cortege passed down the
centre aisle, preceded by Rev. Dr.
Archibald McCullagh and Rev. DR..
George Phillips, the officiating clergy
men, followed by the bearers-Rufus B.
Dodge, Jr., Samuel r. Haywood, R.
James Tatman, Henry Goddard,
Charles H. Morgan, C. Henry Hutchins
DR.. John c. Berry and o.. w. Norcross
and members of the family.
Rev. DR. McCullagh read passages
from the scripture and Rev. Dr. Phil
lips pronounced an eloquent prayer
There was nothing in the way of eu-
logy. The Masonic quartet rendered
several selections, and the church serv-
ice concluded with the impressive flu
neral ritual of the knights Templar.
The Masonic service was conducted by
Eminent Commander Robert w. Cliff
ford, Gen Arthur H. Burton Capt.
Gen. Charles F. Mann, Prelate Edward
j. Sartell, Acting Treasurer George L..
ALLEN, Recorder William S. Dadmun,
S. W., w. w. Johnson, ]. w. Edward
M. Woodwarl S. b., f. P. Pevey, War
den c. A. Wesson, o s., Henry H.
Flint
The burial was at Hope cemetery,
where a private burial service was con-
Quoted by Rev. George H. Reed The
floral tributes included designs from
the Odd Fellows and Masonic bodies,
employees and members of the family.
Among those present were Senator
George f. Hoar Congressman John r
Thayer, Aldermen Henry Brannon
John r. Back, James F. Carberry
Napoleon p Huot, Philip j. O'Connell
Charles A. Vaughan; ~ Councilmen
George c. Hunt, James Hunt, John H
Meagher, Bernard H. Mcmahon, Peter
s. Gallagher, John Rivard, Julian F
Bigelow, Frank M. Heath, George H
Mutt Louis J. Kendall and Nelson H
Davis; City Clerk f. H. Towne, S
Hamilton Coe CLERK of the common
counciD. City Treasurer Fred w
White, City Auditor John B. Bowker
SnlinifnYs Arf1
Messenger Charles Marvin, Superin-
tendent of Sewers Harrison P. Eddy
Water Commissioner John G. Brady
Water Registrar George w. Batchelder
Superintendent of Public Buildings
Charles H. Peck, Chairman of the
Board of Assessors Amos NJ. Parker
Clerk of the Board of Health James C,
Coffey
Gen. Josiah Pickett, Hon. M. V. B.
Jefferson and James Early of the H.
cense commission; Edwin p Curtis
James Draper, William Hart and o. b.
HadWen of the parks commission
Freeman Brown, clerk of the board of
overseers of the poor; Deputy Chief of
Police Amos Atkinson, Chief of Fire
Department E. L. Vaughn; Superin-
tendent of Schools C. F. Carroll. C. f.
Pierce, clerk of the school committee;
Sealer of Weights and Measures c.
Herbert De Fosse; ex-Mayors E. b.
Stoddard, Henry A. Marsh, F. A. Har-
rtngton and A. B. r. Sprague: Burton
w. Potter, Horace Wyman. Albert II.
Waite, w. NJ Spaulding Rev DR.. Will
ard Scott, Rev DR.. Eldridge Mix, Rev.
Charles Lancaster Short, Hon. A. S.
Pinkerton, F. p Goulding, Francis H.
Dewey, Hollis w Cobb, DR.. John w.
Gould, j. Brainerd Hall, Capt Joseph
3. Knox, j, M Russell, Thomas H.
Dodge, Representative John P. Munroe,
j. H. Bancroft, F. F, Hopkins, Col. e.
B. Glasgow, Moses, Cross, Arthur E.
Gray George A. Park, E. P Ingra-
ham, Frank A. Leland, Irving E. Co
MINIS, president of the Board of Trade:
Charles e. Squier, secretary of the
Board of Trade; Capt. d. A. Matthew'S
Capt. Charles H. Pinkham, A. A
Rheutan, stephen C. Earle, William h
Robinson, Chauncey Harrington, Chas
Reed, Daniel A Harrington, George E.
Buckingham, Col e. j. Russell A c.
Munroe, William Allen, Willard Pond,
Major G. II. Harlow, Henry Bigelow
j. G, Dimick Col Levi Barker, George
r. Fernald, DR.. Wesley Davis, 0. w
Everett, Daniel Downey, Jerome
Wheelock, A. NJ Stone, Elliott Tyler
j. e. Wesson, Caleb Colvin, Frederick
j. Barnard Col. F. w. Wellington and
Lieut.. Matthew j. Walsh, Sergt w. E.
Hickey, Officers John O'Sullivan, Enc.
Lombard, and Simon Bellows of the
Worcester police department and An
thony Comstock of New York. Delega-
tons We're also present, representing
the Masonic. fraternities and Worces-
ter lodge of Odd Fellows.