The times., 1899-09-20
THE GARDNER OBSEQUIES
Services at st. Patrick's Church
Tomorrew Morning.
Rev. DR.. stafford TO Preach the Fu-
neral SerHnon-The Remains to BE
Inferred at Glensood Cemetery
Brief Sketch of the Political and
business Career of the Deceased.

Funeral services over the remains of
dence, 195 7 Street northwest, yesterday
morning, have been arranged to take place
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St.
Patrick's Church. The service will con-
sist Of requiem mass and sermon by Rev.
Dr. D. j. Stafford, who has long been the
devoted friend and spiritual adviser of Mr..
Gardner. The pallbearers will be Fred
Pratt, Colonel Colt, Michael ]. Weller,
Maj Henry Briscoe, Gregory Ennis, and
Conrad Sinms. The remains will be inter-
red in Glenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. Gardners death resulted from
dropsy. He had been seriously i'll for sew
eral weeks, and his demise was not unex-
pected by his family and friends, although
his marked improvement for several days
prior TO the end caused hope to be revived.
A sinking spell overlook the sufferer early
yesterday morning however from which
he was unable to rally, and the end came
peacefully as if he were falling asleep.
Mr.. Gardner's health had been impaired
for the past three or four years by kidney
trouble. and to this cause the physicians
attribute the attack CT dropsy which oc-
easioned his death.
Mr. Gardner's demise has caused an ex-
preston of universal regret among the
prominent business men of the city, among
whom he was widely known and universal
ly admired. Although a native of Scot
land, Mr.. Gardner had been a resident Of
Washington for the past forty years. He
had gained distinction as a business man,
politician, and a philanthropist On ae-
count of his sound judgment and excellent
executive ability his services have long
been sought in the management of public
affairs. Mr.. Gardner had a national repu
tation as a member OF the Democratic Ma
tionaf and Congressional committees. Al
though as resident of the District he
could hold no elective position, his counsel
was sought by the party leaders in Con-
gresS. by whom he was honored in many
ways in political organizations.
After d liberal education, Mr.. Gardner
began his business career in his fathers
photograph studio, which was at that
time the leading gallery in the city. Mr..
Gardner soon became interested in the in
surance business, and helped to organize
the Washington Beneficial Endowment AS
sociaticn, of which he was for many years
secretary When that association vas
merged into the Commercial Insurance
Company in 1894, he still maintained his
connection with the concern. Fer four
years he was secretary of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, under Senator
Faulkner. In 1896 ne succeeded James L.
Norris as member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee for the District of CO.
lumbia, which office he held at the time OF
his death He was member OF the Board
of Trade. a director in the Business Men s
Association member of the board cf di-
rectors Of the Equitable Building Associa-
tion, and a member of the board OF trustees
of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum. Mr.. Gard
ner did service that will long be remeE-
bered by the poor Of the city, as chairman
of public charities during the financial
panic OF 1898. Ell was a member Of the
Dewey reception committee and one Of the
executive committee Of the centennial eel
ebration to be held hsEe next year.
Mr. Gardner's domestic life was most
happy and tranquil. He was married in
1873 to Miss Elizabeth Heating, daughter
OF George Keating, a prominent resident OF
Prospect Hill. Mrs Gardber survives him,
as do also two adopted daughters, nieces
of Mrs. Gardner, and who are now Mrs.
David Moore and Mrs. Harry W. Houser.
Miss Elizabeth Gardner, a sister OF the
deceased also survives him. and is the last
of the family.
A meeting of the Democratic Central
Committee, Of which Mr.. Gardner was a
member, has been called for tonight at the
| Metropolitan Hotel. when it is expected
resolutions Of regret and sympathy will be
adopted, and arrangements made whereby
the committee will pay last tribute to the
memory Of the deceased.
Many COMMUNICATIONS Of sympathy have
been received al the Gardner home from all
parts Of the country, and throughout the
| day the news of his death was discussed
in buEiness and official circles.