Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-22
LAST MARK OF RESPECT.
Funeral Services Over the Remains of
DIR. 4. Ii. Wilmer.

The funeral of DIR. Abram II Wilmer.
| late assistant superintendent of the Govern
| ment Hospital for the Insane. which
| held Saturday afternoon at :; O'clock from
| ST. Johns Church, was attended by gath
erinS numbering. among others, persons
prominent in the medical profession and in
| other stations. Before the remains of the
| deceased physician We're removed from the
residence of Mrs. Winners mother. Mrs.
| Mary +. Stone. 100 10th street northwest.
| Rev Byron Sunderland of the First Pres
byterian Church. president of the board of
| visitors to the Government Hospital FOR the
| Insane, offered prayer. after which the
| members OF the board. accompanied by Mr..
| Ethan \. Hitchcock, the Secretary OF the
| Interior. proceeded to the church in car
| riages. Dr \. Il. Richardson. superinteud-
| cnt of the government hospital. granted ali
| persons connected with the institution who
| desired to attend the obSequies of Dr. Wit
mer permission to leave the asylum for
| the purpose. and a large number Of the en-
| p!oyeS awaited themselves of the privilege
| to pay the last mark of respect To the dead.
| DIR. Richardson attended as the representa-
| tive Of the HOSPITAL
| The caSket contai lining the remains Of the
| deceased was surrounded with floral offer
! ings of beautiful design. DR.. Wilmer had
been in charge of the east side or entire
female department of St. EliZ1beth'S ASy-
lum for fifteen consecutive years, and the
| floral offering from the employees of this
| section of tn" hospital was a particularly
\ a
| scroll. composed Of orchids. roses violets
| and other iloWerS, and bore the Inscription
in riolets. our Beloved Doctor" From the
| female supervisors Of the same department
| went great clusters of roses. while from
| the members of the medical staff of ST.
t.liZabeth'S Asylum. the Burrows cottage
| the center buildings. the detached buildings
and from individuals at the asylum were
sent beautiful floral pieces. Flowers We're
also sent by the board of VisitorS and
others who met with DR. Wilmer in official
| relations. Individual pieces We're many
The church services We're conducted by
| Rev. Alexander Mackay- Smith rector of
~. Johns Church, and Rev. Willard q.
| davenport, rector of the Emmanuel EpiS-
copal Church. AnacOStia. who is one of the
st. Elizabeth chaplains. A quartet COM
| prisins Miss Berthe Reichenbach. soprano:
| crick Siebold, tenor, ana Mr.. Samuel Ci
| Young, bass, sang. The opening solo.
| Come Unto Me" was sung by Mrs. Clar-
| ence B. Rheem, and the numbers rendered
| by the quartet We're Nearer. My God. to
| Thee" and Lead. Kindly Light The
honorary pallbearerS Were DrS Samuel Z
Lyon. superintendent of the BIoomingdale
Asylum for Insane, New York John b.
thapln. superintendent of the Pennsylvania
State Asylum for Insane. Philadelphia;
Henry NJ. Hurd. superintendent of Johns
hopkins University Hospital. and NJ J.
Stack. J. c. Simpson and q. W. Foster of
st. Elizabeths staff. The active pallbear-
crS, who We're chosen from the rmplovas
Richard Bennett, George CoomeS, James
Green. George Skidmore and Charles Green
The remains We're inferred in Rock Greek
cemetery