Evening journal., 1900-08-02
RESOLUTIONS
OF DEEP REGRET
Passed by the Yeung Mems
Democratic Club
ON MIR. VANDEGRIFT'S DEATH
His Former Law StudentSiKill Act as
Pail Bearers at His Fun
eral Tomorrow
ON MIR. VANDEGRIFTS DEATH

Lewis C.. Vandcgrift's body will be re-
moved from his late home. No. 1904
Broome street, before II o'clock to-mos-
row to the First Unitarian Church on
West street above Eighth. From II TO y
O'Clock it will lie in state and friends VIII
take last view Previous TO the services
which will be conducted by the Rev A.
r. Bowser
Attorneys who were students under Mr
Nandegrft have been selected as ushers.
They are: Howell S. England. Edwin Il.
Cochran. Jr.. Postmaster Hugh G.
Browne Robert Pennington. George l..
Townsend. Jr.. Edwin IL. Cooch, W. !.
Willis and William 5. Prickett, of this
city. Thomas G. Frame. Jr., OF Dover.
Andrew j. Lynch Of Georgetown, and +.
Blair Pie, now in Manila. although he
will not be able to he present.
Mrs. Nandegrift has said that she is
willing TO have the friends OF her hus-
band use their own judgment as TO floral
offerings, but requests that they be sem
early that they may be removed TO the
church before the body is taken there.
Y. VI. d. c. PASSES RESOLUTIONS. |
Resolutions on Mr. Vandegrifts death
were passed at an unusually large meet
ing Of the Young Mems Democratic Club
last night a committee composed Of
/ William i. Kurtz. C.. G. Montgomery. A.
L. Johnson, Patrick Neary and Thomas
! Il. Young. was appointed to draft reso-
! lutions by General Garrett J. Hart. VINO
presided at the meeting. Mr.. Nandegrift
was a former president OF the culb.
The committee presented the following
which was adopted:
"Whereas. An inscrutable Providence
has removed from our midst our esteem-
| ed fellOw-citizen and fellow member,
/ Lewis G. Nandegrift at q time when his
usefulness to his family and the conf
munity was most greatly needed; and,
Whereas. II is fitting on this sad &C.
casion that we give uttorancc 10 our grief
at his loss and make some public record
OF his private and civic virtues; there
fore.
Resolved. BY the Young Mems Denl-
ocratic Club in regular meeting assent
bled. that in the death Of Lewis G.. Van
degrift this community, and, IN fact, the
entire State Of Delaware, has lost a citi-
zen whose sudden taking off in the prime
OF his manhood and usefulness Is In the
, nature OF public calamity. Equipped
b by nature with body Of strong and gem
erous proportions. a mind Of great pow
er, a heart with noble and generous inn
pulses. he had risen 10y sheer ability and
character in his comparatively short life
from a humble beginning 10 become one
OF the leaders among his fellow men. aud
the highest enconium that we can pass
upon him is that he measured up to and
fulfilled his entire duty as citizen, as q
, lawyer. and as the head of his family
As a citizen he was fully alive to his re-
sponsibilities as an integral part OF thi.
/ republic, aud appreciating that its dcs-
1 tiny depended upon the character and IN
tellgence of the masses Of his fellow
, citizens. he always strovc. by precept and
example, 20 live mp 10 and instll in others
thar ideal citizenship which makes q
country good and great and happy. AZ
though he seldom sought office no the
, hands of the people, his character. ability
and training were such that he would
have graced and honored amy position io
which the people might have elevated
him. As lawyer his indomnahlc cour-
age. endless persstency. and great Ability
soon made him one of the leading ana
most successful members of the bar. Con
scious of wide knowledge of the law
and a thorough mastery of each case in
which he appeared as counsel. his know j.
edge was tempered bya keen appreciation
of his responsibilities that the end of AN
his labors in his profession was To bring
forth justice As a Democrat. a mcm-
, her of this organization. and at one time
, president we feel a personal loss 40 hi,
untimey death. just when our party and
our organization most needed the advice
FHi. Ntt.
iudicious mind But it is as husband and
father that his loss viii be most keenly
felt by his family. or q spotless pri-
vate character he brought To his home ia
: their fullness. an of those noble and gcn-
= ninc qualities which characterized his
public career and il IS 20 his desolate
! family that we extend our sincerest SYM
pathies.
Resolved. That a copy Of these reso-
lutiOns be sent 20 the bereaved family OF
our deceased fellow member. that they
be published in the daily papers. and that.
as a further mara of respect to the mem-
ory of the deceased that this club be
now adjourned"
The West End Democratic Club also
adopted these resolutions at meeting
last night:
Resolved. That we. the members OF
the West End Democratic Club. in mecs-
ing assembled, do hereby express our ap-
Z probation of the ability and usefulness
OF our departed brother. Lewis G.. Van
degrift. and our regret that he has SO
suddenly been removed from our midst
by the grace of an All-wisc Providence
aud.
That. we tender our coincidence to his
bereaved family and his many FRIENDS
and associates be il further
Z Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
. lutions be spread upon the records Of the
) club"
The committee on resolutions consisted
Of John J. Clark, Thomas r. Ryan. VIII
! mer Jess John Ahrens and +. Darling