Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-19
FRIENDS AND SCHOOLMATES.
Gather Sorrowfully at the Funeral of
 Ralph Ward To-day.

Ralph Ward To-day.
 In the presence of sorrowing and be- l reaved parents and relatives and in- numerable grief-stricken friends, the last sad funeral rites were paid to-day to the remains of Ralph Thatcher Ward. IT, in whose death the con- munlty loses one of it's most noble and respected young men.
 At : o'clock q simple prayer service | was held at the home of the deceased's parents, Mir and Mrs Ralph T. Ward, lOS Central avenue. Rev r. Watson Hanna, pastor of the First Methodist church. officiating. The prayer ser vice having been concluded, the flu neral procession, which was exceed ingly large, started for the First Meth odIst church. where solemn and i'm pressive services were held.
 The church was filled with friends and relatives of the deceased. In the | center of the church were seated in q body the members of the senior class and of the Boys glee club of the Wa tsrbury High school, in both of which ! the deceased was a prominent mem Der. In the same body were the mem bers of the girls glee club, in whose welfare Ralph Ward was deeply inter- ested. In other parts of the church were seated many students of the High school, members of the '. NJ. c. A. and of the Sunday school classes of the M E. church and men promi- | nent in all ranks Of life.
 l The musical services were of an un- | usually solemn and lofty character. A quartette composed of Mrs Granniss, l Miss Tompkins and Messrs Moore and | kells rendered excellently Lead, Kindly Light" and Almost Per 1 suaded," the two favorite hymns of Ralph Ward when he was yet living. The services were conducted by Rev | F. Watson Hanna pastor ftne church, i who also delivered an eulogy over the | remains. in which be extolled the many virtues and noble qualities of | the deceased. Rev Mr Hanna's eu- 1 logy was based on three points. the personal characteristics of the young ! man. his clean and noble life. his per sonal magnetism, his conscientious l progressiveness and ambitions. Sec
 ondly he dwelt of the commanding es- | teem and respected position which the | deceased had gained among the peo- pie of Waterbury during his short resi- dence of two years; his devotion to young men and his efforts in their be- half as evidenced by his work early | and late in the '. NJ. c. A. associa- | tion's class works; his interests in ath- | letics and in the organization of the l boys glee club was another example both of his energy and ability. and 1 his interest in young men. Rev MT Hanna also spoke elegantly of the de- l ceased's influence of over those whom l lie wished to attach to himself. Final ly he addressed touching words of con- solation and comfort to the family of
 the deceased. It was a noble and | grand tribute that the speaker paid to 1 the remains of one who was all that
 was noble, pure and innocent during life Rev NIT Hanna's remarks were at times touching and they greatly
 moved the people. many of whom l could not refrain from outwardly eN
 pressing their grief. Rev AIr Hanna also read q beautiful piece of poetry
 which pr Davenport composed and | sent to the parents of the deceased as | q slight consolation in their deep be- l reavement.
 Secretary Ross of the '. NJ. c. A.
 delivered {; very touching eulogy also, on the life Of the dead scholar.
 At the conclusion of the services at
 the church the funeral proceeded to
 Riverside cemetery, where the remains
 were placed in q vault, where they
 will be removed to Brockport. N. l., l the birthplace of the deceased.
 The following acted as pallbearers: 1 Edward Byrnes. Fled Nuhn, John
 Morizani and Joseph Fleming, repre-
 senting the serior class of the High
 school and Arthur Shoemaker, John
 H. Curtis, William F. Larkin, Jr. and 1 Emerson H., TomplSins, representing
 the Y. NJ. C. 4.
 Nothing could better attest the popu-
 larity or the esteem in which the de-
 ceased was held than the many and
 most beautiful floral pieces which were
 sent by many friends. \ special car
 riage had to be provided for them.
 which were of the best of the artists
 creation. Among the floral pieces
 were the following: Pillow of roses.
 marked Brother. from George: Al fred and Willie Ward. brothers of the
 deceased; heart of tuberoses and
 white carnations. Miss Marion A.
 King, Lynn, Mass; standing wreath
 marked Nephew Aunt Sadie: broken
 wreath, senior class of the High
 school: Tyre. boys and girls glee
 clubs of the High school pillow, ! members of the I. NJ. C. A.; pillow,
 Woodruff assembly of the NJ. E.
 church: wreath. the High school foot
 ball team Of '99; mound, surmounted
 by a dove, china department of Cur
 rams: cross of roses, Principal stephen | w. Wilby: bouquets. Mrs Hooker and
 the Misses Dee and Sinsabaugh. all
 teachers in the High school; Willis NJ. 1 Tate. and the ladies of the First
 Methodist church, Charles Mitchell,
 MT and Mrs LeZard. pupils of AIetho- | dist Sunday school; members of the Y. NJ. C. A., Sunday school class of M.
 E. church. of which Mrs Ward is q
 member; Mrs w. kenney and Mrs
 Burrall.
 IN MEMORY OF RALPH T. WARD. 
 | Twas in the winter season drear, | Long past the close of day,
 wbap tbo Snirjt If O11r cOmrade dear.