The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-04
BURIAL OF |. |. FOSTER,
his Funeral Was Attended by Various
Prominent People.
SLEEPS NEAR SCENE OF HIS | ABORs
The Departments al Austin closed--A,
expression from Friend Of Years
Standing
LEEPS NEAR SCENE OF HIS LABORS

| college station, Texas, December a.-The
! remains Of the late President Foster wore
| lnterred this afternoon by the Masonic
| lodge Of Bryan Governor Sayers acting as
master Of ceremonies.
AT ? o'clock the remains were horne "a
the assembly hall by the Foster Guards
! where they lay in state until 3. during
which time every student and resident
OF the college community went to look
with sadness upon the face of man they
have learned to admire and honor
Profs. Whitlock, Harrington. Puryear.
| Maggie, Connell and Philpott were the ac.
tive pallbearers, and Mr.. CHd Adams and
Dr. j. l. Fountain, Bryan; Hon NJ. san.
som, Alvarada. Hon f. A. Rcichardt.
Houston; Hon. +. II Tobn, Denisou: a.
! T Smyth, Mart; Hon. John w Kokernot.
| san Antonio, Hon. Jefferson Johnson Aus.
TIN. Dr. a. 6. Oliver Douslassvillc, and
| Hon. W I. Malone, san Marcos acted as
| honorary pallhearcrs
Not far from the college building many
! OF which Will long stand as monuments to
| the untiring work OF this great man. the
| body Of the president Of the college was
! laid to rest. Colonel Foster had held of.
| fees of trust and with great success. but
as a college president he is perhaps hes
known and as long 0s the college lives, he
! can never be forgotten.
The funeral was attended nv noted pep
! pie from every part of the state Governor
SayerS and several state officers being
among them The students. facuty. OFF.
| GERS Of the college and the citizens of Bry-
an attended in body.
Bryan, Texas, December 3-The funeral
Of Colonel l.. L. Foster occurred from the
assembly hall Of the Agricultural and
| Mechanical college this afternoon at $50
O'Clock The interment was made In the
newly selected college cemetery, which is
located about onefourth mile east Of the
main building The site is a beautiful
one, being On an eminence that overlooks
the surrounding country for distance Of
twenty miles This was the first burial
there, and on that beautiful hill they left
him to sleep alone
AT 3 o'clock the body was taken from
his late residence and conveyed to tho
assembly hail whore it lay in state, and
was viewed by all who wished
The palibearers We're selected from the
faculty and Representative j. b Fountain
and ex-Mayor c. \. Adams OF Bryan wee
made honorary pallbearers.
ON the rostEum were sea ed lrOl, X. II
] WhttCck, chairman Of the iicu.ll, ana
/ other members; Governor Joseph II say
erS General II. b. Stoddard, Or. i. NJ
| 61rar ~ Tooner nrrsidsnt Of Ea'lor uni.
! yersit, a. WIrni ir Wilson. nresi,irut OF
I Baylor Fem5ie college at Bolton, ana the
choir. Comptroller K. NJ. Love and com
Hon A p Smyrhe of Mart member Of the
hoard Of direEiors. had seats In tie 40.
dieuce The members of BrazOs Union
w. 81. 80 rrosen+ also renrasSntgft,e %
~ oa co,,It,aondn,,,. Ipieht, 'rrmnl1is
Of BRYAN. and Sir knights John T. ,I4r
ratt ~ Galyart and / p palms Of Hearnc.
Ief5 "l anu az ~ rhanei y.ers onene
VII. he rre,ter :" nr r. Bjttie aiter
which f5s choir sang Come INTO Me-
NJ mn tbar dei'rercd a short address,
f., in pia''G 'u raYiayed the Iifa OF Goona
Foster ana paftiGg,afy S'nG nd 9 msc 6oIHsS
Jieoe RE portroycd him as model
man. noble. high-minded courageous uH.
swerving in duty and untriug In his work
az cgF Which ,Hg "Pbo e Was ffbe head.
Lead, Kindly Light" was then sung as
n solo by Mrs. >. Mehn hoWell o. b'l"u W,
~ ne, We Npo,ioiotiors and delivered n
short and beautiful address, taking fol
his theme IAN things are possible 10
| tben, vbo have fnlth He closed with
rrot.o,. In rtbicb he made n feryenf appeal
for 'Divinn comfort and consolation for the
beort. broken widow and weeping children.
Tba remaips were then taken charge oil
hy Rraons T-nion Iodge No l29. Ancient
Free Ds and Accepted Masons Of which Colo;
9el + osIea m"T ,bot Governor savers,
Who Who is a a distinguished Mason, would con
dpct me services at , yi,G br tho entire
CORPS ps of =" cadets. the professors and fam
lies and ie IS ~ p sTrgendng country
from bTg'n am tbo 'o groSa ' t;overn6r saves
Aari 'nieo nlear and distInrt. vet expires.
sive Of the deep emotion he felt' read ne ne
beautiful rltuai OF tne HnS ,iomt tb"n the
white apron more ANCIENT Edt ana ana" more ore
Goldeh fleece or he e "a c,r.ar n,bnn
honorable than the star ana carter WnCn
Tfh his | Sody While Tdi his spirit had joined
his brethren in the Great IempIe ABOVE
n.,,t,.r . III, state
aePoIm[ Of ho death and burial of Colonel
- >,., :.
Dallas, Texas. December s-Nooody IN
Dallas was more deeply ahectea at que
news Of Colonel L. L. roster oeutn 'NI ha
p Er,rga who, SluCe ut