The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-11-27
FUNERAL OF
G. G. RUMFORD.

The funeral Of Charles Grubb
Rumlord took place from his late
heme, No. l4Cl Market street, at IL
o'clock this morning. lntermcnt was
made in Wilmington and Brandy
wine cemetery.
The palbearcls were Hon. Chlef
Justice Lore. Judges Gray, Grubb
and Spruance. DR.. Linton Smith
Tilman Johns on, William Lea, Pres.
ton Lea, Eugene du Pont. William
Jones, Willard Salisbury and Col.
La Mott.
Before the funeral the New Cas-.
tie County Bar Association held a
meetingal the Court House and took
action on the death of Charles &.
Rumlori, David j.. Reinhardt call
ed the meeting TO order and stated
that the President II. II. Ward had
been detained at Dover and would
not be present.
Benjamin Niclds was elected pres.
ideut and Mr.. Reinhardt, secretary
The chair appointed Willard Saus.
bury, Levi Bird, Victor Wool cy,
Thomas II. Blyard and William Cur.
tis, to prepare resolution on the
death OF their comradc. The follow.
ing was prepared and adopted:
Notice of the death Of Charles G.
RumIord is received by the Bar Of
New Castle County with deepest sor-
row and we are met today to sho%
our respect for his memory. Hlscor-
dial, pleasant and courteous manners
his ability and gentIeness, his per-
sonal and professional integrity. and
las scrupu!ous fidelity to his clients
interests, just entitled him to the
high place he held in the esteem ct
members of our profession and the
community IN which his life was pass.
ed.
Ii is therefore resolved that eyinc-
ing our appreciation of his pure char
actCr, hIgh professional attainmentS
aud ability. aa well as the deservcdIy
prominent place he held in the fife ol
this civ, we today attend his !uncr-
al in Il body as mem bers Of the pro-.
fesslOn he So hOuored and adorned,
and that the chairman Ol This meet.
in. he instructed to appoint commit
tees IF the Bar Of the County TO OIL.
ciaIy notify the Courts OF The state
aud the /. :. Courts Tor the District
| Of Mr.. Rumrord's death aud request
| lsat il suitah!e minute Thereof be
made upon their records.
In moving the adoption Of Tie
above Mr. salisbury made Il few feel
inc remarks Of tribute to Mr.. Rum =.
ford. Others may know moro Of his
early .ite, he said, but it has been
NY privilege to know him aud cujuy
as close friendship with him for the
last twenty years as anyone here.
| Nearly that long ago occupied an
Office adjoining his and from that
! time few days have parted, until tho
last few years. when physical IuIirm-
tiles often kept him at his home, in
which We did not see each Other.
During those years a firm friend
ship rlpencd and its incidents Shall
always recall with pleas urc. lie was
as able and sound a lawyer as any at
this bar. His tastes did not run to
work in the courts but had he beef
uron the bench, as many Of us some.
time hoped, he would have been a
great Judge.
Howell ). England made the follow.
ing remarks:
Mr.. President: 4 kindly, courte.
GUS, gen,Iemanly man has gone from
Us.
| 1t was not my privilege to have
met Mr. RumiDrd in his official ca
pacitv as clerk Of our T.. 5. Courts.
nol in the more active period Of his
professional life. The only Clerk o
the . ). Count fcrthis District That
| ! can remember, is the present in
Cumhent, ana before the line OF my
admission to the Bar, Mr.. Rumfort
had ceased his active practice. AnC
yet as | look back over the time
since my first having been entered
as Il law student in this County, Mr..
J RUmfurd, the friend Of my preccp
tor, Judge Bradford was one Of the
first mcmtcTs If this Bar with Whun
became acquainted.
But now. as we contemplate hls
character, The one trait standing
olt pre.emincntlv above all. wa,
he k'ndliness OF nature. lie seem
ed TO ccl a Spontaneous friendship
Tor young men, especially Tor the
younger members OF this bar. ant
j; was ever his pleasure to assure
them o' the interest that he felt in
their progress, aud TO congratulate
them upon any success that might
attend their professional careers
Always on an occasion like thi,
when one Oi our brother men ber
has gone from among US, we ar,
reminded a!resh OF the unccrtain,,
OF our own time. and whe as il
this case, one OF our older mem Der
dies, those OF us who are youDgc
feel N Il renewed degree, an 10
crease in our possibilities AM
il. deeper measure the necess't.
for each one Of US to do his dav'.
work n the day time, for the nigh
Cometh wherein no man can work
Aud here at the bier OF Il depart
ei brother, IS it no, fitting that W
| should resolve ever SO to act an,
walk that when to US also shlI
come the final call. those who ar
lett may saw OF us, as We now sa,
OF him, 1--WE admired him for hi
attainments. we respected him 70
integrity. We loved him for hi
manly sympathetic heart.
Chairman Nie'ds and Levi Biz,
both made very feeling addresse
upon their acquaintance with tn