The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-30
WILL Be BURIED TODAY.
The Remains Of G. Herbert Brown
TO Be Laid TO Rest in GIenwood.
RESOLUTIONS BY HIS ASSOCIATES.
Tell Of the HIGH Esteem in Which He
Was Held by Those Who
Knew Him Best.

All that is mortal OF the late G. Herber;
Brown, secretary and treasurer of the
Houston Chronicle Publishing company.
will be laid TO rest in Glenwood cemetery
this afternoon. The body embalmed with
the features natural and life-ike now lie
at the residence Of Mr.. Marcellus Il. Eos
ter, 1903 Main street, where they We're
visited and viewed by q large number of
friends yesterday. Among the number who
came from Galveston yesterday were Mrs.
NJ. H. Steinhauser, Mrs A. j. Compton,
Mrs. d. II. Schaffer and Miss Alice Nc
Cormack, who went at once to the resi-
denee of MIR. and Mrs Foster and rendered
their services In any way they could he
used. telegram was received from Mrs
Zoe y. Ross, sister Of the deceased, con
senting to any arrangement Nj. foster
might make ror the FUNERAL aud stating
that 1t will be Impossible Tor he's TO he
present.
meeting Of the employees ~ the Hous-
tou Daily Chronicle was held Yesterday
morning Mt which Messrs T. ii. Dixon, W.
H. Christine, c. b. Gillespie, d. Is. SKINNER.
L. S. Benedict. {. A. Myers aud j. q. Me-
Comb were appointed to- draft suitable RESP
luuons ON the death OF their counselor
and co-worker This committee drafted
and reported the following preamble and
resolutions, which We're adopted
RESOLUTIONS.
To the chairman of the meeting.
The occasion which calls us together this
morning is one OF inexpressibie sadness;
Tor our warm-hearted able and prInce.y
companion and associate lies CARRIED In
habinaments for the tomb. Stricken down
upon the very threshold of usefulness in
the prime and yigor of intelligent man
hood, MS passing has left us only precious
memories OF his integrity. sterling worth,
intelligence of high order ana the rare
fragrance Of a life ever characterized by
deeds of gentleness and thoughtfulness for
others that will linger with us and cheer
us in our abors In the years 10 come.
An Allwise Creator has seen hit to remove
from among us one OF his nobest ks
IAN honest man. The whole HE of q,
Herbert Brown has been an open book;
st contained no dark chapters; and words
never fell from his lips to leave heart
burnings In their wake. Gentle AS Il woman
with a heart that overhowcd with love
for humanity, and known TO MS as he was,
II was not strange that even when seized
with fatal illness--durlng the gludsome
Christmas tide-and when confined to his
bed, racked with pain, his thoughts should
have turned TO others, for friends were
made happy by the receipt Of tokens of
AS secretary and treasurer Of the Hous
ton Chronicle Publishing company he dis
charged with rare fidelity the trust i'm
posed, and he brought TO the performance
of his work an enthusiasm which was
guided by n well balanced and cultivated
intellect. and degree OF integrity un
Therefore, BE 1t Resolved, BY the EN-
ployes of the Chronicle Publishing COM
pany, in meeting assembled;
First, That we each and all realize the
great personal affllctlon visited upon Ms
by the death Of one whose thoughtfulness,
Eentleness and strict upriehtness in life
has made lasting impress upon us.
Second. That In the passing of G.. Her
bert Brown the Houston Chronicle Publish
Ing company has lost an able, industrious
and lncorruptihle official, whose services
IRE OF the highest order and whose death
has left vacancy most difficult To al.
Third, That his death removed from the
profession OF journalism one whose laho"s
Shed luster upon II, His Ideals were high,
and no offensive personalities charnN eriscd
his efforts Believing, as he did. that all
encountered enough Of trial and ANNOYANCE
in the regular and conscientious pursuit
of their duties, II was his thought at all
times to lend encouragement by the he
ftownl OF praise when II was due, and not
l}y the visitation n censurc upon the slight
est prcteNt His whole soul was I'm his
Work. nnd no task was considered too dif-
cUlt Of accomplishment when the good o.
his employers. his associates and his pro
foSslon could he Suhscrved nv its proper
performance. The loss OF such n man as
We Knew MN to he, falls not alone upon
his immediate associates hut uDon all who
bave nj heart the furthcrance OF clean
pure and true journalistic endeavor As
4 writer MS pen carried pleasure into null
tltlde or homes possessing. as he did a
style or tcrseneSs coupled with force and
hrllliancy peculiarly his own He was call
od hence upon the very eve n the mlhl-
lnent or the most sangunc exnectgtons or
MS friends and others abreast with the
lost modern literary cndeavor
Fourth To his stricken relatives we can
oriv say that we realize hut too well the
scrious loss they have suffered One ever
50 considernto FOR the happiness nnd nd
rnncement OF those not bound TO him NV
the ties Of affinity aud commemorative could
not have been other than n benedcfion {,
their thoughts, hearts md homes 10 loved
md wore the bright sweet flowers that
thfiVed In such prOfusion amid the scenes
Of his last terrestrial abode hut the sweet.
ness and gentlcness Of their nil.nr,,. s.n,-
fragrance was not greater than the bSauti-
time alone cun bring to them surcense from
the crushing sorrow that Is theirs TO-DAY
we DO assure them that our heads nrc
are bleeding also: md SO long ne lie LASTS
we VIII cherish his memory and strive 10
emulate the examine furnished by his life
so suddenly terminated
Fifth, That we norm his loss nc
DroIher, dirett wise counsellor aud n
leader OF rare force and inteIlectunlltv.
I'Ht thls prenlnble and resolution bp our
expression OF the affection and respect in
,whlch we hoid his memory. and that copv
hereof signed by each Of us he presented
70 his nearest relations and published in
sixth, Tint we unite IN naying the last
sad tribute ~ love and esteem 10 the mem
ory OF our deceased co.worker, friend and
prother. T. ~, Dixon
News Editor t'hairman.
w II. Christine
Commercial Editor. Secretary
c. y. Gillespie.
CITY Editor.
Foreman Mechanical Department.
II. L. benedict
Circulation Department.
c. A. Myers