Evening star., 1902-05-06
HIS REMAINS AT REST
FUNERAL OF THOMAS WILSON
THIS AFTERNOON.
Services in Charge Of DR.. Teunis s.
Hamlin-Tribute by National
Museum officials.

The funeral services over the remains
Of the late Mr.. Thomas Wilson, who died
Sunday morning, were conducted at the
family residence, No. I21s Connecticut ave-
nue., at o'clock this afternoon. Rev Teunis
8. Hamlin. pastor Of the Church OF the
Covenant, officiating. The remains were
laid to rest In Rock Creek cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers were: Profess
sor 8. P. Langley. B. H. Warner. VIM. E.
Curtis Professor ]. Howard Gore. Profess
sor w. j. MCGEE, Rudolph Kaufman
James E. Fitch and General John NJ. W,l-
son.
The deceased spent the greater part or
his life in this city and left a large circle OF
friends. He was born IN New Brighton,
Beaver county. Pa. on the 18th of July.
lS32, and spent much OF his early life IN
the then new west. His experience as dep
uty clerk in the court of Marietta Marshall
county, Iowa, led him to take up law. COM
pleting his studies in the law office of Finch
& Crocker. in Des Moines, after which he
was admitted to the bar.
Mr.. Wilson served as United States consul
at Ghent, Belgium. and after a few years
was transferred to Nantes and later to
Nice, France.
Mr.. Wilson had been one Of the foremost
advocates of popular instruction in the SCI
ence Of anthropology. and besides lecturing
had devoted considerable time to the prep
aration of papers on that subject.
1f1puCe Co his memory.
A meeting Of the members of the sclen-
tific and administrative staff or the United
States National Museum and Smithsonian
Institution was held at noon today to take
action upon the death of DR.. Thomas Will
son. curator Of prehistoric anthropology.
The meeting. which was held in the mu-
scum Office of the assistant secretary. was
presided over by DR.. s. Z. Langley, secre-
tary of the institution.
The resolutions were read by DR.. ]. Ell
freth Watkins, who acted as secretarys of
the meeting. and set forth that death hav-
ing removed from the curator of the d.
vision of prehistoric archaeology in the
United States National Museum the late
DR.. Thomas Wilson, his colleagues give
public expression of their common sorrow
at his loss.
The resolutions also stated:
That We bear testimony to our apprecia-
ton Of his kindly spirit, his upright char
acter. his untiring devotion to duty
throughout many years Of association with
the Smithsonian Institution. and of his nu-
merous contributions to the literature Of
archaeologic science.
THAT we join with his friends in this
and other lands in their high estimation of
the value of his diversified activities dur
ing long and busy life.
That We extend to his family our con-
dolence in their bereavement, and that a
copy of these resolutions be transmitted to
them as a testimonial of our sympathies." 8"
Prof. William H. Holmes, who moved
the adoption of the resolutions, spoke In
the highest terms of the abilities of his
former associate. Remarks eulogistic of
the deceased were also made by DR.. Lang
ley. Prof. Magee and DR.. Hall. The fu-
neral. this afternoon, was attended by a
number of the members Of the staffs of the
different Smithsonian bureaus.