The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08
FINAL HONORS
TO HIS MEMORY
0bs0qui0s Of Senator William
A. AIdrich Yesterday.
THE STATE DULY REPRESENTED
Services In This City, Body Taken TO
MsTth Smlihfiald and Masonic Rites
At The Grave.
THE STATE DULY REPRESENTED

Funeral services over the remains Of
the late Senator William A. Aldrich of
North Smithfeld were held yesterday at
IL a. m, In the Old Friends meeting house
on North Main stret. this city.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
The capacity of the meeting house was
tested by the attendance OF relatives and
friends. while the mound of floral tributes
attested the high esteem in which de-
ceased was held.
The state was represented by his ex-
cellency Governor Kimball. members of
his staff In civilian dress OF black, and
the following representing the legisla-
ture:
For the senate--C. Frank. Parkhurst.
James Z. Banigan of Providence: Ezra
X. Parker. Coventry.
For the house of representatives
James II. Armington (spcaker), East
Providence; Herbert J. Parks, North
Smithheld: Alexander Marshall. Jr., Cum
berland; Adelard Archambault, Woon-
socket: Joseph Mcdonald, Pawtucket.
The various civic and fraternal organ
izations with which the deceased had
been affiliated were duly represented by
delegations also Representative Marshall
appearing for Mount Moriah Blue lodge.
A. F.. and A. NJ. OF LIMERICK. Herbert
s. Barrows represented America lodge.
X. of p. Among the relatives present
were Judge william d. Aldrich OF Lin
coin. an uncle of the senator. and Mrs.
Aldrich. Judge Aldrich has been III at
Prudence park and was hardly able to as*
tend the funeral.
SIMPLE, BUT IMPRESSIVE.
The services at the meeting house were
impressive. yet simple. Minister Thomas
J. Battey took the principal part He
first read Scripture lesson, beginning.
Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place
In all generau The passages we're
descriptive of the brevity Of mans life.
Then Mr.. Battey repeated very i'm
pressively the hymn, Rock OF Ages"
Selecting for his teRt the scriptural In
junction, BE ye also ready, for In such
an hour as ye think not the Son OF Man
cometh," he delivered an eloquent dis
course.
Following a brief prayer by Mr.. Bat
tey, Augustine Jones, A. M, principal OF
the Friends school, spoke briefly and
affectingly of the high qualities of de-
ceased.
SERVICE AT THE GRAVE.
This closed the services at the meeting
N~-s
to the burial, numbering about Is. left this
city on the LIS train for Woonsocket
Interment was in the Aldrioh cemetery
Just outside Woonsocket. In North Smith
field.
The services. conducted at the grave
were of a Masonic order. The funeral
train was met at Berkley by Mt. Mo-
riah lodge in a body and the services
were under its charge. Six past mas
ters of the lodge who acted as pail
bearers were: Henry Potter. Charles
Crompton and John Hall OF Manville
Walter r. Brown and Walter Fiske OF
Albion and Edward w. knight OF Lime
rock.
There were 81 representatives of Mt
Moriah lodge, No. s, of LIMERICK, who
participated In the service which was
conducted by David Ross, master of tho
lodge, and p. M. Hiram Brown, chaplain
The bearers were Harold Farnum, Her
bert 8. Barrows. Cyrus A. Aldrfch and
T. ]. McKeen, who were either relatives
or brothers In fraternal orders OF the late
Senator.