Evening star., 1902-07-30
THE ROSS QBSEQU|ES
Washington's Final Tribute
to Late Commissioner.
BODY TO LIE IN STATE
FAMILY IN RECEIPT OF MANY
MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY.
Suggestion Made for Suitable Memor-
ial in Front of New NUM-
cipal Building.
BODY TO LIE IN STATE

The final arrangements for the funeral of
Commissioner John w. Ross have been
made. At the conclusion of the services
at the Church of the Covenant tomorrow
morning at II o'clock the body will lie in
state at the altar until o'clock in the af-
teTnoon. when it will be taken to the Com
missioner's old home and birthplace, Lewis
ton. Ill. for interment. The church ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. Albert
Parker Fitch. The music will consist of
solo bv Mrs Nellie Wilson Shir-Cliff, Some
Time We Will Understand" and two songs,
"Thy Will Be Done" and Nearer, My God,
to Thee by a quartet composed of Mrs.
Shir-Cliff. Mrs. Liargaret Nolan-Martin, j.
Walter Hur-pGr'y and Douglass Miller.
The honorary pallbearers will be Mr..
Henry B. F. Macfariand, president Of the
Board of Commissioners; Col. John Biddle,
the Engineer Commissioner: Messrs John
w. Douglass and George Truesdel. former
Commissioners who served with Mr. Ross;
Mr.. ]. ]. Darlington. DR.. William Tindal,
secretary to the Board of Commissioners:
Mr.. A. B. Duvall corporation counsel, and
Mr.. Chaplin Brown. 1t was the desire OF
Mr. Ross family and his friends that Mr..
NJ. NJ. Parker. who also served with him at
one time as Commissioner, should be in
cluded in the list of honorary paI!bearers,
but Mr. Parker is on a hunting trip IN
Maine and It has been Impossible to secure
cOmmL nication with him.
The active paIlbt arers viii be Mr.. Hope
we'll H. Darneille. the District assessor
DR. William c. Woodward the health offl-
GER: Mr.. Francis Nye of the board OF as
sistant assessors: Mr.. Warner Stutler, SUI
perintendent of the street cleaning depart
ment; Mr.. Charles c. Rogers. d1sburs1ng
officer of the District, and Mr.. Robert
Howard friend of the family. All OF the
District officials included in the list of ac-
tive pallbearers owe their present positions
in large degree to the interest taken in
them by Commissioner Ross. The nshers
at the church viii be Moncure Burke.
Waldo c. Hibbs and Louis c. Wilson, pri-
vate secretaries to the Commissioners;
Daniel E. Garges and Miles Dean. the lat
ter being the son of Mr.. Ross former law
partner.
President Roosevelt's Message.
Many messages of coincidence are being
received by the family. In response to the
telegram of Commissioner Macfarland an
nouncing the death of Mr.. Ross, the Presi-
dent yesterday afternoon wired to him
through his acting secretary, William Loeb,
jr.. as follows:
Your telegram received. The President
learned with deep regret of death IF Com
missioner Ross and wishes you would con-
vey to members of family his sympathy in
their bereavement"
Mr.. Warner Stutler. superintendent Of the
street cleaning department, who has re-
turned from his home in West Virginia,
where he was spending his vaca ton, to ct
tend the funeral of Mr. Ross and serve as
one of the active palibearers, spoke today
to Star reporter of Mr.. Ross great in
terest in the proposed municipal building.
Mr.. Stutler spoke of Mr.. Ross many Iowa
Bile personal qualities and said:
He gave to the District twelve years of
faithful and valuable service. 1t was he
who conceived the idea of a building for
the District government, and he devoted
great deal of time and thought to the fur
therance of that object, which, owing large
ly to his untiring efforts. at last met with
success. Unfortunately he has been taken
from us before he could see the full fruits
of his labors In that respect. l think.
therefore, that 1t would be only fitting and
Just that there be erected in front of the
to commemorate the father of the project
and to that end I, for one. shall deem it a
great pleasure to subscribe"
Police Officially Notified.
Major Richard Sylvester superintendent
of police, last night officially notified the
police department of the death of Mr.. Ross
The dead Commissioner was in charge of
the police and always took a great interest
IN the force. The orders, issued by Major
Sylvester on a black-bordered mourning
card, are follows:
General Orders No. Ill
1t Is with sorrow and regret that the
major and superintendent announces to the
members of the metropolitan police depart
ment OF the. District of Columbia the death
of the Hon. John W. Ross, a member of the
board of Commissioners, which occurred at
$3.50 o'clock this morning
Mr.. Ross at the time of his death. was
In immediate charge of the police interests
of the board, and in disposing of the many
and at times intricate, matters which were
brought to his attention displayed that
Kindness, fairness and impartiality which
endeared him to us ALL
In respect to his memory 1t Is ordered
that the flags of the several police station