Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-23
LAST RITES OVER DEAD
TRIBUTE TO 1EMSRY OF NOBLE
d. LARNER.
Services at the Home and Later at
chureh-4.soae Honors
1T.

The honor and esteem in which the late
Noble D. Larner was held by the people OF
Washington. wherAshe Was born and spent
his life Of usefulness. was attested by the
character and standing Of the large lumber
of citizens who gathered at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church this afternoon
to pay a final tribute to his memory The
Supreme Court Of the United States. the
army and navy, the District government,
the different branches Of the administra-
ton, business, fraternal and patriotic or
ganizations were represented at the bier OF
this man whose death the national capital
mourns.
A short service was held at the residence,
937 street northwest, at 100 o'clock. 1t
consisted of prayer and few words by Mr..
Larner's pastor, the Rev. DR.. Wallace Rad
cliffe. Only relatives and a few near friends
of the family were present.
The Honorary Pallbearers.
At o'clock the body was taken to the
church. The honorary pallbearers con-
sisted Of representatives from the Grand
Lodge, F. A. A. M, two representatives of
the Grand Chapter, r. A. M; two from the
Grand Commandery, knights Templar;
Justice John M. Harlan, representing the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church;
MI Henry Orth, representing the Ma
tional Union Insurance Company; Mr. +.
Miller, representing. the Home Plate Glass
Insurance Company; Dr. ]. w. Bayne rep
resenting the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton; Mr.. w. ]. Acker, representing the
Masonic Hall Association; Mr. S. Thomas
Brown, representing the Oldest Inhab-
itants' Association; Mr.. G. Y. Alice, rep
resenting the Washington Veterans Asso-
citation and the National Rifles of 1861; Mr..
c. W. Howard, representing the fire under
writer's Of the District of Columbia. and
Mr.. Joseph A. Decide.
The active pallbearers were chosen from
Lafayette Chapter, No. 5; Lafayette Lodge,
No. 10, and DeMolay Mounted Command
cry, No. f. The ushers at the church were
William H. Pierce, John Doyle Carmody,
John P. Randolph, J.P Ernest and Philip
Walker, all members Of Washington So
ciety Of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton.
The National Union Fire Insurance Com
pany, of which Mr.. Larner had been sec
rotary from its inception was represented
by Capt. R. w. Tyler Samuel Cross w.
c. Duvall Meyer Cohen, Henry Wells,
Lemuel Towers, jr., E. N. Waters and H.
l.. Rust
Simple Services at Church.
The service at the church were simple
They consisted of Nearer, My God, to
Thee" and Lead, Kindly Light" sung by
brief sermon by DR.. Radcliffe who spoke
feelingly Of Mr.. Larner's life work for the
betterment of mankind and his untirfng
interest in everything good. He said that
the church had lost one of it's firmest sup
porters and the city one Of its noblest men,
The floral offerings we're many and beau
tiful. Chief among them were large de-
signs of roses and lillies from the Sons of
the American Reyslution and the Associa-
ton of Underwfiters respectively, Mr..
Larner having been ting first president of
the latter organization. Other offerings
were from Almas Temple, Mystic Shrine
Royal Arch Chapter. Lafayette Lodge. +.
A. A M, and the Union Fire Insurance
Company.
Al the grave the ceremonies were con-
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity un6er
the charge of Mr.. George H. Walker, grand