The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-20
FRIENDS PRESENT
At Funeral of ]. P. Allen Yes
terday Afternoon.
DRUG STORES CLOSED
City Officers and Hundreds of
Friends Attended Services.

Three hundred old residents of Wichi>
and long time friends of ]. P. Allen at
tended the funeral of Wichitas first drug
gist at the home, corner of Lawrence
avenue and Third street at o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
There was many a moistened eye in
the great crowd who fled through the
home to look at the face. emaciated by
his long sickness. 1t was truly sor-
rowful people who walked about the
bier as many had known J. p. Allen
third of a century. they had braved the
storms of the frontier together. many
had been befriended by him and all
watched and talked together about the
/ city. Every old resident of Wichita was
a friend of j P. Allen and his loss was
personal one TO hundreds
There were several hundred people
present at the services who knew Mr..
Allen for but few years but everyone
who became acquainted with the drug
gist knew him as a steadfast friend.
Mr.. Alien was a member of the Mt.
Olivet CommandTy knights Templars, a
thirty-second degree Mason, a prominent
c.. A R. man and member of several
other lodges IN the city. Each of these
lodges had a large delegation at the
funeral.
Six of Mr. Aliens Oldest and best
friends. members of the knights Temp
lars were chosen as pan bearers. They
were H. C. sluss. Finlay Ross, D. NJ.
Dale. ]. J.. Dyer, oscar Barnes and
Scott Corbett
The knights held the ritualists services
of the order at the home and also at
the cemetery. Seven carriages were pro-
vided to carry the members of the order
from the home to the cemetery. Masons
and members Of other lodges had special
cars provided for them.
At half past three o'clock yesterday
afternoon the city Offices closed and re-
NAMED closed until after the funeral.
The drug stores closed during the after
noon and until o'clock out of respect
to their fellow business man.
]. p. Allen was mayor of Wichita in
the latter eighties and nearly every city
officer attended The entire Wichita
fire department was draped in crepe and
ordered out to join the funeral process
sion
The beautiful black caslket was placed
in the drawing room Of the spacious
home Many floral tributes covered 1t.
After the services the friends We're per-
mitted to view the remains.
The services began with a song by
quartet composed of Mr.. and Mrs. I'm
boden, Mrs Finlay Ross and Mr. Covalt.
During the services they sang, "Esock
of Ages" Lead Kindly Light ana
abide With Me" Rev. Lynch. pastor
of the First Methodist church, of which
Mr. Allen was member, conducted the
services. His talk was but a short one,
one of reverence and sympathy for the
bereaved family He gave short BIO
graphical sketch told of his work for the
city and its people, his character and
closed with a touching tribute TO Wich-
ita's oldest business men and one Of the
men whose life and work is recorded
without a stain
The Knights Templars then held
short rituaIists service and then formed a
guard on either side of the walk leading
to theh hearse.
The fire department led the procession
followed by the pail bearers and the
Knights Templars who went to the ceme-
terry. The hearse and mourners followed
and then came a long line of friends in
private vehicles. It was one of the long
est professions ever seen in Wichita.