Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
THE HoAR 0BsEQUIEs
FUNERAL CEREMONIES HELD AT
WORCESTER TODAY.
Chaplain Edward Everett Hale of q. S.
Senate Delivered the Panegyric-
Distinguished Attendants.

WORCESTER, Mass. Oct. 3-The city
OF Worcester to-day bowed beside the body
of her foremost citizen, Senator George
F'risbie Hoar. while the state of Massa-
chusetts, and in a large measure the nation,
sympathized with the municipality in her
grief. The funeral service was held in the
Church OF the Unity. In harmony with the
unostentatious life Of the senator and in
accordance with his wishes there was no
elaborate ceremony display, though the
great love of the people of Worcester and of
the commonwealth induced the family to
subordinate their own feelings and admit, In
SO far the very limited capacity Of the
building would allow. Il general attendance
at the church and to permit the body later
to lie in state in the city hall.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain
of the United States Senate and lifelong
friend of Senator Hoar, conducted prayers
at the home just before O'Clock. Only
members of the immediate household and
few neighbors attended this short service.
Active and Honorary Pail Bearers.
The body was then. placed in the hearse
by the active Tall bearers, all present or
past secretaries of the senator, and the hon.
orary bearers, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
Jefferson Coolidge, Charles Francis Adams
Attorney General William H. Moody. For
mer Governor w. Murray Crane, Gen.
William F. Draper, Judge Francis c. Low
eli of Boston, Col George H. Lyman of
Boston, Stephen Salisbury, Henry A. Marsh,
DR.. G. Stanley Hall and William e. Rice Of
Worcester. The active bearers and the fam
lily escorted the remains to the Church of
the Unity.
The militia force of the city, four COM
panies of infantry and battery of light
artillery, under arms, were stationed in the
streets to aid tie police in the almost un-
fnrf 70 troI kI,@
crowd ever seen in the city AS the hearse
passed every man barred his head and many
women sobbed.
Attendance Limited.
The capacity of the church is CO., and it
was necessary to limit the attendance of
representatives of organizations to which
the senator belonged and municipalities to
one person for each. The city of Worcester
had its mayor for it's only official represen-
tatiye at the service. The delegation from
the United States Senate and House of
Representatives and the representatives of
the state of Massachusetts filled one-sixth
of the seating capacity.
The following Is the address of Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale at the church:
Edward Everett Ha1e's Eulogy.
II think that we who knew him in his
home life feel as If no one else knew how
expressing admiration and tender love-
There was never personSso simple, so
natural; never a person &ho relied SO
entirely upon the realitiess truth right
eousness and peace. He SDuld be vehe-
ment in expression when need was, but
IN common life, In cOmmonf talk, he relied
absolutely upon the, sincerity of his ex-
preston; and think that faith in the
American people which expressed itself
SO magnihcently once and again in his
public utterance may be traced directly
to his faith in man, to his certainty that
they were the children of God, that they
inherit divine nature, and to his GER
ta1nty In the being and presence of God
which would express itself so simply so
Unexpectedly, sometimes, but which was
something, of course, in his life and in
his talk. 3
"A thousand people have said to me that
the death blow came on Christmas eve last
year when she was called away This was
true No hour passed but he was con-
Scious of the weight he was carrying in
trying to live as he lived. But up till that
time even in hard criticism of his life from
those he loved, even In the stress of public
service and the necessity of even displeas-
we should all say that his life was happy
one.
1T was filled full, oh, filled so full that
no one can describe that, but always filled
fun of something large, unselfish, thor
oughiy generous, something that he ex-
pected others to share with him, some
thing which would make the world a bet
ter world. We are not here to realize SO
great character. God grant that the
memories of such man may make us un-
selnsh, upright, courageous and true We
are here to thank the good God that such a
man has lived, to ask Him to keep fresh tho
memory of such a life and to teach us it's
lessons"