The Washington times., 1905-06-09
FUNERAL SERVICES
Of Mr.. WILKINS
Interment Tomorrow in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
ALL PALLBEARERS NAMED
Messages of Coincidence Pour in to
Bereaved Family-Resolutions
Adopted.

The funeral of Beriah wilkins. late
editor and publisher of the Washington
Post, will be held tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at the family residence, I'LL
Massachusetts avenue. The services Will
be conducted by the Rev. Teunis S.
Hamlin. of the Church Of the Covenant.
and a selection by the Gridiron Quar-
tet will conclude the ceremony.
Interment will be made in Rock Greek
Cemetery, and will be private. The
be open to all of Mr.. wilkins. friends.
The honorary pallbearers, selected
from Mr.. Wilkins closest friends and
business associates, win be Arthur P.
Bone. Henry L. West, Maj. John NJ.
Carson, Charles c. Glover, John Joy
Edison, and Chaplin Brown.
The active palIbearers will be chosen
from the members of the various de-
partments Of tho Post as follows: Err
nest G. Walker, William p eSpurgeo.s.
Frank II. Pierce. Charles g. Fletcher,
Charles c. Thompson, and Charles Alb
bey-
Messages of Coincidence.
Yesterday and today messages OF con-
dolence have come to the bereaved fam
ily from various parts Of the country
and the messages of sympathy freIn all
over the city have been many. among
those who sent messages were Vice
President Fairbanks. the Hon Daniel s.
Lamont. Senator German, and various
friends, with whom Mr.. Wilkins served
in Congress
Yesterday afternoon in the offices OF
the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the
Washington newspaper correspondents
held meeting, presided over by Major
Carson, and passed the follow Ing reso-
lution:
I'm the death of Beriah wilkins the
city or Washington has lost one of
Its best and most enterprising citizens,
and the newspaper men at the Capital
a warm and good friend. many of them
being indebted to him for courtesies and
kind deeds"
Mr.. Wilkins with his brains and cap
ital. linked with the inspiring genius OF
Frank Hatton. built up in Washington
an enterprising and successful newspa-
per which now ranks with the foremost
journals Of the country, and will long
STAND as monument to the memory of
the deceased, one Of whom lived to
see success assured in the venture, and
the other its complete triumph from a
Journalistic and business standpoint
THE representative newspaper men
here assembled deeply deplore the pass
ing OF Beriah Wilkins, and extend to his
grief-strlcken family their sincere sym
pathies.''
Resolutions Adopted.
At a meeting OF the Washington Stock
Exchange, iield this day, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted:
The death Of the Hon. Beriah Will
k1ns, for many years a member of this
board. calls for more than an ordinary
acknowledgment of the valuable services
he has rendered to this community.
Always mindful of the interests of the
city OF Washington, he was among the
foremost IL promoting its best progress
and growth He was a wise LEGISLATOR.
and as u journalist stood for progress
sive policies in District matters, and in
All his intercourse with us and his fell
lCW-men was ever conspicuous for pro-
bity, fair dealing and great kindness.
We. the members of the Washington
Stock Exchange. in special meeting here
assembled. desire to place upon our
records this evidence OF our affection
for our late associate and our apprecia-
ton of the great loss sustained as In
oiv1duaiS: AS an organization we eY-
tend TO his family our heartfelt sym
pathy In their bereavement, and direct
That these expressions be spread upon
our minutes and a copy be transmitted
to the family Of the deceased and that
committee representing the Stock Ex-
change attend the funeral obsequies.
The committee Of the exchange to at
tend the funeral consists of Charles c.
Glover A. K Paris. E. ]. SteIlWa gen.
Charles j. Bell. and w. B. Hibbs.
Blaine Invincibles.
AT special meeting of the Blaine In
vincible Club called by the president.
j. w. Jackson. for the purpose of TAX
ing suitable action on the death Of Hon.
Beriah Wilkins. the following commit
tee was appointed on resolutions: J. r.
Cooper. DR.. R. L. Gains, and BENJAMIN
Marshall. who reported the resolutions.
which were unanimously adopted. The
resolutions were:
Whereas, in the death of the Hon.
Bertah wilkins. late editor and pub
Usher of the Post. the nation and CITY
feeis the loss of one of our best editors
and public servants. The Post. indie
pendent. true, loyal, conservative. and
honest te both white and black; non
sectarian, non-Protestant, stands az q
perfect type of wholesome daily Iitera-
tuEe and an everlasting monument to
be Il -
Resolved. That we extend to his fam
ny our sincere, grief in their loss. arr
that a copy of these resolutions be se-,t
ther 10y la
Resolved, That these resolutions be a
part the permanent racord ~ rho