Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-16
FLOWERS IN PROPULSION
TRIBUTES AT CHIEF CLERK
HILLS FUNERAL.
Services Held in the Chapel of Rock
Creek-Many Officials and
Employees Present.

Probably the greatest offering of floral
tributes ever seen at a funeral In Wash.
ington. irrespective Of station, characterized
the funeral services and fnterment this
morning of Wallace H. Hills. late CHIEF
clerk of the treasury. The floral emblems
testified eloquently to the great love In
which the late chief clerk was held, as
nearly all of them came from bureaus OF
the treasury. Four wagons were required
to take the emblems to Rock Creek GENE
terry. where the services and interment took
place. The floral pieces were Of every size
and shape that could be thought of by
Washington florists and there was hardly q
flower in bloom that was not represented
The flowers were taken to the treasury al
8 o'clock. and remained there on exhibition
until $50 O'Clock. One beautiful tribute
was from the laborers and another from
The force of charwomen. Up to the higher
paid employees no branch of the treasury
had forgotten the official who did so much
to make harmony and good feeling in the
department.
Services in Rock Creek Chapel.
The body of Mr. Hills arrived here at
o clock this morning from the west. and
was taken to Wright's undertaking rooms.
The pallbearers. members of the family al d
intimate friends assembled there and es-
corted the remains to the chapel at Rock
Creek
There the services were conducted by the
Rev. DR.. j. ]. Muir, pastor of Temple Bap-
fist Church. who spoke very feelingly OF
Mr.. Hills life and character. DR.. Muir
dwelt at length upon the unfafering fidelity
to duty of the departed chief, his unswerv-
ing loyalty to those about him, his great
kindness of heart and broad. sympathetic
nature.
Mr.. Fox. on behalf of the United States
government boards of the Louisiana pur-
chase and Lewis and Clarke expositions, of
which boards Mr.. Hills was chairman read
an eulogy upon the high attachments and
iovable qualities of the deceased. During the
ceremonies the Masonic Quartet sang
Lead, Kindly Light" Nearer, My God, to
Thee and Abide With Me-" The Masonic
ritual was read by the worshipful master of
u. b. French Lodge, No. 10, A. F. and A.
M, of which Mr.. Hills was a member.
Officials and Employees Present.
The high estimation in which the deceased
was held by all who knew him was attested
by the large number of officials and en-
ployes of the Treasury Department that
assembled in the chapel to pay their re-
spects to his memory.
The honorary pallbearers were: L. M
Shaw, Secretary of the Treasury; H. A.
Taylor. assistant secretary of the treasury;
d. ID. HUNS, dSSlSldHl secretary OF the
treasury; Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer of the
United States; r. j. Tracewell. controller
of the treasury; Charles Lyman, chief di-
vision of appointments.
The active pallbearers were: A. B..
Fry, superintendent of public buildings,
New York city; J. E. Powell. office of su-
pervising architect; Jas. A. Wetmore. Of
flee of supervising architect; Henry c.
Pearson. division of bookkeeping and
warrants Howard NJ. Gilman, division
of bookkeeping and warrants. Robert S.
Lyle, office of treasurer of the United
States; James A. Sample, Office of treasurer
of the United States; a. F. McMil lan, office
of chief clerk and superin tendent.
Mr.. Hills was born at Waterloo, n. Y,
fifty-nine years ago. He was a nephew
of William Knox, justice of the supreme
court of the state. He was educated at
private schools After two years service
in the hospital corps during the civil
war he entered the Treasury Department
ir an humble capacity at seventeen years
of age. He married Elizabeth Scott,
daughter of David L. Scott, surgeon. U.
S. A, and has one daughter. Katherine
Scott Hills. both of whom survive him.
Mr.. Hills served as chairman of the COM
mittee on expenditures at the last inau-
sruratiOn