Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-28
SAM CROSS FUNERAL.
Large Attendance at His Late Resi-
dence This Afternoon.

In the presence of a large number of sor-
rowing relatives and friends the funeral
services over the remains OF Mr. Samuel
Cross were held at the family residence
1462 Harvard street northwest. at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev.
George F. Dudley. rector of st. Stephens
Protestant Episcopal Church. Prominent
among those in attendance were many
members Of the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia, Loyal
Legion and Board Of Fire Underwriters of
the District, of al of which organizations
the deceased was a member.
At meeting OF the board OF fire I'M
derwriters, held yesterday. resolutions Of
sympathy for the bereaved family were
adopted. and Messrs R. G. Rutherford, H.
X. Simpson, Fred Plat. Ralph W. Lee. w.
z. Young, H: II. Bergman. Walter A.
Brown, Lem Towers, jr.. c, s. Nesbit. p.
s. Larner. Simon Wolf and Gen. G. w.
Balloch appointed members of a committee
to attend the funeral. This afternoon all
were present at the services with the
ception of Mr.. Wolf and Gen. Balloch. who
were unable to be in attendance on account
of illness The honorary pallbearers were
Messrs. p. F. Droop; William A. Gordon.
George c. Henning, Thomas Brown, w. III.
Hoeke. J. Holdsworth Gordon. c. w How
ard and Richard Tyler. The list of the
active pallbearers included Messrs Edward
II. Droop, James M. Greene, Watson +.
Clark c. b. Lower, Carl Droop and Will
liam Hitz.
The interment. which was private. was
In Congressional cemetery.
A meeting of the board of underwriters
was held yesterday to take action relative
to the death of Mr.. Samuel Cross. COM
mittee consisting OF Messrs. Simpson. Berg
mann and West was appointed to draft
suitable resolutions. which were unanimous
ly adopted stating that the Board of ire
Underwriters Of the District of Columbia,
having heard, with deep regret and sorrow,
Inf ha de nj nlcr hell xyadQ Go
uel Cross. who for more than thirty
years has been the efficient secretary of the
National Metropolitan Fire Insurance Com
pany and an honored member of this Board
of Fire Underwriters since its organization
1t was resolved that in the death of Sam
uel Cross the profession of fire underwrit-
ing has lost one who was ever true to the
best principles OF the profession, and an
earnest exponent of those practices that
made him beloved and respected by all
with whom he had business relations. and
this board is called to mourn for one whose
CHEEKY voice and affable manner ever came
as welcome sunshine. at all our gatherings,
whether 1t was IN our hours Of Joy and
relaxation or in the more somber moments
of business perplexities.
They united with all the citizens of this
District in paying tribute to one, who In
his earlier years. bore large part In Its
civic affairs. and when the life of our COM
mon country was In danger loyalty enlisted
in her defense. and one who in every posi-
ton he was called upon to fill performed
the duties with credit 20 himself and honor
to the city of his birth: and 1t was further
resolved that the president of the Board or
Fire Underwriters appoint a committee to
attend his funeral. and that copy of these
resolutions be sent to the family of the de-
ceased.
A COMMITTEES consisting of Messrs Simon
Wolf, F. w. Pratt. Ralph w. Lee. w. p.
Young, H. H. Bergman. Walter A. Brown,
R. G. Rutherford, Philip F. Larner. Lem
Towers, jr.; George w. Balloch, Charles f.
Nesbit and Henry X. Simpson represented
the board at the funeral of Mr. Cross