Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-13
TAKEN TO HOMESTEAD
Brothers of Miss Mary McKe0WR
 Took Charge of Remains.

The funeral of Miss Mary c. Me- Keown took place this morning from the residence of Dennis J. Carroll ,19 School street, to the Immaculate Con- ception church,and was attended with all the honor the church of,which she was devoted child and the com- munity in which she had long been an honored and active member could bestow upon her. The edifice was crowded to the doors, the congrega- tion including many of the business men of the town and practically all the members of the different depart- ments of the city government, includ- ing his honor, Mayor William E. Thoms A solemn mass of requiem was celebrated with the following of ficers: Celebrant, Father Butler of Lewiston, Me-, cousin of the deceased; deacon, Father Sullivan; sub-deacon, Father Fox of Derby; master of cere- monies, Father Frederick. Organist Hughes and the full choir were in attendance. During the offertory Mrs Fergus A. Madden rendered 70 Salatarus." After the service M. J. McEvoy sang 'The Lost Chord" As the body was being borne out of the church the choir rendered Nearer My God to Thee" The honorary bearers were Mayor William E. Thoms, City Clerk w. H. Sandland, Comptroller M. D. Russell, Assistant Comptroller w. J. Shannahan, James P. Morris, superintendent of the poor, and Attorney Thomas F. Law Tor. The active bearers were John F. Calvin, Thomas O'Donnell, John Pow CTS, John McQuane, Edward Finley and Edward Deegan, the four first mentioned the grand knights of the local councils of the K of c. and the others prominent members of the order.
 The floral tributes included the following pieces: Large standing cross and crown, Court McGivney, Daughters of Isabella; standing harp, Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H.; broken column, ,employes of the City hall; pill low, MT and Mrs Frank Donnelly; standing wreath, MT and Mrs E. J. Carroll; wreath, MT O'Neill and fam- fly; wreath, F. P. Brett, town clerk, Dora Egan, assistant town clerk, Ora Bowen, Carrie E. Clark, Mary H. Minahan, all of the town clerks of flee; wreath, Sarah Carroll and Miss Clifford, Lewiston, Me-; bouquets, Mir and Mrs D. H. Tierney, Mrs James A. Phelan, J. J. McEvoy, MT and Mrs T. F. Butler, MT and Mrs John Hannon
 After the service the funeral cor tege moved along East Main street and down Bank street where at least one hundred relatives and acquaint-J ances bade an affectionate adieu to- the body as it was borne away on the 10:50 train for Homestead, Pa., ac- companied by Archibald and Charles McKeown, hotel proprietors at. that place, and brothers of the deceased. The burial will be in St Mary's cemetery, in the plot where vest the remains of her father, two sisters and a brother. It was intended to bury the body in this city but the family willed otherwise and on hearing this everybody in Waterbury agreed that Homestead, where Miss McKeown was born and where her people still reside, was the most fitting place to be the custodian of her ashes.
 The Ladies Auxiliary, A. o. H., and Court McGivney, D. of l., attend ed the funeral in body. Delegations from Naugatuck and other nearby towns were in attendance, including Mrs w. C. Wall of New Britain, one of the state officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary; MT and Mrs O'Connor, Mrs O'Brien and Miss O'Neill of Norfolk,
 Frank and Margaret O'Neill of Hart ford, Mrs John Grady and Mrs John Hannon of Winsted. Mrs Grady is one of the state officers of the Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H. Before leaving Waterbury Father Butler and the brothers of Miss McKeown requested representative of The Democrat to say that they felt deeply grateful to the people of Waterbury for the inter- est they had taken in Miss McKeown's welfare while she was amongst them and also for the friendly feeling which prompted them to take steps to have her remains inferred in one of the Catholic cemeteries in this city, all of which was duly appreciated by her family and especially her mother, | who is ill and feels the separation more keenly than anybody else posi- sibly could.
 The funeral arrangements were in charge of J. H. Mulville.