The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-23
IS SUNG.
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Funeral Services for the Late
VIM. H. Rossington.
Conducted by Rev. Father Hay
- den at Catholic Church.
SWORD ON THE CASkET
Part Of the Ritual of Knights
of Columbus.
Many Distinguished Visitors
Here for the Funeral.

The funeral of Colonel William H.
Rossington was held at the Church of
the Assumption this morning at 10
o'clock. The Very Reverend Dean F.
M. Hayden celebrated the mass of
requiem. The funerar party left the
Rossington home, 9I4 Monroe street.
at s:45 and proceeded TO the Church
of the Assumption, where it was met
by an escort from the knights of
Columbus.
While the casket reposed just inside
of the doors of the church prayers for
the repose of the soul were said fol-
lowed by the ceremony of high mass
in front of the church altar. A de-
parture from the regulation high mass
funeral was made by Dean Hayden,
who, following the celebration of high
mass, delivered short eulogy over
the body of his, friend and church
The sword which belonged to
Colonel Rossington as a member of
the Knights of Columbus was placed
| on the casket as a part of the ritual
istic ceremony of that order In the
course of his eulogy Father Hayden
said 81 knew Colonel William, H.
Rossington better perhaps than any
one else excepting the immediate
members of his family and it is my
pleasure and duty to say that 1 never
knew a better man.
HE was brilliant and talented and
he made the best use or his gifts for
the betterment of the society in which
he lived. While he was a man of mas
sive. mind and ready wit. inherited
| from his native land he was at his
best when he was doing for others, at
Christmas or Thanksgiving time He
visited the nf "a att ttx-
tered the novels of poverty and dis
| tributed his gifts"
The body of Colonel Rossington was
inferred in Topeka cemetery by the side
or his wife who died number of years
ago. The burial was private excepting
the presence of the Immediate members
OF the family and Intimate friends. The
honorary pail bearers were: Judge ].
r. Philips, Judge Silas Porter, Judge A.
w. Dana. Judge w. r. Smith, w A. l..
Findley. James P. Rowley, ]. E. Hurley
and Charles C. Christie. The active
pail bearers were: Clifford Histed. DIR.
w: c. McDonough, w. j. Black. A. F.
Williams. d. w. Mulvane. G. F.
Sharitt and F. w. Freeman.
Numerous friends of Colonel. Ross
ington from out of town werer in at
tendance at the obsequies including:
George r. Peck of Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Thompson of Washington,
D. c. Mrs Neal Wilson Of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Black of
| Chicago. Judge ]. F. Philips of Chi
| cago, Mr.. and Mrs. z. T. Wilder of
Kansas City, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c.
| Christie of Kansas City, Miss Susan
| Gay of Kansas City and Captain Henry
| King of st. Louis
Mrs. w. w. Colpits of Chihuahua,
Mexico. arrived in Topeka early this
| morning and Mrs. Ross Phillips, the
remaining married daughter, has been
in Topeka since the day following the
death of Colonel Rossington. DIR. Ross
| Phillips, son-in-law of Colonel Ross
| ington who resides at Leavenworth, is
| the attendant physician at St. Mary's
| college at Leavenworth and two sisters
| from this institution were in attend
| ance at the funeral this morning.