The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-04

 DEPRIVED OF
 USEFUL MAN MT. Lanier's Death
 Causes Sorrow. MAN OF LOFTY INTELLECT Was Devoted to Literature ot
 Famous Poet Brother. Was Himself a Close student of Lit- erature and Active in Civic Life
 - Funeral This After

Tn the death of Clifford A. Lanier, who died early Tuesday morning. Mont gomery loses one of her most valuable citizens, a man of lofty ideals, of high principles, of exceptional literary att tainments, and with full sense of hls responsibilities to his fellow man. He was a man honored throughout the literary world for his unselhsh devo" tion to his brothers fame, and Tor himself in the few polished writings deemed worthy of publication by his scrutinizing criticisms.
 Born in Griffin, Ga, April 24, 1S44 a son of Robert s. Lanier and Mary Anderson Lanier. he moved early to Macon, Ga, where his father became a prominent attorney. Living with his parents his brother Sidney. who afterward became famous as a writer of poetry. and a sister who afterward married J. c. Gibson, of Verbena, Cliff ford Lanier was educated in Oglethorpe College at Midway, Ga, for the first two years of his college life. Being too young to be a southern soldier in 1861, he volunteered as a Georgia sol- dier in April 1862. He served through out the war in Virginia. part of the time as a signal officer on a blockade runner.
 Soon after the war Mir. Lanier came to Montgomery to be associated in bus mess with the owners of the Exchange Hotel, and while here he was married to Miss Wilhelmina Clopton. a daugh- ter of Judge David S. Clopton, of this city. Since his marriage he has been a continuous resident of Montgomery.
 While engaged in literary work at the time of his death, MT. Lanier was active in the use of his citizenship in the holding of civic offices. In 1885 he was made superintendent of the city
 frTN which he held with distinction for one term. Mir. Lanier was also an enthu- siastic Sunday school worker in his chosen church, the Court Street Meth odist Church. For many years he was a teacher of a class in the school, but on account of his health he was com pelled to give up his active connec- tion with the school during the last two years of his fife
 In the latter part Of the sos MT. Lanier devoted himself to literary work, and the spreading of his broth CTS fame as a poet. All of his works show a strong tendency toward the classical and the olden writers. Only the work which he considered of tho highest polish would he allow to be published but even with this high standard there are several works of Mir Lanier in the libraries of the ap- preciative public. His latest work was that of Apollo and Keats"
 4Mr. Lanier is survived by q widow and two children. Mrs. W. L. 2DuTr of this city and Clifford A. Lanier{ Jr.. also of this city.
 The funeral will take place this aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock from the Court Street Methodist Church. As he was < member of Camp Lomax, Confeder- ate Veteran. every veteran of the city Mill attend his funeral services to hon. 6r the memory of a comrade devoted to the work of the organization, and of Which he was at one time lieutenant commander.
 2 During his active membership in Camp Lomax, MT. LanIer wrote the beautiful ritual for the burial of a eomrade. and this service will be read over the grave in oakwood cemetery this afternoon by the commander of Camp Lomax, Judge J. B. Fuller.