The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-12-14
LEADING CITIZENS
AT LAST RITES FOR
LOUIS J. 0R0URKE
Knights of Columbus and Elks'
Delegations at Services
in st. Patrick's.
WEALTH OF FLORAL PIECES
FROM SOCIETIES AND OTHERS
Bishop O'Connor Participates in
Obsequies in Cathedral,
Where Throngs Mourn.
Hundreds Of prominent men attended

Hundreds OF prominent men attended
tho funtkai of Louis ]. o'Rourke to-
| day from his fathers residence, As Bur-
AS they viewed the body at the home
! each one had some kindly comment to
make about the mar whom they had
| come to know as a loyal friend.
The parlor, where the casket rested,
was banked high with many floral
tokens from organizations to which
Mr.. O'Rourke had belonged. There were
also many floral pieces from relatives
Inc friends.
The services In the cathedral were
very largely attended. A solemn high
mass of requiem was celebrated by the
Rev. John H. O'Rourke, S.. J., a cousin
of the deceased, with the Rev. I. P.
| Whelan DIS deacon and the Rev. John
E. Herman as sub-deacon. The Rev.
John A. Dillon was master Of cere-
monies.
The last blessing Of the body was
given by the Right Rev. John j.
O'Connor, bishop Of the Newark do
cese.
Many Priests at Services.
Seated In the chancel were the Rev.
James J. McKeever, the Rev. M. P.
O'Connor, the Rev. Eugene P. Carroll,
the Rev. DR.. M. A. McManus. the Rev.
James A. McManus, the Rev. William
P. Richmond, the Rev. William f.
Grady, the Rev. ]. Bohl, OF Elizabeth;
the Rev. M. J. White, the Rev. Jerome
Smith. Of Elizabeth; the Rev. John Nc
Dowell, of Madison; the Rev. d. 1.
Donahue, o. p, and the Rev. William
Brennan.
The music was rendered by the regu-
lar cathedral quartet, under the direc-
ton of Professor William Hattersley.
The pail bearers were Bruce P.
KftcheIl, Michael M. Mullin, Eugene
Farrell, John Clark, Walter Mullin,
Charles Smith and ]. j. Beach.
Among those who attended the serv-
ices were: Former United States Sem
ator James Smith, jr., former State
Senator Michael T. Barrett, Sheriff
William Harrigan, John r. Stanley, J..
Henry Smith, Captain William How
ard, Captain Charles j.. Allen. Captain
M. c. Mum, DR.. Henry A. Towle, DR.,
Daniel Elliott, Michael j.. O'Connor,
Captain Michael T. Long, Battalion
| Chief M. P. A. McDermitt,l Timothy
J. Ryan, Lawrence F. Fell, George +.
Healy, DR.. William Dimond, DIR. julius
r. Glennon, Captain William Canfeld,
Alderman Elmer e. Day, Alderman
Frederick J.. Fischer, Freebooter John
J. Gaynor, Edward M. Waldron. John
w. Strahan, James A. Berry, John
Sullivan, Joseph P. O'Halloran, Thomas
J. Regain, John r. Callan, Samuel P.
Waldron, John J. Gaffney, William Dig
nan.
Redmond P. Conlon, John F. Kehoe,
Joseph M. Byrne, James 'Taaffe, Will
lam J. Hughes, Eugene McCabe, Will
lam Maher, Thomas j.. Callan, Paul V.
Flynn, James e. REILLY, Michael F. Nc
Laughlin, James A. Hart, Harry King,
Frank Grover, James A. Higbie, James
F. Caffroy. James Fee, John N. Moore,
William Whelan, Thomas J. McLaugh-
lin, Frank Garfield and others.
Organizations Represented.
Among the organizations represented
at the funeral was the First Regiment,
the Spanish American Wal Veterans,
Newark Council, Knights of Columbus;
Newark Lodge of Elks, the Gottfried
Kruger Association, the LEM Lenape
Club and the John J. Gaynor Associa-
ton.
The interment was made in the fam
lily plot in the Cemetery of the Holy
sepulchre.