The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-06
FEELING TRIBUTES
TO. MEMORY Of
SEN. PROCTOR
Death Officially Announced by
His Colleague
FUNERAL AT PROCTOR TODAY
Remains We're to Have Arrived by
Special Train at $50 O'clock
This Afternoon.
FUNERAL AT PROCTOR TODAY

Washington. March GA marked
tribute OF respect was made to the
memory OF the late Senator Redfleld
Proctor OF Vermont by the United
States Senate. Republicans and Dem
ocrats attended the brief session in
such numbers as Is seldom seen except
on unusual occasions. All stood rev.
erent as the chaplain, DR.. Edward Ev-
erett Hale, delivered the prayer, which
contained an appropriate reference to
the life and work of Senator Proctor.
the reading Of the journal was
only begun when Senator Dillingham;
OF vermont arose, and asking that 1t
De dispensed with, referred In tones
lthat indicated deep emotion to the
great bereavement that had come
upon the Senate, the state of Vermont
and the country by the passage of a
man VINO for so many years had been
In the public eye.
1T Is with profound sorrow" said
Mr.. Dillingham;, that / announce to
the Senate the death of Hon. Redfield
Proctor. He died at his apartment
last evening. 1t was known that the
nature of his illness was serious but
his condition was not considered crit
icai until Tuesday, and therefore the
announcement of his death came to
all OF us with shock as well as with
sense Of grief At some future time
and on an occasion appointed for that
purpose, l hope to join with other
friends OF Senator Proctor in this body
In rendering to his memory that trib-
ute OF affection. of confidence and of
esteem which / know we all feel, and
| speak Of personal knowledge of what
| conceive to this remarkable life fill
ed with great results.
Senator Proctor was man of
strong powers. He possessed deter
mination, Judgment and an energy
that never Jagged. His life was a life
OF achievement along all the lines to-
ward which his energies were direct.
ed, and yet with all his achievements
his sympathies were never narrowed
nor his friends forgotten. He loved
his state and loved her people; his
state loved him and trusted him and
Vermont today mourns the great loss
which has come to her."
Mr.. Dillingham; moved the adoption
OF the customary resolutions and after
the vice president had announced a
committee consisting of Senators Dill
bingham, Daniel, Gallinger, Perkins.
Taliaferro, Overman and Hemenway
10 attend the funeral, the Senate ad.
journed.
In the House of Representatives
the proceedings were also brief While
waiting for the official announcement
from the Senate Of the death of Sena-
tor Proctor, a couple of bills of minor
Importance were passed. Mr.. Haskins
presented resolutions of regret which
were adopted.
| After Speaker Cannon had announc.
ed the names of Messrs. Haskins and
Foster of Vermont. Littlefleld of Maine
Parker OF New Jersey, Lamb of Virgin.
la and Slayden of Texas to represent
the House at the funeral, the House
as further mark of respect, adjourn.
| ed.
| The body was accompanied by mem.
bers of the family of the late senator
and by the congressional committee to
Proctor.
A special train left here at 8 O'Clock
last flight over the Pennsylvania road
and 1t will arrive at Proctor at 2:3C
o'clock this afternoon, the funeral ser
vice being held at o'clock.
The death of Senator Proctor was
formally announced to the military
establishment in general orders ISSUED
by Secretary Taft. The late senator
was secretary Of war during the ad
ministration of President Harrison
The order records the senator's public
services, and further, as a mark Of
respect, directs that the flags at all
military posts be displayed at half
mast on the day Of the funeral.
Proctor, March 6.-The arrange
ments for the funeral of the late Sen
ator Redfield Proctor were that the
service was to be held at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon, Immediately after the
arrival of the two special trains that
we're to bring the funeral party from
Washington. The funeral sermon
was to have been delivered by Rev. Dr.
~ Seaver Of Rutland, an intimate per
sonal friend Of the senator and the
burial to be in the Proctor mausoleum
which was erected by the senator a
few years ago.
In honor of Senator Proctor's mem
DRY. flags are set at half-mast through
out the village. All work in the vari
GUS branches of the Vermont Marble
company in which Senator Proctor